Council tax bands in Tower Hamlets
Tower Hamlets is a London borough in Inner London. Band-D Council Tax for 2025-26 is £1,264 per year — that's the headline rate the bands above and below scale from.
There are 147,940 domestic properties in Tower Hamlets , with Band C the most common (27.3% of homes).
Band distribution in Tower Hamlets
Source: VOA Council Tax Stock of Properties, March 2024 (Open Government Licence v3.0).
How this compares to the national average
- Band A: 3.1% in Tower Hamlets, vs 23.3% nationally — 20.2 pp lower
- Band E: 17.8% in Tower Hamlets, vs 10% nationally — 7.8 pp higher
- Band D: 21.6% in Tower Hamlets, vs 15.7% nationally — 5.9 pp higher
- Band C: 27.3% in Tower Hamlets, vs 21.9% nationally — 5.4 pp higher
Check your specific band
How to challenge your band in Tower Hamlets
Run the band check above. If it flags as likely overbanded, BandCheck will assemble a pre-filled Band Review email body, an evidence appendix listing comparable properties with sale prices from HM Land Registry, and (if you've moved in within the last six months) a pre-filled Council Tax Proposal Form (VO 7455 in England / Wales) you sign and post / email yourself. £29 with a money-back guarantee if the VOA rejects within 12 months.