£Council Tax Receipt

Where does your council tax go in Barnet?

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YOUR COUNCIL TAX RECEIPT
Barnet 2026/27
Band D · per year
Barnet Council1,622.09
Adult social care819.04
Children's social care428.52
Housing and homelessness133.35
Bins, streets and environment101.39
Other139.79
Mayor of London510.51
Metropolitan Police334.13
Transport for London77.09
London Fire Brigade76.85
Mayor and London Assembly22.44
TOTAL PER YEAR£2,132.60
10 monthly payments of213.26
Up on last year by97.08
counciltaxreceipt.co.uk/barnet/

Who Barnet paid

2,080 named payees were paid in 2025/26

Payee Your share
The Barnetgroup LimitedBuilding works
Capita Business Services LimitedIT and back office
Barnet Education and Learning Service LimitedEducation and training
Tarmackier Joint VentureBuilding works
Matrix SCM LimitedAgency staff
TBG MosaicContracted services
North London Waste AuthorityWaste and recycling
Whittington Hospital NHS TrustPublic health
TBG Open Door LimitedBuilding works
Mclaughlin and Harvey LimitedBuilding works
London Borough of HarrowLegal
Marlborough Highways LimitedBuilding works
All other payees2,068 companies and organisations
Private people and sole tradersCarers, foster carers and others. Names hidden
Staff payBarnet's own staff, not counting schools

Barnet council tax bands 2026/27

Full bill per year, before any discount. Bands go by what a home was worth on 1 April 1991.

BandHome value in 1991BarnetMayor of LondonPer yearPer month (10)
Band AUp to £40,000£1,081.39£340.34£1,421.73£142.17
Band B£40,001 to £52,000£1,261.63£397.06£1,658.69£165.87
Band C£52,001 to £68,000£1,441.86£453.79£1,895.65£189.56
Band D£68,001 to £88,000£1,622.09£510.51£2,132.60£213.26
Band E£88,001 to £120,000£1,982.55£623.96£2,606.51£260.65
Band F£120,001 to £160,000£2,343.02£737.40£3,080.42£308.04
Band G£160,001 to £320,000£2,703.48£850.85£3,554.33£355.43
Band HOver £320,000£3,244.18£1,021.02£4,265.20£426.52

How Barnet compares

Band D bill for 2026/27, Mayor of London included. Cheapest first. London average £2,089.

Questions

How much is council tax in Barnet in 2026/27?

A Band D home in Barnet pays £2,132.60 for 2026/27: £1,622.09 to Barnet Council and £510.51 to the Mayor of London. Most people pay it in 10 monthly payments of £213.26. Band A pays £1,421.73 and Band H £4,265.20. If you live alone you get 25% off.

What does Barnet spend council tax on?

Of a Band D bill, £819.04 goes to adult social care, £428.52 goes to children's social care, £133.35 goes to housing and homelessness. The split follows Barnet's own spending per service in 2025/26.

How much of my Barnet council tax goes to the Mayor of London?

£510.51 of a Band D bill goes to the Greater London Authority, of which £334.13 pays for the Metropolitan Police. The rest pays for Transport for London, the London Fire Brigade and the Mayor and Assembly.

Which companies does Barnet council pay the most?

In 2025/26 Barnet's biggest payees were The Barnetgroup Limited (£141.0m), Capita Business Services Limited (£26.2m), Barnet Education and Learning Service Limited (£25.0m). From a Band D bill, that is £302.31 of your money to The Barnetgroup Limited.

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