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Council tax in Highland

Council area

North west Scotland. 237,260 people in 26,159 square kilometres, the 2nd most sparsely populated council in the UK.

2 layers about council tax for Highland, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Band D by council

Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England · 2026/27

Under £1.6k£2.6k or more

Band D council tax in Highland is £1,633.99 for 2026/27.

Band D council tax

CouncilGreat Britain only
£1,633.99
MHCLG and Welsh Government and Scottish Government · 2026/27

Band D council tax in Highland is £1,633.99 for 2026/27.

That is 1% lower than the Scotland average of £1,653.44.

It rose 7.0% on the year before.

Highland has the 12th cheapest Band D council tax in Scotland.

Against Scotland
1% lower£1,653.44
Band D council tax: Highland among every council350 areas from £1,028 to £2,765. The middle area is £2,415. Highland is £1,634.

Council tax by band in Highland, 2026/27

BandYearly billShare of homes, March 2026
Band A£1,089.33No figure
Band B£1,270.88No figure
Band C£1,452.44No figure
Band D£1,633.99No figure
Band E£2,146.88No figure
Band F£2,655.23No figure
Band G£3,199.90No figure
Band H£4,003.28No figure

Worked out by Open Index from the Band D figure and the band ratios set in law.

You get 25% off if you live on your own, or if everyone else in your home is disregarded (full-time students, for example).

No figure for Band A, Band B, Band C, Band D, Band E, Band F, Band G, Band H: Not published here.

Share of homes: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026.

Annual council tax change

CouncilGreat Britain only
7.0%
Worked out by Open Index · 2026/27

Band D council tax in Highland changed by 7.0% on the year before, for 2026/27.

Worked out by Open Index from the Band D council tax figures.

Against Scotland
1% lower7.1%
Annual council tax change: Highland among every council350 areas from 2.5% to 10.0%. The middle area is 4.9%. Highland is 7.0%.