Council tax bands in Harborough 2026-27
Band D council tax in Harborough, including special expenses, is £2,312.80 a year in 2026-27, about £231.28 a month over 10 payments.
This includes Harborough's special expenses for local services, which average £25.66 a year at Band D and vary by area. The basic amount, for a home with no special expense or parish charge, is £2,287.14.
Every band in Harborough
Council tax in Harborough runs from £1,541.87 a year for Band A to £4,625.60 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,541.87 | £154.19 | £128.49 | £1,156.40 |
| Band B | £1,798.84 | £179.88 | £149.90 | £1,349.13 |
| Band C | £2,055.82 | £205.58 | £171.32 | £1,541.87 |
| Band D | £2,312.80 | £231.28 | £192.73 | £1,734.60 |
| Band E | £2,826.76 | £282.68 | £235.56 | £2,120.07 |
| Band F | £3,340.71 | £334.07 | £278.39 | £2,505.53 |
| Band G | £3,854.67 | £385.47 | £321.22 | £2,891.00 |
| Band H | £4,625.60 | £462.56 | £385.47 | £3,469.20 |
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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 Harborough
The most common band in Harborough is Band B (22% of homes). Detached houses, about 4 in 10 homes here, are most often Band E (34%). The most common kind of home is a 4-bedroom detached house (9,500 homes), mostly Band E (51%). These are shares of all 45,480 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 | 10.6% |
| Band B | 21.7% |
| Band C | 19.3% |
| Band D | 15.9% |
| Band E | 16.5% |
| Band F | 9.2% |
| Band G | 6.3% |
| Band H | 0.6% |
Compared with the East Midlands average, there are fewer homes in Bands A and B (32%, against 58%) and more homes in Band F and above (16%, against 5%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | 18,120 | 40% | Band E (34%) |
| Semi-detached houses | 10,350 | 23% | Band B (40%) |
| Terraced houses | 7,410 | 16% | Band B (48%) |
| Flats and maisonettes | 3,390 | 8% | Band A (58%) |
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 Harborough goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| Harborough district council, with special expenses (average) | £174.13 (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 Harborough has changed
Band D including special expenses went up by £61.13 (2.7%), from £2,251.67 in 2025-26 to £2,312.80 in 2026-27.
Including parish and special charges, the average Band D bill went up by £64.91 (2.8%), from £2,324.96 to £2,389.87.
Band D in Harborough is £99.68 a year below the East Midlands average of £2,412.48, and its 2.7% 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 12.5%, less than the East Midlands average rise of 14.1%.
Band D in Harborough is the 10th lowest of 35 councils in the East Midlands, and the 85th 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.
Harborough and other councils
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| Oadby and Wigston | £2,406.85 |
| Leicester | £2,528.75 |
| Blaby | £2,339.29 |
| North Northamptonshire | £2,343.66 |
| Rutland | £2,670.21 |
| Charnwood | £2,315.76 |
Similar district councils
Other district councils closest in size to Harborough (45,480 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Staffordshire Moorlands | £2,338.21 | 45,350 |
| Gravesham | £2,388.63 | 45,310 |
| South Holland | £2,221.02 | 45,660 |
| Hastings | £2,676.58 | 45,100 |
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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