# Council tax in Boston

The east of the East Midlands. 72,092 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 364 square kilometres.

2 layers about council tax for Boston, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

In: [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands)

## Band D council tax

Boston: **£2,308.73** (2026/27, council level, Great Britain only). Source: MHCLG and Welsh Government and Scottish Government. Published 22 April 2026.

Band D council tax in Boston is £2,308.73 for 2026/27.
That is 6% lower than the East Midlands average of £2,460.34.
It rose 3.2% on the year before.
Boston has the 62nd cheapest Band D council tax in England.

- Against East Midlands: 6% lower (£2,460.34)

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/council-tax-band-d?place=E07000136) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/council-tax-band-d) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/council-tax-band-d/east-midlands) · https://openindex.co.uk/boston/council-tax#l-council-tax-band-d

### Council tax by band in Boston, 2026/27

| Band | Bill | Share of homes, March 2026 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Band A | £1,539.15 | 48.5% |
| Band B | £1,795.68 | 20.8% |
| Band C | £2,052.20 | 19.4% |
| Band D | £2,308.73 | 7.5% |
| Band E | £2,821.78 | 2.7% |
| Band F | £3,334.83 | 0.7% |
| Band G | £3,847.88 | 0.2% |
| Band H | £4,617.46 | 0.1% |

Worked out by Open Index from the Band D figure and the band ratios set in law.
You get 25% off if you live on your own, or if everyone else in your home is disregarded (full-time students, for example).
Share of homes: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026.

## Annual council tax change

Boston: **3.2%** (2026/27, council level, Great Britain only). Source: Worked out by Open Index from the Band D council tax figures. Published 22 April 2026.

Band D council tax in Boston changed by 3.2% on the year before, for 2026/27.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/council-tax-change?place=E07000136) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/council-tax-change) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/council-tax-change/east-midlands) · https://openindex.co.uk/boston/council-tax#l-council-tax-band-d-change-1y

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Snapshot 2026.10.8, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508850. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/boston/council-tax