Council tax collection rate by council, England

Accredited official statistics

The share of the council tax due for the year that each of England's 296 billing authorities had collected by 31 March, with England, in each of the latest two financial years, from MHCLG's Table 6a.

England

95.60%

2025/26

Verified against source, 4 November 2026, 00:18 UTC

Council tax collection rate by council, England

2025/26
2024/25

Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

In order

Ranked by the hub 2025/26

Every place, the highest figure first. The number before each is the hub's own position in the list, not the publisher's: equal figures share one, marked =.

1Ribble Valley99.63%
2Rushcliffe99.12%
3Surrey Heath99.08%
4Epsom and Ewell98.95%
5Wokingham98.90%
6St Albans98.79%
7Mid Suffolk98.66%
8South Hams98.51%
9New Forest98.49%
10Tewkesbury98.47%
11Amber Valley98.46%
12Uttlesford98.45%
13Staffordshire Moorlands98.36%
14North Norfolk98.34%
15South Kesteven98.31%
16Hart98.28%
17Babergh98.26%
18East Hampshire98.24%
19Test Valley98.23%
=20East Devon98.22%
=20Elmbridge98.22%
=20South Derbyshire98.22%
23Winchester98.21%
24South Cambridgeshire98.18%
=25Basingstoke and Deane98.17%
=25Rochford98.17%
27Horsham98.16%
28Warwick98.14%
29West Devon98.13%
30Lichfield98.10%
=31Buckinghamshire98.09%
=31Cambridge98.09%
=31City of London98.09%
34Kingston upon Thames98.07%
=35Broadland98.06%
=35Richmond upon Thames98.06%
=37Huntingdonshire98.05%
=37North Kesteven98.05%
39Mid Sussex98.03%
=40Cheltenham98.01%
=40Mole Valley98.01%
=42Maldon98.00%
=42Rushmoor98.00%
44High Peak97.99%
45North Somerset97.96%
46Melton97.95%
47Cotswold97.94%
48Reigate and Banstead97.90%
=49Tandridge97.89%
=49West Oxfordshire97.89%
=51Castle Point97.88%
=51Sutton97.88%
=53Lewes97.86%
=53Woking97.86%
55Bromsgrove97.84%
56Teignbridge97.83%
57Cherwell97.81%
58Harborough97.79%
=59Fareham97.78%
=59South Staffordshire97.78%
=61Broxtowe97.77%
=61Sevenoaks97.77%
=63South Norfolk97.73%
=63West Lindsey97.73%
=65Stratford-on-Avon97.72%
=65Waverley97.72%
67Stroud97.71%
68South Oxfordshire97.66%
69Colchester97.60%
=70Runnymede97.54%
=70Rutland97.54%
=70Stafford97.54%
=70Wiltshire97.54%
=74Malvern Hills97.52%
=74York97.52%
76Wychavon97.51%
=77East Cambridgeshire97.50%
=77Guildford97.50%
=79Central Bedfordshire97.48%
=79Hinckley and Bosworth97.48%
=81Tamworth97.47%
=81Tonbridge and Malling97.47%
83Cheshire East97.46%
84Three Rivers97.45%
=85Herefordshire, County of97.43%
=85Vale of White Horse97.43%
87Derbyshire Dales97.41%
=88Shropshire97.40%
=88Wealden97.40%
90Blaby97.38%
=91Braintree97.37%
=91Tunbridge Wells97.37%
93Brentwood97.34%
94Thurrock97.32%
95Mid Devon97.31%
96East Suffolk97.30%
=97Gedling97.25%
=97South Gloucestershire97.25%
=97Stockport97.25%
100Welwyn Hatfield97.24%
=101Dacorum97.23%
=101Wyre Forest97.23%
103West Berkshire97.16%
104North West Leicestershire97.13%
105Eastleigh97.12%
=106Crawley97.09%
=106Newark and Sherwood97.09%
108King's Lynn and West Norfolk97.08%
=109Bolsover97.07%
=109Chichester97.07%
=111Bracknell Forest97.05%
=111Solihull97.05%
113Wandsworth97.04%
114North Warwickshire97.01%
115Oadby and Wigston97.00%
116North Hertfordshire96.98%
117East Riding of Yorkshire96.97%
118Breckland96.93%
119Rother96.90%
120Telford and Wrekin96.89%
=121Broxbourne96.87%
=121East Hertfordshire96.87%
=121Southend-on-Sea96.87%
=124Spelthorne96.85%
=124Windsor and Maidenhead96.85%
126Bromley96.79%
127Cannock Chase96.78%
=128Cheshire West and Chester96.76%
=128Epping Forest96.76%
=128Newcastle-under-Lyme96.76%
=128North East Derbyshire96.76%
=132Chorley96.74%
=132Rotherham96.74%
134North Yorkshire96.69%
135Fylde96.68%
=136Nuneaton and Bedworth96.67%
=136West Suffolk96.67%
138Trafford96.66%
=139Ashford96.62%
=139Cornwall96.62%
141Chelmsford96.59%
142Luton96.57%
143Bath and North East Somerset96.55%
144Milton Keynes96.53%
145Darlington96.52%
=146Hillingdon96.51%
=146Rugby96.51%
148Westmorland and Furness96.50%
149Mansfield96.49%
=150Gloucester96.48%
=150Northumberland96.48%
152Redbridge96.47%
153Bedford96.46%
154Forest of Dean96.44%
155West Northamptonshire96.43%
156Havant96.40%
157Arun96.38%
=158Folkestone and Hythe96.36%
=158Hertsmere96.36%
=160Basildon96.32%
=160South Ribble96.32%
162Chesterfield96.28%
163Torridge96.27%
164Wyre96.25%
165Warrington96.24%
=166Maidstone96.22%
=166North Devon96.22%
168Barnsley, its area before 1 April 202596.17%
169Worcester96.15%
170Eastbourne96.14%
171Worthing96.09%
=172Ashfield96.08%
=172South Holland96.08%
174Hounslow96.07%
175Newcastle upon Tyne96.05%
176Charnwood96.00%
=177Adur95.98%
=177Redditch95.98%
179Dover95.97%
180Canterbury95.92%
181Cumberland95.90%
182Ealing95.88%
183Plymouth95.77%
184Havering95.74%
185Fenland95.69%
186Harrow95.65%
187Watford95.54%
188East Lindsey95.51%
189Somerset95.48%
=190Dartford95.46%
=190Exeter95.46%
192Ipswich95.44%
193Great Yarmouth95.41%
=194Erewash95.40%
=194Rossendale95.40%
196Merton95.39%
197Swindon95.38%
198Pendle95.31%
=199Bury95.26%
=199North Tyneside95.26%
=201Blackburn with Darwen95.25%
=201Calderdale95.25%
=201Isles of Scilly95.25%
204East Staffordshire95.20%
205Oxford95.13%
206Dorset95.09%
207County Durham95.08%
208Stoke-on-Trent95.05%
209North Lincolnshire94.95%
210Wigan94.93%
211Dudley94.91%
212Bexley94.82%
=213Swale94.81%
=213Tendring94.81%
215North Northamptonshire94.80%
216Waltham Forest94.79%
=217Reading94.78%
=217Stevenage94.78%
=217Wakefield94.78%
220Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole94.77%
221Stockton-on-Tees94.66%
222Bassetlaw94.65%
223Isle of Wight94.62%
224Gravesham94.43%
225Sefton94.39%
226Peterborough94.31%
=227Croydon94.25%
=227Gosport94.25%
229South Tyneside94.22%
230Hyndburn94.21%
231Kirklees94.18%
=232Halton94.16%
=232Harlow94.16%
234Southwark94.11%
235Burnley94.09%
236Lincoln94.06%
237Gateshead94.01%
238Thanet93.97%
239Lancaster93.93%
240Doncaster93.88%
=241Norwich93.82%
=241St. Helens93.82%
243West Lancashire93.79%
244Rochdale93.78%
245Leeds93.76%
246Torbay93.73%
247Bolton93.71%
=248Boston93.67%
=248Hartlepool93.67%
250Bradford93.54%
251Bristol, City of93.52%
252Brighton and Hove93.48%
253Medway93.42%
254Oldham93.41%
255Coventry93.39%
256Derby93.38%
=257Southampton93.33%
=257Westminster93.33%
259Hackney93.31%
260Greenwich93.20%
=261Haringey93.19%
=261Sandwell93.19%
=261Wirral93.19%
264Camden93.05%
=265Islington92.85%
=265Middlesbrough92.85%
267Barnet92.83%
268Sheffield, its area before 1 April 202592.80%
269Tameside92.74%
270Leicester92.66%
271Slough92.57%
=272Newham92.54%
=272Salford92.54%
274Hastings92.50%
275Lambeth92.43%
276Redcar and Cleveland92.40%
277Sunderland92.39%
278Walsall92.38%
279Barking and Dagenham92.36%
280Hammersmith and Fulham92.29%
281Wolverhampton92.23%
282Enfield92.12%
283Tower Hamlets92.08%
284North East Lincolnshire92.03%
285Portsmouth91.87%
286Kingston upon Hull, City of91.82%
287Nottingham91.73%
288Lewisham91.70%
289Brent91.63%
290Kensington and Chelsea91.16%
291Knowsley91.04%
292Preston90.67%
293Birmingham90.04%
294Blackpool90.00%
295Manchester88.62%
296Liverpool86.85%

No figure published for Barnsley (given under its old code, E08000016), Sheffield (given under its old code, E08000019).

Data table

297 rows

Area	2025/26	2024/25
Ribble Valley E07000124	99.63%	99.19%
Rushcliffe E07000176	99.12%	99.08%
Surrey Heath E07000214	99.08%	99.49%
Epsom and Ewell E07000208	98.95%	99.00%
Wokingham E06000041	98.90%	99.10%
St Albans E07000240	98.79%	98.80%
Mid Suffolk E07000203	98.66%	98.59%
South Hams E07000044	98.51%	98.81%
New Forest E07000091	98.49%	98.65%
Tewkesbury E07000083	98.47%	98.51%
Amber Valley E07000032	98.46%	98.60%
Uttlesford E07000077	98.45%	98.66%
Staffordshire Moorlands E07000198	98.36%	98.40%
North Norfolk E07000147	98.34%	98.37%
South Kesteven E07000141	98.31%	98.33%
Hart E07000089	98.28%	98.28%
Babergh E07000200	98.26%	99.11%
East Hampshire E07000085	98.24%	98.33%
Test Valley E07000093	98.23%	98.09%
East Devon E07000040	98.22%	98.49%
South Derbyshire E07000039	98.22%	98.35%
Elmbridge E07000207	98.22%	98.18%
Winchester E07000094	98.21%	98.38%
South Cambridgeshire E07000012	98.18%	99.23%
Rochford E07000075	98.17%	98.36%
Basingstoke and Deane E07000084	98.17%	98.03%
Horsham E07000227	98.16%	98.37%
Warwick E07000222	98.14%	98.14%
West Devon E07000047	98.13%	98.69%
Lichfield E07000194	98.10%	98.29%
Cambridge E07000008	98.09%	98.94%
City of London E09000001	98.09%	98.81%
Buckinghamshire E06000060	98.09%	98.31%
Kingston upon Thames E09000021	98.07%	97.89%
Broadland E07000144	98.06%	97.89%
Richmond upon Thames E09000027	98.06%	98.36%
Huntingdonshire E07000011	98.05%	98.09%
North Kesteven E07000139	98.05%	98.28%
Mid Sussex E07000228	98.03%	98.16%
Mole Valley E07000210	98.01%	98.28%
Cheltenham E07000078	98.01%	98.18%
Maldon E07000074	98.00%	97.90%
Rushmoor E07000092	98.00%	98.00%
High Peak E07000037	97.99%	98.10%
North Somerset E06000024	97.96%	97.99%
Melton E07000133	97.95%	98.09%
Cotswold E07000079	97.94%	98.27%
Reigate and Banstead E07000211	97.90%	98.60%
Tandridge E07000215	97.89%	97.67%
West Oxfordshire E07000181	97.89%	97.98%
Sutton E09000029	97.88%	98.14%
Castle Point E07000069	97.88%	97.38%
Woking E07000217	97.86%	97.68%
Lewes E07000063	97.86%	97.85%
Bromsgrove E07000234	97.84%	97.79%
Teignbridge E07000045	97.83%	97.54%
Cherwell E07000177	97.81%	98.02%
Harborough E07000131	97.79%	98.05%
Fareham E07000087	97.78%	98.29%
South Staffordshire E07000196	97.78%	97.82%
Sevenoaks E07000111	97.77%	97.88%
Broxtowe E07000172	97.77%	97.65%
South Norfolk E07000149	97.73%	97.71%
West Lindsey E07000142	97.73%	97.70%
Stratford-on-Avon E07000221	97.72%	97.91%
Waverley E07000216	97.72%	97.84%
Stroud E07000082	97.71%	97.93%
South Oxfordshire E07000179	97.66%	97.89%
Colchester E07000071	97.60%	97.61%
Rutland E06000017	97.54%	97.46%
Stafford E07000197	97.54%	97.79%
Wiltshire E06000054	97.54%	97.59%
Runnymede E07000212	97.54%	97.69%
York E06000014	97.52%	97.59%
Malvern Hills E07000235	97.52%	98.02%
Wychavon E07000238	97.51%	97.49%
East Cambridgeshire E07000009	97.50%	97.66%
Guildford E07000209	97.50%	97.80%
Central Bedfordshire E06000056	97.48%	97.76%
Hinckley and Bosworth E07000132	97.48%	97.63%
Tonbridge and Malling E07000115	97.47%	97.93%
Tamworth E07000199	97.47%	97.61%
Cheshire East E06000049	97.46%	97.81%
Three Rivers E07000102	97.45%	97.53%
Herefordshire, County of E06000019	97.43%	97.54%
Vale of White Horse E07000180	97.43%	97.87%
Derbyshire Dales E07000035	97.41%	97.63%
Wealden E07000065	97.40%	97.60%
Shropshire E06000051	97.40%	97.68%
Blaby E07000129	97.38%	97.33%
Braintree E07000067	97.37%	97.55%
Tunbridge Wells E07000116	97.37%	97.63%
Brentwood E07000068	97.34%	97.72%
Thurrock E06000034	97.32%	97.55%
Mid Devon E07000042	97.31%	97.55%
East Suffolk E07000244	97.30%	97.44%
Stockport E08000007	97.25%	97.46%
Gedling E07000173	97.25%	97.28%
South Gloucestershire E06000025	97.25%	97.21%
Welwyn Hatfield E07000241	97.24%	96.82%
Wyre Forest E07000239	97.23%	97.05%
Dacorum E07000096	97.23%	97.34%
West Berkshire E06000037	97.16%	97.53%
North West Leicestershire E07000134	97.13%	97.23%
Eastleigh E07000086	97.12%	97.23%
Crawley E07000226	97.09%	97.06%
Newark and Sherwood E07000175	97.09%	97.17%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk E07000146	97.08%	97.08%
Chichester E07000225	97.07%	97.41%
Bolsover E07000033	97.07%	96.84%
Solihull E08000029	97.05%	97.06%
Bracknell Forest E06000036	97.05%	96.77%
Wandsworth E09000032	97.04%	97.75%
North Warwickshire E07000218	97.01%	96.87%
Oadby and Wigston E07000135	97.00%	96.46%
North Hertfordshire E07000099	96.98%	97.35%
East Riding of Yorkshire E06000011	96.97%	96.90%
Breckland E07000143	96.93%	97.21%
Rother E07000064	96.90%	97.67%
Telford and Wrekin E06000020	96.89%	97.15%
Southend-on-Sea E06000033	96.87%	97.21%
East Hertfordshire E07000242	96.87%	96.74%
Broxbourne E07000095	96.87%	96.51%
Spelthorne E07000213	96.85%	97.39%
Windsor and Maidenhead E06000040	96.85%	96.94%
Bromley E09000006	96.79%	96.93%
Cannock Chase E07000192	96.78%	96.97%
Cheshire West and Chester E06000050	96.76%	96.69%
North East Derbyshire E07000038	96.76%	96.79%
Epping Forest E07000072	96.76%	97.04%
Newcastle-under-Lyme E07000195	96.76%	97.02%
Rotherham E08000018	96.74%	96.98%
Chorley E07000118	96.74%	96.88%
North Yorkshire E06000065	96.69%	97.56%
Fylde E07000119	96.68%	96.65%
West Suffolk E07000245	96.67%	97.01%
Nuneaton and Bedworth E07000219	96.67%	96.65%
Trafford E08000009	96.66%	96.75%
Ashford E07000105	96.62%	96.91%
Cornwall E06000052	96.62%	96.91%
Chelmsford E07000070	96.59%	96.69%
Luton E06000032	96.57%	95.23%
Bath and North East Somerset E06000022	96.55%	96.69%
Milton Keynes E06000042	96.53%	96.86%
Darlington E06000005	96.52%	96.32%
Rugby E07000220	96.51%	95.52%
Hillingdon E09000017	96.51%	96.31%
Westmorland and Furness E06000064	96.50%	97.07%
Mansfield E07000174	96.49%	96.58%
Gloucester E07000081	96.48%	96.43%
Northumberland E06000057	96.48%	96.71%
Redbridge E09000026	96.47%	95.93%
Bedford E06000055	96.46%	96.51%
Forest of Dean E07000080	96.44%	97.48%
West Northamptonshire E06000062	96.43%	96.30%
Havant E07000090	96.40%	96.28%
Arun E07000224	96.38%	96.85%
Hertsmere E07000098	96.36%	95.86%
Folkestone and Hythe E07000112	96.36%	96.43%
Basildon E07000066	96.32%	96.62%
South Ribble E07000126	96.32%	96.62%
Chesterfield E07000034	96.28%	96.32%
Torridge E07000046	96.27%	96.78%
Wyre E07000128	96.25%	96.48%
Warrington E06000007	96.24%	96.67%
North Devon E07000043	96.22%	96.66%
Maidstone E07000110	96.22%	96.63%
Barnsley E08000016 its area before 1 April 2025	96.17%	96.47%
Worcester E07000237	96.15%	96.09%
Eastbourne E07000061	96.14%	96.08%
Worthing E07000229	96.09%	96.53%
South Holland E07000140	96.08%	96.32%
Ashfield E07000170	96.08%	96.20%
Hounslow E09000018	96.07%	97.17%
Newcastle upon Tyne E08000021	96.05%	96.85%
Charnwood E07000130	96.00%	96.32%
Redditch E07000236	95.98%	96.06%
Adur E07000223	95.98%	96.44%
Dover E07000108	95.97%	96.46%
Canterbury E07000106	95.92%	96.50%
Cumberland E06000063	95.90%	96.14%
Ealing E09000009	95.88%	96.85%
Plymouth E06000026	95.77%	96.41%
Havering E09000016	95.74%	96.05%
Fenland E07000010	95.69%	96.16%
Harrow E09000015	95.65%	96.49%
Watford E07000103	95.54%	95.90%
East Lindsey E07000137	95.51%	95.47%
Somerset E06000066	95.48%	96.67%
Exeter E07000041	95.46%	96.25%
Dartford E07000107	95.46%	95.79%
Ipswich E07000202	95.44%	95.73%
Great Yarmouth E07000145	95.41%	95.91%
Rossendale E07000125	95.40%	95.31%
Erewash E07000036	95.40%	96.07%
Merton E09000024	95.39%	96.04%
Swindon E06000030	95.38%	96.06%
Pendle E07000122	95.31%	95.68%
Bury E08000002	95.26%	95.59%
North Tyneside E08000022	95.26%	95.02%
Blackburn with Darwen E06000008	95.25%	95.22%
Isles of Scilly E06000053	95.25%	96.47%
Calderdale E08000033	95.25%	95.77%
East Staffordshire E07000193	95.20%	95.76%
Oxford E07000178	95.13%	96.37%
Dorset E06000059	95.09%	96.03%
County Durham E06000047	95.08%	95.20%
Stoke-on-Trent E06000021	95.05%	94.77%
North Lincolnshire E06000013	94.95%	94.42%
Wigan E08000010	94.93%	95.61%
Dudley E08000027	94.91%	96.31%
Bexley E09000004	94.82%	95.05%
Swale E07000113	94.81%	95.36%
Tendring E07000076	94.81%	94.76%
North Northamptonshire E06000061	94.80%	94.92%
Waltham Forest E09000031	94.79%	95.04%
Stevenage E07000243	94.78%	94.52%
Reading E06000038	94.78%	95.45%
Wakefield E08000036	94.78%	95.03%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole E06000058	94.77%	95.33%
Stockton-on-Tees E06000004	94.66%	94.95%
Bassetlaw E07000171	94.65%	95.22%
Isle of Wight E06000046	94.62%	95.39%
Gravesham E07000109	94.43%	94.68%
Sefton E08000014	94.39%	94.78%
Peterborough E06000031	94.31%	95.17%
Gosport E07000088	94.25%	93.34%
Croydon E09000008	94.25%	94.47%
South Tyneside E08000023	94.22%	94.09%
Hyndburn E07000120	94.21%	94.36%
Kirklees E08000034	94.18%	94.10%
Harlow E07000073	94.16%	94.69%
Halton E06000006	94.16%	93.98%
Southwark E09000028	94.11%	93.55%
Burnley E07000117	94.09%	94.04%
Lincoln E07000138	94.06%	94.73%
Gateshead E08000037	94.01%	93.92%
Thanet E07000114	93.97%	94.62%
Lancaster E07000121	93.93%	94.16%
Doncaster E08000017	93.88%	94.12%
St. Helens E08000013	93.82%	93.97%
Norwich E07000148	93.82%	93.85%
West Lancashire E07000127	93.79%	93.82%
Rochdale E08000005	93.78%	93.51%
Leeds E08000035	93.76%	94.06%
Torbay E06000027	93.73%	93.46%
Bolton E08000001	93.71%	93.93%
Boston E07000136	93.67%	93.76%
Hartlepool E06000001	93.67%	93.19%
Bradford E08000032	93.54%	94.04%
Bristol, City of E06000023	93.52%	94.01%
Brighton and Hove E06000043	93.48%	94.75%
Medway E06000035	93.42%	93.94%
Oldham E08000004	93.41%	93.82%
Coventry E08000026	93.39%	93.52%
Derby E06000015	93.38%	93.25%
Southampton E06000045	93.33%	93.46%
Westminster E09000033	93.33%	94.49%
Hackney E09000012	93.31%	91.80%
Greenwich E09000011	93.20%	94.47%
Sandwell E08000028	93.19%	94.61%
Haringey E09000014	93.19%	94.03%
Wirral E08000015	93.19%	93.74%
Camden E09000007	93.05%	94.89%
Middlesbrough E06000002	92.85%	93.03%
Islington E09000019	92.85%	93.71%
Barnet E09000003	92.83%	94.01%
Sheffield E08000019 its area before 1 April 2025	92.80%	92.76%
Tameside E08000008	92.74%	93.08%
Leicester E06000016	92.66%	93.37%
Slough E06000039	92.57%	94.21%
Salford E08000006	92.54%	92.30%
Newham E09000025	92.54%	89.91%
Hastings E07000062	92.50%	94.31%
Lambeth E09000022	92.43%	93.32%
Redcar and Cleveland E06000003	92.40%	92.65%
Sunderland E08000024	92.39%	92.95%
Walsall E08000030	92.38%	91.97%
Barking and Dagenham E09000002	92.36%	92.71%
Hammersmith and Fulham E09000013	92.29%	93.69%
Wolverhampton E08000031	92.23%	92.56%
Enfield E09000010	92.12%	91.94%
Tower Hamlets E09000030	92.08%	91.29%
North East Lincolnshire E06000012	92.03%	91.91%
Portsmouth E06000044	91.87%	90.70%
Kingston upon Hull, City of E06000010	91.82%	92.36%
Nottingham E06000018	91.73%	91.42%
Lewisham E09000023	91.70%	91.78%
Brent E09000005	91.63%	92.02%
Kensington and Chelsea E09000020	91.16%	96.44%
Knowsley E08000011	91.04%	88.68%
Preston E07000123	90.67%	90.18%
Birmingham E08000025	90.04%	91.00%
Blackpool E06000009	90.00%	89.71%
Manchester E08000003	88.62%	88.38%
Liverpool E08000012	86.85%	86.83%
Barnsley E08000038	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016
Sheffield E08000039	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019
England	95.60%	95.88%

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2025/26 · 294 areas, each shaded by the fifth of the areas its figure falls in

86.85% to 94.06%
94.06% to 95.98%
95.98% to 96.93%
96.93% to 97.78%
97.78% to 99.63%

Boundaries: Council boundaries, May 2026, from the geography spine. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Open Government Licence v3.0 – Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Verification

Verified against source, 4 November 2026, 00:18 UTC Run at 4 November 2026, 00:18 UTC; 594 of 594 figures matched the live source.

Result	Check	Detail
Pass	Provenance recorded	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government; Open Government Licence v3.0; retrieved 2026-11-04T00:07:30Z; 2 raw file(s)
Pass	Raw files match recorded SHA-256	2 of 2 files intact
Pass	Re-parsing raw files reproduces figures	594 of 594 figures and the headline reproduced
Pass	Figures are finite numbers	594 figures, 0 invalid
Pass	Live source matches every figure	594 of 594 figures match exactly after downloading 2 source file(s) again (2 byte-identical); the headline matches
Pass	GOV.UK table is current	latest period 2025/26 ended 218 days before retrieval (limit 500), from Table 6: Council tax and non-domestic rates - collection amounts and rates, 2024-25 and 2025-26
Pass	The councils add up to their class and England, within the stated rounding	28 comparisons expected, each whole's parts against it in each measure: 28 made, 28 within half of 1 for each figure (28 exactly); not made, 0 for figures excluded pending verification, 0 for suppressed figures and 0 for blanks in the publisher's table, of Table 6a's councils against its classes and England, and Inner and Outer London against London, the amounts collectable and collected in 2024/25 and 2025/26, each rounded to the nearest £ thousand as Table 6 says
Pass	Each rate lies where its two amounts put it	606 rates within the bounds their amounts allow, each amount ±£500 and the rate ±0.000005 points, 2024/25 and 2025/26; 0 not made, for a figure not available
Pass	England's amount collected and rate equal Table 2's	4 of 4 figures equal Table 2's (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a6b2f710ddb7e4831c62a2a/Table_2_2025-26.ods), England's amount collected and rate for 2024/25 and 2025/26
Pass	Source page answers	https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/council-tax-statistics – HTTP 200

Notes

The council tax each billing authority expected to collect for the financial year (MHCLG's net collectable debit), what it had collected for that year by 31 March, and the one as a percentage of the other, as councils return them to MHCLG on the Quarterly Rates Collection form.
MHCLG rounds the amounts to the nearest £ thousand and works out each rate before rounding, so a rate can differ a little from one worked out from the amounts shown. Tables and charts show rates to two decimal places, as MHCLG describes them; the downloads give MHCLG's figures in full.
Barnsley's and Sheffield's figures are under the codes they had before 1 April 2025, as MHCLG gives them.