Rushcliffe Council Tax 2026
East Midlands, England · 55,500 domestic properties
According to MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026-27, Rushcliffe's Band D Council Tax is £2,643.27 for 2026-27, the 17th highest of 350 UK billing authorities (higher than 95% of them) and 13% above the UK average of £2,337.00. Nearest published Band D rates sit with Mid Devon, Eastbourne, Bassetlaw, Teignbridge, then North Devon, Pendle. Closest published housing-stock shapes include Wiltshire, South Hams, East Devon, Dorset Council.
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 Mid Devon, Eastbourne, Bassetlaw, Teignbridge, then North Devon, Pendle. See our methodology page for the full source-to-figure lineage.
- £2,643.27
- Band D charge · 2026 statutory
- Among the highest in the UK
- +4.42%
- year-on-year vs £2,531.50
- Middle-half rise
- +13.1%
- vs UK avg £2,337.00
- £5,286.54
- Band H · 18/9 of Band D
Nearest published Band D rates sit with Mid Devon, Eastbourne, Bassetlaw, Teignbridge, then North Devon, Pendle. Closest published housing-stock shapes include Wiltshire, South Hams, East Devon, Dorset Council. Open Mid Devon for the closest published Band D on the same vintage.
Rushcliffe · year-on-year Band D
What changed for Rushcliffe
Rushcliffe's Band D Council Tax rose from £2,531.50 (2025-26) to £2,643.27 (2026-27). Among 350 billing authorities by percentage rise, it ranks 263.
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 changesRushcliffe bands A-H schedule
Per-band charge 2026
Rushcliffe's nearest Band D charges nationwide
Rushcliffe is 17th of 350 on the national Band D list at £2,643.27. Nearest published Band D rates sit with Mid Devon, Eastbourne, Bassetlaw, Teignbridge, then North Devon, Pendle. The six closest published 2026-27 rates, led by Mid Devon, 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 Rushcliffe's 55,500 dwellings actually pay. Closest published housing-stock shapes include Wiltshire, South Hams, East Devon, Dorset Council.
National high-charge outlier: this rate is inside the costliest 10% of the UK corpus, so nearby national peers are a more useful benchmark than the UK average alone.
| Council | Band D | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Mid Devon | £2,656.41 | +£13.14 |
| Eastbourne | £2,654.28 | +£11.01 |
| Bassetlaw | £2,644.95 | +£1.68 |
| Teignbridge | £2,643.12 | −£0.15 |
| North Devon | £2,642.21 | −£1.06 |
| Pendle | £2,640.18 | −£3.09 |
Band A–H charge table (2026/2027)
| Band | Annual Charge | Monthly | Sole occupant (−25%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | £1,762.18 | £176.22 | £1,321.64 |
| B | £2,055.88 | £205.59 | £1,541.91 |
| C | £2,349.57 | £234.96 | £1,762.18 |
| D | £2,643.27 | £264.33 | £1,982.45 |
| E | £3,230.66 | £323.07 | £2,423.00 |
| F | £3,818.06 | £381.81 | £2,863.55 |
| G | £4,405.45 | £440.54 | £3,304.09 |
| H | £5,286.54 | £528.65 | £3,964.90 |
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 Rushcliffe's 55,500 properties actually pay
Rushcliffe's housing stock peaks below the reference point, in Band C, which covers 12,100 of 55,500 dwellings (21.8%). A Band C home is charged at eight-ninths of the Band D rate, which is why the typical bill here lands under the headline figure. It takes 3 bands — B, C, D — to cover half the stock, a wider spread than most authorities show. 54.0% 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 £2,631.20 per dwelling, £12.07 (0.5%) below the £2,643.27 Band D headline, because most of the stock sits in bands charged at less than the Band D rate. On that measure Rushcliffe is 45th of 318 authorities with published stock counts, against a £2,269.00 average. That places Rushcliffe 2nd of the 35 billing authorities in East Midlands, above the regional median of £2,103.94.
How to read this stock pattern
Rushcliffe'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 C charge is eight-ninths of the Band D rate, and 54.0% 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.
Rushcliffe 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.
Rushcliffe 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 the closest full-distribution match for Rushcliffe. The profiles are close rather than identical: 3.5% of dwellings would need to shift between valuation bands for their published shares to align. The comparison therefore tests the whole ladder, not just the largest band.
Four largest band differences
- The largest separation falls on the reference band itself. Band D contains 18.4% of Rushcliffe's stock but 16.4% of Derbyshire Dales's, so the national headline describes more of the local distribution here.
- A smaller distinction is lower on the ladder at Band A: Rushcliffe has 11.6% of dwellings there, against 10.3% in Derbyshire Dales. That extra lower-band weight pulls its stock profile away from the peer.
- A smaller distinction is an upper-band difference at Band G. Derbyshire Dales records 6.1% of dwellings there, compared with 4.9% in Rushcliffe, so the peer carries more of its stock at that higher rung.
- A smaller distinction is an upper-band difference at Band E. Derbyshire Dales records 14.8% of dwellings there, compared with 13.9% in Rushcliffe, so the peer carries more of its stock at that higher rung.
How the wider profile compares
Rushcliffe has the stronger combined lower-band tilt: Bands A to C account for 0.8% more of its stock than they do in Derbyshire Dales. The nearest match still leaves that bottom-of-ladder difference visible.
Derbyshire Dales carries the heavier upper tail across Bands E and above, exceeding Rushcliffe's combined share there by 2.9%. Total-variation distance counts those absolute band gaps without assuming they offset the lower-band pattern.
Both profiles peak in Band C, 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 0.3% and 0.4%. 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 Rushcliffe
- Band B leans toward Derbyshire Dales
- Band C is closely balanced
- Band D leans toward Rushcliffe
- Band E leans toward Derbyshire Dales
- Band F leans toward Derbyshire Dales
- Band G leans toward Derbyshire Dales
- Band H is closely balanced
This sequence is read from the lowest published band to the highest.
Other close England matches for Rushcliffe: Wiltshire (3.8% redistribution distance); South Hams (4.4% redistribution distance); East Devon (4.5% redistribution distance); Dorset Council (4.7% 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 | 6,420 | 11.6% | £1,762.18 |
| B | 11,460 | 20.6% | £2,055.88 |
| C | 12,100 | 21.8% | £2,349.57 |
| D | 10,220 | 18.4% | £2,643.27 |
| E | 7,740 | 13.9% | £3,230.66 |
| F | 4,660 | 8.4% | £3,818.06 |
| G | 2,740 | 4.9% | £4,405.45 |
| H | 160 | 0.3% | £5,286.54 |
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 Rushcliffe 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.
- Tunbridge Wells£2,647.83
- Uttlesford£2,645.82
- East Devon£2,634.65
- West Devon£2,617.03
- Cotswold£2,611.02
Rushcliffe's nearest year-on-year movers
Rushcliffe moved Band D from £2,531.50 to £2,643.27 (+4.42%, competition rank 263rd of 350). The closest published movements sit with Warwick, Erewash, Swansea.
How Rushcliffe compares in East Midlands
Among the 35 billing authorities in East Midlands, Rushcliffe's 2026-27 Band D charge of £2,643.27 ranks 5th of 35, higher than 86% of them (£186.27 above the East Midlands average of £2,457.00). Its nearest-charged neighbours in the region:
Regional high-charge outlier: this authority sits in the costliest fifth of East Midlands.
| Region rank | Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|---|
| 3rd | Newark & Sherwood | £2,682.10 |
| 4th | Bassetlaw | £2,644.95 |
| 5th | Rushcliffe | £2,643.27 |
| 6th | Broxtowe | £2,618.21 |
| 7th | Gedling | £2,609.55 |
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 Rushcliffe's data
These answers use Rushcliffe's £2,643.27 Band D rate, the England statutory multipliers, and the VOA stock mix (modal Band C, 54.0% below D).
Is Rushcliffe Council Tax above the UK average?
Rushcliffe's 2026-27 Band D rate is £2,643.27, 13.1% above the UK average of £2,337.00. It has competition rank 17th of 350, with equal charges sharing a rank. Nearest published Band D rates sit with Mid Devon, Eastbourne, Bassetlaw, Teignbridge, then North Devon, Pendle.
Which councils have charges closest to Rushcliffe?
The closest published Band D rates are Mid Devon (£2,656.41), Eastbourne (£2,654.28), Bassetlaw (£2,644.95), Teignbridge (£2,643.12), North Devon (£2,642.21), Pendle (£2,640.18). The comparison table above shows the six nearest authorities and the exact difference from Rushcliffe.
What is the average Council Tax bill in Rushcliffe?
Across Rushcliffe's 55,500 domestic properties, the stock-weighted average charge is £2,631.20 for 2026-27. That is £12.07 below the £2,643.27 Band D rate, because the most common band here is Band C (21.8% of the stock) and 54.0% of dwellings are banded below D. Closest published housing-stock shapes include Wiltshire, South Hams, East Devon, Dorset Council. Property counts are from the VOA 2025 stock release; the weighting is our calculation.
How did Rushcliffe Council Tax change for 2026-27?
Band D moved from £2,531.50 to £2,643.27, a 4.42% rise. Its competition rank by annual increase is 263rd of 350; the closest movements include Warwick, Erewash, Swansea.
Advice boundary for Rushcliffe
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 Rushcliffe: district charge plus county, police, fire where separate, and the average parish precept across the district. Nearest published Band D rates sit with Mid Devon, Eastbourne, Bassetlaw, Teignbridge, then North Devon, Pendle. Closest published housing-stock shapes include Wiltshire, South Hams, East Devon, Dorset Council. For a binding figure consult your Rushcliffe 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 Rushcliffe 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 Mid Devon, Eastbourne, Bassetlaw, Teignbridge, then North Devon, Pendle.