Amber Valley Council Tax 2026
East Midlands, England · 61,600 domestic properties
According to MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026-27, Amber Valley's Band D Council Tax is £2,407.69 for 2026-27, the 181st highest of 350 UK billing authorities (higher than 48% of them) and 3% above the UK average of £2,337.00. Nearest published Band D rates sit with Dacorum, Gravesham, Oadby & Wigston, Hertsmere, then Worcester, Swale. Closest published housing-stock shapes include Stockton-on-Tees, North East Derbyshire, Wirral, Bury.
How we calculate this rank & percentile
We compare every UK billing authority with a published 2026-27 Band D rate (350 in total). Rank is one plus the number with a higher charge, so equal charges share a rank. Percentile is round(authorities with a lower charge ÷ 350 × 100). The UK average is the simple mean of every council's Band D rate in our coverage set. Because the rank spans all three nations, it compares what each authority charges, not what each charge buys. English bands rest on 1991 property values in eight bands, A to H, while Scotland uses its own 1991 thresholds and Wales revalued to 2003 values with a ninth band. An English Band D home is therefore not the same property profile as a Welsh or Scottish one. Nearest published Band D rates sit with Dacorum, Gravesham, Oadby & Wigston, Hertsmere, then Worcester, Swale. See our methodology page for the full source-to-figure lineage.
- £2,407.69
- Band D charge · 2026 statutory
- Above the UK average
- +4.77%
- year-on-year vs £2,297.98
- Middle-half rise
- +3.0%
- vs UK avg £2,337.00
- £4,815.38
- Band H · 18/9 of Band D
Nearest published Band D rates sit with Dacorum, Gravesham, Oadby & Wigston, Hertsmere, then Worcester, Swale. Closest published housing-stock shapes include Stockton-on-Tees, North East Derbyshire, Wirral, Bury. Open Dacorum for the closest published Band D on the same vintage.
Amber Valley · year-on-year Band D
What changed for Amber Valley
Amber Valley's Band D Council Tax rose from £2,297.98 (2025-26) to £2,407.69 (2026-27). Among 350 billing authorities by percentage rise, it ranks 225.
How to read this Band D change
This is a change in the published Band D charge, not advice about household bills. Precepts, discounts, and banding decide the amount you pay.
See UK year-on-year changesAmber Valley bands A-H schedule
Per-band charge 2026
Amber Valley's nearest Band D charges nationwide
Amber Valley is 181st of 350 on the national Band D list at £2,407.69. Nearest published Band D rates sit with Dacorum, Gravesham, Oadby & Wigston, Hertsmere, then Worcester, Swale. The six closest published 2026-27 rates, led by Dacorum, ignore geography on purpose, so a map neighbour is not mistaken for a charge twin. Read the difference column as a pound gap; cross-check the East Midlands ranking further down when you care about local neighbours, and the stock-weighted average when you care what most of Amber Valley's 61,600 dwellings actually pay. Closest published housing-stock shapes include Stockton-on-Tees, North East Derbyshire, Wirral, Bury.
| Council | Band D | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Dacorum | £2,408.51 | +£0.82 |
| Gravesham | £2,408.24 | +£0.55 |
| Oadby & Wigston | £2,406.85 | −£0.84 |
| Hertsmere | £2,405.83 | −£1.86 |
| Worcester | £2,405.81 | −£1.88 |
| Swale | £2,405.65 | −£2.04 |
Band A–H charge table (2026/2027)
| Band | Annual Charge | Monthly | Sole occupant (−25%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | £1,605.13 | £160.51 | £1,203.85 |
| B | £1,872.65 | £187.27 | £1,404.49 |
| C | £2,140.17 | £214.02 | £1,605.13 |
| D | £2,407.69 | £240.77 | £1,805.77 |
| E | £2,942.73 | £294.27 | £2,207.05 |
| F | £3,477.77 | £347.78 | £2,608.33 |
| G | £4,012.82 | £401.28 | £3,009.62 |
| H | £4,815.38 | £481.54 | £3,611.54 |
England 1991 valuation ranges (Band A–H)
- Band A: Up to £40,000 (1991 valuation)
- Band B: £40,001 to £52,000
- Band C: £52,001 to £68,000
- Band D: £68,001 to £88,000 (reference band)
- Band E: £88,001 to £120,000
- Band F: £120,001 to £160,000
- Band G: £160,001 to £320,000
- Band H: Over £320,000
Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026-27 (area Band D) + statutory England band ratios documented in our methodology. Monthly figure is the annual charge / 10 (most councils use 10 monthly instalments). The sole-occupant column applies the statutory 25% single-person discount, payable when only one adult lives in the property.
What Amber Valley's 61,600 properties actually pay
Most homes in Amber Valley sit in Band A, the bottom of the valuation list: 23,020 of 61,600 dwellings (37.4%). Band A is charged at two-thirds of the Band D rate, so the headline figure above describes a property type that is in the minority here. Bands A and B between them account for 58.6% of the stock. 76.6% of dwellings on the England valuation list here are banded below D.
Weighting each band's statutory charge by the number of properties in it gives a stock-weighted average of £2,057.83 per dwelling, £349.86 (14.5%) below the £2,407.69 Band D headline, because most of the stock sits in bands charged at less than the Band D rate. On that measure Amber Valley is 234th of 318 authorities with published stock counts, against a £2,269.00 average. That places Amber Valley 21st of the 35 billing authorities in East Midlands, below the regional median of £2,103.94.
How to read this stock pattern
Band D is a poor description of the largest group in Amber Valley's housing stock. The dominant group is Band A, where the statutory charge is two-thirds of the Band D rate, while the reference band describes a different part of the valuation list. The £2,057.83 stock-weighted figure is therefore the more representative area-level comparison. It does not predict an individual bill, because discounts, exemptions and the property's actual valuation band still determine liability.
This is a two-band centre rather than a single-band market. Bands A and B together contain 58.6% of dwellings, so neither band should be presented as a complete account of the area. The stock-weighted result combines both groups and the smaller tails into one comparable measure. The table shows where that mean comes from and prevents the distribution being flattened into an overconfident "typical property" claim.
Amber Valley occupies the middle half of the East Midlands stock-weighted distribution, below its £2,103.94 median. The regional result gives more context than a UK-wide rank without turning the difference into a superlative. It also shows that the council's band mix, not only its published Band D rate, determines where it sits among nearby authorities. The remaining distance from the median is an area-level comparison rather than a household saving or premium.
Closest housing-stock shape: Leeds
Leeds is an exceptionally close stock-shape match for Amber Valley: moving 2.3% of dwellings between valuation bands would make the two published distributions align. That is a stricter comparison than sharing a modal band, because all published bands contribute to the distance.
Four largest band differences
- The largest separation sits at lower Band C, where Leeds holds 19.5% of its stock and Amber Valley holds 18.0%. The peer is more bottom-weighted at this rung of the valuation list.
- A smaller distinction falls on the reference band itself. Band D contains 11.5% of Amber Valley's stock but 10.1% of Leeds's, so the national headline describes more of the local distribution here.
- A smaller distinction sits at lower Band A, where Leeds holds 38.0% of its stock and Amber Valley holds 37.4%. The peer is more bottom-weighted at this rung of the valuation list.
- A smaller distinction appears in the upper part of the ladder at Band G. Amber Valley places 2.5% of dwellings there versus 2.0% for Leeds, giving this profile the heavier upper-band tail at that point.
How the wider profile compares
Leeds is more concentrated across Bands A to C in aggregate, by 2.1% of its stock. Amber Valley's closest match is therefore achieved despite the peer carrying more homes below the reference band.
Amber Valley carries 0.7% more of its stock in Bands E and above than Leeds. The extra upper-tail weight is small enough for this to remain the nearest peer, but large enough to distinguish the two areas.
Both profiles peak in Band A, so the peer match agrees on the most common valuation group as well as the full-distribution distance. The band-by-band gaps above show why a shared mode does not make the profiles interchangeable.
Band H is the most stable point in the comparison, with shares of 0.2% and 0.2%. Reading that near-match beside the largest gaps prevents the peer label from hiding where the two published distributions actually agree.
Show every band direction
- Band A leans toward Leeds
- Band B is closely balanced
- Band C leans toward Leeds
- Band D leans toward Amber Valley
- Band E is closely balanced
- Band F is closely balanced
- Band G leans toward Amber Valley
- Band H is closely balanced
This sequence is read from the lowest published band to the highest.
Other close England matches for Amber Valley: Stockton-on-Tees (2.8% redistribution distance); North East Derbyshire (2.9% redistribution distance); Wirral (3.6% redistribution distance); Bury (4.0% redistribution distance). Ranked across every published band in the England valuation system, this shortlist shows whether Leeds stands alone or sits in a cluster of similarly shaped authorities.
| Band | Properties | Share of stock | Annual charge |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 23,020 | 37.4% | £1,605.13 |
| B | 13,060 | 21.2% | £1,872.65 |
| C | 11,100 | 18.0% | £2,140.17 |
| D | 7,110 | 11.5% | £2,407.69 |
| E | 3,660 | 5.9% | £2,942.73 |
| F | 1,960 | 3.2% | £3,477.77 |
| G | 1,550 | 2.5% | £4,012.82 |
| H | 140 | 0.2% | £4,815.38 |
Property-stock source, rounding and weighting notes
Property counts: VOA, Council Tax: stock of properties 2025 (Table CTSOP1.0_SUP, as at 9 September 2025), Open Government Licence v3.0. Counts are published rounded to the nearest 10, so shares are approximate and may not sum to exactly 100%. The stock-weighted average is our calculation: each band's 2026/2027 charge multiplied by its property count, divided by the total. It is a mean across the whole stock, not a bill any individual household receives.
Authorities charging a similar average across their stock
These are the closest authorities to Amber Valley on the stock-weighted measure, which is a different ordering from the Band D neighbours above because it accounts for how each area's properties are banded.
- Hartlepool£2,059.46
- Rossendale£2,058.21
- Southend-on-Sea£2,056.25
- Merthyr Tydfil£2,056.16
- Gosport£2,055.21
Amber Valley's nearest year-on-year movers
Amber Valley moved Band D from £2,297.98 to £2,407.69 (+4.77%, competition rank 225th of 350). The closest published movements sit with Barnet, Greenwich, Hackney.
How Amber Valley compares in East Midlands
Among the 35 billing authorities in East Midlands, Amber Valley's 2026-27 Band D charge of £2,407.69 ranks 19th of 35, higher than 46% of them (£49.31 below the East Midlands average of £2,457.00). Its nearest-charged neighbours in the region:
| Region rank | Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|---|
| 17th | North Northamptonshire | £2,423.96 |
| 18th | North West Leicestershire | £2,418.20 |
| 19th | Amber Valley | £2,407.69 |
| 20th | Oadby & Wigston | £2,406.85 |
| 21st | Charnwood | £2,405.64 |
Regional rank out of 35 East Midlands billing authorities by 2026-27 Band D charge (1 = dearest). See the full UK ranking or the complete directory.
Questions answered from Amber Valley's data
These answers use Amber Valley's £2,407.69 Band D rate, the England statutory multipliers, and the VOA stock mix (modal Band A, 76.6% below D).
Is Amber Valley Council Tax above the UK average?
Amber Valley's 2026-27 Band D rate is £2,407.69, 3.0% above the UK average of £2,337.00. It has competition rank 181st of 350, with equal charges sharing a rank. Nearest published Band D rates sit with Dacorum, Gravesham, Oadby & Wigston, Hertsmere, then Worcester, Swale.
Which councils have charges closest to Amber Valley?
The closest published Band D rates are Dacorum (£2,408.51), Gravesham (£2,408.24), Oadby & Wigston (£2,406.85), Hertsmere (£2,405.83), Worcester (£2,405.81), Swale (£2,405.65). The comparison table above shows the six nearest authorities and the exact difference from Amber Valley.
What is the average Council Tax bill in Amber Valley?
Across Amber Valley's 61,600 domestic properties, the stock-weighted average charge is £2,057.83 for 2026-27. That is £349.86 below the £2,407.69 Band D rate, because the most common band here is Band A (37.4% of the stock) and 76.6% of dwellings are banded below D. Closest published housing-stock shapes include Stockton-on-Tees, North East Derbyshire, Wirral, Bury. Property counts are from the VOA 2025 stock release; the weighting is our calculation.
How did Amber Valley Council Tax change for 2026-27?
Band D moved from £2,297.98 to £2,407.69, a 4.77% rise. Its competition rank by annual increase is 225th of 350; the closest movements include Barnet, Greenwich, Hackney.
Advice boundary for Amber Valley
They are not personalised advice - expand a question for the figure that matches the tables above for the 2026-27 vintage, then follow the methodology or gov.uk links for a binding bill on a specific property.
Council Tax figure, precept and liability disclaimer
Council Tax charges shown on this page are derived from the published England Band D dataset and statutory England band ratios. They are intended as informational guidance, not as a personalised tax statement or legal advice. Your actual bill depends on your property's assigned band and on any discounts or exemptions that apply to your household. This area Band D is a two-tier total for Amber Valley: district charge plus county, police, fire where separate, and the average parish precept across the district. Nearest published Band D rates sit with Dacorum, Gravesham, Oadby & Wigston, Hertsmere, then Worcester, Swale. Closest published housing-stock shapes include Stockton-on-Tees, North East Derbyshire, Wirral, Bury. For a binding figure consult your Amber Valley Council Tax bill or the official gov.uk Council Tax service. Figures published in 2026 reflect the 2026/2027 financial year only.
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Charges shown for Amber Valley are the area Band D and statutory band multiples, already including county, police, fire and average parish precepts where they apply. Nearest published Band D rates sit with Dacorum, Gravesham, Oadby & Wigston, Hertsmere, then Worcester, Swale.