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Council tax in Hartlepool

Unitary authority

The south east of the North East. 99,656 people in 94 square kilometres.

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

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Band A homes by neighbourhood

Council Tax: stock of properties · 2026

Under 2%50% or more

Hartlepool’s 57 neighbourhoods range from 0.0% to 98.7%.

Band D council tax

CouncilGreat Britain only
£2,560.20
MHCLG and Welsh Government and Scottish Government · 2026/27

Band D council tax in Hartlepool is £2,560.20 for 2026/27.

That is 1% higher than the North East average of £2,534.67.

It rose 2.5% on the year before.

Hartlepool has the 56th most expensive Band D council tax in England.

Against North East
1% higher£2,534.67
Band D council tax: Hartlepool among every council350 areas from £1,028 to £2,765. The middle area is £2,415. Hartlepool is £2,560.

Council tax by band in Hartlepool, 2026/27

BandYearly billShare of homes, March 2026
Band A£1,706.8051.7%
Band B£1,991.2716.9%
Band C£2,275.7314.8%
Band D£2,560.208.0%
Band E£3,129.134.6%
Band F£3,698.072.1%
Band G£4,267.001.5%
Band H£5,120.400.3%

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

CouncilGreat Britain only
2.5%
Worked out by Open Index · 2026/27

Band D council tax in Hartlepool changed by 2.5% on the year before, for 2026/27.

Worked out by Open Index from the Band D council tax figures.

Annual council tax change: Hartlepool among every council350 areas from 2.5% to 10.0%. The middle area is 4.9%. Hartlepool is 2.5%.