Council tax bands in Newcastle-under-Lyme 2026-27
Band D council tax in Newcastle-under-Lyme is £2,313.24 a year in 2026-27, about £231.32 a month over 10 payments.
This is the charge for a home with no parish or town council charge.
Homes in Newcastle-under-Lyme's parish or town council areas pay a little more.
Every band in Newcastle-under-Lyme
Council tax in Newcastle-under-Lyme runs from £1,542.16 a year for Band A to £4,626.48 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,542.16 | £154.22 | £128.51 | £1,156.62 |
| Band B | £1,799.19 | £179.92 | £149.93 | £1,349.39 |
| Band C | £2,056.21 | £205.62 | £171.35 | £1,542.16 |
| Band D | £2,313.24 | £231.32 | £192.77 | £1,734.93 |
| Band E | £2,827.29 | £282.73 | £235.61 | £2,120.47 |
| Band F | £3,341.35 | £334.14 | £278.45 | £2,506.01 |
| Band G | £3,855.40 | £385.54 | £321.28 | £2,891.55 |
| Band H | £4,626.48 | £462.65 | £385.54 | £3,469.86 |
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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 Newcastle-under-Lyme
Most homes in Newcastle-under-Lyme are in Bands A and B (61%). Semi-detached houses, about 4 in 10 homes here, are most often Band A (34%). The most common kind of home is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house (15,780 homes), most often Band A (33%). These are shares of all 58,800 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 | 42.6% |
| Band B | 18.7% |
| Band C | 20.1% |
| Band D | 8.6% |
| Band E | 5% |
| Band F | 3.2% |
| Band G | 1.8% |
| Band H | 0.1% |
Compared with the West Midlands average, there are more homes in Bands A and B (61%, against 54%) and about the same share in Band F and above (5%, against 7%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached houses | 21,170 | 36% | Band A (34%) |
| Terraced houses | 12,530 | 21% | Band A (79%) |
| Detached houses | 10,570 | 18% | Band C (29%) |
| Flats and maisonettes | 7,520 | 13% | Band A (86%) |
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 Newcastle-under-Lyme goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| Newcastle-under-Lyme district council | £227.48 (10%) |
| County council | £1,686.42 (73%) |
| Police | £302.57 (13%) |
| Fire and rescue | £96.77 (4%) |
Parish and town council charges come on top for homes in their areas.
How council tax in Newcastle-under-Lyme has changed
Band D went up by £89.15 (4.0%), from £2,224.09 in 2025-26 to £2,313.24 in 2026-27.
Band D in Newcastle-under-Lyme is £46.90 a year below the West Midlands average of £2,360.14, and its 4.0% rise this year was smaller than most councils in the West Midlands (West Midlands average: 5.3%).
Over the four years from 2023-24 to 2026-27, Band D here rose 13.9%, less than the West Midlands average rise of 17.2%.
Band D in Newcastle-under-Lyme is the 10th lowest of 30 councils in the West Midlands, and the 86th 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.
Newcastle-under-Lyme and other councils
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| Stoke-on-Trent | £2,183.12 |
| Cheshire East | £2,371.48 |
| Stafford | £2,269.85 |
| Staffordshire Moorlands | £2,338.21 |
| Cheshire West and Chester | £2,470.56 |
| Telford and Wrekin | £2,109.73 |
Similar district councils
Other district councils closest in size to Newcastle-under-Lyme (58,800 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Epping Forest | £2,277.21 | 58,890 |
| Ashfield | £2,596.64 | 58,520 |
| Test Valley | £2,247.32 | 59,140 |
| Newark and Sherwood | £2,582.04 | 59,160 |
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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