Council tax bands in City of Edinburgh
City of Edinburgh is a billing authority in Scotland. Band-D Council Tax for 2026-27 is £1,626 per year — that's the headline rate the bands above and below scale from.
- Band-D charge: £1,626 per year (2026-27)
Council tax by band in City of Edinburgh (2026-27)
Every band is a fixed proportion of the Band-D charge (£1,626), so here's the full ladder for City of Edinburgh — council tax only; Scottish Water and waste charges are billed on top.
| Band | Council tax (2026-27) |
|---|---|
| Band A | £1,084 per year |
| Band B | £1,265 per year |
| Band C | £1,445 per year |
| Band D | £1,626 per year |
| Band E | £2,136 per year |
| Band F | £2,642 per year |
| Band G | £3,184 per year |
| Band H | £3,984 per year |
Derived from the 2026-27 Band-D charge using the statutory band proportions (reformed 2017 multipliers for Scotland). Source: gov.scot (Open Government Licence v3.0).
Property-band distribution data for City of Edinburgh isn't yet ingested into our v1 dataset. You can still run the band check below — it pulls live data per address.
Check your specific band
How to challenge your band in City of Edinburgh
In Scotland, band challenges go to the local Assessor for City of Edinburgh (find them at saa.gov.uk). The valuation date is 1 April 1991. If the Assessor rejects, you have 6 weeks to appeal to the First-tier Tribunal Local Taxation Chamber.