Council tax bands in Eastleigh 2026-27
Average Band D council tax in Eastleigh, including parish charges, is £2,342.21 a year in 2026-27, about £234.22 a month over 10 payments.
Every home in Eastleigh is in a parish that charges, so no home pays the basic charge of £2,196.76 alone.
Every band in Eastleigh
On average, council tax in Eastleigh runs from £1,561.47 a year for Band A to £4,684.42 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,561.47 | £156.15 | £130.12 | £1,171.10 |
| Band B | £1,821.72 | £182.17 | £151.81 | £1,366.29 |
| Band C | £2,081.96 | £208.20 | £173.50 | £1,561.47 |
| Band D | £2,342.21 | £234.22 | £195.18 | £1,756.66 |
| Band E | £2,862.70 | £286.27 | £238.56 | £2,147.02 |
| Band F | £3,383.19 | £338.32 | £281.93 | £2,537.39 |
| Band G | £3,903.68 | £390.37 | £325.31 | £2,927.76 |
| Band H | £4,684.42 | £468.44 | £390.37 | £3,513.32 |
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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 Eastleigh
Most homes in Eastleigh are in Bands B and C (53%). Detached houses, about 3 in 10 homes here, are most often Band E (44%). The most common kind of home is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house (11,030 homes), mostly Band C (76%). These are shares of all 61,840 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 | 7.6% |
| Band B | 20.5% |
| Band C | 32.3% |
| Band D | 18.4% |
| Band E | 13.4% |
| Band F | 5.8% |
| Band G | 2% |
| Band H | 0% |
Compared with the South East average, there are more homes in Bands A and B (28%, against 25%) and fewer homes in Band F and above (8%, against 15%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | 15,510 | 25% | Band E (44%) |
| Semi-detached houses | 14,360 | 23% | Band C (70%) |
| Terraced houses | 14,130 | 23% | Band C (51%) |
| Flats and maisonettes | 10,580 | 17% | Band B (54%) |
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 Eastleigh goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| Eastleigh district council, with special expenses (average) | £131.71 (6%) |
| County council | £1,690.11 (72%) |
| Police | £290.46 (12%) |
| Fire and rescue | £92.84 (4%) |
| Parish and town councils (average) | £137.09 (6%) |
The parish share is the average across every parish; each parish sets its own.
How council tax in Eastleigh has changed
The average Band D including parish charges went up by £114.53 (5.1%), from £2,227.68 in 2025-26 to £2,342.21 in 2026-27.
Band D in Eastleigh is £83.08 a year below the South East average of £2,425.29, and its 5.1% rise this year was bigger than most councils in the South East (South East average: 4.8%).
Over the four years from 2023-24 to 2026-27, Band D here rose 15.9%, close to the South East average rise of 15.3%.
Band D in Eastleigh is the 15th lowest of 64 councils in the South East, and the 110th 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.
Eastleigh and other councils
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| Southampton | £2,381.48 |
| Winchester | £2,267.51 |
| Fareham | £2,270.55 |
| Gosport | £2,344.29 |
| New Forest | £2,285.33 |
| Test Valley | £2,247.32 |
Similar district councils
Other district councils closest in size to Eastleigh (61,840 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Exeter | £2,495.36 | 61,790 |
| Amber Valley | £2,319.77 | 61,930 |
| Chichester | £2,370.07 | 62,120 |
| Nuneaton and Bedworth | £2,502.16 | 62,450 |
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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