Council tax bands in Milton Keynes 2026-27
Band D council tax in Milton Keynes is £2,235.27 a year in 2026-27, about £223.53 a month over 10 payments.
This is the charge for a home with no parish or town council charge.
Every band in Milton Keynes
Council tax in Milton Keynes runs from £1,490.18 a year for Band A to £4,470.54 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,490.18 | £149.02 | £124.18 | £1,117.64 |
| Band B | £1,738.54 | £173.85 | £144.88 | £1,303.91 |
| Band C | £1,986.91 | £198.69 | £165.58 | £1,490.18 |
| Band D | £2,235.27 | £223.53 | £186.27 | £1,676.45 |
| Band E | £2,732.00 | £273.20 | £227.67 | £2,049.00 |
| Band F | £3,228.72 | £322.87 | £269.06 | £2,421.54 |
| Band G | £3,725.45 | £372.54 | £310.45 | £2,794.09 |
| Band H | £4,470.54 | £447.05 | £372.55 | £3,352.91 |
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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 Milton Keynes
Most homes in Milton Keynes are in Bands B and C (54%). Terraced houses, about 3 in 10 homes here, are most often Band B (47%). The most common kind of home is a 3-bedroom terraced house (18,690 homes), most often Band B (44%). These are shares of all 128,300 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 | 14.1% |
| Band B | 28.3% |
| Band C | 25.6% |
| Band D | 13.1% |
| Band E | 10.5% |
| Band F | 5.7% |
| Band G | 2.5% |
| Band H | 0.1% |
Compared with the South East average, there are more homes in Bands A and B (42%, against 25%) and fewer homes in Band F and above (8%, against 15%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced houses | 34,670 | 27% | Band B (47%) |
| Detached houses | 31,360 | 24% | Band E (34%) |
| Semi-detached houses | 26,800 | 21% | Band C (60%) |
| Flats and maisonettes | 26,710 | 21% | Band B (46%) |
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 Milton Keynes goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| Milton Keynes council | £1,847.53 (83%) |
| Police | £298.28 (13%) |
| Fire and rescue | £89.46 (4%) |
£35.19 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 Milton Keynes has changed
Band D went up by £107.81 (5.1%), from £2,127.46 in 2025-26 to £2,235.27 in 2026-27.
Including parish charges, the average Band D bill went up by £114.23 (5.1%), from £2,257.98 to £2,372.21.
Band D in Milton Keynes is £190.02 a year below the South East average of £2,425.29, and its 5.1% rise this year was bigger 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 15.8%, close to the South East average rise of 15.3%.
Band D in Milton Keynes is the 4th lowest of 64 councils in the South East, and the 42nd 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.
Milton Keynes and other councils
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| Central Bedfordshire | £2,351.85 |
| Bedford | £2,431.59 |
| West Northamptonshire | £2,379.31 |
| Luton | £2,439.93 |
| Buckinghamshire | £2,418.35 |
| Dacorum | £2,381.40 |
Similar unitary councils
Other unitary councils closest in size to Milton Keynes (128,300 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| South Gloucestershire | £2,550.59 | 130,400 |
| Hull | £2,295.04 | 125,820 |
| Plymouth | £2,441.85 | 123,450 |
| Medway | £2,319.29 | 122,610 |
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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