By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter
Residents will be faced with increased council tax bills again in the coming financial year.
• Changes to council tax reduction for city’s poorest households under review
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All three elements of the bill – local authority, police, and fire and rescue – are going up for 2026/27 following recent decisions by elected representatives.
The Labour-run city council approved a 4.99 per cent increase to its portion of council tax, with two per cent ring-fenced for adult social care.
Conservative police and crime commissioner Donna Jones saw her proposal to raise the police precept by 5.45 per cent signed off by the county’s police and crime panel, while members of the fire and rescue authority backed a 5.69 per cent increase.
All of these measures impact the price of bills proportionally based on the banding of a resident’s property.
These bandings, which are set by the Valuation Office Agency at HM Revenue & Customs, have been in effect since 1993. They are based on a property’s value at April 1, 1991.
While authorities typically refer to band D properties when outlining council tax increases, more than 65 per cent of Southampton properties are within the lowest two bands (A and B).
A breakdown of council tax bills for Southampton residents, including the overall year-on-year increase can be found below.
Band A (36,930 properties): £1,587.67 (£1,332.12 council, £193.64 police, £61.89 fire and rescue), annual increase of £76.71
Band B (35,890 properties): £1,852.26 (£1,554.14 council, £225.91 police, £72.21 fire and rescue), annual increase of £89.47
Band C (23,760 properties): £2,116.87 (£1,776.16 council, £258.19 police, £82.52 fire and rescue), annual increase of £102.26
Band D (9,790 properties): £2,381.48 (£1,998.18 council, £290.46 police, £92.84 fire and rescue), annual increase of £115.04
Band E (3,190 properties): £2,910.70 (£2,442.22 council, £355.01 police, £113.47 fire and rescue), annual increase of £140.61
Band F (1,420 properties): £3,439.91(£2,886.26 council, £419.55 police, £134.10 fire and rescue), annual increase of £166.16
Band G (450 properties): £3,969.13 (£3,330.30 council, £484.10 police, £154.73 fire and rescue), annual increase of £191.73
Band H (30 properties): £4,762.96 (£3,996.36 council, £580.92 police, £185.68 fire and rescue), annual increase of £230.08
Changes to council tax reduction for city’s poorest households under review
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