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How much is council tax in North Northamptonshire?

Band D, 2026-27 (area average)£2,423.96Up 5.3% (£122.03) 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 2026-27North NorthamptonshireBand D
  • North Northamptonshire council£1,918.23
  • Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Police£335.04
  • Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Fire£90.39
  • Parish and town councils (average)£80.30
Total for the year£2,423.96
Band A
£1,615.97
the lowest band, 6/9 of Band D
Per month
£242.40
Band D over 10 payments
Change
+5.3%
+£122.03 on 2025-26 at Band D
Rank
137 of 296
by Band D; 1 = lowest in England

Council tax bands in North Northamptonshire, 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£1,615.97£161.606/9
Band B£1,885.30£188.537/9
Band C£2,154.63£215.468/9
Band D£2,423.96£242.409/9
Band E£2,962.62£296.2611/9
Band F£3,501.28£350.1313/9
Band G£4,039.93£403.9915/9
Band H£4,847.92£484.7918/9

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Council tax by band in North Northamptonshire, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,615.97£1,616AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,885.30£1,885BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,154.63£2,155CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,423.96£2,424DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,962.62£2,963EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,501.28£3,501FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,039.93£4,040GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,847.92£4,848HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,615.97£1,616AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,885.30£1,885BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,154.63£2,155CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,423.96£2,424DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,962.62£2,963EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,501.28£3,501FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,039.93£4,040GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,847.92£4,848HEngland 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£1,615.97£161.60£134.66£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,885.30£188.53£157.11£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,154.63£215.46£179.55£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,423.96£242.40£202.00£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,962.62£296.26£246.88£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,501.28£350.13£291.77£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,039.93£403.99£336.66£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,847.92£484.79£403.99£4,783.0418/9
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27, Table 9.

North Northamptonshire in 2026-27

For 2026-27 the average Band D council tax across North Northamptonshire is £2,423.96, up 5.3% (£122.03) on 2025-26. Of that, North Northamptonshire council's own charge is £1,918.23, of which £36.54 is this year's adult social care increase. The rest goes to Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Police, Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Fire, and on average £80.30 to parish and town councils.

The most common band here is Band A (30% of homes), which costs £1,615.97 a year at the area average.

The average bill actually charged per home, after discounts and exemptions, is £1,813.42 (MHCLG, 2026-27).

Where a Band D bill in North Northamptonshire goes

£2,423.96 a year at Band D, by the body that sets each part

North Northamptonshire council: £1,918.23 (79.1%)Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Police: £335.04 (13.8%)Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Fire: £90.39 (3.7%)Parish and town councils (average): £80.30 (3.3%)
  • North Northamptonshire council£1,918.2379%
  • Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Police£335.0414%
  • Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Fire£90.394%
  • Parish and town councils (average)£80.303%
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Goes toBand DShare
North Northamptonshire council£1,918.2379.1%
Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Police£335.0413.8%
Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Fire£90.393.7%
Parish and town councils (average)£80.303.3%
Total£2,423.96100%
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27, Table 10 (lines 9, 16 and 17).

Band D in North Northamptonshire 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: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)1993-941994-95: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)1995-96: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)1996-97: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)1997-98: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)1998-99: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)1999-00: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2000-01: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2000-012001-02: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2002-03: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2003-04: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2004-05: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2005-06: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2006-07: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2007-08: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2008-09: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2009-10: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2010-11: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2010-112011-12: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2012-13: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2013-14: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2014-15: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2015-16: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2016-17: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2017-18: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2018-19: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2019-20: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2020-21: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2020-212021-22: £1,919.482022-23: £1,985.112023-24: £2,089.062024-25: £2,191.342025-26: £2,301.932026-27: £2,423.962026-27England average
£0£1,000£2,000£3,0001993-94: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)1993-941994-95: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)1995-96: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)1996-97: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)1997-98: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)1998-99: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)1999-00: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2000-01: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2001-02: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2002-03: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2003-04: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2004-05: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2005-06: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2006-07: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2007-08: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2008-09: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2009-10: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2010-11: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2010-112011-12: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2012-13: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2013-14: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2014-15: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2015-16: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2016-17: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2017-18: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2018-19: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2019-20: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2020-21: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2021-22: £1,919.482022-23: £1,985.112023-24: £2,089.062024-25: £2,191.342025-26: £2,301.932026-27: £2,423.962026-27England average
  • this council, average Band D
  • England average
  • no figure: the council did not exist in this form
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YearNorth NorthamptonshireEngland
2026-27£2,423.96£2,391.52
2025-26£2,301.93£2,280.21
2024-25£2,191.34£2,170.99
2023-24£2,089.06£2,065.05
2022-23£1,985.11£1,965.71
2021-22£1,919.48£1,898.48
2020-21—£1,817.67
2019-20—£1,749.88
2018-19—£1,671.46
2017-18—£1,590.55
2016-17—£1,529.56
2015-16—£1,483.58
2014-15—£1,467.98
2013-14—£1,455.60
2012-13—£1,444.13
2011-12—£1,439.33
2010-11—£1,439.22
2009-10—£1,413.84
2008-09—£1,373.08
2007-08—£1,321.32
2006-07—£1,267.91
2005-06—£1,213.81
2004-05—£1,166.56
2003-04—£1,101.75
2002-03—£975.56
2001-02—£901.33
2000-01—£847.00
1999-00—£798.00
1998-99—£747.00
1997-98—£688.00
1996-97—£646.00
1995-96—£609.00
1994-95—£580.11
1993-94—£567.95
Source: MHCLG live tables on council tax, Band D council tax figures 1993 onwards.

Homes in each band in North Northamptonshire

Share of the 163,450 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026; the tick is England

Band ABand A29.7%Band BBand B26.5%Band CBand C18.5%Band DBand D11.7%Band EBand E8.0%Band FBand F3.4%Band GBand G1.9%Band HBand H0.2%
Band ABand A29.7%Band BBand B26.5%Band CBand C18.5%Band DBand D11.7%Band EBand E8.0%Band FBand F3.4%Band GBand G1.9%Band HBand H0.2%
  • share of homes
  • most common band (A)
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BandHomesShareEngland share
Band A48,62029.7%23.6%
Band B43,36026.5%19.5%
Band C30,23018.5%22.0%
Band D19,17011.7%15.7%
Band E13,1208.0%9.9%
Band F5,5903.4%5.2%
Band G3,0801.9%3.5%
Band H2800.2%0.6%
Source: VOA Council Tax stock of properties 2026 (CTSOP1.0).

Parish and town councils in North Northamptonshire

97 of the 112 parishes and charter trustees here set a precept for 2026-27. Band D in an area with no parish precept is about £2,343.66. 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
Aldwincle£72.73−£3.49£2,416.39165
Apethorpe£50.56+£14.30£2,394.2289
Ashley£116.15+£31.22£2,459.81134
Ashton£74.89−£4.81£2,418.55116
Barnwell£88.86+£4.97£2,432.52180
Barton Seagrave£37.57+£14.93£2,381.232,662
Benefield£52.31+£0.23£2,395.97195
Blatherwycke no preceptnone—£2,343.6625
Bozeat£55.81+£2.65£2,399.47802
Brampton Ash£83.24+£34.63£2,426.9037
Braybrooke£75.52+£21.67£2,419.18192
Brigstock£57.89+£0.41£2,401.55570

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 North Northamptonshire?
£2,423.96 for 2026-27, the average for the area including parish precepts. In an area with no parish precept it is about £2,343.66.
How much is Band A council tax in North Northamptonshire?
£1,615.97 a year, or £161.60 a month over 10 payments.
How much did council tax go up in North Northamptonshire?
Band D is up 5.3% (£122.03) on 2025-26. The council's own part changed by +5.1%.
Is North Northamptonshire cheaper than average?
North Northamptonshire ranks 137 of 296 councils by Band D, where 1 is the lowest. The England average is £2,391.52.

Nearby councils

Harborough
23 km away£2,390Rutland
27 km away£2,738Bedford
28 km away£2,472Huntingdonshire
28 km away£2,556Peterborough
30 km away£2,293West Northamptonshire
32 km away£2,487

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