The full band A to H charges for Basingstoke and Deane in 2026/27, what each authority takes, the parish precepts, and the new 100% second homes premium.

A band D household in Basingstoke town, where there is no parish or town council, pays £2,224.83 in 2026/27. That is up £105.28, or 4.97%, on last year’s £2,119.55.

Only £151.42 of it is Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council’s, which is 6.8p in every pound. The county council takes £1,690.11, more than three quarters of the bill. That distinction matters, because the borough is the authority that sends the bill and takes the complaints, while the increases that move the number are decided in Winchester.

Every figure on this page comes from Basingstoke and Deane’s own council tax bands and charges tables and its guide to council tax 2026/27, checked on 15 August 2026.

The full band A to H table, 2026/27

These are the charges for wards with no parish precept, which includes most of Basingstoke town. If you live in a parish, add the precept from the table further down.

A B C D E F G H
Hampshire County Council £1,126.74 £1,314.53 £1,502.32 £1,690.11 £2,065.69 £2,441.27 £2,816.85 £3,380.22
Police and Crime Commissioner £193.64 £225.91 £258.19 £290.46 £355.01 £419.55 £484.10 £580.92
Basingstoke and Deane £100.94 £117.77 £134.59 £151.42 £185.07 £218.72 £252.36 £302.84
Fire and Rescue Authority £61.89 £72.21 £82.52 £92.84 £113.47 £134.10 £154.73 £185.68
Total £1,483.21 £1,730.42 £1,977.62 £2,224.83 £2,719.24 £3,213.64 £3,708.04 £4,449.66
Approx. monthly over 10 months £148.32 £173.04 £197.76 £222.48 £271.92 £321.36 £370.80 £444.97

Basingstoke and Deane council tax 2026/27 by band, showing how the bill splits between Hampshire County Council, the police, the borough council and the fire authority

The default instalment plan is ten payments, which is why the monthly figures are higher than a twelfth of the bill. You can ask to spread it over twelve.

What changed this year, and by how much

Authority 2025/26 band D 2026/27 band D Increase % Referendum limit
Hampshire County Council (incl. adult social care) £1,609.83 £1,690.11 £80.28 4.99% 5%
Police and Crime Commissioner £275.46 £290.46 £15.00 5.45% £15.01
Basingstoke and Deane £146.42 £151.42 £5.00 3.41% Higher of £5.01 or 3%
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue £87.84 £92.84 £5.00 5.69% £5.01

Read the last column across and the pattern is unmistakable. Three of the four authorities set an increase within pennies of the maximum the government allows without a referendum: the county at 4.99% against a 5% cap, the police at £15.00 against £15.01, the fire authority at £5.00 against £5.01. The borough is the only one that did not go to the ceiling, coming in at £5.00 where it could have taken £5.01 or 3%, whichever was higher.

The borough describes its share as a rise of “10p per week for the average household” and says it is funding extra street cleaning, including a new jet washing service, plus over £21 million of capital projects covering Basingstoke Leisure Park, homelessness facilities, community centres and sports facilities. It also flags a projected budget gap of £1.93 million by 2029/30.

Parish precepts: what your village adds

Basingstoke town has no town council, so most town addresses pay the £2,224.83 above. Anywhere with a parish or town council adds a precept on top, and the spread is wide: Chineham adds £12.25 at band D, Sherfield-on-Loddon adds £130.91, more than ten times as much.

Parish Band D precept Band D total
No parish precept none £2,224.83
Chineham £12.25 £2,237.08
Rooksdown £18.02 £2,242.85
Highclere £35.02 £2,259.85
East Woodhay £35.34 £2,260.17
Cliddesden £37.46 £2,262.29
Sherfield Park £42.43 £2,267.26
North Waltham £43.53 £2,268.36
Bramley £44.86 £2,269.69
Overton £45.37 £2,270.20
Burghclere £47.48 £2,272.31
Sherborne St John £49.95 £2,274.78
Tadley £50.81 £2,275.64
Ashford Hill with Headley £53.81 £2,278.64
Baughurst £54.02 £2,278.85
Oakley and Deane £60.72 £2,285.55
Newtown £60.76 £2,285.59
St Mary Bourne £84.07 £2,308.90
Kingsclere £84.12 £2,308.95
Pamber £87.54 £2,312.37
Old Basing and Lychpit £88.98 £2,313.81
Whitchurch £89.06 £2,313.89
Silchester £101.24 £2,326.07
Sherfield-on-Loddon £130.91 £2,355.74

The council’s charges page carries all 49 parishes; the ones above are the larger settlements plus the extremes. Select your own area on the council tax bands and charges page for the full A to H table including your parish.

At band H the same gap is much bigger than it looks here, because the precept scales with the band: Sherfield-on-Loddon’s band H total is £4,711.48 against £4,449.66 in an unparished ward.

Which band am I in, and can I change it

Bands were set on what a property was worth on 1 April 1991, not what it is worth now:

Band Value at 1 April 1991
A £40,000 and under
B £40,001 to £52,000
C £52,001 to £68,000
D £68,001 to £88,000
E £88,001 to £120,000
F £120,001 to £160,000
G £160,001 to £320,000
H Over £320,000

Bands are the Valuation Office Agency’s job, not the council’s. Look yours up free at gov.uk/council-tax-bands, where you can also see what your neighbours are in, which is the usual first step in deciding whether a challenge is worth it.

If you challenge, keep paying at your current band while it is decided. The council confirms a refund can be claimed for anything overpaid if the challenge succeeds. A successful challenge can move a band up as well as down, and it can move a whole street.

Our Basingstoke house prices page has what properties in the borough actually sell for now, which is a separate question from the band.

Discounts, and the new premiums

Single person discount, 25%. If you are the only adult aged 18 or over in the property. Apply through the council’s council tax discounts page. Two clarifications the council gives that catch people out: a partner in the armed forces or working away still counts as resident, so no discount; but a daughter who turns 18 and moves into halls does not, so the discount applies.

Students. A property occupied only by full-time students is exempt under Class N, and halls of residence are exempt under Class M. A property left empty by a student who is studying elsewhere and owns it is exempt under Class K. A student living at home does not give the household a single person discount, but may be disregarded when the adults are counted.

Disablement reduction. If a room other than a bathroom, kitchen or toilet is used mainly to meet a disabled resident’s needs, or there is an extra bathroom or kitchen for them, or a wheelchair is used indoors, the bill can be reduced.

Council tax support. Can cover up to 100% of the bill, paid straight onto your account, assessed on income, savings and household. You are not eligible with savings over £16,000 unless you get Guarantee Pension Credit. Pensioners who share their home with another low income adult can claim second adult rebate instead, worth 7.5%, 15% or 25%, and it is assessed on that other adult’s income rather than yours. Both are on the council’s council tax support and housing benefit page.

Empty properties. 100% discount for the first two months of being unoccupied and unfurnished, then nothing. After one year it becomes long-term empty and a 100% premium applies, so the charge is 200%. After five years it is 300%, and after ten years 400%. The discount attaches to the property, not the owner, so a house that was already empty when you bought it may have used its two months up.

Second homes, new this year. From 1 April 2026 a 100% premium applies to second homes, decided by councillors on 18 December 2025. A furnished property that is nobody’s main residence now pays 200%. The only exception is a job-related second home, at 50%, and that means work that requires you to occupy that specific property, not one you moved into for convenience. Full detail on the council’s empty properties and second homes page.

Reorganisation: on hold

Updated 11 September 2026. In March 2026 the government decided that a new North Hampshire council covering Basingstoke and Deane, Hart and Rushmoor would take over from April 2028, doing both the borough’s work and the county council’s. On 7 September 2026 it withdrew that decision and began a review of the whole programme, with no end date.

So for now the borough carries on collecting this tax, and your bill keeps separate lines for Hampshire County Council’s £1,690.11 and the borough’s £151.42. Elections in May 2027 will go ahead on existing council boundaries, not to a new council. The council is still asking residents to check they are registered to vote.