# Council tax in Lewes

The south east of the South East. 102,648 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 292 square kilometres.

2 layers about council tax for Lewes, 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

Lewes: **£2,756.17** (2026/27, council level, Great Britain only). Source: MHCLG and Welsh Government and Scottish Government. Published 22 April 2026.

Band D council tax in Lewes is £2,756.17 for 2026/27.
That is 11% higher than the South East average of £2,472.41.
It rose 4.9% on the year before.
Lewes has the 2nd most expensive Band D council tax in England.

- Against South East: 11% higher (£2,472.41)

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/council-tax-band-d?place=E07000063) · [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/lewes/council-tax#l-council-tax-band-d

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

| Band | Bill | Share of homes, March 2026 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Band A | £1,837.45 | 9.5% |
| Band B | £2,143.69 | 13.5% |
| Band C | £2,449.93 | 29.2% |
| Band D | £2,756.17 | 21.9% |
| Band E | £3,368.65 | 13.3% |
| Band F | £3,981.13 | 7.0% |
| Band G | £4,593.62 | 5.1% |
| Band H | £5,512.34 | 0.5% |

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

Lewes: **4.9%** (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 Lewes changed by 4.9% on the year before, for 2026/27.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/council-tax-change?place=E07000063) · [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/lewes/council-tax#l-council-tax-band-d-change-1y

## More on this place

- [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/lewes)
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- [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/lewes/crime) (13)
- [People](https://openindex.co.uk/lewes/people) (24)
- [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/lewes/deprivation) (8)
- [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/lewes/health) (4)
- [Education](https://openindex.co.uk/lewes/education) (2)
- [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/lewes/environment) (9)
- [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/lewes/transport) (4)
- [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/lewes/connectivity) (5)
- [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/lewes/planning) (3)
- [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/lewes/economy) (4)
- [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/lewes/elections) (7)
- [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/lewes/services) (3)
- [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/lewes/sources) (28)

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E07000063/data?family=council-tax

## How to cite

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