You may find it helpful to check the website of the borough where you plan to live. You can use the links below to find out how much council tax you may need to pay and for information about local government services. If you are a student you may

Borough Website "Band D" council tax 2008/9
Barking & Dagenham http://www.barking-dagenham.gov.uk £1326
Barnet http://www.barnet.gov.uk £1393
Bexley http://www.bexley.gov.uk £1399
Brent http://www.brent.gov.uk £1343
Bromley http://www.bromley.gov.uk £1263
Camden http://www.camden.gov.uk £1332
City of London http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk £923
Croydon http://www.croydon.gov.uk £1406
Ealing http://www.ealing.gov.uk £1370
Enfield http://www.enfield.gov.uk £1384
Greenwich http://www.greenwich.gov.uk £1291
Hackney http://www.hackney.gov.uk £1308
Hammersmith & Fulham http://www.lbhf.gov.uk £1173
Haringey http://www.haringey.gov.uk £1471
Harrow http://www.harrow.gov.uk £1462
Havering http://www.havering.gov.uk £1483
Hillingdon http://www.hillingdon.gov.uk £1423
Hounslow http://www.hounslow.gov.uk £1400
Islington http://www.islington.gov.uk £1248
Kensington & Chelsea http://www.rbkc.gov.uk £1068
Kingston-upon-Thames http://www.kingston.gov.uk £1580
Lambeth http://www.lambeth.gov.uk £1235
Lewisham http://www.lewisham.gov.uk £1327
Merton http://www.merton.gov.uk £1405
Newham http://www.newham.gov.uk/AboutNewham £1255
Redbridge http://www.redbridge.gov.uk £1376
Richmond-upon-Thames http://www.richmond.gov.uk £1544
Southwark http://www.southwark.gov.uk £1222
Sutton http://www.sutton.gov.uk £1419
Tower Hamlets http://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk £1175
Waltham Forest http://www.walthamforest.gov.uk £1441
Wandsworth http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk £687
Westminster http://www.westminster.gov.uk £688