Council tax comparison

County Council taxes 2023/24

In 2023/24 the council tax rate of Hampshire County Council is one of the lowest of any county council in England.

County Council Increase (%) Band D Council Tax Fire SE
Essex 3.50% £1450.17    
Hampshire 4.99% £1460.25   Yes
Worcestershire 4.94% £1465.78    
Staffordshire 4.99% £1471.23    
Derbyshire 3.75% £1477.98    
Suffolk 3.99% £1496.43 Fire  
Lincolnshire 4.99% £1503.63 Fire  
Gloucestershire 4.99% £1523.78 Fire  
Leicestershire 4.99% £1525.46    
Kent 4.99% £1534.23   Yes
Cambridgeshire 4.99% £1542.87    
Lancashire 3.99% £1574.71    
Norfolk 4.99% £1592.64 Fire  
Hertfordshire 4.99% £1605.63 Fire  
West Sussex 4.99% £1633.41 Fire Yes
Devon 4.99% £1634.13    
Warwickshire 3.94% £1653.57 Fire  
Surrey 2.99% £1675.08 Fire Yes
East Sussex 4.99% £1693.08   Yes
Nottinghamshire 4.84% £1723.66    
Oxfordshire 4.99% £1734.03 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