Harborough Council Tax 2026
East Midlands, England · 45,100 domestic properties
According to MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026-27, Harborough's Band D Council Tax is £2,389.87 for 2026-27, the 192nd highest of 350 UK billing authorities (higher than 45% of them) and 2% above the UK average of £2,337.00. Nearest published Band D rates sit with Stevenage, Cotswold, Waltham Forest, Ribble Valley, then High Peak, Bath & North East Somerset. Closest published housing-stock shapes include South Hams, Ribble Valley, Malvern Hills, Rushcliffe.
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 Stevenage, Cotswold, Waltham Forest, Ribble Valley, then High Peak, Bath & North East Somerset. See our methodology page for the full source-to-figure lineage.
- £2,389.87
- Band D charge · 2026 statutory
- Near the UK average
- +2.79%
- year-on-year vs £2,324.96
- Lower-quarter rise
- +2.3%
- vs UK avg £2,337.00
- £4,779.74
- Band H · 18/9 of Band D
Nearest published Band D rates sit with Stevenage, Cotswold, Waltham Forest, Ribble Valley, then High Peak, Bath & North East Somerset. Closest published housing-stock shapes include South Hams, Ribble Valley, Malvern Hills, Rushcliffe. Open Stevenage for the closest published Band D on the same vintage.
Harborough · year-on-year Band D
What changed for Harborough
Harborough's Band D Council Tax rose from £2,324.96 (2025-26) to £2,389.87 (2026-27). Among 350 billing authorities by percentage rise, it ranks 343.
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 changesHarborough bands A-H schedule
Per-band charge 2026
Harborough's nearest Band D charges nationwide
Harborough is 192nd of 350 on the national Band D list at £2,389.87. Nearest published Band D rates sit with Stevenage, Cotswold, Waltham Forest, Ribble Valley, then High Peak, Bath & North East Somerset. The six closest published 2026-27 rates, led by Stevenage, 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 Harborough's 45,100 dwellings actually pay. Closest published housing-stock shapes include South Hams, Ribble Valley, Malvern Hills, Rushcliffe.
| Council | Band D | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Stevenage | £2,391.97 | +£2.10 |
| Cotswold | £2,391.65 | +£1.78 |
| Waltham Forest | £2,386.96 | −£2.91 |
| Ribble Valley | £2,386.50 | −£3.37 |
| High Peak | £2,384.66 | −£5.21 |
| Bath & North East Somerset | £2,383.42 | −£6.45 |
Band A–H charge table (2026/2027)
| Band | Annual Charge | Monthly | Sole occupant (−25%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | £1,593.25 | £159.33 | £1,194.94 |
| B | £1,858.79 | £185.88 | £1,394.09 |
| C | £2,124.33 | £212.43 | £1,593.25 |
| D | £2,389.87 | £238.99 | £1,792.40 |
| E | £2,920.95 | £292.09 | £2,190.71 |
| F | £3,452.03 | £345.20 | £2,589.02 |
| G | £3,983.12 | £398.31 | £2,987.34 |
| H | £4,779.74 | £477.97 | £3,584.81 |
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 Harborough's 45,100 properties actually pay
Harborough's housing stock peaks below the reference point, in Band B, which covers 9,820 of 45,100 dwellings (21.8%). A Band B home is charged at seven-ninths of the Band D rate, which is why the typical bill here lands under the headline figure. It takes 3 bands — B, C, E — to cover half the stock, a wider spread than most authorities show. 51.6% 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 £2,438.09 per dwelling, £48.22 (2.0%) above the £2,389.87 Band D headline. On that measure Harborough is 85th of 318 authorities with published stock counts, against a £2,269.00 average. That places Harborough 4th of the 35 billing authorities in East Midlands, above the regional median of £2,103.94.
How to read this stock pattern
Harborough's largest property group sits in the lower half of the valuation ladder rather than at the Band D reference used in national tables. Its modal Band B charge is seven-ninths of the Band D rate, and 51.6% of the published stock lies below D. The headline alone does not show how often each band occurs. The stock-weighted amount applies the full distribution for an area-level comparison, while remaining an average rather than a household quotation.
Harborough has a broad valuation-band profile: the largest 3 groups are needed before the cumulative share passes half of the stock. No single band dominates the local picture, which makes a one-band headline especially incomplete. The weighted result is useful for comparing this authority with peers, but the spread across 8 published bands matters just as much. A broad mix also means the area-level mean is less representative of any one household than it is in a concentrated council.
Harborough sits in the upper quarter of East Midlands on the stock-weighted ordering, above the regional median of £2,103.94. This narrows the comparison from a UK rank to authorities facing the same broad regional context, while still correcting each one for its different band mix. The placement says the council's average published stock is relatively costly within that peer set; it does not convert the mean into an individual household charge.
Closest housing-stock shape: Derbyshire Dales
Derbyshire Dales is an exceptionally close stock-shape match for Harborough: moving 2.9% 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 Derbyshire Dales holds 21.6% of its stock and Harborough holds 19.3%. 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 E. Harborough places 16.5% of dwellings there versus 14.8% for Derbyshire Dales, giving this profile the heavier upper-band tail at that point.
- A smaller distinction is at reference Band D: its share is 15.9% in Harborough and 16.4% in Derbyshire Dales. The familiar benchmark represents a larger slice of the peer's housing stock.
- A smaller distinction is lower on the ladder at Band B: Harborough has 21.8% of dwellings there, against 21.3% in Derbyshire Dales. That extra lower-band weight pulls its stock profile away from the peer.
How the wider profile compares
Derbyshire Dales is more concentrated across Bands A to C in aggregate, by 1.6% of its stock. Harborough's closest match is therefore achieved despite the peer carrying more homes below the reference band.
Harborough carries 2.1% more of its stock in Bands E and above than Derbyshire Dales. The extra upper-tail weight is small enough for this to remain the nearest peer, but large enough to distinguish the two areas.
Harborough and Derbyshire Dales do not even peak in the same valuation band: the peer's largest group is Band C. Their total-variation match is therefore built from offsetting shares across the ladder, not from one identical headline category.
Band F is the most stable point in the comparison, with shares of 9.2% and 9.2%. 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 is closely balanced
- Band B is closely balanced
- Band C leans toward Derbyshire Dales
- Band D is closely balanced
- Band E leans toward Harborough
- Band F is closely balanced
- Band G is closely balanced
- Band H is closely balanced
This sequence is read from the lowest published band to the highest.
Other close England matches for Harborough: South Hams (3.9% redistribution distance); Ribble Valley (5.0% redistribution distance); Malvern Hills (5.3% redistribution distance); Rushcliffe (6.1% redistribution distance). Ranked across every published band in the England valuation system, this shortlist shows whether Derbyshire Dales stands alone or sits in a cluster of similarly shaped authorities.
| Band | Properties | Share of stock | Annual charge |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 4,760 | 10.6% | £1,593.25 |
| B | 9,820 | 21.8% | £1,858.79 |
| C | 8,690 | 19.3% | £2,124.33 |
| D | 7,160 | 15.9% | £2,389.87 |
| E | 7,430 | 16.5% | £2,920.95 |
| F | 4,140 | 9.2% | £3,452.03 |
| G | 2,840 | 6.3% | £3,983.12 |
| H | 260 | 0.6% | £4,779.74 |
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 Harborough 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.
- Reading£2,441.84
- Wychavon£2,433.50
- Ribble Valley£2,432.37
- Stroud£2,432.09
- Isle of Wight£2,431.18
Harborough's nearest year-on-year movers
Harborough moved Band D from £2,324.96 to £2,389.87 (+2.79%, competition rank 343rd of 350). The closest published movements sit with Wandsworth, Westminster, Durham.
Muted-rise signal for Harborough: the increase is below 4%, placing this authority among the slower-moving part of the current dataset.
- Wandsworth3.05%
- Westminster3.00%
- Durham2.78%
- Lincoln2.75%
- Doncaster2.71%
- Merton2.50%
How Harborough compares in East Midlands
Among the 35 billing authorities in East Midlands, Harborough's 2026-27 Band D charge of £2,389.87 ranks 22nd of 35, higher than 37% of them (£67.13 below the East Midlands average of £2,457.00). Its nearest-charged neighbours in the region:
| Region rank | Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|---|
| 20th | Oadby & Wigston | £2,406.85 |
| 21st | Charnwood | £2,405.64 |
| 22nd | Harborough | £2,389.87 |
| 23rd | High Peak | £2,384.66 |
| 24th | Hinckley & Bosworth | £2,382.62 |
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 Harborough's data
These answers use Harborough's £2,389.87 Band D rate, the England statutory multipliers, and the VOA stock mix (modal Band B, 51.6% below D).
Is Harborough Council Tax above the UK average?
Harborough's 2026-27 Band D rate is £2,389.87, 2.3% above the UK average of £2,337.00. It has competition rank 192nd of 350, with equal charges sharing a rank. Nearest published Band D rates sit with Stevenage, Cotswold, Waltham Forest, Ribble Valley, then High Peak, Bath & North East Somerset.
Which councils have charges closest to Harborough?
The closest published Band D rates are Stevenage (£2,391.97), Cotswold (£2,391.65), Waltham Forest (£2,386.96), Ribble Valley (£2,386.50), High Peak (£2,384.66), Bath & North East Somerset (£2,383.42). The comparison table above shows the six nearest authorities and the exact difference from Harborough.
What is the average Council Tax bill in Harborough?
Across Harborough's 45,100 domestic properties, the stock-weighted average charge is £2,438.09 for 2026-27. That is £48.22 above the £2,389.87 Band D rate, because the most common band here is Band B (21.8% of the stock) and 51.6% of dwellings are banded below D. Closest published housing-stock shapes include South Hams, Ribble Valley, Malvern Hills, Rushcliffe. Property counts are from the VOA 2025 stock release; the weighting is our calculation.
How did Harborough Council Tax change for 2026-27?
Band D moved from £2,324.96 to £2,389.87, a 2.79% rise. Its competition rank by annual increase is 343rd of 350; the closest movements include Wandsworth, Westminster, Durham.
Advice boundary for Harborough
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 Harborough: district charge plus county, police, fire where separate, and the average parish precept across the district. Nearest published Band D rates sit with Stevenage, Cotswold, Waltham Forest, Ribble Valley, then High Peak, Bath & North East Somerset. Closest published housing-stock shapes include South Hams, Ribble Valley, Malvern Hills, Rushcliffe. For a binding figure consult your Harborough 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 Harborough 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 Stevenage, Cotswold, Waltham Forest, Ribble Valley, then High Peak, Bath & North East Somerset.