Council tax bands in Leicester 2026-27
Band D council tax in Leicester is £2,528.75 a year in 2026-27, about £252.88 a month over 10 payments.
This is the charge for a home with no parish or town council charge.
Every band in Leicester
Council tax in Leicester runs from £1,685.83 a year for Band A to £5,057.50 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,685.83 | £168.58 | £140.49 | £1,264.37 |
| Band B | £1,966.81 | £196.68 | £163.90 | £1,475.11 |
| Band C | £2,247.78 | £224.78 | £187.32 | £1,685.84 |
| Band D | £2,528.75 | £252.88 | £210.73 | £1,896.56 |
| Band E | £3,090.69 | £309.07 | £257.56 | £2,318.02 |
| Band F | £3,652.64 | £365.26 | £304.39 | £2,739.48 |
| Band G | £4,214.58 | £421.46 | £351.22 | £3,160.94 |
| Band H | £5,057.50 | £505.75 | £421.46 | £3,793.13 |
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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 Leicester
Most homes in Leicester are in Band A (60%). Terraced houses, about 3 in 10 homes here, are mostly Band A (76%). The most common kind of home is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house (29,420 homes), most often Band B (39%). These are shares of all 145,670 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 | 59.6% |
| Band B | 19.6% |
| Band C | 11.7% |
| Band D | 5.1% |
| Band E | 2.5% |
| Band F | 1.1% |
| Band G | 0.4% |
| Band H | 0% |
Compared with the East Midlands average, there are more homes in Bands A and B (79%, against 58%) and fewer homes in Band F and above (2%, against 5%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced houses | 49,540 | 34% | Band A (76%) |
| Flats and maisonettes | 41,860 | 29% | Band A (76%) |
| Semi-detached houses | 36,440 | 25% | Band B (37%) |
| Detached houses | 9,610 | 7% | Band D (30%) |
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 Leicester goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| Leicester council | £2,121.87 (84%) |
| Police | £315.23 (12%) |
| Fire and rescue | £91.65 (4%) |
£40.41 of the council's own Band D share in 2026-27 is the adult social care precept (MHCLG).
How council tax in Leicester has changed
Band D went up by £121.03 (5.0%), from £2,407.72 in 2025-26 to £2,528.75 in 2026-27.
Band D in Leicester is £116.27 a year above the East Midlands average of £2,412.48, and its 5.0% rise this year was bigger 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 15.7%, more than the East Midlands average rise of 14.1%.
Band D in Leicester is the 11th highest of 35 councils in the East Midlands, and the 52nd 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.
Leicester and other councils
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| Oadby and Wigston | £2,406.85 |
| Blaby | £2,339.29 |
| Charnwood | £2,315.76 |
| Harborough | £2,312.80 |
| Hinckley and Bosworth | £2,302.69 |
| North West Leicestershire | £2,327.68 |
Similar unitary councils
Other unitary councils closest in size to Leicester (145,670 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Nottingham | £2,755.39 | 148,400 |
| Cumberland | £2,444.72 | 139,050 |
| Shropshire | £2,400.03 | 153,430 |
| Brighton and Hove | £2,579.44 | 136,830 |
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).
Finding a home's band
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