North East council tax by area (2026/27)
Across North East, the average Band D council tax is £2,526 a year for 2026/27 — £134 above the England average Band D of £2,392. It ranges from £2,197 (Sunderland) to £2,716 (Gateshead) across 12 billing authorities. North East ranks 1 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
£2,526
across 12 areas
GCTI (region avg)
106
100 = England average
Region rank
1/9
1 = most expensive region
North East’s average Band D council tax is £134 above the England average Band D of £2,392. The cheapest area is Sunderland (£2,197) and the most expensive is Gateshead (£2,716).
All 12 areas in North East, 2026/27
| Area | Band D | GCTI |
|---|---|---|
| Gateshead | £2,716 | 114 |
| Durham UA | £2,622 | 110 |
| Northumberland UA | £2,597 | 109 |
| Stockton-on-Tees UA | £2,590 | 108 |
| Hartlepool UA | £2,560 | 107 |
| Middlesbrough UA | £2,549 | 107 |
| Redcar & Cleveland UA | £2,544 | 106 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | £2,542 | 106 |
| Darlington UA | £2,494 | 104 |
| North Tyneside | £2,462 | 103 |
| South Tyneside | £2,434 | 102 |
| Sunderland | £2,197 | 92 |
| 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).
North East council tax — FAQ
What is the average council tax in North East for 2026/27?
The average Band D council tax across the 12 billing authorities in North East is £2,526 a year for 2026/27 — £134 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 North East?
In North East for 2026/27, Gateshead has the highest Band D charge at £2,716 and Sunderland the lowest at £2,197 — a difference of £519 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.