Council tax bands in County Durham 2026-27
Band D council tax in County Durham is £2,499.97 a year in 2026-27, about £250.00 a month over 10 payments.
This is the charge for a home with no parish or town council charge.
Every band in County Durham
Council tax in County Durham runs from £1,666.65 a year for Band A to £4,999.94 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,666.65 | £166.67 | £138.89 | £1,249.99 |
| Band B | £1,944.42 | £194.44 | £162.04 | £1,458.32 |
| Band C | £2,222.20 | £222.22 | £185.18 | £1,666.65 |
| Band D | £2,499.97 | £250.00 | £208.33 | £1,874.98 |
| Band E | £3,055.52 | £305.55 | £254.63 | £2,291.64 |
| Band F | £3,611.07 | £361.11 | £300.92 | £2,708.30 |
| Band G | £4,166.62 | £416.66 | £347.22 | £3,124.97 |
| Band H | £4,999.94 | £499.99 | £416.66 | £3,749.96 |
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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 County Durham
Most homes in County Durham are in Band A (56%). Terraced houses, about 4 in 10 homes here, are mostly Band A (81%). The most common kind of home is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house (48,180 homes), most often Band A (46%). These are shares of all 257,340 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 | 56% |
| Band B | 14.5% |
| Band C | 12.8% |
| Band D | 9.3% |
| Band E | 4.6% |
| Band F | 1.8% |
| Band G | 0.9% |
| Band H | 0.1% |
Compared with the North East average, there are more homes in Bands A and B (71%, against 68%) and about the same share in Band F and above (3%, against 3%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced houses | 91,210 | 35% | Band A (81%) |
| Semi-detached houses | 73,140 | 28% | Band A (52%) |
| Detached houses | 40,290 | 16% | Band D (38%) |
| Flats and maisonettes | 17,130 | 7% | Band A (68%) |
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 County Durham goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| County Durham council | £2,071.11 (83%) |
| Police | £300.74 (12%) |
| Fire and rescue | £128.12 (5%) |
£40.41 of the council's own Band D share in 2026-27 is the adult social care precept (MHCLG).
Parish and town council charges come on top for homes in their areas.
How council tax in County Durham has changed
Band D went up by £63.91 (2.6%), from £2,436.06 in 2025-26 to £2,499.97 in 2026-27.
Including parish charges, the average Band D bill went up by £70.98 (2.8%), from £2,551.17 to £2,622.15.
Band D in County Durham is £8.49 a year above the North East average of £2,491.48, and its 2.6% rise this year was smaller than most councils in the North East (North East average: 4.4%).
Over the four years from 2023-24 to 2026-27, Band D here rose 13.0%, less than the North East average rise of 15.0%.
Band D in County Durham is the 6th lowest of 12 councils in the North East, and the 71st highest 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.
County Durham and other councils
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| Darlington | £2,485.73 |
| Gateshead | £2,715.52 |
| Sunderland | £2,196.25 |
| Hartlepool | £2,556.88 |
| Stockton-on-Tees | £2,572.10 |
| Newcastle | £2,540.66 |
Similar unitary councils
Other unitary councils closest in size to County Durham (257,340 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Somerset | £2,368.18 | 273,500 |
| Buckinghamshire | £2,418.35 | 240,030 |
| Wiltshire | £2,376.37 | 234,170 |
| Cornwall | £2,389.56 | 289,000 |
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).
Finding a home's band
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