Biggest and smallest council tax rises in East Midlands (2026/27)
North Northamptonshire and West Northamptonshire had the joint highest rise in Band D council tax of East Midlands’s 35 councils in 2026/27, at 5.3%.
Rutland had the lowest, at 2.5%. The middle council, Mansfield, had 4.1%.
Annual council tax change is measured differently in each nation, so Open Index ranks it within East Midlands only.
See it on the map| Rank | Council | Value |
|---|---|---|
| =1 | North Northamptonshire | 5.3% |
| =1 | West Northamptonshire | 5.3% |
| =3 | Derby | 5.0% |
| =3 | Leicester | 5.0% |
| =5 | Amber Valley | 4.8% |
| =5 | Chesterfield | 4.8% |
| =5 | Derbyshire Dales | 4.8% |
| =5 | High Peak | 4.8% |
| =5 | South Derbyshire | 4.8% |
| 10 | North East Derbyshire | 4.7% |
| 11 | Bolsover | 4.6% |
| 12 | Erewash | 4.5% |
| 13 | Rushcliffe | 4.4% |
| 14 | Bassetlaw | 4.2% |
| =15 | Ashfield | 4.1% |
| =15 | Broxtowe | 4.1% |
| =15 | Gedling | 4.1% |
| =15 | Mansfield | 4.1% |
| 19 | Newark and Sherwood | 3.9% |
| 20 | Nottingham | 3.7% |
| 21 | Blaby | 3.5% |
| =22 | Charnwood | 3.4% |
| =22 | East Lindsey | 3.4% |
| =22 | Hinckley and Bosworth | 3.4% |
| =22 | Melton | 3.4% |
| =22 | North Kesteven | 3.4% |
| =22 | North West Leicestershire | 3.4% |
| =28 | Oadby and Wigston | 3.3% |
| =28 | South Holland | 3.3% |
| =28 | South Kesteven | 3.3% |
| =28 | West Lindsey | 3.3% |
| 32 | Boston | 3.2% |
| 33 | Harborough | 2.8% |
| 34 | Lincoln | 2.7% |
| 35 | Rutland | 2.5% |
Worked out by Open Index from the Band D council tax figures. Source and method · See it on the map