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How much is council tax in East Lindsey?

Band D, 2026-27 (area average)£2,275.88Up 3.4% (£74.31) on 2025-26 at Band D. England Band D average £2,391.52.
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Area average, including parish precepts. In 6 published bills we checked, figures were within £34; yours also depends on your parish and discounts. How the figures work

Council tax 2026-27East LindseyBand D
  • East Lindsey council£176.67
  • Lincolnshire County Council£1,673.01
  • Lincolnshire Police and Crime Commissioner£333.09
  • Parish and town councils (average)£93.11
Total for the year£2,275.88
Band A
£1,517.25
the lowest band, 6/9 of Band D
Per month
£227.59
Band D over 10 payments
Change
+3.4%
+£74.31 on 2025-26 at Band D
Rank
42 of 296
by Band D; 1 = lowest in England

Council tax bands in East Lindsey, 2026-27

Area averages including parish precepts. Every band pays a fixed share of Band D.

BandPer yearPer month (10 payments)Ratio to D
Band A most common here£1,517.25£151.726/9
Band B£1,770.13£177.017/9
Band C£2,023.00£202.308/9
Band D£2,275.88£227.599/9
Band E£2,781.63£278.1611/9
Band F£3,287.38£328.7413/9
Band G£3,793.13£379.3115/9
Band H£4,551.76£455.1818/9

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Council tax by band in East Lindsey, 2026-27

Average for the council area, including parish precepts; the tick is the England average for the band

Band A: £1,517.25£1,517AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,770.13£1,770BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,023.00£2,023CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,275.88£2,276DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,781.63£2,782EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,287.38£3,287FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,793.13£3,793GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,551.76£4,552HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,517.25£1,517AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,770.13£1,770BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,023.00£2,023CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,275.88£2,276DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,781.63£2,782EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,287.38£3,287FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,793.13£3,793GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,551.76£4,552HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • this council, each band
  • Band D, the band every charge is set from
  • England average for the band
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BandPer year10 payments of12 payments ofEngland averageRatio to D
Band A£1,517.25£151.72£126.44£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,770.13£177.01£147.51£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,023.00£202.30£168.58£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,275.88£227.59£189.66£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,781.63£278.16£231.80£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,287.38£328.74£273.95£3,454.4213/9
Band G£3,793.13£379.31£316.09£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,551.76£455.18£379.31£4,783.0418/9
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27, Table 9.

East Lindsey in 2026-27

For 2026-27 the average Band D council tax across East Lindsey is £2,275.88, up 3.4% (£74.31) on 2025-26. Of that, East Lindsey council's own charge is £176.67. The rest goes to Lincolnshire County Council, Lincolnshire Police and Crime Commissioner, and on average £93.11 to parish and town councils.

The most common band here is Band A (38% of homes), which costs £1,517.25 a year at the area average.

The average bill actually charged per home, after discounts and exemptions, is £1,579.87 (MHCLG, 2026-27).

Where a Band D bill in East Lindsey goes

£2,275.88 a year at Band D, by the body that sets each part

East Lindsey council: £176.67 (7.8%)Lincolnshire County Council: £1,673.01 (73.5%)Lincolnshire Police and Crime Commissioner: £333.09 (14.6%)Parish and town councils (average): £93.11 (4.1%)
  • East Lindsey council£176.678%
  • Lincolnshire County Council£1,673.0174%
  • Lincolnshire Police and Crime Commissioner£333.0915%
  • Parish and town councils (average)£93.114%
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Goes toBand DShare
East Lindsey council£176.677.8%
Lincolnshire County Council£1,673.0173.5%
Lincolnshire Police and Crime Commissioner£333.0914.6%
Parish and town councils (average)£93.114.1%
Total£2,275.88100%
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27, Table 10 (lines 9, 16 and 17).

Band D in East Lindsey since 1993

Average area Band D each year, including parish precepts; the line is the England average

£0£1,000£2,000£3,0001993-94: £483.751993-941994-95: £549.001995-96: £578.251996-97: £611.691997-98: £647.581998-99: £727.771999-00: £773.992000-01: £816.852000-012001-02: £862.172002-03: £941.822003-04: £1,026.002004-05: £1,084.652005-06: £1,137.792006-07: £1,191.562007-08: £1,245.422008-09: £1,321.132009-10: £1,351.642010-11: £1,387.552010-112011-12: £1,387.932012-13: £1,396.162013-14: £1,406.562014-15: £1,414.962015-16: £1,442.962016-17: £1,501.172017-18: £1,563.112018-19: £1,641.452019-20: £1,735.532020-21: £1,800.572020-212021-22: £1,849.682022-23: £1,935.172023-24: £2,030.682024-25: £2,128.672025-26: £2,201.572026-27: £2,275.882026-27England average
£0£1,000£2,000£3,0001993-94: £483.751993-941994-95: £549.001995-96: £578.251996-97: £611.691997-98: £647.581998-99: £727.771999-00: £773.992000-01: £816.852001-02: £862.172002-03: £941.822003-04: £1,026.002004-05: £1,084.652005-06: £1,137.792006-07: £1,191.562007-08: £1,245.422008-09: £1,321.132009-10: £1,351.642010-11: £1,387.552010-112011-12: £1,387.932012-13: £1,396.162013-14: £1,406.562014-15: £1,414.962015-16: £1,442.962016-17: £1,501.172017-18: £1,563.112018-19: £1,641.452019-20: £1,735.532020-21: £1,800.572021-22: £1,849.682022-23: £1,935.172023-24: £2,030.682024-25: £2,128.672025-26: £2,201.572026-27: £2,275.882026-27England average
  • this council, average Band D
  • England average
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YearEast LindseyEngland
2026-27£2,275.88£2,391.52
2025-26£2,201.57£2,280.21
2024-25£2,128.67£2,170.99
2023-24£2,030.68£2,065.05
2022-23£1,935.17£1,965.71
2021-22£1,849.68£1,898.48
2020-21£1,800.57£1,817.67
2019-20£1,735.53£1,749.88
2018-19£1,641.45£1,671.46
2017-18£1,563.11£1,590.55
2016-17£1,501.17£1,529.56
2015-16£1,442.96£1,483.58
2014-15£1,414.96£1,467.98
2013-14£1,406.56£1,455.60
2012-13£1,396.16£1,444.13
2011-12£1,387.93£1,439.33
2010-11£1,387.55£1,439.22
2009-10£1,351.64£1,413.84
2008-09£1,321.13£1,373.08
2007-08£1,245.42£1,321.32
2006-07£1,191.56£1,267.91
2005-06£1,137.79£1,213.81
2004-05£1,084.65£1,166.56
2003-04£1,026.00£1,101.75
2002-03£941.82£975.56
2001-02£862.17£901.33
2000-01£816.85£847.00
1999-00£773.99£798.00
1998-99£727.77£747.00
1997-98£647.58£688.00
1996-97£611.69£646.00
1995-96£578.25£609.00
1994-95£549.00£580.11
1993-94£483.75£567.95
Source: MHCLG live tables on council tax, Band D council tax figures 1993 onwards.

Homes in each band in East Lindsey

Share of the 73,410 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026; the tick is England

Band ABand A38.4%Band BBand B21.4%Band CBand C22.3%Band DBand D9.6%Band EBand E5.2%Band FBand F2.1%Band GBand G0.8%Band HBand H0.1%
Band ABand A38.4%Band BBand B21.4%Band CBand C22.3%Band DBand D9.6%Band EBand E5.2%Band FBand F2.1%Band GBand G0.8%Band HBand H0.1%
  • share of homes
  • most common band (A)
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BandHomesShareEngland share
Band A28,19038.4%23.6%
Band B15,74021.4%19.5%
Band C16,38022.3%22.0%
Band D7,0809.6%15.7%
Band E3,8405.2%9.9%
Band F1,5102.1%5.2%
Band G6200.8%3.5%
Band H600.1%0.6%
Source: VOA Council Tax stock of properties 2026 (CTSOP1.0).

Parish and town councils in East Lindsey

104 of the 163 parishes and charter trustees here set a precept for 2026-27. Band D in an area with no parish precept is about £2,182.77. The estimated bills add each parish part to the council's average charge; where a council charges special expenses or levies in part of its area the real bill differs, in the bills we checked by up to £34.

ParishParish partChange in parish partEst. Band D billBand D homes
Aby with Greenfield£32.26−£1.07£2,215.0362
Addlethorpe£70.31−£13.02£2,253.08128
Alford£353.68+£137.56£2,536.451,107
Alvingham£25.00+£2.50£2,207.77109
Anderby£32.61−£4.76£2,215.38209
Ashby with Scremby no preceptnone—£2,182.7762
Asterby£31.62−£0.24£2,214.39129
Aswardby no preceptnone—£2,182.7720
Authorpe no preceptnone—£2,182.7742
Baumber£52.33+£0.46£2,235.1064
Beesby with Saleby−£2.64−£0.03£2,180.1375
Belchford£26.14+£0.98£2,208.91153

Band D homes is the parish tax base: homes counted as Band D equivalents after discounts and exemptions.

Questions

What is Band D council tax in East Lindsey?
£2,275.88 for 2026-27, the average for the area including parish precepts. In an area with no parish precept it is about £2,182.77.
How much is Band A council tax in East Lindsey?
£1,517.25 a year, or £151.72 a month over 10 payments.
How much did council tax go up in East Lindsey?
Band D is up 3.4% (£74.31) on 2025-26. The council's own part changed by +4.7%.
Is East Lindsey cheaper than average?
East Lindsey ranks 42 of 296 councils by Band D, where 1 is the lowest. The England average is £2,391.52.

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Data: MHCLG, VOA, ONS, 2026-27 releases, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources and method