Council tax bands in Southampton 2026-27
Band D council tax in Southampton is £2,381.48 a year in 2026-27, about £238.15 a month over 10 payments.
This is the charge for a home with no parish or town council charge.
Every band in Southampton
Council tax in Southampton runs from £1,587.65 a year for Band A to £4,762.96 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,587.65 | £158.77 | £132.30 | £1,190.74 |
| Band B | £1,852.26 | £185.23 | £154.35 | £1,389.20 |
| Band C | £2,116.87 | £211.69 | £176.41 | £1,587.65 |
| Band D | £2,381.48 | £238.15 | £198.46 | £1,786.11 |
| Band E | £2,910.70 | £291.07 | £242.56 | £2,183.02 |
| Band F | £3,439.92 | £343.99 | £286.66 | £2,579.94 |
| Band G | £3,969.13 | £396.91 | £330.76 | £2,976.85 |
| Band H | £4,762.96 | £476.30 | £396.91 | £3,572.22 |
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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 Southampton
Most homes in Southampton are in Bands A and B (65%). Flats, about 4 in 10 homes here, are mostly Band A (69%). The most common kind of home is a 1-bedroom flat (25,260 homes), mostly Band A (88%). These are shares of all 111,740 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 | 33.2% |
| Band B | 32.2% |
| Band C | 21.3% |
| Band D | 8.8% |
| Band E | 2.9% |
| Band F | 1.3% |
| Band G | 0.4% |
| Band H | 0% |
Compared with the South East average, there are more homes in Bands A and B (65%, against 25%) and fewer homes in Band F and above (2%, against 15%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flats and maisonettes | 49,810 | 45% | Band A (69%) |
| Terraced houses | 24,980 | 22% | Band B (72%) |
| Semi-detached houses | 22,870 | 21% | Band C (50%) |
| Detached houses | 9,550 | 9% | Band D (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 Southampton goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| Southampton council | £1,998.18 (84%) |
| Police | £290.46 (12%) |
| Fire and rescue | £92.84 (4%) |
£38.06 of the council's own Band D share in 2026-27 is the adult social care precept (MHCLG).
How council tax in Southampton has changed
Band D went up by £115.04 (5.1%), from £2,266.44 in 2025-26 to £2,381.48 in 2026-27.
Band D in Southampton is £43.81 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 15.7%, close to the South East average rise of 15.3%.
Band D in Southampton is the 21st lowest of 64 councils in the South East, and the 142nd 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.
Southampton and other councils
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| Eastleigh | £2,342.21 |
| Fareham | £2,270.55 |
| New Forest | £2,285.33 |
| Winchester | £2,267.51 |
| Gosport | £2,344.29 |
| Test Valley | £2,247.32 |
Similar unitary councils
Other unitary councils closest in size to Southampton (111,740 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Derby | £2,306.00 | 115,800 |
| Westmorland and Furness | £2,456.81 | 118,060 |
| Stoke-on-Trent | £2,183.12 | 120,450 |
| Swindon | £2,261.72 | 102,850 |
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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