Rankings · Methodology · Financial health · Reserves
Change in usable reserves over the year as a share of net revenue expenditure
Higher is better. One of the measures behind the reserves score; councils are listed by their rank on it alone, which is not their overall rank. The median of the 130 is 0.4%.
(Year-end minus start-of-year usable reserves) / net revenue expenditure. Negative = drawing down reserves.
| Rank | Council | Change in usable reserves over the year as a share of net revenue expenditure | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | Hillingdon | 33.6% | London borough |
| =1 | Warrington | 28.8% | Unitary council |
| =1 | Plymouth | 28.7% | Unitary council |
| =1 | Nottingham | 23.3% | Unitary council |
| =1 | Windsor and Maidenhead | 16.6% | Unitary council |
| =1 | Portsmouth | 16.2% | Unitary council |
| =1 | Buckinghamshire | 13.2% | Unitary council |
| 8 | Torbay | 12.4% | Unitary council |
| 9 | Southampton | 11.4% | Unitary council |
| 10 | Bradford | 11.1% | Metropolitan borough |
| 11 | Isle of Wight | 10.2% | Unitary council |
| 12 | Hammersmith and Fulham | 9.7% | London borough |
| 13 | Bromley | 9.1% | London borough |
| 14 | Blackburn with Darwen | 8.7% | Unitary council |
| 15 | Coventry | 8.1% | Metropolitan borough |
| 16 | Derby | 7.5% | Unitary council |
| 17 | Newcastle upon Tyne | 7.2% | Metropolitan borough |
| 18 | Havering | 6.6% | London borough |
| 19 | North Yorkshire | 6.5% | Unitary council |
| 20 | Solihull | 6.2% | Metropolitan borough |
| 21 | Somerset | 6.1% | Unitary council |
| 22 | Newham | 6.0% | London borough |
| 23 | Greenwich | 5.8% | London borough |
| 24 | North East Lincolnshire | 5.7% | Unitary council |
| 25 | Wokingham | 5.5% | Unitary council |
| 26 | Wolverhampton | 5.4% | Metropolitan borough |
| 27 | Birmingham | 5.3% | Metropolitan borough |
| 28 | Enfield | 5.0% | London borough |
| 29 | St. Helens | 4.9% | Metropolitan borough |
| 30 | County Durham | 4.5% | Unitary council |
| 31 | Luton | 4.4% | Unitary council |
| 32 | Oldham | 4.3% | Metropolitan borough |
| 33 | Lewisham | 4.3% | London borough |
| 34 | Doncaster | 4.2% | Metropolitan borough |
| 35 | Ealing | 4.1% | London borough |
| 36 | Swindon | 4.1% | Unitary council |
| 37 | Peterborough | 4.1% | Unitary council |
| 38 | Dorset | 4.0% | Unitary council |
| 39 | Bristol, City of | 3.7% | Unitary council |
| 40 | Islington | 3.5% | London borough |
| 41 | Thurrock | 3.5% | Unitary council |
| 42 | Bedford | 3.4% | Unitary council |
| 43 | North Somerset | 2.9% | Unitary council |
| 44 | Milton Keynes | 2.8% | Unitary council |
| 45 | Sunderland | 2.6% | Metropolitan borough |
| 46 | West Berkshire | 2.4% | Unitary council |
| 47 | Kingston upon Thames | 2.3% | London borough |
| 48 | Rochdale | 2.3% | Metropolitan borough |
| 49 | Middlesbrough | 2.2% | Unitary council |
| 50 | Lambeth | 2.2% | London borough |
| 51 | Hackney | 2.1% | London borough |
| 52 | York | 2.1% | Unitary council |
| 53 | Shropshire | 2.1% | Unitary council |
| 54 | Trafford | 1.6% | Metropolitan borough |
| 55 | Bracknell Forest | 1.5% | Unitary council |
| 56 | Bexley | 1.3% | London borough |
| 57 | Sutton | 1.2% | London borough |
| 58 | Barnet | 0.8% | London borough |
| 59 | Halton | 0.8% | Unitary council |
| 60 | Merton | 0.6% | London borough |
| 61 | Liverpool | 0.5% | Metropolitan borough |
| 62 | Leeds | 0.5% | Metropolitan borough |
| 63 | Salford | 0.4% | Metropolitan borough |
| 64 | Kirklees | 0.4% | Metropolitan borough |
| 65 | Wigan | 0.2% | Metropolitan borough |
| 66 | South Gloucestershire | 0.1% | Unitary council |
| 67 | Stoke-on-Trent | 0.0% | Unitary council |
| 68 | Northumberland | -0.1% | Unitary council |
| 69 | Bath and North East Somerset | -0.1% | Unitary council |
| 70 | Central Bedfordshire | -0.2% | Unitary council |
| 71 | Wirral | -0.3% | Metropolitan borough |
| 72 | Wakefield | -0.3% | Metropolitan borough |
| 73 | North Tyneside | -0.4% | Metropolitan borough |
| 74 | Cheshire East | -0.5% | Unitary council |
| 75 | Rotherham | -0.5% | Metropolitan borough |
| 76 | Medway | -0.7% | Unitary council |
| 77 | Stockton-on-Tees | -0.8% | Unitary council |
| 78 | Bolton | -0.9% | Metropolitan borough |
| 79 | West Northamptonshire | -0.9% | Unitary council |
| 80 | Haringey | -1.0% | London borough |
| 81 | Brighton and Hove | -1.1% | Unitary council |
| 82 | Redcar and Cleveland | -1.2% | Unitary council |
| 83 | Gateshead | -1.3% | Metropolitan borough |
| 84 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | -1.6% | Unitary council |
| 85 | Croydon | -1.6% | London borough |
| 86 | Kingston upon Hull, City of | -1.8% | Unitary council |
| 87 | Camden | -1.8% | London borough |
| 88 | Rutland | -2.2% | Unitary council |
| 89 | Darlington | -2.4% | Unitary council |
| 90 | Tameside | -2.6% | Metropolitan borough |
| 91 | Cheshire West and Chester | -2.6% | Unitary council |
| 92 | East Riding of Yorkshire | -2.7% | Unitary council |
| 93 | Cornwall | -2.8% | Unitary council |
| 94 | Knowsley | -2.8% | Metropolitan borough |
| 95 | Waltham Forest | -2.9% | London borough |
| 96 | Barking and Dagenham | -2.9% | London borough |
| 97 | Westmorland and Furness | -3.2% | Unitary council |
| 98 | Herefordshire, County of | -3.5% | Unitary council |
| 99 | North Northamptonshire | -3.5% | Unitary council |
| 100 | Leicester | -3.6% | Unitary council |
| 101 | Manchester | -3.6% | Metropolitan borough |
| 102 | Hounslow | -3.8% | London borough |
| 103 | Wiltshire | -3.9% | Unitary council |
| 104 | Blackpool | -4.0% | Unitary council |
| 105 | Stockport | -4.2% | Metropolitan borough |
| 106 | Brent | -4.3% | London borough |
| 107 | North Lincolnshire | -4.4% | Unitary council |
| 108 | Calderdale | -4.4% | Metropolitan borough |
| 109 | Walsall | -4.5% | Metropolitan borough |
| 110 | Redbridge | -4.6% | London borough |
| 111 | Reading | -4.8% | Unitary council |
| 112 | Richmond upon Thames | -4.9% | London borough |
| 113 | Sheffield | -5.3% | Metropolitan borough |
| 114 | Harrow | -5.4% | London borough |
| 115 | Barnsley | -5.7% | Metropolitan borough |
| 116 | Telford and Wrekin | -6.0% | Unitary council |
| 117 | Hartlepool | -6.8% | Unitary council |
| 118 | Kensington and Chelsea | -7.4% | London borough |
| 119 | Wandsworth | -7.4% | London borough |
| 120 | Sefton | -8.5% | Metropolitan borough |
| =121 | Bury | -9.0% | Metropolitan borough |
| =121 | Southwark | -9.6% | London borough |
| =121 | Southend-on-Sea | -9.8% | Unitary council |
| =121 | Slough | -9.8% | Unitary council |
| =121 | Tower Hamlets | -9.8% | London borough |
| =121 | South Tyneside | -11.1% | Metropolitan borough |
| =121 | Westminster | -27.8% | London borough |
Period: 2025-26. Source: Calculated from MHCLG Revenue Outturn and Capital Outturn Return, ONS population, MHCLG dwelling stock and planning statistics. Councils with the same figure share a rank, and so do those beyond the 5th and 95th percentiles, because extreme values are capped before scoring (why). How we score
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- Cumberland: Revenue Outturn return not received in time for publication
- Dudley: Revenue Outturn return not received in time for publication
- Sandwell: Revenue Outturn return not received in time for publication
Shown but not ranked
- City of London: 43.3%
- Isles of Scilly: Revenue Outturn return not received in time for publication