Derby council tax: How much will I pay on council tax bills in Derby as bills rise from April?

New council tax bills are being sent to Derby households weeks after they were the centre of a heated political row.

Households in Derby face a 3.99 per cent increase on their council tax bills for the forthcoming financial year (2025/26) after a controversial amendment to Derby City Council’s budget proposals won support and got final approval.

It meant the council’s Labour group could not put up council tax by the maximum amount of 4.99 per cent, as was initially proposed, by the city’s administration.

Currently thousands of households are being sent their annual bills across Derby to find out what the cost actually means for them.

At the five-and-a-half-hour meeting held last month, Derby Conservative leader Steve Hassall said: “This amendment (to reduce increase to 3.99 per cent), while we appreciate the financial challenges, looks to give something back to the people who are struggling out there from the poor decisions of the government, especially pensioners who have seen a cut to their winter fuel allowance.”

But the outcome left the city’s Labour council leader Nadine Peatfield furious. She said the loss of one per cent to the council tax increase would cost the council more than a million of pounds of much needed revenue, meaning more cuts would be needed down the line.

Councillor Peatfield said: “The irresponsibility of this amendment is just unbound. We proposed a responsible balanced budget that took us from a financially precarious position to one of stability.

“We will have to find 2.3 million of cuts in year two of our budget. And I need the public to remember that. They (Conservatives) may crow today about forcing through one per cent less on council tax but it is us who will have to find the cuts. It’s the public who will have to face the consequences of those cuts.”

The Local Democracy Reporting Service has broken down new figures on how much council tax will cost per household each month. This is a calculation based on council tax being paid for ten months in the year and not twelve.

One payment figure is given per month for each household where two or more people are living in the property. Another monthly figure is provided for single occupiers who receive a 25 per cent discount on annual council tax bills.

Council Tax Band A: Annual Bill – £1,463.83. Per Month – £146 and Per Month With Single Occupier Discount – £109.

Council Tax Band B: Annual Bill – £1,707.81. Per Month  – £170 and Per Month With Single Occupier Discount – £128.

Council Tax Band C: Annual Bill – £1,951.78. Per Month – £195 and Per Month With Single Occupier Discount – £146.

Council Tax Band D: Annual Bill – £2,195.75. Per Month – £219 and Per Month With Single Occupier Discount – £164.

Council Tax Band E: Annual Bill 2,683.69. Per Month – £268 and Per Month With Single Occupier Discount – £201.

Council Tax Band F: Annual Bill 3,171. Per Month – £317 and Per Month With Single Occupier Discount – £237.

Council Tax Band G: Annual Bill – £3,659.58. Per Month – £365 and Per Month With Single Occupier Discount – £274.

Council Tax Band H: Annual Bill £4,391. Per Month – £439 and Per Month With Single Occupier Discount – £329.

The calculations above do not include the payment for council tax support claimants. Council Tax support can be applied depending on where an individual lives, their circumstances (for example income, number of children, benefits, residency status), their household income or if they have children or other adults live with them. More information is available on Derby City Council’s website.

According to the council’s website, full-time student living alone or those living with other full-time students don’t have to pay council tax.