£Council Tax Receipt

Where does your council tax go in Brent?

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YOUR COUNCIL TAX RECEIPT
Brent 2026/27
Band D · per year
Brent Council1,724.76
Adult social care643.19
Children's social care379.05
Housing and homelessness317.59
Bins, streets and environment151.90
Other233.03
Mayor of London510.51
Metropolitan Police334.13
Transport for London77.09
London Fire Brigade76.85
Mayor and London Assembly22.44
TOTAL PER YEAR£2,235.27
10 monthly payments of223.53
Up on last year by102.12
counciltaxreceipt.co.uk/brent/

Who Brent paid

2,584 named payees were paid in 2025/26

Payee Your share
Wates Construction LtdBuilding works
Comensura LtdAgency staff
Wates Residential Construction LimitedBuilding works
Veolia ES (UK) LtdBins and street cleaning
London Borough of HarrowTransport
West London Waste Authority (Business CoWaste and recycling
London CouncilsTransport
Brent Co-Efficient LtdTemporary housing
Marston Group LtdParking enforcement
Reds10 (UK) LimitedBuilding works
O'Hara Bros Surfacing LtdBuilding works
Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure LtdBuilding works
All other payees2,572 companies and organisations
Private people and sole tradersCarers, foster carers and others. Names hidden
Staff payBrent's own staff, not counting schools

Brent 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 1991BrentMayor of LondonPer yearPer month (10)
Band AUp to £40,000£1,149.84£340.34£1,490.18£149.02
Band B£40,001 to £52,000£1,341.48£397.06£1,738.54£173.85
Band C£52,001 to £68,000£1,533.12£453.79£1,986.91£198.69
Band D£68,001 to £88,000£1,724.76£510.51£2,235.27£223.53
Band E£88,001 to £120,000£2,108.04£623.96£2,732.00£273.20
Band F£120,001 to £160,000£2,491.32£737.40£3,228.72£322.87
Band G£160,001 to £320,000£2,874.60£850.85£3,725.45£372.54
Band HOver £320,000£3,449.52£1,021.02£4,470.54£447.05

How Brent compares

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

Questions

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

A Band D home in Brent pays £2,235.27 for 2026/27: £1,724.76 to Brent Council and £510.51 to the Mayor of London. Most people pay it in 10 monthly payments of £223.53. Band A pays £1,490.18 and Band H £4,470.54. If you live alone you get 25% off.

What does Brent spend council tax on?

Of a Band D bill, £643.19 goes to adult social care, £379.05 goes to children's social care, £317.59 goes to housing and homelessness. The split follows Brent's own spending per service in 2025/26.

How much of my Brent 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 Brent council pay the most?

In 2025/26 Brent's biggest payees were Wates Construction Ltd (£60.8m), Comensura Ltd (£22.4m), Wates Residential Construction Limited (£22.4m). From a Band D bill, that is £120.91 of your money to Wates Construction Ltd.

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