£Council Tax Receipt

Where does your council tax go in Westminster?

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YOUR COUNCIL TAX RECEIPT
Westminster 2026/27
Band D · per year
Westminster City Council537.74
Housing and homelessness203.48
Adult social care162.22
Bins, streets and environment114.94
Children's social care94.51
Other−37.41
Mayor of London510.51
Metropolitan Police334.13
Transport for London77.09
London Fire Brigade76.85
Mayor and London Assembly22.44
TOTAL PER YEAR£1,048.25
10 monthly payments of104.83
Up on last year by30.63
counciltaxreceipt.co.uk/westminster/

Who Westminster paid

2,566 named payees were paid in 2025/26

Payee Your share
Veolia Environmental ServicesWaste and recycling
F.M Conway LtdWaste and recycling
Connect Lettings & Management LtdTemporary housing
Willmott Dixon Construction LimitedContracted services
Matrix SCM LtdAgency staff
Transport For LondonTransport
Stef & Philips LtdTemporary housing
Marston Holdings LtdParking enforcement
OYO Technology & Hospitality (UK) LTemporary housing
Royal Borough of Kensington and CheEducation and training
Royal Borough of Kensington &Other spending
Axis Europe PlcContracted services
All other payees2,554 companies and organisations
Private people and sole tradersCarers, foster carers and others. Names hidden
Staff payWestminster's own staff, not counting schools

Westminster 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 1991WestminsterMayor of LondonPer yearPer month (10)
Band AUp to £40,000£358.49£340.34£698.83£69.88
Band B£40,001 to £52,000£418.24£397.06£815.30£81.53
Band C£52,001 to £68,000£477.99£453.79£931.78£93.18
Band D£68,001 to £88,000£537.74£510.51£1,048.25£104.83
Band E£88,001 to £120,000£657.24£623.96£1,281.20£128.12
Band F£120,001 to £160,000£776.74£737.40£1,514.14£151.41
Band G£160,001 to £320,000£896.23£850.85£1,747.08£174.71
Band HOver £320,000£1,075.48£1,021.02£2,096.50£209.65

How Westminster compares

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

Questions

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

A Band D home in Westminster pays £1,048.25 for 2026/27: £537.74 to Westminster City Council and £510.51 to the Mayor of London. Most people pay it in 10 monthly payments of £104.83. Band A pays £698.83 and Band H £2,096.50. If you live alone you get 25% off.

What does Westminster spend council tax on?

Of a Band D bill, £203.48 goes to housing and homelessness, £162.22 goes to adult social care, £114.94 goes to bins, streets and environment. The split follows Westminster's own spending per service in 2025/26.

How much of my Westminster 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 Westminster council pay the most?

In 2025/26 Westminster's biggest payees were Veolia Environmental Services (£81.9m), F.M Conway Ltd (£62.0m), Connect Lettings & Management Ltd (£54.1m). From a Band D bill, that is £39.89 of your money to Veolia Environmental Services.

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