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Every council in the North East side by side for 2026/27 — what each charges, how much of it is police and fire, and where Middlesbrough actually sits.
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Middlesbrough’s bill is often said to be high.
The Band D charge for 2026/27, and roughly what that is a month over 10 instalments. Every other band is a fixed fraction of this: Band A is two-thirds, Band H is double.
| # | Council | Band D | A month |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunderland | £2,197.14 | £219.71 |
| 2 | South Tyneside | £2,434.43 | £243.44 |
| 3 | North Tyneside | £2,461.77 | £246.18 |
| 4 | Darlington | £2,493.83 | £249.38 |
| 5 | Newcastle upon Tyne | £2,542.19 | £254.22 |
| 6 | Redcar and Cleveland | £2,544.48 | £254.45 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | £2,549.16 | £254.92 |
| 8 | Hartlepool | £2,560.20 | £256.02 |
| 9 | Stockton-on-Tees | £2,589.83 | £258.98 |
| 10 | Northumberland | £2,596.94 | £259.69 |
| 11 | County Durham | £2,622.15 | £262.22 |
| 12 | Gateshead | £2,715.81 | £271.58 |
The average across all 12 councils is £2,525.66 at Band D. This is the standard area charge for each council; a few streets pay small extra levies, and your own bill also reflects any discounts or support you receive.
Both are right, and the difference is £1.11 at Band D. The government’s comparison figure averages the parish precepts across the whole borough, because that is the only way to put every council on one line. Most Middlesbrough homes are in the unparished area and pay no parish precept, so their actual Band D is £2,548.05. Homes in Nunthorpe and in Stainton and Thornton pay their parish precept on top. The “What’s My Council Tax?” tool has the exact figures for each.
Band D is the reference point in law and every other band is a set proportion of it, unchanged since 1993. Band A pays two-thirds of Band D and Band H pays double. That is why one figure per council is enough to work out any band.
Middlesbrough’s 2 per cent increase for 2026/27 was entirely the ring-fenced adult social care precept — £41.52 of a Band D bill. The council set no general increase on top of it.
What you actually pay depends on your band and on any discount or support you get — a single-person discount takes 25 per cent off, and full-time students and some others are not counted at all. If your household changed, tell the council: it is not applied automatically.
Police and fire
Council tax, Band D, 2026/27
£2,197–£2,716
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