East Midlands council tax by area (2026/27)
Across East Midlands, the average Band D council tax is £2,457 a year for 2026/27 — £66 above the England average Band D of £2,392. It ranges from £2,260 (South Kesteven) to £2,755 (City of Nottingham UA) across 35 billing authorities. East Midlands ranks 5 of 9 English regions. Source: MHCLG, 2026/27.
Source: Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027 (MHCLG). As of . Updated annually · last updated .
Avg Band D
£2,457
across 35 areas
GCTI (region avg)
103
100 = England average
Region rank
5/9
1 = most expensive region
East Midlands’s average Band D council tax is £66 above the England average Band D of £2,392. The cheapest area is South Kesteven (£2,260) and the most expensive is City of Nottingham UA (£2,755).
All 35 areas in East Midlands, 2026/27
| Area | Band D | GCTI |
|---|---|---|
| City of Nottingham UA | £2,755 | 115 |
| Rutland UA | £2,738 | 114 |
| Newark & Sherwood | £2,682 | 112 |
| Bassetlaw | £2,645 | 111 |
| Rushcliffe | £2,643 | 111 |
| Broxtowe | £2,618 | 109 |
| Gedling | £2,610 | 109 |
| Ashfield | £2,609 | 109 |
| Mansfield | £2,600 | 109 |
| Bolsover | £2,559 | 107 |
| Leicester City UA | £2,529 | 106 |
| Blaby | £2,490 | 104 |
| West Northamptonshire | £2,487 | 104 |
| North East Derbyshire | £2,467 | 103 |
| Derbyshire Dales | £2,445 | 102 |
| Melton | £2,430 | 102 |
| North Northamptonshire | £2,424 | 101 |
| North West Leicestershire | £2,418 | 101 |
| Amber Valley | £2,408 | 101 |
| Oadby & Wigston | £2,407 | 101 |
| Charnwood | £2,406 | 101 |
| Harborough | £2,390 | 100 |
| High Peak | £2,385 | 100 |
| Hinckley & Bosworth | £2,383 | 100 |
| Erewash | £2,361 | 99 |
| West Lindsey | £2,354 | 98 |
| South Derbyshire | £2,340 | 98 |
| Chesterfield | £2,339 | 98 |
| North Kesteven | £2,338 | 98 |
| Lincoln | £2,323 | 97 |
| Boston | £2,309 | 97 |
| Derby City UA | £2,306 | 96 |
| South Holland | £2,278 | 95 |
| East Lindsey | £2,276 | 95 |
| South Kesteven | £2,260 | 95 |
| England average | £2,392 | 100 |
Band D is the standard reference charge (total including county, police, fire and any adult-social-care precepts). The region average is an unweighted mean of member authorities’ Band D charges. Source: Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027 (MHCLG).
East Midlands council tax — FAQ
What is the average council tax in East Midlands for 2026/27?
The average Band D council tax across the 35 billing authorities in East Midlands is £2,457 a year for 2026/27 — £66 above the England average Band D of £2,392. That is an unweighted mean of each authority's published Band D charge. Source: MHCLG.
Where is council tax cheapest and most expensive in East Midlands?
In East Midlands for 2026/27, City of Nottingham UA has the highest Band D charge at £2,755 and South Kesteven the lowest at £2,260 — a difference of £495 a year at Band D. Source: MHCLG.
What is the Gera Council Tax Index?
The Gera Council Tax Index (GCTI) re-expresses each authority’s real 2026/27 Band D charge as a ratio to the England average Band D (£2,391.52), indexed so that 100 = the England average. GCTI = round(area Band D ÷ England Band D × 100). A GCTI of 110 means the Band D bill in that area is 10% above the England average; 92 means 8% below. The national rank orders all 296 English billing authorities by Band D charge (rank 1 = the highest). Both are pure, reproducible re-expressions of the published MHCLG figures shown on the page — anyone can recompute them.
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Method & sources
The Gera Council Tax Index (GCTI) re-expresses each authority’s real 2026/27 Band D charge as a ratio to the England average Band D (£2,391.52), indexed so that 100 = the England average. GCTI = round(area Band D ÷ England Band D × 100). A GCTI of 110 means the Band D bill in that area is 10% above the England average; 92 means 8% below. The national rank orders all 296 English billing authorities by Band D charge (rank 1 = the highest). Both are pure, reproducible re-expressions of the published MHCLG figures shown on the page — anyone can recompute them.
Open Government Licence v3.0 (OGL v3). Source: Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027 (MHCLG). The region average is an unweighted mean of published per-authority Band D charges. Full methodology.