Council Tax Bands in the East Midlands 2026/27
Band D rates for the 9 East Midlands local authorities in 2026/27, with year-on-year change. The region runs from Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire across Leicestershire and Rutland to Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire, split across five police forces (Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire) and separate fire authorities. Click any council for the full Band A to H rate table.
Cheapest covered authority
Derby
£2,306.00
Most expensive covered authority
Nottingham
£2,755.39
Nottinghamshire Police precept 2026/27
£311.10
Band D, Nottingham and Mansfield
East Midlands Authority Band D Rates 2026/27
| Council | Band D 2026/27 |
|---|---|
| Derby City Council | £2,306.00 |
| City of Lincoln Council | £2,323.08 |
| Chesterfield Borough Council | £2,339.49 |
| Amber Valley Borough Council | £2,407.69 |
| West Northamptonshire Council | £2,486.66 |
| Leicester City Council | £2,528.75 |
| Mansfield District Council | £2,600.38 |
| Rutland County Council | £2,737.58 |
| Nottingham City Council | £2,755.39 |
Figures are the area Band D total for the main billing area of each authority, including police, fire, and adult social care precepts. In two-tier shire districts the figure blends the parished and unparished parts of the area, and individual parished addresses pay a small parish precept on top. Source: individual authority 2026/27 council tax schedules and GOV.UK council tax Table 9 (MHCLG, March 2026).
Police and Fire Precepts Across the East Midlands
The East Midlands is split across five police forces, and this is a large part of why bills differ from one part of the region to the next.
- Nottinghamshire Police covers Nottingham, Mansfield and the rest of Nottinghamshire. The policing precept for 2026/27 is £311.10 at Band D, up £15 (about 5.1%) from £296.10, with a separate Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue precept that rises £5 to £102.21.
- Leicestershire Police covers Leicester and Rutland. Its Band D precept for 2026/27 rose by £15 (about 5%) after the Police and Crime Panel vetoed a smaller proposed increase.
- Derbyshire Constabulary covers Derby, Amber Valley and Chesterfield; Lincolnshire Police covers Lincoln; and Northamptonshire Police covers West Northamptonshire. Each sets its own precept within the government cap.
Fire is split too, between authorities such as Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Derbyshire and Lincolnshire. Every household also pays an adult social care precept, which each upper-tier council sets within the government cap. In the two-tier shire areas a bill also combines a county precept and a district precept, so two homes a few miles apart in different districts can pay noticeably different totals.
Why East Midlands Bills Differ
Across the authorities we track, Band D bills run from £2,306.00 in Derby to £2,755.39 in Nottingham, a spread of £449.39 a year at Band D. Part of that gap is the different police and fire precepts described above; the rest comes from each council's own demand and the adult social care precept it levies. The city unitaries of Derby and Nottingham sit at opposite ends, while much of the shire is two-tier, so a district precept stacks on top of the county figure.
Nottingham sits at £2,755.39 at Band D for 2026/27, up £99.20 (3.7%) on 2025/26, among the highest Band D bills in England. See the full Nottingham Band A to H rate table for the monthly figures and band breakdown.
Updated July 2026. Source: individual East Midlands authority council tax schedules 2026/27, GOV.UK council tax Table 9 (MHCLG, March 2026), and the Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner precept 2026/27.