Council Tax Levels, 2009-10

Statistics on Council Tax Levels include data for Wales for the period 2009-10. The latest release updates the statistics previously released on 25 March 2008.

The key points from the latest release are:

• Average band D council tax for Wales for 2009-10 is £1,086.  This includes £894 for county councils, £168 for police authorities and £24 for community councils (table 1).  Figures for billing authorities, including the police authority elements, vary from £864 in Pembrokeshire to £1,325 in Blaenau Gwent (chart 2).
• County council increases in band D council tax for 2009-10 average £35 or 3.9%. Police authority increases average £8 or 4.9%. These increases combine to produce an average band D rise of £42 or 4.1% (table 2).
• North Wales and South Wales Police authority have a percentage increase of 5.0%, Dyfed Powys Police has an increase of 4.9% and Gwent Police authority has an increase of 4.5% (table 2).
• Blaenau Gwent has the largest band D monetary increase (including community council and police) of £61.  Caerphilly has the smallest overall band D monetary increase of £28 (table 2).
• Council tax is increasing by an estimated 3% in England compared to 4.1% in Wales. The average band D council tax in Wales is around ¾ of the latest estimated figure of £1,414 for England.

Further information can be found on the StatsWales website.

Contact

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

Next update

March 2010 (provisional - to be confirmed on the 'Due Out Soon' page)