Belfast Council Tax 2026/2027

Official municipal billing authority: Belfast City Council (District Council) in Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland. Administering 15 postcode districts under Domestic Rates (Capital Value System - Equivalent Tiers).

Band D Base Annual£1,397.28100% Consistent Base

YoY Annual Increase+3.87%+£52.06 vs 2025/26

Regional Rank (Northern Ireland)N/ADomestic Rates System

Postcodes Monitored15Postcode Districts

Statutory Tariff Table: Belfast

Full annual fees and discounted rates applicable across all 15 outcodes in this authority.

10 & 12 Monthly Direct Debit

Valuation Band	Full Annual (£)	10-Mo Direct Debit	12-Mo Installment	Single Person (-25%)	Single 10-Mo
Band A	£931.52	£93.15/mo	£77.63/mo	£698.64	£69.86/mo
Band B	£1,086.77	£108.68/mo	£90.56/mo	£815.08	£81.51/mo
Band C	£1,242.03	£124.20/mo	£103.50/mo	£931.52	£93.15/mo
Band DBenchmark	£1,397.28	£139.73/mo	£116.44/mo	£1,047.96	£104.80/mo
Band E	£1,707.79	£170.78/mo	£142.32/mo	£1,280.84	£128.08/mo
Band F	£2,018.29	£201.83/mo	£168.19/mo	£1,513.72	£151.37/mo
Band G	£2,328.80	£232.88/mo	£194.07/mo	£1,746.60	£174.66/mo
Band H	£2,794.56	£279.46/mo	£232.88/mo	£2,095.92	£209.59/mo

Northern Ireland Domestic Rating System Notice

Residential properties in Belfast are assessed under the Northern Ireland Domestic Rates system based on capital valuation, not Council Tax bands A–H. Rates are set jointly by Belfast City Council (District Rate) and the Northern Ireland Executive (Regional Rate). Because property valuations and multipliers differ fundamentally from British Council Tax, Belfast cannot be directly ranked against English, Scottish, or Welsh local authorities.

For official rate assessments and rate relief applications, visit nidirect.gov.uk Rates Portal.

Who Sets Your Bill: Precepting Authority Structure

Statutory breakdown structure for Council Tax levied across Belfast (Belfast City Council).

Statutory Local Tiers

Four-Tier Shire County & District Precept Structure

As a two-tier non-metropolitan district, your total bill in Belfast is split between four separate precepting bodies:

County Council (typically ~70% of bill): Funds upper-tier services including adult social care, children's services, education infrastructure, major highways, and public health.
Belfast City Council (District Billing Authority, ~10–15%): Collects your tax and funds local borough functions—refuse collection, housing, planning approvals, and environmental health.
Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC, ~10–12%): Sets an independent precept to fund regional policing operations.
Fire and Rescue Authority (~3–4%): Funds emergency fire rescue and prevention operations.

Where applicable, parished communities also contribute a local Town or Parish Council precept for hyper-local amenities.

Official Bill Verification: Exact statutory line-by-line pound allocations are itemised on your annual Council Tax Demand Notice issued each March. For specific budget schedules, consult Belfast City Council's official 2026/27 council tax resolution.