Explore the published budget | 2026/27
Four rounds of guessing: how Portsmouth splits each pound it spends on services, who takes your Band D bill, where the money comes from, and what happens to reserves.
Each round can be skipped. Answers and sources follow each round; the full published tables remain below.
| Amount | Share | Squares | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education Services | £147,402,000 | 34.0% | 34 |
| Highways and Transport | £14,748,000 | 3.4% | 3 |
| Children's Social Care | £74,586,000 | 17.2% | 17 |
| Adult Social Care | £95,598,000 | 22.0% | 22 |
| Public Health | £25,669,000 | 5.9% | 6 |
| Housing Services (General Fund Revenue Account [GFRA] only) | £22,047,000 | 5.1% | 5 |
| Cultural and Related Services | £14,902,000 | 3.4% | 4 |
| Environmental and Regulatory Services | £25,574,000 | 5.9% | 6 |
| Planning and Development Services | £5,546,000 | 1.3% | 1 |
| Central Services | £7,533,000 | 1.7% | 2 |
| Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Local authority revenue expenditure and financing England: 2026 to 2027 budget individual local authority data, RA_LA_Data_2026-27, 2026/27. Published 11 June 2026. | |||
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Local authority revenue expenditure and financing England: 2026 to 2027 budget individual local authority data, RA_LA_Data_2026-27, 2026/27. Published 11 June 2026.
| Amount | Share | Squares | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portsmouth, including average local precepts | £1,908.41 | 83.3% | 83 |
| Police: Hampshire PCC | £290.46 | 12.7% | 13 |
| Fire: Hampshire and IOW Fire | £92.84 | 4.1% | 4 |
| Published Band D area average | £2,291.71 | 100% | 100 |
| Source: MHCLG, Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, Data Billing and Precepting Bodies, 2026/27. Published 25 March 2026. | |||
Source: MHCLG, Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, Data Billing and Precepting Bodies, 2026/27. Published 25 March 2026.
| Funding magnitudes, with add or deduct direction | |
|---|---|
| Specific grants inside AEF | £208,018,000 |
| Council tax requirement | £112,545,000 |
| Retained business rates | £68,135,000 |
| Revenue Support Grant | £56,814,000 |
| Use of or addition to reserves | £34,206,000 |
| Other items | £1,490,000 |
| Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Local authority revenue expenditure and financing England: 2026 to 2027 budget individual local authority data, RA_LA_Data_2026-27, 2026/27. Published 11 June 2026. | |
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Local authority revenue expenditure and financing England: 2026 to 2027 budget individual local authority data, RA_LA_Data_2026-27, 2026/27. Published 11 June 2026.
| Non-ringfenced reserve balances | |
|---|---|
| Start of year | £289,101,000 |
| End of year | £254,895,000 |
| Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Local authority revenue expenditure and financing England: 2026 to 2027 budget individual local authority data, RA_LA_Data_2026-27, 2026/27. Published 11 June 2026. | |
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Local authority revenue expenditure and financing England: 2026 to 2027 budget individual local authority data, RA_LA_Data_2026-27, 2026/27. Published 11 June 2026.
| Amount | Share | Squares | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education Services | £147,402,000 | 34.0% | 34 |
| Highways and Transport | £14,748,000 | 3.4% | 3 |
| Children's Social Care | £74,586,000 | 17.2% | 17 |
| Adult Social Care | £95,598,000 | 22.0% | 22 |
| Public Health | £25,669,000 | 5.9% | 6 |
| Housing Services (General Fund Revenue Account [GFRA] only) | £22,047,000 | 5.1% | 5 |
| Cultural and Related Services | £14,902,000 | 3.4% | 4 |
| Environmental and Regulatory Services | £25,574,000 | 5.9% | 6 |
| Planning and Development Services | £5,546,000 | 1.3% | 1 |
| Central Services | £7,533,000 | 1.7% | 2 |
| Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Local authority revenue expenditure and financing England: 2026 to 2027 budget individual local authority data, RA_LA_Data_2026-27, 2026/27. Published 11 June 2026. | |||
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Local authority revenue expenditure and financing England: 2026 to 2027 budget individual local authority data, RA_LA_Data_2026-27, 2026/27. Published 11 June 2026.
| Amount | Share | Squares | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portsmouth, including average local precepts | £1,908.41 | 83.3% | 83 |
| Police: Hampshire PCC | £290.46 | 12.7% | 13 |
| Fire: Hampshire and IOW Fire | £92.84 | 4.1% | 4 |
| Published Band D area average | £2,291.71 | 100% | 100 |
| Source: MHCLG, Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, Data Billing and Precepting Bodies, 2026/27. Published 25 March 2026. | |||
Source: MHCLG, Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, Data Billing and Precepting Bodies, 2026/27. Published 25 March 2026.
| Funding magnitudes, with add or deduct direction | |
|---|---|
| Specific grants inside AEF | £208,018,000 |
| Council tax requirement | £112,545,000 |
| Retained business rates | £68,135,000 |
| Revenue Support Grant | £56,814,000 |
| Use of or addition to reserves | £34,206,000 |
| Other items | £1,490,000 |
| Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Local authority revenue expenditure and financing England: 2026 to 2027 budget individual local authority data, RA_LA_Data_2026-27, 2026/27. Published 11 June 2026. | |
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Local authority revenue expenditure and financing England: 2026 to 2027 budget individual local authority data, RA_LA_Data_2026-27, 2026/27. Published 11 June 2026.
| Non-ringfenced reserve balances | |
|---|---|
| Start of year | £289,101,000 |
| End of year | £254,895,000 |
| Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Local authority revenue expenditure and financing England: 2026 to 2027 budget individual local authority data, RA_LA_Data_2026-27, 2026/27. Published 11 June 2026. | |
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Local authority revenue expenditure and financing England: 2026 to 2027 budget individual local authority data, RA_LA_Data_2026-27, 2026/27. Published 11 June 2026.
Council budget | 2026/27
Observed budget: net current expenditure by service. Figures are net of sales, fees and charges, and transfers between local authorities and from other delivery bodies. NHS-funded expenditure, such as through the Better Care Fund, is excluded.
Amounts are shown in pounds, converted from the printed whole thousands of pounds. Zero service headings are omitted; a negative service total is labelled net income.
| MHCLG service heading | RA line | Pounds |
|---|---|---|
| Education Services Most schools spending is paid for by the Dedicated Schools Grant, a ring-fenced government grant: £123,347,000 in 2026/27. Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Local authority revenue expenditure and financing England: 2026 to 2027 budget individual local authority data, SG_LA_Data_2026-27, published 11 June 2026. | 190 | £147,402,000 |
| Highways and Transport | 290 | £14,748,000 |
| Children's Social Care | 330 | £74,586,000 |
| Adult Social Care | 360 | £95,598,000 |
| Public Health | 390 | £25,669,000 |
| Housing Services (General Fund Revenue Account [GFRA] only) | 490 | £22,047,000 |
| Cultural and Related Services | 509 | £14,902,000 |
| Environmental and Regulatory Services | 590 | £25,574,000 |
| Planning and Development Services | 599 | £5,546,000 |
| Central Services | 690 | £7,533,000 |
| Total service expenditure | 799 | £433,605,000 |
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Local authority revenue expenditure and financing England: 2026 to 2027 budget individual local authority data, RA_LA_Data_2026-27, published 11 June 2026.
Special schools and alternative provision (RA line 140): £27,708,000. SEND spending also sits in other education and transport lines; this return does not total it.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Local authority revenue expenditure and financing England: 2026 to 2027 budget individual local authority data, RA_LA_Data_2026-27, published 11 June 2026.
| Printed label | RA line | Pounds |
|---|---|---|
| Early years | 110 | £45,125,000 |
| Primary schools | 120 | £39,920,000 |
| Secondary schools | 130 | £14,098,000 |
| Special schools and alternative provision | 140 | £27,708,000 |
| Post-16 provision | 145 | £2,186,000 |
| Other education and community budget | 165 | £18,365,000 |
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Local authority revenue expenditure and financing England: 2026 to 2027 budget individual local authority data, RA_LA_Data_2026-27, published 11 June 2026.
| Printed label | RA line | Pounds |
|---|---|---|
| Transport planning, policy and strategy | 210 | £2,936,000 |
| Structural maintenance | 230 | £12,095,000 |
| Environmental, safety and routine maintenance | 247 | £683,000 |
| Winter service | 248 | £26,000 |
| Street lighting (including energy costs) | 249 | £1,429,000 |
| Traffic management and road safety: congestion charging | 251 | £795,000 |
| Traffic management and road safety: traffic management: bus lane enforcement | 252 | £0 |
| Traffic management and road safety: road safety education and safe routes (including school crossing patrols) | 254 | £896,000 |
| Traffic management and road safety: other | 258 | £1,243,000 |
| Parking services | 260 | -£2,661,000net income |
| Public transport: statutory concessionary fares | 271 | £4,517,000 |
| Public transport: discretionary concessionary fares | 272 | £0 |
| Public transport: support to operators | 275 | £87,000 |
| Public transport: co-ordination | 276 | £503,000 |
| Airports, harbours and toll facilities | 280 | -£7,801,000net income |
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Local authority revenue expenditure and financing England: 2026 to 2027 budget individual local authority data, RA_LA_Data_2026-27, published 11 June 2026.
| Printed label | RA line | Pounds |
|---|---|---|
| Children's social care: Sure start children's centres early years | 310 | £457,000 |
| Children's social care: Children looked after | 313 | £41,422,000 |
| Children's social care: Other children and family services | 315 | £2,150,000 |
| Children's social care: Family support services | 322 | £10,495,000 |
| Children's social care: Youth justice | 323 | £999,000 |
| Children's social care: Safeguarding children and young people’s services | 325 | £13,835,000 |
| Children's social care: Asylum seekers | 326 | £4,021,000 |
| Children's social care: Services for young people | 327 | £1,207,000 |
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Local authority revenue expenditure and financing England: 2026 to 2027 budget individual local authority data, RA_LA_Data_2026-27, published 11 June 2026.
| Printed label | RA line | Pounds |
|---|---|---|
| Physical support: adults (18 to 64) | 332 | £7,091,000 |
| Physical support: older people (65+) | 333 | £18,264,000 |
| Sensory support: adults (18 to 64) | 334 | £0 |
| Sensory support: older people (65+) | 335 | £0 |
| Support with memory and cognition: adults (18 to 64) | 336 | £0 |
| Support with memory and cognition: older people (65+) | 337 | £14,484,000 |
| Learning disability support: adults (18 to 64) | 340 | £30,241,000 |
| Learning disability support: older people (65+) | 341 | £3,783,000 |
| Mental health support: adults (18 to 64) | 344 | £3,316,000 |
| Mental health support: older people (65+) | 345 | £191,000 |
| Social support: Substance misuse support | 348 | £0 |
| Social support: Asylum seeker support | 349 | £0 |
| Social support: Support for carer | 350 | £973,000 |
| Social support: Social Isolation | 351 | £0 |
| Assistive equipment and technology | 353 | £948,000 |
| Care assessment and safeguarding | 354 | £17,364,000 |
| Information and early intervention (non-attributable costs) | 355 | £1,174,000 |
| Commissioning, strategy and admin support | 356 | -£2,231,000net income |
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Local authority revenue expenditure and financing England: 2026 to 2027 budget individual local authority data, RA_LA_Data_2026-27, published 11 June 2026.
| Printed label | RA line | Pounds |
|---|---|---|
| Sexual health services: STI testing and treatment (prescribed functions) | 361 | £3,049,000 |
| Sexual health services: Contraception (prescribed functions) | 362 | £70,000 |
| Sexual health services: Advice, prevention and promotion (non-prescribed functions) | 363 | £35,000 |
| NHS health check programme (prescribed functions) | 365 | £266,000 |
| Health protection: Local authority role in health protection (prescribed functions) | 366 | £341,000 |
| National child measurement programme (prescribed functions) | 368 | £1,333,000 |
| Public health advice (prescribed functions) | 370 | £1,136,000 |
| Obesity: adults | 371 | £512,000 |
| Obesity: children | 372 | £462,000 |
| Physical activity: adults | 373 | £1,450,000 |
| Physical activity: children | 374 | £802,000 |
| Substance misuse: Adult drug and alcohol treatment and recovery services and commissioning | 376 | £5,865,000 |
| Substance misuse: Adult drug and alcohol prevention | 378 | £1,180,000 |
| Substance misuse: Children and young people specialist substance use services and prevention | 380 | £0 |
| Smoking and tobacco: Stop smoking services and interventions | 381 | £1,539,000 |
| Smoking and tobacco: Wider tobacco control | 382 | £55,000 |
| Children 5 to 19 public health programmes | 383 | £445,000 |
| Miscellaneous public health services: Mandated 0-5 children’s services (prescribed functions) | 384 | £3,357,000 |
| Miscellaneous public health services: All Other 0-5 children’s services (non-prescribed functions) | 385 | £1,316,000 |
| Health at work | 386 | £0 |
| Public mental health | 387 | £164,000 |
| Miscellaneous public health services: other | 389 | £2,292,000 |
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Local authority revenue expenditure and financing England: 2026 to 2027 budget individual local authority data, RA_LA_Data_2026-27, published 11 June 2026.
| Printed label | RA line | Pounds |
|---|---|---|
| Housing strategy, advice, advances, enabling, renewals and licensing | 409 | £836,000 |
| Homelessness | 440 | £14,263,000 |
| Housing benefits: rent allowances and rent rebates: discretionary payments | 456 | £517,000 |
| Housing benefits administration | 457 | £1,796,000 |
| Other council property: travellers' sites and non-HRA council property | 460 | £0 |
| Housing welfare: Supporting People | 475 | £4,635,000 |
| Other welfare services | 478 | £0 |
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Local authority revenue expenditure and financing England: 2026 to 2027 budget individual local authority data, RA_LA_Data_2026-27, published 11 June 2026.
| Printed label | RA line | Pounds |
|---|---|---|
| Archives | 500 | £422,000 |
| Culture and heritage (excluding Archives) | 501 | £3,606,000 |
| Recreation and sport | 506 | £2,946,000 |
| Open spaces | 507 | £4,143,000 |
| Tourism | 504 | £251,000 |
| Library service | 505 | £3,534,000 |
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Local authority revenue expenditure and financing England: 2026 to 2027 budget individual local authority data, RA_LA_Data_2026-27, published 11 June 2026.
| Printed label | RA line | Pounds |
|---|---|---|
| Cemetery, cremation and mortuary services | 510 | -£4,000net income |
| Regulatory services: Trading standards | 519 | £501,000 |
| Regulatory services: Water safety | 520 | £46,000 |
| Regulatory services: Food safety | 521 | £403,000 |
| Regulatory services: Environmental protection; noise and nuisance | 522 | £1,146,000 |
| Regulatory services: Housing standards | 523 | £1,069,000 |
| Regulatory services: Health and safety | 524 | £0 |
| Regulatory services: Port health (excluding levies) | 525 | £60,000 |
| Regulatory services: Port health levies | 526 | £0 |
| Regulatory services: Pest control | 527 | -£2,000net income |
| Regulatory services: Public conveniences | 528 | £620,000 |
| Regulatory services: Animal and public health; infectious disease | 529 | £270,000 |
| Regulatory services: Licensing: Alcohol and entertainment licensing; taxi licensing | 530 | -£46,000net income |
| Community safety (Crime reduction) | 531 | £1,603,000 |
| Community safety (Safety services) | 532 | £381,000 |
| Community safety (CCTV) | 533 | £278,000 |
| Defences against flooding | 541 | £439,000 |
| Land drainage and related work (excluding levy / Special levies) | 543 | £0 |
| Land drainage and related work: Levy / Special levies | 544 | £0 |
| Coast protection | 547 | £202,000 |
| Agriculture and fisheries services | 550 | -£239,000net income |
| Street cleansing (not chargeable to Highways) | 570 | £3,862,000 |
| Waste collection | 581 | £6,106,000 |
| Waste disposal | 582 | £8,845,000 |
| Trade waste | 583 | £0 |
| Recycling | 584 | £0 |
| Waste minimisation | 585 | £0 |
| Climate change costs | 586 | £34,000 |
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Local authority revenue expenditure and financing England: 2026 to 2027 budget individual local authority data, RA_LA_Data_2026-27, published 11 June 2026.
| Printed label | RA line | Pounds |
|---|---|---|
| Building control | 591 | £191,000 |
| Development control | 592 | £2,688,000 |
| Planning policy | 593 | £618,000 |
| Environmental initiatives | 594 | £4,000 |
| Economic development | 595 | £318,000 |
| Community development | 596 | £0 |
| Economic research | 597 | £36,000 |
| Business Support (b) | 598 | £1,691,000 |
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Local authority revenue expenditure and financing England: 2026 to 2027 budget individual local authority data, RA_LA_Data_2026-27, published 11 June 2026.
| Printed label | RA line | Pounds |
|---|---|---|
| Coroners' court services | 604 | £1,236,000 |
| Other court services | 605 | £0 |
| Corporate and democratic core | 610 | -£130,000net income |
| Local tax collection: council tax discounts: locally funded | 623 | £0 |
| Local tax collection: council tax support administration | 625 | £1,815,000 |
| Local tax collection: other | 628 | £682,000 |
| Emergency planning | 650 | £990,000 |
| Central services to the public: other | 675 | £1,590,000 |
| Non-distributed costs: retirement benefits | 681 | £1,350,000 |
| Non-distributed costs: costs of unused shares of IT facilities and other assets | 682 | £0 |
| Non-distributed costs: revenue expenditure on surplus assets | 684 | £0 |
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Local authority revenue expenditure and financing England: 2026 to 2027 budget individual local authority data, RA_LA_Data_2026-27, published 11 June 2026.
Revenue expenditure is a different measure from service expenditure. The funding view below rearranges MHCLG's financing identity: line 900 plus lines 904 to 985 equals line 990. Amounts are positive magnitudes; the direction shows which are added or deducted to reach revenue expenditure. An addition to reserves is deducted from available funding.
| Funding item | RA lines | Direction | Pounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Specific grants inside AEF | 904 | Add | £208,018,000 |
| Revenue Support Grant | 951 | Add | £56,814,000 |
| Retained business rates | 970 | Add | £68,135,000 |
| Council tax requirement | 990 | Add | £112,545,000 |
| Use of or addition to reserves | 911, 913, 914, 915, 916 | Add | £34,206,000 |
| Other items | 906, 956, 980, 985 | Deduct | £1,490,000 |
| Revenue expenditure | 900 | £478,228,000 |
Calculated by grouping financing lines and reversing their signs, except the council tax requirement. Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Local authority revenue expenditure and financing England: 2026 to 2027 budget individual local authority data, RA_LA_Data_2026-27, published 11 June 2026.
Council tax requirement includes parish precepts. This RA budget figure and the Table 10 bill figures are separate returns; neither has been adjusted to force agreement. The funding reserves group includes the financing lines for schools, DSG and public health as well as other earmarked and unallocated reserves. The non-ringfenced balances below use only other earmarked and unallocated reserves.
| Printed label | RA line | Pounds |
|---|---|---|
| REVENUE EXPENDITURE | 900 | £478,228,000 |
| Specific and special grants inside AEF [SG line 699 as income] | 904 | -£208,018,000 |
| Inter-authority transfers in respect of reorganisation | 906 | £0 |
| Appropriations to(+)/ from(-) schools' reserves | 911 | £0 |
| Appropriations to(+)/ from(-) dedicated schools grant reserves | 913 | £0 |
| Appropriations to(+)/ from(-) public health financial reserves | 914 | £0 |
| Appropriations to(+)/ from(-) other earmarked financial reserves | 915 | -£34,206,000 |
| Appropriations to(+)/ from(-) unallocated financial reserves | 916 | £0 |
| Revenue Support Grant | 951 | -£56,814,000 |
| Police grant | 956 | £0 |
| Retained income from Rate Retention Scheme ** | 970 | -£68,135,000 |
| Collection fund surpluses and deficits for Council Tax | 980 | £1,490,000 |
| Other Items | 985 | £0 |
| COUNCIL TAX REQUIREMENT (total of lines 900 to 985) | 990 | £112,545,000 |
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Local authority revenue expenditure and financing England: 2026 to 2027 budget individual local authority data, RA_LA_Data_2026-27, published 11 June 2026.
Other earmarked reserves and unallocated reserves only. These are the council's planned start and end balances in the budget return.
| Reserve | RA line | Start of year | End of year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other earmarked reserves | 1015 | £289,101,000 | £254,895,000 |
| Unallocated reserves | 1016 | £0 | £0 |
| Calculated total | 1015 + 1016 | £289,101,000 | £254,895,000 |
Total calculated as other earmarked reserves plus unallocated reserves. Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Local authority revenue expenditure and financing England: 2026 to 2027 budget individual local authority data, RA_LA_Data_2026-27, published 11 June 2026.
MHCLG cautions: “It is not possible to identify usable revenue reserves in the current release.” Local authority revenue expenditure and financing: 2026/27 budget, England, published 11 June 2026, reserves section.
Council budget | Social care
A ratio is a budget divided by a head count. It does not measure need, efficiency, value or spending on an individual recipient.
£563
Calculated from £95,598,000 divided by 169,937 residents aged 18 and over. Shown to the nearest pound.
MHCLG RA budget 2026/27, Part 1, lines 360; ONS population estimates, mid-2025, MYE2 Persons.
The population estimate is for mid-2025; the budget is for 2026/27.
£296
Calculated from £40,648,000 divided by 137,330 residents aged 18 to 64. Shown to the nearest pound.
MHCLG RA budget 2026/27, Part 1, lines 332, 334, 336, 340, 344; ONS population estimates, mid-2025, MYE2 Persons.
The population estimate is for mid-2025; the budget is for 2026/27.
£1,126
Calculated from £36,722,000 divided by 32,607 residents aged 65 and over. Shown to the nearest pound.
MHCLG RA budget 2026/27, Part 1, lines 333, 335, 337, 341, 345; ONS population estimates, mid-2025, MYE2 Persons.
The population estimate is for mid-2025; the budget is for 2026/27.
£1,796
Calculated from £74,586,000 divided by 41,538 residents under 18. Shown to the nearest pound.
MHCLG RA budget 2026/27, Part 1, lines 330; ONS population estimates, mid-2025, MYE2 Persons.
The population estimate is for mid-2025; the budget is for 2026/27.
£18,228,000 (19.1% of adult social care line 360).
Calculated as adult social care line 360 (£95,598,000) less the ten age lines above. The share is this amount divided by line 360, multiplied by 100 and shown to one decimal place. This covers social support, assistive equipment, assessment and safeguarding, information and early intervention, and commissioning.
The two age ratios use different populations and exclude this amount. They do not add up to the adult ratio.
Line 360 less lines 332, 334, 336, 340, 344, 333, 335, 337, 341 and 345. Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Local authority revenue expenditure and financing England: 2026 to 2027 budget individual local authority data, RA_LA_Data_2026-27, published 11 June 2026.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Local authority revenue expenditure and financing England: 2026 to 2027 budget individual local authority data, RA_LA_Data_2026-27, published 11 June 2026.
Single years grouped as under 18, 18 to 64, 65 and over, and 18 and over. Source: Office for National Statistics, Population estimates for the UK, England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland: mid-2025, MYE2 Persons, published 1 October 2026.
Published Band D area averages for 2026/27. Parish charges are averaged into the council line and already included in the total. Do not add them again. An area average is not an exact bill for an address.
| Part of the bill | Charging body | Annual Band D |
|---|---|---|
| Council, including average local precepts | Portsmouth | £1,908.41 |
| County or GLA | No separate precept reported | £0.00 |
| Police | Hampshire PCC | £290.46 |
| Fire | Hampshire and IOW Fire | £92.84 |
| Combined authority | No separate precept reported | £0.00 |
| Published area average, including all precepts | £2,291.71 | |
Source: MHCLG, Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027: Table 10, Table 10, Data Billing and Precepting Bodies, published 25 March 2026.
The council's own Band D, excluding local precepts, is £1,908.41. This is a separate measure, not an additional charge.
Adult social care is included in council charges. Police and fire may be funded within another line. A zero separate precept does not mean the service is absent.
Choose a band to read its published area average. The component breakdown above is available for Band D only; other bands' component charges are not inferred.
Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, published 25 March 2026.
Area average including parish precepts. Your exact bill and any discounts can differ.
Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, published 25 March 2026.
Area average including parish precepts. Your exact bill and any discounts can differ.
Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, published 25 March 2026.
Area average including parish precepts. Your exact bill and any discounts can differ.
Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, published 25 March 2026.
Area average including parish precepts. Your exact bill and any discounts can differ.
Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, published 25 March 2026.
Area average including parish precepts. Your exact bill and any discounts can differ.
Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, published 25 March 2026.
Area average including parish precepts. Your exact bill and any discounts can differ.
Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, published 25 March 2026.
Area average including parish precepts. Your exact bill and any discounts can differ.
Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, published 25 March 2026.
Area average including parish precepts. Your exact bill and any discounts can differ.
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