Council tax bands in North Hertfordshire 2026-27
Band D council tax in North Hertfordshire is £2,413.98 a year in 2026-27, about £241.40 a month over 10 payments.
This is the charge for a home with no parish or town council charge.
Homes in North Hertfordshire's parish or town council areas pay a little more.
Every band in North Hertfordshire
Council tax in North Hertfordshire runs from £1,609.32 a year for Band A to £4,827.96 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,609.32 | £160.93 | £134.11 | £1,206.99 |
| Band B | £1,877.54 | £187.75 | £156.46 | £1,408.16 |
| Band C | £2,145.76 | £214.58 | £178.81 | £1,609.32 |
| Band D | £2,413.98 | £241.40 | £201.17 | £1,810.49 |
| Band E | £2,950.42 | £295.04 | £245.87 | £2,212.82 |
| Band F | £3,486.86 | £348.69 | £290.57 | £2,615.15 |
| Band G | £4,023.30 | £402.33 | £335.28 | £3,017.48 |
| Band H | £4,827.96 | £482.80 | £402.33 | £3,620.97 |
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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 North Hertfordshire
Most homes in North Hertfordshire are in Bands C and D (51%). Terraced houses, about 3 in 10 homes here, are mostly Band C (70%). The most common kind of home is a 3-bedroom terraced house (10,640 homes), mostly Band C (72%). These are shares of all 60,500 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 | 5.7% |
| Band B | 15.7% |
| Band C | 33.8% |
| Band D | 17.4% |
| Band E | 12.5% |
| Band F | 8.2% |
| Band G | 6.1% |
| Band H | 0.6% |
Compared with the East of England average, there are fewer homes in Bands A and B (21%, against 35%) and more homes in Band F and above (15%, against 11%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced houses | 16,600 | 27% | Band C (70%) |
| Semi-detached houses | 14,470 | 24% | Band D (43%) |
| Flats and maisonettes | 12,500 | 21% | Band B (59%) |
| Detached houses | 12,360 | 20% | Band E (32%) |
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 North Hertfordshire goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| North Hertfordshire district council | £275.79 (11%) |
| County council | £1,858.19 (77%) |
| Police | £280.00 (12%) |
Parish and town council charges come on top for homes in their areas.
How council tax in North Hertfordshire has changed
Band D went up by £111.33 (4.8%), from £2,302.65 in 2025-26 to £2,413.98 in 2026-27.
Band D in North Hertfordshire is £78.84 a year above the East of England average of £2,335.14, and its 4.8% rise this year was bigger than most councils in the East of England (East of England average: 4.7%).
Over the four years from 2023-24 to 2026-27, Band D here rose 15.2%, close to the East of England average rise of 15.0%.
Band D in North Hertfordshire is the 9th highest of 45 councils in the East of England, and the 129th 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.
North Hertfordshire and other councils
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| Stevenage | £2,391.97 |
| Luton | £2,439.93 |
| Central Bedfordshire | £2,351.85 |
| East Hertfordshire | £2,345.22 |
| St Albans | £2,352.41 |
| Welwyn Hatfield | £2,390.19 |
Similar district councils
Other district councils closest in size to North Hertfordshire (60,500 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Gloucester | £2,348.17 | 60,510 |
| Elmbridge | £2,556.87 | 60,540 |
| Cambridge | £2,467.02 | 61,180 |
| Ashford | £2,342.93 | 59,760 |
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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