Council tax bands in Stevenage 2026-27
Band D council tax in Stevenage is £2,391.97 a year in 2026-27, about £239.20 a month over 10 payments.
This is the charge for a home with no parish or town council charge.
Every band in Stevenage
Council tax in Stevenage runs from £1,594.65 a year for Band A to £4,783.94 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,594.65 | £159.47 | £132.89 | £1,195.99 |
| Band B | £1,860.42 | £186.04 | £155.04 | £1,395.32 |
| Band C | £2,126.20 | £212.62 | £177.18 | £1,594.65 |
| Band D | £2,391.97 | £239.20 | £199.33 | £1,793.98 |
| Band E | £2,923.52 | £292.35 | £243.63 | £2,192.64 |
| Band F | £3,455.07 | £345.51 | £287.92 | £2,591.30 |
| Band G | £3,986.62 | £398.66 | £332.22 | £2,989.97 |
| Band H | £4,783.94 | £478.39 | £398.66 | £3,587.96 |
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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 Stevenage
Most homes in Stevenage are in Band C (56%). Terraced houses, about 5 in 10 homes here, are mostly Band C (90%). The most common kind of home is a 3-bedroom terraced house (13,450 homes), mostly Band C (93%). These are shares of all 39,010 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 | 4.3% |
| Band B | 17.9% |
| Band C | 56.3% |
| Band D | 8.9% |
| Band E | 8.7% |
| Band F | 2.6% |
| Band G | 1.2% |
| Band H | 0.1% |
Compared with the East of England average, there are fewer homes in Bands A and B (22%, against 35%) and fewer homes in Band F and above (4%, against 11%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced houses | 19,770 | 51% | Band C (90%) |
| Flats and maisonettes | 9,390 | 24% | Band B (63%) |
| Semi-detached houses | 4,790 | 12% | Band D (42%) |
| Detached houses | 4,020 | 10% | Band E (58%) |
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 Stevenage goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| Stevenage district council | £253.78 (11%) |
| County council | £1,858.19 (78%) |
| Police | £280.00 (12%) |
How council tax in Stevenage has changed
Band D went up by £110.69 (4.9%), from £2,281.28 in 2025-26 to £2,391.97 in 2026-27.
Band D in Stevenage is £56.83 a year above the East of England average of £2,335.14, and its 4.9% 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 Stevenage is the 12th highest of 45 councils in the East of England, and the 147th 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.
Stevenage and other councils
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| North Hertfordshire | £2,413.98 |
| East Hertfordshire | £2,345.22 |
| Welwyn Hatfield | £2,390.19 |
| Luton | £2,439.93 |
| St Albans | £2,352.41 |
| Central Bedfordshire | £2,351.85 |
Similar district councils
Other district councils closest in size to Stevenage (39,010 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Mid Devon | £2,550.34 | 38,890 |
| Surrey Heath | £2,559.06 | 38,850 |
| Malvern Hills | £2,450.92 | 39,300 |
| Three Rivers | £2,350.72 | 39,300 |
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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