Council tax bands in Charnwood 2026-27
Band D council tax in Charnwood, including special expenses, is £2,315.76 a year in 2026-27, about £231.58 a month over 10 payments.
This includes Charnwood's special expenses for local services, which average £23.92 a year at Band D and vary by area. The basic amount, for a home with no special expense or parish charge, is £2,291.84.
Every band in Charnwood
Council tax in Charnwood runs from £1,543.84 a year for Band A to £4,631.52 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,543.84 | £154.38 | £128.65 | £1,157.88 |
| Band B | £1,801.15 | £180.12 | £150.10 | £1,350.86 |
| Band C | £2,058.45 | £205.84 | £171.54 | £1,543.84 |
| Band D | £2,315.76 | £231.58 | £192.98 | £1,736.82 |
| Band E | £2,830.37 | £283.04 | £235.86 | £2,122.78 |
| Band F | £3,344.99 | £334.50 | £278.75 | £2,508.74 |
| Band G | £3,859.60 | £385.96 | £321.63 | £2,894.70 |
| Band H | £4,631.52 | £463.15 | £385.96 | £3,473.64 |
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How bands work: every band is a fixed fraction of Band D, set in law (Band A is 6/9 of Band D and Band H 18/9), rounded here to the penny. A home's band comes from its value on 1 April 1991: Band A up to £40,000, Band H over £320,000. Payments are the yearly charge divided by 10 or 12. Other bands may differ by a penny from your council's table because of how councils round.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, local authority level data (Table 10, Data_Billing), published 25 March 2026.
Homes by band in Charnwood
Most homes in Charnwood are in Bands B and C (52%). Semi-detached houses, about 3 in 10 homes here, are most often Band C (50%). The most common kind of home is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house (18,580 homes), mostly Band C (58%). These are shares of all 80,160 homes on the list, not the band of any one home: a home's own band is on GOV.UK.
| Band | Share of homes |
|---|---|
| Band A | 16.7% |
| Band B | 27.6% |
| Band C | 24.4% |
| Band D | 14.5% |
| Band E | 9.6% |
| Band F | 4.3% |
| Band G | 2.6% |
| Band H | 0.3% |
Compared with the East Midlands average, there are fewer homes in Bands A and B (44%, against 58%) and about the same share in Band F and above (7%, against 5%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached houses | 24,130 | 30% | Band C (50%) |
| Detached houses | 19,430 | 24% | Band D (34%) |
| Terraced houses | 17,190 | 21% | Band B (52%) |
| Flats and maisonettes | 9,670 | 12% | Band A (73%) |
Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, 31 March 2026 (CTSOP3.0, band by property type), published 24 September 2026. VOA counts are rounded to the nearest 10; property types with fewer than 500 homes are not shown.
Where Band D council tax in Charnwood goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| Charnwood district council, with special expenses (average) | £177.09 (8%) |
| County council | £1,731.79 (75%) |
| Police | £315.23 (14%) |
| Fire and rescue | £91.65 (4%) |
The council's share includes its special expenses at their average; they vary by area. Parish and town council charges come on top for homes in their areas.
How council tax in Charnwood has changed
Band D including special expenses went up by £74.28 (3.3%), from £2,241.48 in 2025-26 to £2,315.76 in 2026-27.
Including parish and special charges, the average Band D bill went up by £78.14 (3.4%), from £2,327.50 to £2,405.64.
Band D in Charnwood is £96.72 a year below the East Midlands average of £2,412.48, and its 3.3% rise this year was smaller than most councils in the East Midlands (East Midlands average: 4.1%).
Over the four years from 2023-24 to 2026-27, Band D here rose 13.4%, close to the East Midlands average rise of 14.1%.
Band D in Charnwood is the 11th lowest of 35 councils in the East Midlands, and the 90th lowest of 296 councils in England, ranked by the Band D figure on each council's page.
Averages are weighted by number of homes and use each council's Band D as shown on its page.
Charnwood and other councils
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| Leicester | £2,528.75 |
| Oadby and Wigston | £2,406.85 |
| Blaby | £2,339.29 |
| North West Leicestershire | £2,327.68 |
| Melton | £2,383.54 |
| Rushcliffe | £2,567.26 |
Similar district councils
Other district councils closest in size to Charnwood (80,160 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Basildon | £2,314.35 | 80,600 |
| Arun | £2,393.30 | 80,680 |
| Maidstone | £2,454.24 | 79,180 |
| Basingstoke and Deane | £2,224.83 | 82,400 |
Band D as shown on each council's page: the basic charge, or where no home pays that alone, Band D including special expenses or the average including parish charges. Similar councils are the same type of council, nearest in number of homes (Valuation Office Agency, 31 March 2026).
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