Council tax bands in Dacorum 2026-27
Band D council tax in Dacorum is £2,381.40 a year in 2026-27, about £238.14 a month over 10 payments.
This is the charge for a home with no parish or town council charge.
Homes in Dacorum's parish or town council areas pay a little more.
Every band in Dacorum
Council tax in Dacorum runs from £1,587.60 a year for Band A to £4,762.80 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,587.60 | £158.76 | £132.30 | £1,190.70 |
| Band B | £1,852.20 | £185.22 | £154.35 | £1,389.15 |
| Band C | £2,116.80 | £211.68 | £176.40 | £1,587.60 |
| Band D | £2,381.40 | £238.14 | £198.45 | £1,786.05 |
| Band E | £2,910.60 | £291.06 | £242.55 | £2,182.95 |
| Band F | £3,439.80 | £343.98 | £286.65 | £2,579.85 |
| Band G | £3,969.00 | £396.90 | £330.75 | £2,976.75 |
| Band H | £4,762.80 | £476.28 | £396.90 | £3,572.10 |
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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 Dacorum
Most homes in Dacorum are in Bands C and D (55%). Terraced houses, about 3 in 10 homes here, are mostly Band C (57%). The most common kind of home is a 3-bedroom terraced house (13,980 homes), mostly Band C (59%). These are shares of all 68,490 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 | 1.8% |
| Band B | 12.2% |
| Band C | 30.6% |
| Band D | 23.9% |
| Band E | 13.9% |
| Band F | 8.6% |
| Band G | 7.7% |
| Band H | 1.3% |
Compared with the East of England average, there are fewer homes in Bands A and B (14%, against 35%) and more homes in Band F and above (18%, against 11%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced houses | 22,720 | 33% | Band C (57%) |
| Flats and maisonettes | 17,460 | 26% | Band B (43%) |
| Semi-detached houses | 12,800 | 19% | Band D (47%) |
| Detached houses | 11,810 | 17% | Band G (36%) |
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 Dacorum goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| Dacorum district council | £243.21 (10%) |
| County council | £1,858.19 (78%) |
| Police | £280.00 (12%) |
Parish and town council charges come on top for homes in their areas.
How council tax in Dacorum has changed
Band D went up by £110.38 (4.9%), from £2,271.02 in 2025-26 to £2,381.40 in 2026-27.
Band D in Dacorum is £46.26 a year above the East of England average of £2,335.14, and its 4.9% rise this year was bigger than most councils in the East of England (East of England average: 4.7%).
Over the four years from 2023-24 to 2026-27, Band D here rose 15.3%, close to the East of England average rise of 15.0%.
Band D in Dacorum is the 15th highest of 45 councils in the East of England, and the 141st 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.
Dacorum and other councils
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| Three Rivers | £2,350.72 |
| St Albans | £2,352.41 |
| Watford | £2,446.70 |
| Luton | £2,439.93 |
| Buckinghamshire | £2,418.35 |
| Hertsmere | £2,338.12 |
Similar district councils
Other district councils closest in size to Dacorum (68,490 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| South Norfolk | £2,368.17 | 68,570 |
| Stratford-on-Avon | £2,396.75 | 68,210 |
| South Kesteven | £2,189.17 | 68,170 |
| East Hertfordshire | £2,345.22 | 68,840 |
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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