Council Tax · London · 2025/26
Council Tax Bands in Tower Hamlets 2025/26
Tower Hamlets covers Canary Wharf, Bethnal Green and Whitechapel. The borough benefits from significant commercial rate income from the financial district. The 2025/26 Band D rate is £1,372.00 per year — £114.00 per month. Band D is the reference rate; all other bands are statutory multiples of it.
All Bands A–H in Tower Hamlets
| Band | Annual (£) | Monthly (£) | Ratio to Band D | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £915.00 | £76.00 | 0.667× | Band A details → |
| Band B | £1,067.00 | £89.00 | 0.778× | Band B details → |
| Band C | £1,220.00 | £102.00 | 0.889× | Band C details → |
| Band Dreference | £1,372.00 | £114.00 | 1.000× | Band D details → |
| Band E | £1,677.00 | £140.00 | 1.222× | Band E details → |
| Band F | £1,982.00 | £165.00 | 1.444× | Band F details → |
| Band G | £2,287.00 | £191.00 | 1.667× | Band G details → |
| Band H | £2,744.00 | £229.00 | 2.000× | Band H details → |
Monthly figures are annual ÷ 12. Standard payment is 10 monthly instalments April–January.
About Band D — the reference band
Band D is the statutory reference point for Council Tax. Every council sets its Band D rate annually in February, and the bills for all other bands are calculated from it using fixed ratios set by central government. The ratios have not changed since Council Tax was introduced in 1993.
Tower Hamlets's 2025/26 Band D rate of £1,372.00 means a Band A household pays £915.00 — two-thirds of Band D — while a Band H household pays £2,744.00, exactly double Band D.
Your property's band was determined by the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) based on what it would have sold for on 1 April 1991. Most properties in England have not been re-assessed since then.