# 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.

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

| Rank | Area | Annual council tax change |
| --- | --- | --- |
| =1 | [North Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-northamptonshire) | 5.3% |
| =1 | [West Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-northamptonshire) | 5.3% |
| =3 | [Derby](https://openindex.co.uk/derby) | 5.0% |
| =3 | [Leicester](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester) | 5.0% |
| =5 | [Amber Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/amber-valley) | 4.8% |
| =5 | [Chesterfield](https://openindex.co.uk/chesterfield) | 4.8% |
| =5 | [Derbyshire Dales](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales) | 4.8% |
| =5 | [High Peak](https://openindex.co.uk/high-peak) | 4.8% |
| =5 | [South Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-derbyshire) | 4.8% |
| 10 | [North East Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire) | 4.7% |
| 11 | [Bolsover](https://openindex.co.uk/bolsover) | 4.6% |
| 12 | [Erewash](https://openindex.co.uk/erewash) | 4.5% |
| 13 | [Rushcliffe](https://openindex.co.uk/rushcliffe) | 4.4% |
| 14 | [Bassetlaw](https://openindex.co.uk/bassetlaw) | 4.2% |
| =15 | [Ashfield](https://openindex.co.uk/ashfield) | 4.1% |
| =15 | [Broxtowe](https://openindex.co.uk/broxtowe) | 4.1% |
| =15 | [Gedling](https://openindex.co.uk/gedling) | 4.1% |
| =15 | [Mansfield](https://openindex.co.uk/mansfield) | 4.1% |
| 19 | [Newark and Sherwood](https://openindex.co.uk/newark-and-sherwood) | 3.9% |
| 20 | [Nottingham](https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham) | 3.7% |
| 21 | [Blaby](https://openindex.co.uk/blaby) | 3.5% |
| =22 | [Charnwood](https://openindex.co.uk/charnwood) | 3.4% |
| =22 | [East Lindsey](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lindsey) | 3.4% |
| =22 | [Hinckley and Bosworth](https://openindex.co.uk/hinckley-and-bosworth) | 3.4% |
| =22 | [Melton](https://openindex.co.uk/melton) | 3.4% |
| =22 | [North Kesteven](https://openindex.co.uk/north-kesteven) | 3.4% |
| =22 | [North West Leicestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west-leicestershire) | 3.4% |
| =28 | [Oadby and Wigston](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston) | 3.3% |
| =28 | [South Holland](https://openindex.co.uk/south-holland) | 3.3% |
| =28 | [South Kesteven](https://openindex.co.uk/south-kesteven) | 3.3% |
| =28 | [West Lindsey](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lindsey) | 3.3% |
| 32 | [Boston](https://openindex.co.uk/boston) | 3.2% |
| 33 | [Harborough](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough) | 2.8% |
| 34 | [Lincoln](https://openindex.co.uk/lincoln) | 2.7% |
| 35 | [Rutland](https://openindex.co.uk/rutland) | 2.5% |

Source: Worked out by Open Index from the Band D council tax figures. Covers Great Britain. Period: 2026/27. Period: 2026/27.

## Other rankings of this measure

- [England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/council-tax-change/england)
- [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/council-tax-change/scotland)
- [Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/council-tax-change/wales)
- [North East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/council-tax-change/north-east)
- [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/council-tax-change/north-west)
- [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/council-tax-change/yorkshire-and-the-humber)
- [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/council-tax-change/west-midlands)
- [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/council-tax-change/east-of-england)
- [London](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/council-tax-change/london)
- [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/council-tax-change/south-east)
- [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/council-tax-change/south-west)

- [The map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/council-tax-change)
- [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/council-tax-change)

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Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/council-tax-change/east-midlands