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2,841 named payees were paid in 2025/26
Full bill per year, before any discount. Bands go by what a home was worth on 1 April 1991.
| Band | Home value in 1991 | Lambeth | Mayor of London | Per year | Per month (10) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | Up to £40,000 | £1,024.40 | £340.34 | £1,364.74 | £136.47 |
| Band B | £40,001 to £52,000 | £1,195.13 | £397.06 | £1,592.19 | £159.22 |
| Band C | £52,001 to £68,000 | £1,365.87 | £453.79 | £1,819.66 | £181.97 |
| Band D | £68,001 to £88,000 | £1,536.60 | £510.51 | £2,047.11 | £204.71 |
| Band E | £88,001 to £120,000 | £1,878.07 | £623.96 | £2,502.03 | £250.20 |
| Band F | £120,001 to £160,000 | £2,219.53 | £737.40 | £2,956.93 | £295.69 |
| Band G | £160,001 to £320,000 | £2,561.00 | £850.85 | £3,411.85 | £341.19 |
| Band H | Over £320,000 | £3,073.20 | £1,021.02 | £4,094.22 | £409.42 |
Band D bill for 2026/27, Mayor of London included. Cheapest first. London average £2,089.
A Band D home in Lambeth pays £2,047.11 for 2026/27: £1,536.60 to Lambeth Council and £510.51 to the Mayor of London. Most people pay it in 10 monthly payments of £204.71. Band A pays £1,364.74 and Band H £4,094.22. If you live alone you get 25% off.
Of a Band D bill, £563.80 goes to adult social care, £460.79 goes to children's social care, £312.91 goes to housing and homelessness. The split follows Lambeth's own spending per service in 2025/26.
£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.
In 2025/26 Lambeth's biggest payees were Serco Ltd (£25.6m), Matrix SCM Ltd (£23.6m), Western Riverside Waste Authority (£16.8m). From a Band D bill, that is £50.57 of your money to Serco Ltd.
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