£Council Tax Receipt

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YOUR COUNCIL TAX RECEIPT
Newham 2026/27
Band D · per year
Newham Council1,433.72
Adult social care500.14
Children's social care383.88
Housing and homelessness331.40
Bins, streets and environment113.21
Other105.09
Mayor of London510.51
Metropolitan Police334.13
Transport for London77.09
London Fire Brigade76.85
Mayor and London Assembly22.44
TOTAL PER YEAR£1,944.23
10 monthly payments of194.42
Up on last year by88.27
counciltaxreceipt.co.uk/newham/

Who Newham paid

2,396 named payees were paid in 2025/26

Payee Your share
Adecco UK LimitedAgency staff
First Capital Housing LtdTemporary housing
Local Space LtdTemporary housing
East London Waste AuthorityLevies and memberships
ZFA LimitedTemporary housing
Transport Trading LtdTransport
Newham Learning Partnership (Project Co) LimitedBuilding works
Letting International LtdTemporary housing
Building A Future (Newham Schools) LimitedBuilding works
Metro Letts LtdTemporary housing
Croydon CouncilEquipment and supplies
Theori Housing Management Services LimitedTemporary housing
All other payees2,384 companies and organisations
Private people and sole tradersCarers, foster carers and others. Names hidden
Staff payNewham's own staff, not counting schools

Newham 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 1991NewhamMayor of LondonPer yearPer month (10)
Band AUp to £40,000£955.81£340.34£1,296.15£129.62
Band B£40,001 to £52,000£1,115.12£397.06£1,512.18£151.22
Band C£52,001 to £68,000£1,274.42£453.79£1,728.21£172.82
Band D£68,001 to £88,000£1,433.72£510.51£1,944.23£194.42
Band E£88,001 to £120,000£1,752.32£623.96£2,376.28£237.63
Band F£120,001 to £160,000£2,070.93£737.40£2,808.33£280.83
Band G£160,001 to £320,000£2,389.53£850.85£3,240.38£324.04
Band HOver £320,000£2,867.44£1,021.02£3,888.46£388.85

How Newham compares

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

Questions

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

A Band D home in Newham pays £1,944.23 for 2026/27: £1,433.72 to Newham Council and £510.51 to the Mayor of London. Most people pay it in 10 monthly payments of £194.42. Band A pays £1,296.15 and Band H £3,888.46. If you live alone you get 25% off.

What does Newham spend council tax on?

Of a Band D bill, £500.14 goes to adult social care, £383.88 goes to children's social care, £331.40 goes to housing and homelessness. The split follows Newham's own spending per service in 2025/26.

How much of my Newham 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 Newham council pay the most?

In 2025/26 Newham's biggest payees were Adecco UK Limited (£34.1m), First Capital Housing Ltd (£29.3m), Local Space Ltd (£20.5m). From a Band D bill, that is £67.66 of your money to Adecco UK Limited.

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