Council tax bands in Welwyn Hatfield 2026-27
Band D council tax in Welwyn Hatfield is £2,390.19 a year in 2026-27, about £239.02 a month over 10 payments.
This is the charge for a home with no parish or town council charge.
Every band in Welwyn Hatfield
Council tax in Welwyn Hatfield runs from £1,593.46 a year for Band A to £4,780.38 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,593.46 | £159.35 | £132.79 | £1,195.10 |
| Band B | £1,859.04 | £185.90 | £154.92 | £1,394.28 |
| Band C | £2,124.61 | £212.46 | £177.05 | £1,593.46 |
| Band D | £2,390.19 | £239.02 | £199.18 | £1,792.64 |
| Band E | £2,921.34 | £292.13 | £243.45 | £2,191.01 |
| Band F | £3,452.50 | £345.25 | £287.71 | £2,589.38 |
| Band G | £3,983.65 | £398.37 | £331.97 | £2,987.74 |
| Band H | £4,780.38 | £478.04 | £398.37 | £3,585.29 |
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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 Welwyn Hatfield
Most homes in Welwyn Hatfield are in Bands C and D (57%). Terraced houses, about 4 in 10 homes here, are most often Band C (49%). The most common kind of home is a 3-bedroom terraced house (12,740 homes), most often Band C (48%). These are shares of all 50,960 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 | 2.5% |
| Band B | 11.5% |
| Band C | 32.1% |
| Band D | 24.8% |
| Band E | 11% |
| Band F | 8.8% |
| Band G | 7.9% |
| Band H | 1.5% |
Compared with the East of England average, there are fewer homes in Bands A and B (14%, against 35%) and more homes in Band F and above (18%, against 11%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced houses | 17,970 | 35% | Band C (49%) |
| Flats and maisonettes | 14,020 | 28% | Band C (40%) |
| Semi-detached houses | 7,640 | 15% | Band D (48%) |
| Detached houses | 7,360 | 14% | Band G (43%) |
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 Welwyn Hatfield goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| Welwyn Hatfield district council | £252.00 (11%) |
| County council | £1,858.19 (78%) |
| Police | £280.00 (12%) |
Parish and town council charges come on top for homes in their areas.
How council tax in Welwyn Hatfield has changed
Band D went up by £110.61 (4.9%), from £2,279.58 in 2025-26 to £2,390.19 in 2026-27.
Including parish charges, the average Band D bill went up by £118.80 (5.1%), from £2,333.46 to £2,452.26.
Band D in Welwyn Hatfield is £55.05 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 Welwyn Hatfield is the 13th highest of 45 councils in the East of England, and the 148th 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.
Welwyn Hatfield and other councils
Nearby councils
Similar district councils
Other district councils closest in size to Welwyn Hatfield (50,960 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Dartford | £2,332.20 | 51,130 |
| Great Yarmouth | £2,386.42 | 50,490 |
| Fareham | £2,270.55 | 51,530 |
| Mid Suffolk | £2,216.42 | 51,580 |
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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