£Council Tax Receipt

Where does your council tax go in Hackney?

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YOUR COUNCIL TAX RECEIPT
Hackney 2026/27
Band D · per year
Hackney Council1,549.79
Adult social care625.30
Children's social care400.28
Housing and homelessness231.84
Bins, streets and environment167.86
Other124.51
Mayor of London510.51
Metropolitan Police334.13
Transport for London77.09
London Fire Brigade76.85
Mayor and London Assembly22.44
TOTAL PER YEAR£2,060.30
10 monthly payments of206.03
Up on last year by93.79
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Who Hackney paid

3,369 named payees were paid in 2025/26

Payee Your share
Ardmore Construction Group LimitedBuilding works
Hackney and Kent Commercial Services LLPAgency staff
Homerton University Hospital NHS TrustPublic health
Marlborough Surfacing LimitedBuilding works
Greenwich Leisure LimitedCulture and events
Total EnergiesEnergy and water
Asset Plus Energy PerformanceBuilding works
Matrix SCM LimitedAgency staff
Ardmore Construction LimitedBuilding works
LB CamdenWaste and recycling
S&p ConveyancingBuilding works
Turning Point (services) LtdPublic health
All other payees3,357 companies and organisations
Private people and sole tradersCarers, foster carers and others. Names hidden
Staff payHackney's own staff, not counting schools

Hackney 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 1991HackneyMayor of LondonPer yearPer month (10)
Band AUp to £40,000£1,033.19£340.34£1,373.53£137.35
Band B£40,001 to £52,000£1,205.39£397.06£1,602.45£160.25
Band C£52,001 to £68,000£1,377.59£453.79£1,831.38£183.14
Band D£68,001 to £88,000£1,549.79£510.51£2,060.30£206.03
Band E£88,001 to £120,000£1,894.19£623.96£2,518.15£251.81
Band F£120,001 to £160,000£2,238.59£737.40£2,975.99£297.60
Band G£160,001 to £320,000£2,582.98£850.85£3,433.83£343.38
Band HOver £320,000£3,099.58£1,021.02£4,120.60£412.06

How Hackney compares

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

Questions

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

A Band D home in Hackney pays £2,060.30 for 2026/27: £1,549.79 to Hackney Council and £510.51 to the Mayor of London. Most people pay it in 10 monthly payments of £206.03. Band A pays £1,373.53 and Band H £4,120.60. If you live alone you get 25% off.

What does Hackney spend council tax on?

Of a Band D bill, £625.30 goes to adult social care, £400.28 goes to children's social care, £231.84 goes to housing and homelessness. The split follows Hackney's own spending per service in 2025/26.

How much of my Hackney 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 Hackney council pay the most?

In 2025/26 Hackney's biggest payees were Ardmore Construction Group Limited (£71.2m), Hackney and Kent Commercial Services LLP (£33.9m), Homerton University Hospital NHS Trust (£24.7m). From a Band D bill, that is £119.97 of your money to Ardmore Construction Group Limited.

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