The National Association of Local Councils (NALC) has published its annual analysis of council tax levels of local precepting authorities, including local (parish and town) councils, for the 2024/25 financial year.
The report, based on data provided by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), sheds light on key trends and changes in local precepts.
Key headlines from this year’s analysis include:
- The total amount raised by precepting local councils is now £781 million, an increase of £75 million or 10.62% on the 2023/24 figure of £706 million.
- The average Band D precept charged by local precepting bodies (including local councils) for 2024/25 is £85.89, an increase of £6.76 or 8.5%.
- 124 local councils now raise a precept of at least £1 million, an increase of 20 on the 2023/24 figure of 104.
- 33 local councils started raising a precept for the first time in 2024/25.
- The county area with the largest precept income is Yorkshire, where 852 local councils collectively raise £32 million, while the county areas with the smallest precept income are Cleveland, where 52 councils collectively raise £1.8 million and the Isle of Wight, where 33 local councils collectively raise £6.5 million.
Read the complete analysis of council tax levels of local precepting authorities