Council tax bands in Stoke-on-Trent 2026-27
Band D council tax in Stoke-on-Trent is £2,183.12 a year in 2026-27, about £218.31 a month over 10 payments.
This is the charge for a home with no parish or town council charge.
Every band in Stoke-on-Trent
Council tax in Stoke-on-Trent runs from £1,455.41 a year for Band A to £4,366.24 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,455.41 | £145.54 | £121.28 | £1,091.56 |
| Band B | £1,697.98 | £169.80 | £141.50 | £1,273.49 |
| Band C | £1,940.55 | £194.06 | £161.71 | £1,455.41 |
| Band D | £2,183.12 | £218.31 | £181.93 | £1,637.34 |
| Band E | £2,668.26 | £266.83 | £222.36 | £2,001.20 |
| Band F | £3,153.40 | £315.34 | £262.78 | £2,365.05 |
| Band G | £3,638.53 | £363.85 | £303.21 | £2,728.90 |
| Band H | £4,366.24 | £436.62 | £363.85 | £3,274.68 |
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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 Stoke-on-Trent
Most homes in Stoke-on-Trent are in Band A (59%). Semi-detached houses, about 4 in 10 homes here, are most often Band A (47%). The most common kind of home is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house (32,400 homes), most often Band A (47%). These are shares of all 120,450 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 | 58.8% |
| Band B | 21.3% |
| Band C | 13.2% |
| Band D | 4.3% |
| Band E | 1.7% |
| Band F | 0.5% |
| Band G | 0.2% |
| Band H | 0% |
Compared with the West Midlands average, there are more homes in Bands A and B (80%, against 54%) and fewer homes in Band F and above (1%, against 7%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached houses | 43,490 | 36% | Band A (47%) |
| Terraced houses | 38,080 | 32% | Band A (86%) |
| Flats and maisonettes | 15,340 | 13% | Band A (88%) |
| Detached houses | 11,330 | 9% | Band C (40%) |
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 Stoke-on-Trent goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| Stoke-on-Trent council | £1,783.78 (82%) |
| Police | £302.57 (14%) |
| Fire and rescue | £96.77 (4%) |
£33.98 of the council's own Band D share in 2026-27 is the adult social care precept (MHCLG).
How council tax in Stoke-on-Trent has changed
Band D went up by £104.78 (5.0%), from £2,078.34 in 2025-26 to £2,183.12 in 2026-27.
Band D in Stoke-on-Trent is £177.02 a year below the West Midlands average of £2,360.14, and its 5.0% rise this year was about the middle of the range for councils in the West Midlands (West Midlands average: 5.3%).
Over the four years from 2023-24 to 2026-27, Band D here rose 15.7%, less than the West Midlands average rise of 17.2%.
Band D in Stoke-on-Trent is the 4th lowest of 30 councils in the West Midlands, and the 26th 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.
Stoke-on-Trent and other councils
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | £2,313.24 |
| Staffordshire Moorlands | £2,338.21 |
| Stafford | £2,269.85 |
| Cheshire East | £2,371.48 |
| East Staffordshire | £2,296.41 |
| Derbyshire Dales | £2,367.37 |
Similar unitary councils
Other unitary councils closest in size to Stoke-on-Trent (120,450 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Medway | £2,319.29 | 122,610 |
| Westmorland and Furness | £2,456.81 | 118,060 |
| Plymouth | £2,441.85 | 123,450 |
| Derby | £2,306.00 | 115,800 |
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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