The parts of the South West with the highest - and lowest - council tax bills

People living in Dorset will receive the highest council tax bills in the South West from April

People living in Dorset will receive the highest council tax bills in the South West from April - at nearly £2,000.

The next highest bills in the West Country will be seen by people in Bristol (£1,901), Cornwall (£1,862) and Wiltshire (£1,780).

The average Band D council tax set by local authorities in England for 2022/23 is up 3.5% on the previous year, according to data published by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.

This includes adult social care and parish precepts, but does not take into account the £150 council tax rebate which will be provided to households in Bands A to D by the Government to help with rising energy prices.

The average 3.5% rise for Band D properties in 2022/23 is below the 4.4% rise in 2021/22 and is also the lowest year-on-year increase since 2016/17.

A full list of council tax levels for each local authority in England has also been published by the Government.

Here is the list of South West council tax in full, ranked from highest to lowest.

It reads name of local authority, type of local authority, average Band D council tax for 2022/23 including adult social care and parish precepts where appropriate, percentage change on 2021/22

  • Dorset (Unitary authority) £1,945 - 2.94%

  • Bristol (Unitary authority) £1,901 - 2.99%

  • Cornwall (Unitary authority) £1,862 - 3.15%

  • Wiltshire (Unitary authority) £1,780 - 3.35%

  • South Gloucestershire (Unitary authority) £1,757 - 3.06%

  • Torbay (Unitary authority) £1,698 - 3.00%

  • Plymouth (Unitary authority) £1,670 - 1.00%

  • Swindon (Unitary authority) £1,661 - 3.01%

  • North Somerset (Unitary authority) £1,630 - 2.99%

  • Bath & North East Somerset (Unitary authority) £1,621 - 2.98%

  • Devon (County) £1,556 - 2.99%

  • Gloucestershire (County) £1,451 - 2.99%

  • Isles of Scilly (Unitary authority) £1,436 - 2.99%

  • Somerset (County) £1,394 - 2.99%

  • West Devon (District) £336 - 2.16%

  • Stroud (District) £322 - 2.77%

  • Mendip (District) £308 - 6.50%

  • Mid Devon (District) £291 - 2.67%

  • South Somerset (District) £290 - 4.55%

  • New Forest (District) £285 - 3.14%

  • Forest of Dean (District) £285 - 3.37%

  • North Devon (District) £275 - 4.01%

  • Teignbridge (District) £272 - 3.98%

  • Fylde (District) £256 - 2.25%

  • Sedgemoor (District) £251 - 3.25%

  • Malvern Hills (District) £248 - 2.72%

  • Cotswold (District) £235 - 5.55%

  • East Devon (District) £235 - 4.65%

  • Cheltenham (District) £233 - 2.60%

  • Gloucester (District) £224 - 2.38%

  • Somerset West & Taunton (District) £222 - 3.46%

  • Tewkesbury (District) £202 - 4.99%

  • Exeter (District) £170 - 3.03%