# Council tax in Brighton and Hove The south east of the South East. 284,170 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 83 square kilometres. 2 layers about council tax for Brighton and Hove, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source. In: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east) ## Band D council tax Brighton and Hove: **£2,580.54** (2026/27, council level, Great Britain only). Source: MHCLG and Welsh Government and Scottish Government. Published 22 April 2026. Band D council tax in Brighton and Hove is £2,580.54 for 2026/27. That is 4% higher than the South East average of £2,472.41. It rose 5.0% on the year before. Brighton and Hove has the 48th most expensive Band D council tax in England. - Against South East: 4% higher (£2,472.41) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/council-tax-band-d?place=E06000043) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/council-tax-band-d) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/council-tax-band-d/south-east) · https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/council-tax#l-council-tax-band-d ### Council tax by band in Brighton and Hove, 2026/27 | Band | Bill | Share of homes, March 2026 | | --- | --- | --- | | Band A | £1,720.36 | 22.0% | | Band B | £2,007.09 | 22.4% | | Band C | £2,293.81 | 26.0% | | Band D | £2,580.54 | 15.2% | | Band E | £3,153.99 | 8.6% | | Band F | £3,727.45 | 3.5% | | Band G | £4,300.90 | 2.1% | | Band H | £5,161.08 | 0.2% | 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 Brighton and Hove: **5.0%** (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 Brighton and Hove changed by 5.0% on the year before, for 2026/27. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/council-tax-change?place=E06000043) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/council-tax-change) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/council-tax-change/south-east) · https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/council-tax#l-council-tax-band-d-change-1y ## More on this place - [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove) - [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/housing) (17) - [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/crime) (13) - [People](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/people) (24) - [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/deprivation) (8) - [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/health) (4) - [Education](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/education) (2) - [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/environment) (9) - [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/transport) (4) - [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/connectivity) (5) - [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/planning) (3) - [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/economy) (4) - [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/elections) (7) - [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/services) (3) - [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/sources) (28) The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E06000043/data?family=council-tax ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/council-tax, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/council-tax#l-council-tax-band-d. Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it. Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove/council-tax