Scarborough · North Yorkshire · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Scarborough?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,516.78£27.56 less than the North Yorkshire Band D average (£2,544.34).
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Estimate: council average plus this parish's precept (exact). In 6 published bills we checked, estimates were within £34. How the figures work

Council tax 2026-27ScarboroughBand D
  • North Yorkshire council£2,036.32
  • York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority£335.86
  • York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority£116.62
  • Scarborough parish precept£27.98
Total for the year£2,516.78
Parish part
£27.98
−£0.90 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,677.85
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£251.68
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
13,582
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Scarborough, 2026-27

Estimates: the North Yorkshire average charge plus the parish precept. Every band pays a fixed share of Band D.

BandPer yearPer month (10 payments)Ratio to D
Band A£1,677.85£167.786/9
Band B£1,957.50£195.757/9
Band C£2,237.14£223.718/9
Band D£2,516.78£251.689/9
Band E£3,076.06£307.6111/9
Band F£3,635.35£363.5313/9
Band G£4,194.63£419.4615/9
Band H£5,033.56£503.3618/9

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Band D in Scarborough compared

Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Scarborough figure is an estimate

ScarboroughScarborough£2,517North Yorkshire averageNorth Yorkshire average£2,544No parish partNo parish part£2,489England averageEngland average£2,392
ScarboroughScarborough£2,517North Yorkshir…North Yorkshire average£2,544No parish partNo parish part£2,489England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Scarborough
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Scarborough in 2026-27

Scarborough's local council set a precept of £380,000 for 2026-27, raised from 13,582 Band D-equivalent homes: £27.98 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £28.88, so it has fallen by £0.90 (3.1%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,396.30 in 2025-26, so it is up 5.0%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across North Yorkshire: £2,036.32 for North Yorkshire council, £335.86 for York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority, £116.62 for York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority.

Council tax by band in Scarborough, 2026-27

Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band

Band A: £1,677.85£1,678AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,957.50£1,958BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,237.14£2,237CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,516.78£2,517DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,076.06£3,076EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,635.35£3,635FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,194.63£4,195GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,033.56£5,034HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,677.85£1,678AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,957.50£1,958BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,237.14£2,237CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,516.78£2,517DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,076.06£3,076EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,635.35£3,635FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,194.63£4,195GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,033.56£5,034HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Scarborough, 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£1,677.85£167.78£139.82£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,957.50£195.75£163.12£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,237.14£223.71£186.43£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,516.78£251.68£209.73£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,076.06£307.61£256.34£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,635.35£363.53£302.95£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,194.63£419.46£349.55£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,033.56£503.36£419.46£4,783.0418/9
Source: worked out from MHCLG 2026-27 Band D amounts and the statutory band ratios.

Questions

What is Band D council tax in Scarborough?
About £2,516.78 for 2026-27, of which £27.98 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Scarborough?
About £1,957.50 a year, or £195.75 a month over 10 payments.
How does Scarborough compare with the rest of North Yorkshire?
Its parish precept adds £27.98 to a Band D bill; across North Yorkshire parish precepts add £55.54 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in North Yorkshire with a similar precept

Parish part of a Band D bill.

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