What is Band D council tax in South Kesteven?

£2,260.00 for 2026-27, the average for the area including parish precepts. In an area with no parish precept it is about £2,189.17.

How much is Band A council tax in South Kesteven?

£1,506.67 a year, or £150.67 a month over 10 payments.

How much did council tax go up in South Kesteven?

Band D is up 3.3% (£73.05) on 2025-26. The council's own part changed by +4.5%.

Is South Kesteven cheaper than average?

South Kesteven ranks 36 of 296 councils by Band D, where 1 is the lowest. The England average is £2,391.52.

South Kesteven · district council · East Midlands · 2026-27

How much is council tax in South Kesteven?

Band D, 2026-27 (area average)£2,260.00Up 3.3% (£73.05) 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 2026-27South KestevenBand D

South Kesteven council£195.03
Lincolnshire County Council£1,673.01
Lincolnshire Police and Crime Commissioner£333.09
Parish and town councils (average)£58.87

Total for the year£2,260.00

Band A

£1,506.67

the lowest band, 6/9 of Band D

Per month

£226.00

Band D over 10 payments

Change

+3.3%

+£73.05 on 2025-26 at Band D

Rank

36 of 296

by Band D; 1 = lowest in England

Council tax bands in South Kesteven, 2026-27

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

Band	Per year	Per month (10 payments)	Ratio to D
Band A most common here	£1,506.67	£150.67	6/9
Band B	£1,757.78	£175.78	7/9
Band C	£2,008.89	£200.89	8/9
Band D	£2,260.00	£226.00	9/9
Band E	£2,762.22	£276.22	11/9
Band F	£3,264.44	£326.44	13/9
Band G	£3,766.67	£376.67	15/9
Band H	£4,520.00	£452.00	18/9

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Council tax by band in South Kesteven, 2026-27

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

this council, each band
Band D, the band every charge is set from
England average for the band

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Band	Per year	10 payments of	12 payments of	England average	Ratio to D
Band A	£1,506.67	£150.67	£125.56	£1,594.35	6/9
Band B	£1,757.78	£175.78	£146.48	£1,860.07	7/9
Band C	£2,008.89	£200.89	£167.41	£2,125.80	8/9
Band D	£2,260.00	£226.00	£188.33	£2,391.52	9/9
Band E	£2,762.22	£276.22	£230.18	£2,922.97	11/9
Band F	£3,264.44	£326.44	£272.04	£3,454.42	13/9
Band G	£3,766.67	£376.67	£313.89	£3,985.87	15/9
Band H	£4,520.00	£452.00	£376.67	£4,783.04	18/9

Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27, Table 9.

South Kesteven in 2026-27

For 2026-27 the average Band D council tax across South Kesteven is £2,260.00, up 3.3% (£73.05) on 2025-26. Of that, South Kesteven council's own charge is £195.03. The rest goes to Lincolnshire County Council, Lincolnshire Police and Crime Commissioner, and on average £58.87 to parish and town councils.

The most common band here is Band A (30% of homes), which costs £1,506.67 a year at the area average.

The average bill actually charged per home, after discounts and exemptions, is £1,721.61 (MHCLG, 2026-27).

Where a Band D bill in South Kesteven goes

£2,260.00 a year at Band D, by the body that sets each part

South Kesteven council£195.039%
Lincolnshire County Council£1,673.0174%
Lincolnshire Police and Crime Commissioner£333.0915%
Parish and town councils (average)£58.873%

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Goes to	Band D	Share
South Kesteven council	£195.03	8.6%
Lincolnshire County Council	£1,673.01	74.0%
Lincolnshire Police and Crime Commissioner	£333.09	14.7%
Parish and town councils (average)	£58.87	2.6%
Total	£2,260.00	100%

Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27, Table 10 (lines 9, 16 and 17).

Band D in South Kesteven since 1993

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

this council, average Band D
England average

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Year	South Kesteven	England
2026-27	£2,260.00	£2,391.52
2025-26	£2,186.95	£2,280.21
2024-25	£2,115.01	£2,170.99
2023-24	£2,015.47	£2,065.05
2022-23	£1,921.83	£1,965.71
2021-22	£1,837.48	£1,898.48
2020-21	£1,790.86	£1,817.67
2019-20	£1,728.85	£1,749.88
2018-19	£1,637.73	£1,671.46
2017-18	£1,561.70	£1,590.55
2016-17	£1,507.43	£1,529.56
2015-16	£1,455.27	£1,483.58
2014-15	£1,430.62	£1,467.98
2013-14	£1,426.03	£1,455.60
2012-13	£1,416.65	£1,444.13
2011-12	£1,407.94	£1,439.33
2010-11	£1,408.83	£1,439.22
2009-10	£1,374.82	£1,413.84
2008-09	£1,343.87	£1,373.08
2007-08	£1,265.27	£1,321.32
2006-07	£1,209.06	£1,267.91
2005-06	£1,151.61	£1,213.81
2004-05	£1,096.43	£1,166.56
2003-04	£1,032.82	£1,101.75
2002-03	£934.82	£975.56
2001-02	£855.05	£901.33
2000-01	£809.91	£847.00
1999-00	£768.70	£798.00
1998-99	£722.01	£747.00
1997-98	£641.97	£688.00
1996-97	£605.38	£646.00
1995-96	£578.25	£609.00
1994-95	£547.88	£580.11
1993-94	£508.50	£567.95

Source: MHCLG live tables on council tax, Band D council tax figures 1993 onwards.

Homes in each band in South Kesteven

Share of the 68,170 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026; the tick is England

share of homes
most common band (A)

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Band	Homes	Share	England share
Band A	20,230	29.7%	23.6%
Band B	15,790	23.2%	19.5%
Band C	11,920	17.5%	22.0%
Band D	9,740	14.3%	15.7%
Band E	6,120	9.0%	9.9%
Band F	3,140	4.6%	5.2%
Band G	1,130	1.7%	3.5%
Band H	110	0.2%	0.6%

Source: VOA Council Tax stock of properties 2026 (CTSOP1.0).

Parish and town councils in South Kesteven

72 of the 84 parishes and charter trustees here set a precept for 2026-27. Band D in an area with no parish precept is about £2,189.17. 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.

South Kesteven also charges special expenses in part of its area (£607,534 in all, £11.97 per Band D home on average across the council). The parish and no-parish figures here leave them out, because the statistics do not say which areas pay them, so where they apply the bill is higher. The council's own bill shows them.

Parish	Parish part	Change in parish part	Est. Band D bill	Band D homes
Allington	£90.62	+£5.78	£2,279.79	356
Ancaster	£55.52	+£1.48	£2,244.69	626
Aslackby and Laughton	£58.57	+£2.68	£2,247.74	127
Barholm and Stowe no precept	none	—	£2,189.17	43
Barkston	£41.45	+£0.04	£2,230.62	256
Barrowby	£85.56	+£8.50	£2,274.73	947
Baston	£41.59	−£0.19	£2,230.76	619
Belton and Manthorpe	£19.40	+£6.12	£2,208.57	205
Billingborough	£41.65	+£2.27	£2,230.82	492
Bitchfield and Bassingthorpe no precept	none	—	£2,189.17	58
Boothby Pagnell	£11.24	−£0.11	£2,200.41	67
Bourne	£49.00	+£4.92	£2,238.17	6,648
Braceborough and Wilsthorpe	£23.14	+£1.22	£2,212.31	138
Burton Coggles	£14.60	−£0.03	£2,203.77	41
Careby Aunby and Holywell no precept	none	—	£2,189.17	77
Carlby	£54.16	+£1.23	£2,243.33	210
Carlton Scroop	£73.73	+£2.41	£2,262.90	128
Castle Bytham	£55.15	−£1.23	£2,244.32	336
Caythorpe	£71.60	+£1.83	£2,260.77	536
Claypole	£70.56	+£8.67	£2,259.73	532
Colsterworth	£57.79	+£0.12	£2,246.96	775
Corby Glen	£40.91	−£1.14	£2,230.08	508
Counthorpe and Creeton no precept	none	—	£2,189.17	27
Deeping St James	£111.22	+£17.17	£2,300.39	2,631
Denton	£71.43	+£17.44	£2,260.60	119
Dowsby	£38.66	−£2.70	£2,227.83	58
Dunsby	£16.89	+£2.08	£2,206.06	53
Edenham	£27.82	+£0.93	£2,216.99	122
Fenton	£16.45	−£0.13	£2,205.62	61
Folkingham	£50.10	no change	£2,239.27	287
Foston	£70.26	+£5.87	£2,259.43	221
Fulbeck	£48.39	+£2.68	£2,237.56	223
Grantham	£14.23	+£2.13	£2,203.40	11,471
Great Gonerby	£71.34	+£18.54	£2,260.51	792
Great Ponton	£98.21	−£0.62	£2,287.38	130
Greatford	£33.38	+£0.22	£2,222.55	132
Haconby	£9.57	+£0.21	£2,198.74	201
Harlaxton	£72.50	+£6.54	£2,261.67	348
Heydour	£56.57	+£6.25	£2,245.74	158
Honington no precept	none	—	£2,189.17	64
Horbling	£41.68	+£1.90	£2,230.85	164
Hough on the Hill	£63.68	+£1.90	£2,252.85	178
Hougham	£54.40	+£0.65	£2,243.57	83
Ingoldsby	£69.64	+£3.75	£2,258.81	121
Irnham	£20.85	+£0.92	£2,210.02	110
Kirkby Underwood	£52.92	+£10.74	£2,242.09	81
Langtoft	£47.52	+£2.24	£2,236.69	802
Lenton Keisby and Osgodby	£15.02	+£0.44	£2,204.19	67
Little Bytham	£12.27	−£8.10	£2,201.44	122
Little Ponton and Stroxton	£113.14	+£6.68	£2,302.31	68
Londonthorpe and Harrowby Without	£19.94	+£0.14	£2,209.11	1,706
Long Bennington	£54.81	+£0.55	£2,243.98	1,031
Market Deeping	£118.28	+£4.27	£2,307.45	2,359
Marston	£37.81	+£0.11	£2,226.98	167
Morton & Hanthorpe	£18.73	+£0.19	£2,207.90	854
Old Somerby	£43.45	+£0.14	£2,232.62	95
Pickworth	£39.30	−£0.63	£2,228.47	83
Pointon and Sempringham	£92.60	+£0.14	£2,281.77	196
Rippingale	£67.30	+£5.98	£2,256.47	351
Ropsley Humby	£43.98	+£1.73	£2,233.15	341
Sedgebrook	£95.42	+£6.14	£2,284.59	151
Skillington	£39.87	+£1.86	£2,229.04	137
South Witham	£58.02	+£2.88	£2,247.19	470
Stamford	£126.26	+£12.02	£2,315.43	7,548
Stoke Rochford	£90.56	+£14.22	£2,279.73	77
Stubton	£23.39	+£2.95	£2,212.56	79
Swayfield	£24.17	+£0.64	£2,213.34	153
Swinstead	£49.14	+£7.83	£2,238.31	81
Tallington	£29.23	+£4.07	£2,218.40	393
Thurlby	£33.05	+£7.27	£2,222.22	819
Toft with Lound and Manthorpe no precept	none	—	£2,189.17	144
Uffington	£19.91	−£0.26	£2,209.08	316
Welby	£22.33	+£1.15	£2,211.50	79
West Deeping	£103.63	+£6.50	£2,292.80	116
Westborough and Dry Doddington	£19.66	+£0.92	£2,208.83	145
Witham on the Hill	£39.59	+£1.92	£2,228.76	97
Woolsthorpe By Belvoir	£104.69	+£17.97	£2,293.86	137
Wyville cum Hungerton	£19.23	−£0.47	£2,208.40	21
Easton grouped with Stoke Rochford	£90.56	—	£2,279.73	—
Gunby and Stainby grouped with Colsterworth	£57.79	—	£2,246.96	—
Normanton grouped with Carlton Scroop	£73.73	—	£2,262.90	—
North Witham grouped with Colsterworth	£57.79	—	£2,246.96	—
Syston grouped with Barkston	£41.45	—	£2,230.62	—

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 South Kesteven?: £2,260.00 for 2026-27, the average for the area including parish precepts. In an area with no parish precept it is about £2,189.17.
How much is Band A council tax in South Kesteven?: £1,506.67 a year, or £150.67 a month over 10 payments.
How much did council tax go up in South Kesteven?: Band D is up 3.3% (£73.05) on 2025-26. The council's own part changed by +4.5%.
Is South Kesteven cheaper than average?: South Kesteven ranks 36 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