The government has published information on council tax levels 

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published information on council tax levels set by councils in England for the financial year 2025/26.

Critical data specific to parish and town councils include:

• The average Band D precept charged by local precepting bodies (including parish and town councils) for 2025/26 will be £92.22, an increase of £6.32 or 7.4% in 2025/26.
• Parish precepts in 2025/26 will total £859 million, which is £76 million higher than in 2024/25 and 1.9% of overall council tax.  

 The statistical release also shows:

• The average Band D council tax set by local authorities in England for 2025/26 will be £2,280, an increase of £109 or 5.0% from the 2024/25 figure of £2,171.
• The council tax requirement is £44.1 billion, £2.9 billion higher than in 2024/25.
• The total tax base for setting council tax for 2025/26 was 19.3 million Band D equivalent dwellings, 360,000 or 1.9% higher than in 2024/25.

Council tax levels set by local authorities in England from 2025 to 2026