Council tax, England

Council tax in North East, 2026/27

Every band for every council in North East, as a yearly charge for a home with two adults.

Each figure is the area charge: the shares of every body that sets council tax there, with parish precepts as an average. A home in a parish with its own precept pays a different amount.

How much is council tax in North East by band?

Area council tax by band, North East, 2026/27
Council ABCDEFGH
Darlington £1,662.55£1,939.65£2,216.74£2,493.83£3,048.01£3,602.20£4,156.38£4,987.66
Durham £1,748.10£2,039.45£2,330.80£2,622.15£3,204.85£3,787.55£4,370.25£5,244.30
Gateshead £1,810.54£2,112.30£2,414.05£2,715.81£3,319.32£3,922.84£4,526.35£5,431.62
Hartlepool £1,706.80£1,991.27£2,275.73£2,560.20£3,129.13£3,698.07£4,267.00£5,120.40
Middlesbrough £1,699.44£1,982.68£2,265.92£2,549.16£3,115.64£3,682.12£4,248.60£5,098.32
Newcastle upon Tyne £1,694.79£1,977.26£2,259.72£2,542.19£3,107.12£3,672.05£4,236.98£5,084.38
North Tyneside £1,641.18£1,914.71£2,188.24£2,461.77£3,008.83£3,555.89£4,102.95£4,923.54
Northumberland £1,731.29£2,019.84£2,308.39£2,596.94£3,174.04£3,751.14£4,328.23£5,193.88
Redcar and Cleveland £1,696.32£1,979.04£2,261.76£2,544.48£3,109.92£3,675.36£4,240.80£5,088.96
South Tyneside £1,622.95£1,893.45£2,163.94£2,434.43£2,975.41£3,516.40£4,057.38£4,868.86
Stockton-on-Tees £1,726.55£2,014.31£2,302.07£2,589.83£3,165.35£3,740.87£4,316.38£5,179.66
Sunderland £1,464.76£1,708.89£1,953.01£2,197.14£2,685.39£3,173.65£3,661.90£4,394.28

Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, published 25 March 2026.

How much did Band D go up in North East?

Area Band D, 2025/26 and 2026/27, North East
Council 2025/26 2026/27 Change
Darlington £2,371.60 £2,493.83 up £122.23 (5.2%)
Durham £2,551.17 £2,622.15 up £70.98 (2.8%)
Gateshead £2,578.46 £2,715.81 up £137.35 (5.3%)
Hartlepool £2,498.53 £2,560.20 up £61.67 (2.5%)
Middlesbrough £2,487.65 £2,549.16 up £61.51 (2.5%)
Newcastle upon Tyne £2,413.15 £2,542.19 up £129.04 (5.3%)
North Tyneside £2,336.45 £2,461.77 up £125.32 (5.4%)
Northumberland £2,464.63 £2,596.94 up £132.31 (5.4%)
Redcar and Cleveland £2,424.47 £2,544.48 up £120.01 (4.9%)
South Tyneside £2,311.18 £2,434.43 up £123.25 (5.3%)
Stockton-on-Tees £2,468.74 £2,589.83 up £121.09 (4.9%)
Sunderland £2,092.79 £2,197.14 up £104.35 (5.0%)

Calculated from two published tables. Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, and Table 9 for 2025 to 2026, published 25 March 2026.