How does my area compare?
Kensington and Bayswater has the highest income tax paid by residents per resident in 2023-24.
Income tax paid by people who live in the area, estimated by HMRC from a sample survey. This is income tax only. Shown in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared.
Per resident, low to high
- Under £3,574
- £3,574 to £5,619
- £5,619 to £7,665
- £7,665 to £9,710
- £9,710 to £11,756
- £11,756 and over
More ways to look at itHow ranks change, why spending changed, and spending compared with the expected level
Total or per person
Does the order change when you count per person?
Each line is one of the 632 ranked constituencies. It joins the area's rank for each way of counting. The 10 highest per resident are drawn in dark lines.
What changed
More people, more claims or bigger payments?
Great Britain, State Pension: yearly spending at the rate in February 2023 and in March 2026. The chart splits the change into three parts: the number of people in the age group, the share of them claiming, and the average payment. 2026-27 prices.
| February 2023 | £120.7bn |
|---|---|
| Population | +£2.3bn |
| Share claiming | +£5.4bn |
| Payment size | +£15.0bn |
| March 2026 | £143.4bn |
Compared with similar areas
Is spending higher or lower than expected?
Benefit spending per resident, 2024-25. We compare it with the level we would expect from each area's share of children and of people aged 66 and over, how deprived it is compared with the rest of its nation, and the typical pay of people who live there. 2026-27 prices.
Every constituency
Income tax paid by residents, 2023-24. Rank is for per resident, and 1 is the highest. Areas with fewer than 1,000 people in the age group have no rank. The first 50 of 632 rows are shown.
| Rank | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kensington and Bayswater | £5.1bn | £38,175 | Survey estimate |
| 2 | Cities of London and Westminster | £4.7bn | £36,344 | Survey estimate |
| 3 | Hampstead and Highgate | £4.1bn | £34,428 | Survey estimate |
| 4 | Chelsea and Fulham | £3.4bn | £28,211 | Survey estimate |
| 5 | Richmond Park | £2.3bn | £20,945 | Survey estimate |
| 6 | Battersea | £2.0bn | £18,103 | Survey estimate |
| 7 | Wimbledon | £1.9bn | £17,483 | Survey estimate |
| 8 | Islington South and Finsbury | £1.9bn | £15,509 | Survey estimate |
| 9 | Hammersmith and Chiswick | £1.8bn | £15,467 | Survey estimate |
| 10 | Esher and Walton | £1.6bn | £15,202 | Survey estimate |
| 11 | Harpenden and Berkhamsted | £1.4bn | £14,838 | Survey estimate |
| 12 | Tooting | £1.5bn | £14,141 | Survey estimate |
| 13 | Putney | £1.6bn | £13,964 | Survey estimate |
| 14 | Holborn and St Pancras | £1.5bn | £13,702 | Survey estimate |
| 15 | Runnymede and Weybridge | £1.5bn | £13,641 | Survey estimate |
| 16 | Twickenham | £1.4bn | £12,883 | Survey estimate |
| 17 | Chesham and Amersham | £1.3bn | £12,484 | Survey estimate |
| 18 | Finchley and Golders Green | £1.6bn | £12,188 | Survey estimate |
| 19 | Clapham and Brixton Hill | £1.2bn | £11,682 | Survey estimate |
| 20 | Sevenoaks | £1.2bn | £11,664 | Survey estimate |
| 21 | Bermondsey and Old Southwark | £1.3bn | £11,546 | Survey estimate |
| 22 | Hornsey and Friern Barnet | £1.1bn | £11,235 | Survey estimate |
| 23 | Godalming and Ash | £1.1bn | £10,878 | Survey estimate |
| 24 | Beaconsfield | £1.0bn | £10,656 | Survey estimate |
| 25 | St Albans | £1.1bn | £10,650 | Survey estimate |
| 26 | Dulwich and West Norwood | £1.1bn | £10,443 | Survey estimate |
| 27 | Henley and Thame | £1.0bn | £10,287 | Survey estimate |
| 28 | Queen's Park and Maida Vale | £1.3bn | £10,155 | Survey estimate |
| 29 | Poplar and Limehouse | £1.5bn | £10,105 | Survey estimate |
| 30 | Islington North | £1.1bn | £10,096 | Survey estimate |
| 31 | Ealing Central and Acton | £1.4bn | £10,089 | Survey estimate |
| 32 | Guildford | £1.1bn | £9,984 | Survey estimate |
| 33 | Greenwich and Woolwich | £1.2bn | £9,941 | Survey estimate |
| 34 | Tatton | £983.9m | £9,819 | Survey estimate |
| 35 | Maidenhead | £1.1bn | £9,813 | Survey estimate |
| 36 | Windsor | £1.1bn | £9,628 | Survey estimate |
| 37 | Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner | £936.8m | £9,320 | Survey estimate |
| 38 | Wokingham | £939.0m | £9,184 | Survey estimate |
| 39 | South West Hertfordshire | £918.1m | £9,136 | Survey estimate |
| 40 | East Surrey | £924.7m | £9,093 | Survey estimate |
| 41 | Mid Buckinghamshire | £913.8m | £8,971 | Survey estimate |
| 42 | Reigate | £999.2m | £8,933 | Survey estimate |
| 43 | Brentwood and Ongar | £884.2m | £8,873 | Survey estimate |
| 44 | Woking | £922.5m | £8,781 | Survey estimate |
| 45 | South Cambridgeshire | £947.7m | £8,757 | Survey estimate |
| 46 | Altrincham and Sale West | £886.4m | £8,714 | Survey estimate |
| 47 | North East Hampshire | £903.9m | £8,712 | Survey estimate |
| 48 | Chipping Barnet | £992.6m | £8,687 | Survey estimate |
| 49 | Farnham and Bordon | £899.5m | £8,679 | Survey estimate |
| 50 | Hackney South and Shoreditch | £1.0bn | £8,633 | Survey estimate |
Values are per resident unless a column says otherwise. Sources: HM Revenue and Customs, Office for National Statistics, National Records of Scotland.
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