Council Tax Levels, 2010-11

Statistics on Council Tax Levels include data for Wales for the period 2010-11. The latest release updates the statistics previously released on 25 March 2009.

The key points from the latest release are:

• Average band D council tax for Wales for 2010-11 is £1,127.  This includes £927 for county councils, £175 for police authorities and £25 for community councils.  Figures for billing authorities, including the police authority elements, vary from £895 in Pembrokeshire to £1,382 in Blaenau Gwent.
• County council increases in band D council tax for 2010-11 average £33 or 3.6%. Police authority increases average £7 or 4.1%. These increases combine to produce an average band D rise of £40 or 3.7%.
• Bridgend has the largest band D percentage increase (including community council and police) of 4.8%.  Denbighshire has the smallest overall band D percentage increase of 2.6%.
• South Wales Police authority has the largest percentage increase of 5.0%, North Wales Police has the smallest percentage increase of 3.0%.
• Council tax is increasing by an estimated 1.8% in England compared to 3.7% in Wales. The average band D council tax in Wales is 78% of the latest estimated figure of £1,439 for England.

Further information can be found on the StatsWales website.

Contact

Tel: 029 2082 5355
E-mail: stats.finance@wales.gsi.gov.uk

Next update

March 2011 (provisional - to be confirmed on the 'Due Out Soon' page)