# Biggest and smallest council tax rises in North East (2026/27)

North Tyneside and Northumberland had the joint highest rise in Band D council tax of North East’s 12 councils in 2026/27, at 5.4%.

Hartlepool and Middlesbrough had the joint lowest, at 2.5%. The middle council, Darlington, had 5.2%.

Annual council tax change is measured differently in each nation, so Open Index ranks it within North East only.

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

| Rank | Area | Annual council tax change |
| --- | --- | --- |
| =1 | [North Tyneside](https://openindex.co.uk/north-tyneside) | 5.4% |
| =1 | [Northumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/northumberland) | 5.4% |
| =3 | [Gateshead](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead) | 5.3% |
| =3 | [Newcastle upon Tyne](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne) | 5.3% |
| =3 | [South Tyneside](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside) | 5.3% |
| 6 | [Darlington](https://openindex.co.uk/darlington) | 5.2% |
| 7 | [Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland) | 5.0% |
| =8 | [Redcar and Cleveland](https://openindex.co.uk/redcar-and-cleveland) | 4.9% |
| =8 | [Stockton-on-Tees](https://openindex.co.uk/stockton-on-tees) | 4.9% |
| 10 | [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham) | 2.8% |
| =11 | [Hartlepool](https://openindex.co.uk/hartlepool) | 2.5% |
| =11 | [Middlesbrough](https://openindex.co.uk/middlesbrough) | 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 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)
- [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/council-tax-change/east-midlands)
- [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/north-east