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Band A · 2026/27 · all 32 Scottish councils

Council tax band A Scotland: monthly and yearly cost

Band A costs between £1,414 and £1,646 a year in Scotland depending on your council, water and waste water included.

What this means

A Band A home pays about £129.66 a month in a typical Scottish council area.

Band A is 240/360 of your council's Band D rate. That fraction is fixed by law and identical in every council.

Council tax rose by 4% to 10% depending on the council. Scottish Water is separate from that rise.

Scotland only. Bands and rates work differently in England and Wales.

Band A homes are in line for the £100 energy payment announced in the UK Budget. Who gets the £100 in Scotland, and when it's paid.

Every council

Band A in all 32 Scottish councils

Current total and council tax rise

1MidlothianCouncil tax £1,110.80 → £1,210.77£1,646+£99.97 · 9%2Argyll and ButeCouncil tax £1,083.76 → £1,188.89£1,624+£105.13 · 9.7%3StirlingCouncil tax £1,074.52 → £1,168.58£1,603+£94.06 · 8.8%4East DunbartonshireCouncil tax £1,066.47 → £1,167.78£1,603+£101.31 · 9.5%5Aberdeen CityCouncil tax £1,090.85 → £1,165.03£1,600+£74.18 · 6.8%6MorayCouncil tax £1,049.17 → £1,154.09£1,589+£104.92 · 10%7Dundee CityCouncil tax £1,070.23 → £1,153.13£1,588+£82.90 · 7.7%8East AyrshireCouncil tax £1,070.96 → £1,144.85£1,580+£73.89 · 6.9%9FalkirkCouncil tax £1,051.18 → £1,143.39£1,578+£92.21 · 8.8%10Glasgow CityCouncil tax £1,074.00 → £1,137.33£1,572+£63.33 · 5.9%11East LothianCouncil tax £1,052.79 → £1,131.75£1,567+£78.96 · 7.5%12South AyrshireCouncil tax £1,046.27 → £1,129.97£1,565+£83.70 · 8%13RenfrewshireCouncil tax £1,048.41 → £1,127.04£1,562+£78.63 · 7.5%14AberdeenshireCouncil tax £1,021.84 → £1,124.03£1,559+£102.19 · 10%15North AyrshireCouncil tax £1,035.85 → £1,123.89£1,559+£88.04 · 8.5%16ClackmannanshireCouncil tax £1,062.92 → £1,122.45£1,557+£59.53 · 5.6%17West DunbartonshireCouncil tax £1,039.91 → £1,121.02£1,556+£81.11 · 7.8%18InverclydeCouncil tax £1,034.20 → £1,115.90£1,551+£81.70 · 7.9%19Perth and KinrossCouncil tax £1,024.69 → £1,115.89£1,551+£91.20 · 8.9%20Orkney IslandsCouncil tax £1,049.73 → £1,112.71£1,548+£62.98 · 6%21HighlandCouncil tax £1,018.06 → £1,089.33£1,524+£71.27 · 7%22West LothianCouncil tax £1,010.30 → £1,085.06£1,520+£74.76 · 7.4%23City of EdinburghCouncil tax £1,042.34 → £1,084.03£1,519+£41.69 · 4%24East RenfrewshireCouncil tax £1,018.96 → £1,080.10£1,515+£61.14 · 6%25Scottish BordersCouncil tax £994.48 → £1,079.01£1,514+£84.53 · 8.5%26AngusCouncil tax £974.35 → £1,065.77£1,501+£91.42 · 9.4%27Dumfries and GallowayCouncil tax £969.99 → £1,052.43£1,487+£82.44 · 8.5%28FifeCouncil tax £999.17 → £1,049.13£1,484+£49.96 · 5%29North LanarkshireCouncil tax £968.57 → £1,036.37£1,471+£67.80 · 7%30Na h-Eileanan SiarCouncil tax £925.04 → £1,003.67£1,439+£78.63 · 8.5%31Shetland IslandsCouncil tax £924.45 → £991.93£1,427+£67.48 · 7.3%32South LanarkshireCouncil tax £919.23 → £978.98£1,414+£59.75 · 6.5%

Other bands

Band ABand BBand CBand DBand EBand FBand GBand H

Not sure which band you are? Check your council tax band free on the Scottish Assessors site, or find your council's prices for every one of the council tax bands in Scotland.

Straight answers

Questions people ask

How much is Band A council tax?

It depends on the council. Across Scotland, Band A runs from £1,414 a year in South Lanarkshire to £1,646 in Midlothian, water included, about £129.66 a month in a typical area.

How much is Band A council tax a month?

Between £117.82 and £137.14 a month over 12 instalments. Most Scottish councils spread it over 10 from April to January instead, so payments are larger but February and March are free.

Does Band A council tax include water?

Your bill does. At Band A Scottish Water charges £201.30 for water and £233.58 for waste water, £434.88 in total, collected with the council tax.

How much did Band A council tax rise in 2026/27?

It depends on the council. The Band A council tax increase runs from 4% in City of Edinburgh to 10% in Aberdeenshire. Those figures compare council tax only; Scottish Water charges are separate.

Where these figures come from

Council tax figures for 2025-26 and 2026-27 are the complete official sets for all 32 councils. Water and waste water are separate 2026-27 charges published by Scottish Water.