Council tax bands in Lewes 2026-27
Band D council tax in Lewes, including special expenses, is £2,601.71 a year in 2026-27, about £260.17 a month over 10 payments.
This includes Lewes' special expenses for local services, which average £173.38 a year at Band D and vary by area. The basic amount, for a home with no special expense or parish charge, is £2,428.33.
Every band in Lewes
Council tax in Lewes runs from £1,734.47 a year for Band A to £5,203.42 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,734.47 | £173.45 | £144.54 | £1,300.85 |
| Band B | £2,023.55 | £202.36 | £168.63 | £1,517.66 |
| Band C | £2,312.63 | £231.26 | £192.72 | £1,734.47 |
| Band D | £2,601.71 | £260.17 | £216.81 | £1,951.28 |
| Band E | £3,179.87 | £317.99 | £264.99 | £2,384.90 |
| Band F | £3,758.03 | £375.80 | £313.17 | £2,818.52 |
| Band G | £4,336.18 | £433.62 | £361.35 | £3,252.14 |
| Band H | £5,203.42 | £520.34 | £433.62 | £3,902.57 |
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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 Lewes
Most homes in Lewes are in Bands C and D (51%). Terraced houses, about 2 in 10 homes here, are mostly Band C (52%). The most common kind of home is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house (5,700 homes), most often Band C (47%). These are shares of all 47,580 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 | 9.5% |
| Band B | 13.5% |
| Band C | 29.2% |
| Band D | 21.9% |
| Band E | 13.3% |
| Band F | 7% |
| Band G | 5.1% |
| Band H | 0.5% |
Compared with the South East average, there are fewer homes in Bands A and B (23%, against 25%) and fewer homes in Band F and above (13%, against 15%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced houses | 9,600 | 20% | Band C (52%) |
| Flats and maisonettes | 9,530 | 20% | Band A (41%) |
| Detached houses | 9,270 | 20% | Band E (31%) |
| Semi-detached houses | 8,310 | 18% | Band C (44%) |
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 Lewes goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| Lewes district council, with special expenses (average) | £242.02 (9%) |
| County council | £1,960.29 (75%) |
| Police | £281.91 (11%) |
| Fire and rescue | £117.49 (5%) |
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 Lewes has changed
Band D including special expenses went up by £120.27 (4.9%), from £2,481.44 in 2025-26 to £2,601.71 in 2026-27.
Including parish and special charges, the average Band D bill went up by £128.78 (4.9%), from £2,627.39 to £2,756.17.
Band D in Lewes is £176.42 a year above the South East average of £2,425.29, and its 4.9% rise this year was about the middle of the range for councils in the South East (South East average: 4.8%).
Over the four years from 2023-24 to 2026-27, Band D here rose 15.1%, close to the South East average rise of 15.3%.
Band D in Lewes is the 7th highest of 64 councils in the South East, and the 17th 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.
Lewes and other councils
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| Brighton and Hove | £2,579.44 |
| Wealden | £2,580.83 |
| Eastbourne | £2,654.28 |
| Adur | £2,526.26 |
| Mid Sussex | £2,474.26 |
| Worthing | £2,456.13 |
Similar district councils
Other district councils closest in size to Lewes (47,580 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Crawley | £2,418.46 | 47,360 |
| West Lindsey | £2,262.24 | 47,360 |
| Tewkesbury | £2,258.40 | 47,350 |
| Lincoln | £2,323.08 | 47,850 |
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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