Council tax comparison

County Council taxes 2022/23

In 2022/23 the council tax rate of Hampshire County Council is the lowest of any county council in England.

County Council Increase (%) Band D Council Tax Fire SE
Hampshire 2.99% £1390.86   Yes
Somerset 2.99% £1394.00    
Worcestershire 3.94% £1396.78    
Essex 4.49% £1401.12    
Staffordshire 2.99% £1401.30    
Derbyshire 2.99% £1424.56    
Lincolnshire 4.99% £1432.17 Fire  
Suffolk 2.99% £1438.92 Fire  
Gloucestershire 2.99% £1451.36 Fire  
Leicestershire 2.99% £1452.96    
Kent 2.99% £1461.24   Yes
North Yorkshire 3.99% £1467.35    
Cambridgeshire 4.99% £1469.61    
Lancashire 3.99% £1514.29    
Norfolk 2.99% £1516.95 Fire  
Cumbria 2.00% £1528.00 Fire  
Hertfordshire 3.99% £1529.31 Fire  
West Sussex 2.99% £1555.74 Fire Yes
Devon 2.99% £1556.46    
Warwickshire 3.75% £1590.93 Fire  
East Sussex 4.49% £1613.34   Yes
Surrey 4.99% £1626.39 Fire Yes
Nottinghamshire 3.99% £1644.09    
Oxfordshire 4.99% £1651.61 Fire Yes

Key

Fire = These county councils also provide fire services, so are not directly comparable with counties which have a separate fire authority.

SE = County in the South East