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Council tax in York

Unitary authority

North east Yorkshire and The Humber. 209,118 people in 272 square kilometres.

2 layers about council tax for York, 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

York’s 121 neighbourhoods range from 0.0% to 64.5%.

Band D council tax

CouncilGreat Britain only
£2,287.15
MHCLG and Welsh Government and Scottish Government · 2026/27

Band D council tax in York is £2,287.15 for 2026/27.

That is 4% lower than the Yorkshire and The Humber average of £2,389.55.

It rose 5.2% on the year before.

York has the 48th cheapest Band D council tax in England.

Against Yorkshire and The Humber
4% lower£2,389.55
Band D council tax: York among every council350 areas from £1,028 to £2,765. The middle area is £2,415. York is £2,287.

Council tax by band in York, 2026/27

BandYearly billShare of homes, March 2026
Band A£1,524.7714.1%
Band B£1,778.8927.2%
Band C£2,033.0229.0%
Band D£2,287.1514.8%
Band E£2,795.418.6%
Band F£3,303.664.1%
Band G£3,811.922.0%
Band H£4,574.300.1%

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
5.2%
Worked out by Open Index · 2026/27

Band D council tax in York changed by 5.2% on the year before, for 2026/27.

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

Annual council tax change: York among every council350 areas from 2.5% to 10.0%. The middle area is 4.9%. York is 5.2%.