Council tax bands in Hartlepool 2026-27
Band D council tax in Hartlepool is £2,556.88 a year in 2026-27, about £255.69 a month over 10 payments.
This is the charge for a home with no parish or town council charge.
Homes in Hartlepool's parish or town council areas pay a little more.
Every band in Hartlepool
Council tax in Hartlepool runs from £1,704.59 a year for Band A to £5,113.76 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,704.59 | £170.46 | £142.05 | £1,278.44 |
| Band B | £1,988.68 | £198.87 | £165.72 | £1,491.51 |
| Band C | £2,272.78 | £227.28 | £189.40 | £1,704.59 |
| Band D | £2,556.88 | £255.69 | £213.07 | £1,917.66 |
| Band E | £3,125.08 | £312.51 | £260.42 | £2,343.81 |
| Band F | £3,693.27 | £369.33 | £307.77 | £2,769.95 |
| Band G | £4,261.47 | £426.15 | £355.12 | £3,196.10 |
| Band H | £5,113.76 | £511.38 | £426.15 | £3,835.32 |
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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 Hartlepool
Most homes in Hartlepool are in Band A (52%). Terraced houses, about 4 in 10 homes here, are mostly Band A (83%). The most common kind of home is a 3-bedroom terraced house (10,070 homes), mostly Band A (82%). These are shares of all 46,620 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 | 51.7% |
| Band B | 16.9% |
| Band C | 14.8% |
| Band D | 8% |
| Band E | 4.6% |
| Band F | 2.1% |
| Band G | 1.5% |
| Band H | 0.3% |
Compared with the North East average, there are about the same share in Bands A and B (69%, against 68%) and about the same share in Band F and above (4%, against 3%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced houses | 17,700 | 38% | Band A (83%) |
| Semi-detached houses | 11,450 | 25% | Band C (38%) |
| Detached houses | 7,260 | 16% | Band D (35%) |
| Flats and maisonettes | 5,790 | 12% | Band A (79%) |
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 Hartlepool goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| Hartlepool council | £2,124.69 (83%) |
| Police | £332.73 (13%) |
| Fire and rescue | £99.46 (4%) |
£41.25 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 Hartlepool has changed
Band D went up by £61.25 (2.5%), from £2,495.63 in 2025-26 to £2,556.88 in 2026-27.
Band D in Hartlepool is £65.40 a year above the North East average of £2,491.48, and its 2.5% 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 11.0%, less than the North East average rise of 15.0%.
Band D in Hartlepool is the 3rd highest of 12 councils in the North East, and the 39th 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.
Hartlepool and other councils
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| Stockton-on-Tees | £2,572.10 |
| Middlesbrough | £2,548.05 |
| Redcar and Cleveland | £2,526.22 |
| Sunderland | £2,196.25 |
| Darlington | £2,485.73 |
| South Tyneside | £2,434.43 |
Similar unitary councils
Other unitary councils closest in size to Hartlepool (46,620 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Bracknell Forest | £2,264.80 | 55,190 |
| Slough | £2,408.64 | 57,570 |
| Halton | £2,358.34 | 59,720 |
| Blackburn with Darwen | £2,450.09 | 64,640 |
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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