Council tax bands in Eastbourne 2026-27
Band D council tax in Eastbourne is £2,654.28 a year in 2026-27, about £265.43 a month over 10 payments.
This is the charge for a home with no parish or town council charge.
Every band in Eastbourne
Council tax in Eastbourne runs from £1,769.52 a year for Band A to £5,308.56 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,769.52 | £176.95 | £147.46 | £1,327.14 |
| Band B | £2,064.44 | £206.44 | £172.04 | £1,548.33 |
| Band C | £2,359.36 | £235.94 | £196.61 | £1,769.52 |
| Band D | £2,654.28 | £265.43 | £221.19 | £1,990.71 |
| Band E | £3,244.12 | £324.41 | £270.34 | £2,433.09 |
| Band F | £3,833.96 | £383.40 | £319.50 | £2,875.47 |
| Band G | £4,423.80 | £442.38 | £368.65 | £3,317.85 |
| Band H | £5,308.56 | £530.86 | £442.38 | £3,981.42 |
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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 Eastbourne
The most common band in Eastbourne is Band B (27% of homes). Flats, about 4 in 10 homes here, are most often Band A (40%). The most common kind of home is a 2-bedroom flat (9,030 homes), most often Band B (31%). These are shares of all 49,960 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 | 17.8% |
| Band B | 26.8% |
| Band C | 22.1% |
| Band D | 17.6% |
| Band E | 9.2% |
| Band F | 4.1% |
| Band G | 2.3% |
| Band H | 0.2% |
Compared with the South East average, there are more homes in Bands A and B (45%, against 25%) and fewer homes in Band F and above (7%, against 15%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flats and maisonettes | 19,950 | 40% | Band A (40%) |
| Terraced houses | 13,160 | 26% | Band B (54%) |
| Semi-detached houses | 7,240 | 15% | Band C (42%) |
| Detached houses | 5,760 | 12% | Band E (35%) |
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 Eastbourne goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| Eastbourne district council | £294.59 (11%) |
| County council | £1,960.29 (74%) |
| Police | £281.91 (11%) |
| Fire and rescue | £117.49 (4%) |
How council tax in Eastbourne has changed
Band D went up by £121.79 (4.8%), from £2,532.49 in 2025-26 to £2,654.28 in 2026-27.
Band D in Eastbourne is £228.99 a year above the South East average of £2,425.29, and its 4.8% rise this year was about the middle of the range for councils in the South East (South East average: 4.8%).
Over the four years from 2023-24 to 2026-27, Band D here rose 15.0%, close to the South East average rise of 15.3%.
Band D in Eastbourne is the 3rd highest of 64 councils in the South East, and the 8th 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.
Eastbourne and other councils
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| Wealden | £2,580.83 |
| Lewes | £2,601.71 |
| Hastings | £2,676.58 |
| Rother | £2,576.64 |
| Brighton and Hove | £2,579.44 |
| Tunbridge Wells | £2,360.66 |
Similar district councils
Other district councils closest in size to Eastbourne (49,960 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| North West Leicestershire | £2,327.68 | 49,950 |
| Lichfield | £2,351.90 | 49,890 |
| North Devon | £2,527.21 | 49,720 |
| North East Derbyshire | £2,466.57 | 49,580 |
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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