Council tax bands in Rugby 2026-27
Band D council tax in Rugby, including special expenses, is £2,452.89 a year in 2026-27, about £245.29 a month over 10 payments.
This includes Rugby's special expenses for local services, which average £54.99 a year at Band D and vary by area. The basic amount, for a home with no special expense or parish charge, is £2,397.90.
Homes in Rugby's parish or town council areas pay a little more.
Every band in Rugby
Council tax in Rugby runs from £1,635.26 a year for Band A to £4,905.78 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,635.26 | £163.53 | £136.27 | £1,226.45 |
| Band B | £1,907.80 | £190.78 | £158.98 | £1,430.85 |
| Band C | £2,180.35 | £218.04 | £181.70 | £1,635.26 |
| Band D | £2,452.89 | £245.29 | £204.41 | £1,839.67 |
| Band E | £2,997.98 | £299.80 | £249.83 | £2,248.49 |
| Band F | £3,543.06 | £354.31 | £295.26 | £2,657.30 |
| Band G | £4,088.15 | £408.82 | £340.68 | £3,066.11 |
| Band H | £4,905.78 | £490.58 | £408.82 | £3,679.34 |
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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 Rugby
The most common band in Rugby is Band C (24% of homes). Semi-detached houses, about 3 in 10 homes here, are mostly Band C (52%). The most common kind of home is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house (10,310 homes), mostly Band C (59%). These are shares of all 52,670 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 | 17.4% |
| Band B | 23.1% |
| Band C | 24.1% |
| Band D | 14.3% |
| Band E | 10.2% |
| Band F | 6.9% |
| Band G | 3.7% |
| Band H | 0.2% |
Compared with the West Midlands average, there are fewer homes in Bands A and B (41%, against 54%) and more homes in Band F and above (11%, against 7%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached houses | 14,170 | 27% | Band C (52%) |
| Terraced houses | 13,340 | 25% | Band B (44%) |
| Detached houses | 12,740 | 24% | Band E (31%) |
| Flats and maisonettes | 7,140 | 14% | Band A (63%) |
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 Rugby goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| Rugby district council, with special expenses (average) | £230.32 (9%) |
| County council | £1,903.86 (78%) |
| Police | £318.71 (13%) |
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 Rugby has changed
Band D including special expenses went up by £102.64 (4.4%), from £2,350.25 in 2025-26 to £2,452.89 in 2026-27.
Including parish and special charges, the average Band D bill went up by £105.01 (4.4%), from £2,378.04 to £2,483.05.
Band D in Rugby is £92.75 a year above the West Midlands average of £2,360.14, and its 4.4% 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 14.6%, less than the West Midlands average rise of 17.2%.
Band D in Rugby is the 8th highest of 30 councils in the West Midlands, and the 104th 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.
Rugby and other councils
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| Coventry | £2,516.09 |
| Nuneaton and Bedworth | £2,502.16 |
| Warwick | £2,415.78 |
| Blaby | £2,339.29 |
| West Northamptonshire | £2,379.31 |
| Hinckley and Bosworth | £2,302.69 |
Similar district councils
Other district councils closest in size to Rugby (52,670 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Broxtowe | £2,582.05 | 52,680 |
| Sevenoaks | £2,522.36 | 52,860 |
| South Ribble | £2,430.16 | 52,980 |
| West Lancashire | £2,434.59 | 53,060 |
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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