£Council Tax Receipt

Where does your council tax go in Richmond?

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YOUR COUNCIL TAX RECEIPT
Richmond 2026/27
Band D · per year
Richmond Council1,975.59
Adult social care805.80
Children's social care567.12
Housing and homelessness165.21
Bins, streets and environment140.31
Other297.15
Mayor of London510.51
Metropolitan Police334.13
Transport for London77.09
London Fire Brigade76.85
Mayor and London Assembly22.44
TOTAL PER YEAR£2,486.10
10 monthly payments of248.61
Up on last year by114.03
counciltaxreceipt.co.uk/richmond/

Who Richmond paid

1,822 named payees were paid in 2025/26

Payee Your share
Achieving for Children LtdContracted services
Kier Construction LimitedBuilding works
F M Conway LimitedBuilding works
Serco LimitedWaste and recycling
Care UK Community PartnershipCare homes
West London Waste AuthorityWaste and recycling
Krinkels UK LimitedWaste and recycling
Transport Trading LtdTransport
RuT Schools Services LtdContracted services
London Borough Of MertonContracted services
E W Beard Ltd t/a BeardBuilding works
Ark Build plcBuilding works
All other payees1,810 companies and organisations
Private people and sole tradersCarers, foster carers and others. Names hidden
Staff payRichmond's own staff, not counting schools

Richmond 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 1991RichmondMayor of LondonPer yearPer month (10)
Band AUp to £40,000£1,317.06£340.34£1,657.40£165.74
Band B£40,001 to £52,000£1,536.57£397.06£1,933.63£193.36
Band C£52,001 to £68,000£1,756.08£453.79£2,209.87£220.99
Band D£68,001 to £88,000£1,975.59£510.51£2,486.10£248.61
Band E£88,001 to £120,000£2,414.61£623.96£3,038.57£303.86
Band F£120,001 to £160,000£2,853.63£737.40£3,591.03£359.10
Band G£160,001 to £320,000£3,292.65£850.85£4,143.50£414.35
Band HOver £320,000£3,951.18£1,021.02£4,972.20£497.22

How Richmond compares

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

Questions

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

A Band D home in Richmond pays £2,486.10 for 2026/27: £1,975.59 to Richmond Council and £510.51 to the Mayor of London. Most people pay it in 10 monthly payments of £248.61. Band A pays £1,657.40 and Band H £4,972.20. If you live alone you get 25% off.

What does Richmond spend council tax on?

Of a Band D bill, £805.80 goes to adult social care, £567.12 goes to children's social care, £165.21 goes to housing and homelessness. The split follows Richmond's own spending per service in 2025/26.

How much of my Richmond 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 Richmond council pay the most?

In 2025/26 Richmond's biggest payees were Achieving for Children Ltd (£124.6m), Kier Construction Limited (£25.0m), F M Conway Limited (£14.5m). From a Band D bill, that is £525.38 of your money to Achieving for Children Ltd.

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