Council tax bands in London
EnglandValuation lists as at 31 March 2026
London has 3,864,720 homes on the Council Tax valuation list across 33 councils. Band C is its most common band (27.1%), and bands A and B together hold 16.7% of homes, 26.4 points below the England figure. The share in bands A and B runs from 3.2% in Richmond upon Thames to 34.1% in Lewisham. Croydon is the largest council by number of homes (169,310); the City of London has the highest share of flats (98.4%); and Tower Hamlets has the newest stock, with 19.2% of its homes built from 2016 to 2026.
If the 3,864,720 homes in London were a street of 100, ordered from band A to band H.
Every council in London
| Council | Homes | Bands A–B | Band F+ | Most common | Main type | Bands A to H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barking and Dagenham | 82,500 | 22.6% | 0.6% | Band C | Terraced houses | |
| Barnet | 162,960 | 8.0% | 25.6% | Band D | Flats | |
| Bexley | 101,950 | 15.4% | 6.9% | Band C | Semi-detached houses | |
| Brent | 136,820 | 14.8% | 7.5% | Band C | Flats | |
| Bromley | 143,860 | 8.7% | 24.0% | Band D | Flats | |
| Camden | 114,310 | 13.7% | 27.2% | Band D | Flats | |
| City of London | 8,060 | 4.3% | 39.6% | Band E | Flats | |
| Croydon | 169,310 | 17.3% | 11.9% | Band C | Flats | |
| Ealing | 151,150 | 13.6% | 12.5% | Band D | Flats | |
| Enfield | 129,020 | 13.9% | 13.0% | Band D | Flats | |
| Greenwich | 126,980 | 26.2% | 5.3% | Band C | Flats | |
| Hackney | 121,260 | 32.8% | 5.2% | Band C | Flats | |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | 96,260 | 11.2% | 28.0% | Band D | Flats | |
| Haringey | 115,360 | 23.5% | 9.7% | Band C | Flats | |
| Harrow | 97,630 | 5.5% | 16.6% | Band D | Flats | |
| Havering | 109,140 | 15.0% | 9.5% | Band D | Semi-detached houses | |
| Hillingdon | 119,070 | 6.6% | 13.3% | Band D | Flats | |
| Hounslow | 112,470 | 10.8% | 10.3% | Band D | Flats | |
| Islington | 112,480 | 9.6% | 16.7% | Band D | Flats | |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 89,690 | 5.3% | 53.2% | Band G | Flats | |
| Kingston upon Thames | 70,670 | 5.9% | 20.2% | Band D | Flats | |
| Lambeth | 149,380 | 25.8% | 12.1% | Band C | Flats | |
| Lewisham | 134,770 | 34.1% | 3.2% | Band C | Flats | |
| Merton | 87,890 | 11.2% | 13.7% | Band D | Terraced houses | |
| Newham | 134,040 | 29.7% | 1.9% | Band C | Flats | |
| Redbridge | 108,730 | 15.7% | 10.5% | Band D | Terraced houses | |
| Richmond upon Thames | 85,880 | 3.2% | 34.0% | Band D | Flats | |
| Southwark | 151,710 | 33.8% | 8.8% | Band B | Flats | |
| Sutton | 86,480 | 10.5% | 12.9% | Band C | Flats | |
| Tower Hamlets | 151,640 | 19.6% | 13.8% | Band C | Flats | |
| Waltham Forest | 111,780 | 34.1% | 2.1% | Band C | Flats | |
| Wandsworth | 159,480 | 12.4% | 24.6% | Band C | Flats | |
| Westminster | 132,030 | 6.0% | 46.4% | Band G | Flats |
Councils shown without a link either sit close to the common pattern on every measure or have a housing mix almost identical to a neighbouring council with its own page, so their figures are given here and in the comparison tool rather than on a page of their own.
Kinds of home against England
| Type | London | England |
|---|---|---|
| Flats and maisonettes | 57.5% | 24.4% |
| Terraced houses | 24.4% | 25.6% |
| Semi-detached houses | 12.1% | 23.6% |
| Detached houses | 3.4% | 16.1% |
| Bungalows | 1.5% | 9.0% |