Council tax bands in Hastings 2026-27
Band D council tax in Hastings is £2,676.58 a year in 2026-27, about £267.66 a month over 10 payments.
This is the charge for a home with no parish or town council charge.
Every band in Hastings
Council tax in Hastings runs from £1,784.39 a year for Band A to £5,353.16 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,784.39 | £178.44 | £148.70 | £1,338.29 |
| Band B | £2,081.78 | £208.18 | £173.48 | £1,561.34 |
| Band C | £2,379.18 | £237.92 | £198.27 | £1,784.38 |
| Band D | £2,676.58 | £267.66 | £223.05 | £2,007.44 |
| Band E | £3,271.38 | £327.14 | £272.62 | £2,453.54 |
| Band F | £3,866.17 | £386.62 | £322.18 | £2,899.63 |
| Band G | £4,460.97 | £446.10 | £371.75 | £3,345.73 |
| Band H | £5,353.16 | £535.32 | £446.10 | £4,014.87 |
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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 Hastings
Most homes in Hastings are in Bands A and B (62%). Flats, about 4 in 10 homes here, are mostly Band A (78%). The most common kind of home is a 1-bedroom flat (8,160 homes), mostly Band A (94%). These are shares of all 45,100 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 | 33.4% |
| Band B | 28.2% |
| Band C | 17.6% |
| Band D | 13% |
| Band E | 5.3% |
| Band F | 1.9% |
| Band G | 0.4% |
| Band H | 0.1% |
Compared with the South East average, there are more homes in Bands A and B (62%, against 25%) and fewer homes in Band F and above (2%, against 15%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flats and maisonettes | 17,650 | 39% | Band A (78%) |
| Terraced houses | 11,220 | 25% | Band B (64%) |
| Semi-detached houses | 7,090 | 16% | Band C (48%) |
| Detached houses | 5,600 | 12% | Band D (43%) |
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 Hastings goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| Hastings district council | £316.89 (12%) |
| County council | £1,960.29 (73%) |
| Police | £281.91 (11%) |
| Fire and rescue | £117.49 (4%) |
How council tax in Hastings has changed
Band D went up by £122.44 (4.8%), from £2,554.14 in 2025-26 to £2,676.58 in 2026-27.
Band D in Hastings is £251.29 a year above the South East average of £2,425.29, and its 4.8% rise this year was smaller 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 15.0%, close to the South East average rise of 15.3%.
Band D in Hastings is the highest of 64 councils in the South East, and the 4th 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.
Hastings and other councils
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| Rother | £2,576.64 |
| Eastbourne | £2,654.28 |
| Wealden | £2,580.83 |
| Tunbridge Wells | £2,360.66 |
| Ashford | £2,342.93 |
| Folkestone and Hythe | £2,440.65 |
Similar district councils
Other district councils closest in size to Hastings (45,100 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Spelthorne | £2,526.44 | 45,100 |
| Blaby | £2,339.29 | 45,020 |
| Gravesham | £2,388.63 | 45,310 |
| Babergh | £2,235.68 | 44,880 |
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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