£Council Tax Receipt

Where does your council tax go in Greenwich?

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YOUR COUNCIL TAX RECEIPT
Greenwich 2026/27
Band D · per year
Greenwich Council1,597.35
Adult social care619.12
Children's social care443.69
Bins, streets and environment203.10
Running the council98.32
Other233.12
Mayor of London510.51
Metropolitan Police334.13
Transport for London77.09
London Fire Brigade76.85
Mayor and London Assembly22.44
TOTAL PER YEAR£2,107.86
10 monthly payments of210.79
Up on last year by96.05
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Who Greenwich paid

2,706 named payees were paid in 2025/26

Payee Your share
Greenwich Service Plus LimitedTransport
Galliford Try Construction LimitedBuilding works
Greenwich BSF SPV LimitedBuilding works
Morgan Sindall plcBuilding works
Ask (greenwich) LtdContracted services
SELCHPWaste and recycling
Kent County Council (kcs)Other spending
Greenwich Leisure LimitedCulture and events
Transport Trading LimitedTransport
Oxleas NHS Foundation TrustContracted services
Veolia ES (UK) LtdWaste and recycling
Standage & Co LtdBuilding works
All other payees2,694 companies and organisations
Private people and sole tradersCarers, foster carers and others. Names hidden
Staff payGreenwich's own staff, not counting schools

Greenwich 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 1991GreenwichMayor of LondonPer yearPer month (10)
Band AUp to £40,000£1,064.90£340.34£1,405.24£140.52
Band B£40,001 to £52,000£1,242.38£397.06£1,639.44£163.94
Band C£52,001 to £68,000£1,419.87£453.79£1,873.66£187.37
Band D£68,001 to £88,000£1,597.35£510.51£2,107.86£210.79
Band E£88,001 to £120,000£1,952.32£623.96£2,576.28£257.63
Band F£120,001 to £160,000£2,307.28£737.40£3,044.68£304.47
Band G£160,001 to £320,000£2,662.25£850.85£3,513.10£351.31
Band HOver £320,000£3,194.70£1,021.02£4,215.72£421.57

How Greenwich compares

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

Questions

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

A Band D home in Greenwich pays £2,107.86 for 2026/27: £1,597.35 to Greenwich Council and £510.51 to the Mayor of London. Most people pay it in 10 monthly payments of £210.79. Band A pays £1,405.24 and Band H £4,215.72. If you live alone you get 25% off.

What does Greenwich spend council tax on?

Of a Band D bill, £619.12 goes to adult social care, £443.69 goes to children's social care, £203.10 goes to bins, streets and environment. The split follows Greenwich's own spending per service in 2025/26.

How much of my Greenwich 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 Greenwich council pay the most?

In 2025/26 Greenwich's biggest payees were Greenwich Service Plus Limited (£27.3m), Galliford Try Construction Limited (£22.4m), Greenwich BSF SPV Limited (£21.3m). From a Band D bill, that is £54.35 of your money to Greenwich Service Plus Limited.

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