Council tax bands in South Kesteven 2026-27
Band D council tax in South Kesteven is £2,189.17 a year in 2026-27, about £218.92 a month over 10 payments.
This is the charge for a home with no parish or town council charge and no special expense.
South Kesteven also charges special expenses for local services in parts of its area, averaging £11.97 a year at Band D across all homes.
Every band in South Kesteven
Council tax in South Kesteven runs from £1,459.45 a year for Band A to £4,378.34 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,459.45 | £145.95 | £121.62 | £1,094.59 |
| Band B | £1,702.69 | £170.27 | £141.89 | £1,277.02 |
| Band C | £1,945.93 | £194.59 | £162.16 | £1,459.45 |
| Band D | £2,189.17 | £218.92 | £182.43 | £1,641.88 |
| Band E | £2,675.65 | £267.57 | £222.97 | £2,006.74 |
| Band F | £3,162.13 | £316.21 | £263.51 | £2,371.60 |
| Band G | £3,648.62 | £364.86 | £304.05 | £2,736.47 |
| Band H | £4,378.34 | £437.83 | £364.86 | £3,283.76 |
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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 South Kesteven
Most homes in South Kesteven are in Bands A and B (53%). Detached houses, about 3 in 10 homes here, are most often Band D (32%). The most common kind of home is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house (12,230 homes), mostly Band B (56%). These are shares of all 68,170 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 | 29.7% |
| Band B | 23.2% |
| Band C | 17.5% |
| Band D | 14.3% |
| Band E | 9% |
| Band F | 4.6% |
| Band G | 1.7% |
| Band H | 0.2% |
Compared with the East Midlands average, there are fewer homes in Bands A and B (53%, against 58%) and about the same share in Band F and above (6%, against 5%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | 20,010 | 29% | Band D (32%) |
| Semi-detached houses | 16,180 | 24% | Band B (51%) |
| Terraced houses | 13,360 | 20% | Band A (53%) |
| Flats and maisonettes | 5,650 | 8% | 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 South Kesteven goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| South Kesteven district council | £183.07 (8%) |
| County council | £1,673.01 (76%) |
| Police | £333.09 (15%) |
Special expenses (averaging £11.97 at Band D) come on top in the parts of South Kesteven that pay them. Parish and town council charges come on top for homes in their areas.
How council tax in South Kesteven has changed
Band D went up by £67.87 (3.2%), from £2,121.30 in 2025-26 to £2,189.17 in 2026-27.
Including parish and special charges, the average Band D bill went up by £73.05 (3.3%), from £2,186.95 to £2,260.00.
Band D in South Kesteven is £223.31 a year below the East Midlands average of £2,412.48, and its 3.2% rise this year was smaller than most councils in the East Midlands (East Midlands average: 4.1%).
Over the four years from 2023-24 to 2026-27, Band D here rose 11.6%, less than the East Midlands average rise of 14.1%.
Band D in South Kesteven is the 2nd lowest of 35 councils in the East Midlands, and the 28th 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.
South Kesteven and other councils
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| Rutland | £2,670.21 |
| Melton | £2,383.54 |
| North Kesteven | £2,206.26 |
| Boston | £2,275.47 |
| South Holland | £2,221.02 |
| Peterborough | £2,279.25 |
Similar district councils
Other district councils closest in size to South Kesteven (68,170 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| South Oxfordshire | £2,461.30 | 68,140 |
| Stratford-on-Avon | £2,396.75 | 68,210 |
| Swale | £2,356.32 | 67,910 |
| Dacorum | £2,381.40 | 68,490 |
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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