# Where your council tax goes in Mansfield

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# Where your council tax goes in Mansfield



Last updated 29 September 2026.
Figures refresh every night. [How each figure is worked out](/methodology/).





A Band D council tax bill in **Mansfield** is **£2,600.38** for 2026-27, split between Mansfield £212.72, Nottinghamshire County Council £1,932.24, Nottinghamshire County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase £37.89, Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable £311.10, Nottinghamshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority £102.21, Parish and town councils (average for the area) £4.22. Shared out in proportion to what each body spends, the largest single line is adult social care at Nottinghamshire County Council: **£848.99** of the bill. Council tax pays for 11% of the council's own spending; the rest is government grant, business rates and fees.



Figures for the 2026–27 financial year. Source:
[Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government](https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/council-tax-statistics).





## Key figures



- £2,600.38Band D bill, 2026-27


As of 6 April 2026
- £212.72Goes to Mansfield itself (8%)


As of 6 April 2026
- £848.99Largest line: adult social care


As of 28 September 2026
- 11.2%Of the council's money that comes from council tax, 2025-26


As of 28 September 2026




Source: [Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government](https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/council-tax-statistics).






## Who gets your bill


Your council tax band
A B C D E F G H



Figures are for a **Band D** home. Bands A to H pay a fixed fraction of this, set in law.



212.72

1932.24

37.89

311.10

102.21

4.22



Mansfield 8%Nottinghamshire County Council 74%Nottinghamshire County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase 1%Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable 12%Nottinghamshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority 4%Parish and town councils (average for the area) 0%



Parish precepts differ from parish to parish; this is the average across the area, and a home outside any parish pays none.





## And where does that bit go?



Choose any part of the bill to see how it divides, then keep going as far as the published returns allow. Every level has its own link you can share.





### Where the rest comes from




**Council tax pays for 11.2%** of the money
Mansfield had to spend in 2025-26.


**********



- Council tax 11.2% £6.5m
- Business rates 11.0% £6.4m
- General government grant 0.9% £495k
- Government grants for specific services 44.2% £25.5m
- Fees, charges and other income 32.7% £18.9m




It also put £3.6m into its reserves that year.




**Council tax pays for 29.1%** of the money
Nottinghamshire County Council had to spend in 2025-26.


************



- Council tax 29.1% £511.7m
- Business rates 8.6% £150.9m
- General government grant 0.6% £9.9m
- Government grants for specific services 41.5% £730.7m
- Fees, charges and other income 18.2% £319.6m
- Taken from reserves 2.1% £36.3m






Council tax is pooled with the council's other money, not ring-fenced for any service. The split on this page
shares your bill out in proportion to what each body spends; it does not say what any one pound paid for.







- Your bill





### Your bill: £2,600.38


- [Mansfield](#d-council)
£212.72

**
Your council · 8.2% of the bill
- [Nottinghamshire County Council](#d-county)
£1,932.24

**
County council · 74.3% of the bill
- [Nottinghamshire County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-county-adult-social-care)
£37.89

**
County adult social care precept · 1.5% of the bill
- [Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable](#d-police)
£311.10

**
Police · 12.0% of the bill
- [Nottinghamshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority](#d-fire)
£102.21

**
Fire and rescue · 3.9% of the bill
- Parish and town councils (average for the area)
£4.22

**
Parish or town council · 0.2% of the bill. Parish, town and community councils do not file spending returns with the government, so there is no national breakdown. Each publishes its own annual accounts.






- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- Mansfield





### Mansfield



£212.72 of your bill goes to Mansfield. It is shared out below in proportion to how
Mansfield spent its money in 2025-26, its latest published return.


- [Running the council](#d-council~central)
£81.32

**
38.2% of this part · £5.6m in 2025-26 · £50 per resident; similar councils £32 · up 859.1% on 2024-25
- [Environment and regulation](#d-council~environment)
£77.09

**
36.2% of this part · £5.4m in 2025-26 · £47 per resident; similar councils £43 · down 40.1% on 2024-25
- [Parks, leisure, libraries and culture](#d-council~culture-leisure)
£37.79

**
17.8% of this part · £2.6m in 2025-26 · £23 per resident; similar councils £19 · down 23.8% on 2024-25
- Housing (not council homes)
£7.30

**
3.4% of this part · £507k in 2025-26 · £4.46 per resident; similar councils £26 · down 45.6% on 2024-25
Not council homes: [see the note](#d-council).
- [Roads and transport](#d-council~highways-transport)
£6.06

**
2.8% of this part · £421k in 2025-26 · £3.70 per resident; similar councils £-4.70 · up 38.0% on 2024-25
- [Planning and development](#d-council~planning-development)
£3.15

**
1.5% of this part · £219k in 2025-26 · £1.93 per resident; similar councils £21







**Council homes are not in this.** Council housing is paid for through the Housing Revenue Account,
from tenants' rents, and the law keeps it separate from the General Fund that council tax goes into.
Mansfield's Housing Revenue Account took in £31.0m and spent £36.5m in 2025-26.
[What council tax does and doesn't pay for](/what-council-tax-pays-for/#ring-fence).






**Which councils count as similar**



Medians are across the 10 district councils in England closest in population: Worthing, Erewash, Broxtowe, Lichfield, North West Leicestershire, Mid Suffolk, South Staffordshire, Folkestone and Hythe, Fareham, Gravesham. Per-resident figures use ONS mid-year population estimates.






- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Mansfield](#d-council)
- Running the council





### Running the council



£81.32 of your bill goes to running the council at Mansfield. Here is how its £5.6m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Other central services
£33.03

**
40.6% of this · £2.3m in 2025-26 · £20 per resident; similar councils £0.48
- Collecting council tax and business rates
£23.80

**
29.3% of this · £1.7m in 2025-26 · £15 per resident; similar councils £8.12 · up 41.5% on 2024-25
- Corporate and democratic core
£15.40

**
18.9% of this · £1.1m in 2025-26 · £9.41 per resident; similar councils £17 · down 23.0% on 2024-25
- Elections and electoral registration
£5.04

**
6.2% of this · £350k in 2025-26 · £3.08 per resident; similar councils £3.10 · down 4.1% on 2024-25
- Non-distributed costs (past pensions, unused assets)
£3.57

**
4.4% of this · £248k in 2025-26 · £2.18 per resident; similar councils £2.51 · down 0.8% on 2024-25
- Emergency planning
£0.49

**
0.6% of this · £34k in 2025-26 · £0.30 per resident; similar councils £0.35 · up 21.4% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Mansfield](#d-council)
- Environment and regulation





### Environment and regulation



£77.09 of your bill goes to environment and regulation at Mansfield. Here is how its £5.4m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Street cleaning
£24.50

**
31.8% of this · £1.8m in 2025-26 · £16 per resident; similar councils £8.04 · down 36.9% on 2024-25
- Waste collection
£23.14

**
30.0% of this · £1.7m in 2025-26 · £15 per resident; similar councils £16 · down 49.0% on 2024-25
- Community safety and CCTV
£13.99

**
18.2% of this · £1.0m in 2025-26 · £9.18 per resident; similar councils £2.89 · down 24.8% on 2024-25
- Environmental health, food safety, pest control and licensing
£13.81

**
17.9% of this · £1.0m in 2025-26 · £9.06 per resident; similar councils £9.60 · down 24.1% on 2024-25
- Public toilets
£1.65

**
2.1% of this · £123k in 2025-26 · £1.08 per resident; similar councils £1.16 · down 10.2% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Mansfield](#d-council)
- Parks, leisure, libraries and culture





### Parks, leisure, libraries and culture



£37.79 of your bill goes to parks, leisure, libraries and culture at Mansfield. Here is how its £2.6m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Parks and open spaces (including play areas)
£17.62

**
46.6% of this · £1.2m in 2025-26 · £11 per resident; similar councils £14 · down 33.3% on 2024-25
- Museums, arts, heritage and archives
£10.24

**
27.1% of this · £711k in 2025-26 · £6.25 per resident; similar councils £3.82 · down 36.1% on 2024-25
- Sport and leisure
£9.90

**
26.2% of this · £688k in 2025-26 · £6.05 per resident; similar councils £2.03 · up 38.2% on 2024-25
- Community centres and public halls
£0.03

**
under 0.1% of this · £2k in 2025-26 · £0.02 per resident; similar councils £0.00











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Mansfield](#d-council)
- Roads and transport





### Roads and transport



£6.06 of your bill goes to roads and transport at Mansfield. Here is how its £421k of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Parking
£2.85

**
47.0% of this · £198k in 2025-26 · £1.74 per resident; similar councils £-5.42 · up 120.0% on 2024-25
- Support for bus, rail and other public transport
£2.84

**
46.8% of this · £197k in 2025-26 · £1.73 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · up 3.7% on 2024-25
- Traffic management and road safety
£0.37

**
6.2% of this · £26k in 2025-26 · £0.23 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · up 4.0% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Mansfield](#d-council)
- Planning and development





### Planning and development



£3.15 of your bill goes to planning and development at Mansfield. Here is how its £219k of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Planning policy
£2.79

**
88.6% of this · £617k in 2025-26 · £5.43 per resident; similar councils £6.19 · up 132.0% on 2024-25
- Building control
£0.36

**
11.4% of this · £79k in 2025-26 · £0.69 per resident; similar councils £1.28 · up 68.1% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- Nottinghamshire County Council





### Nottinghamshire County Council



£1,932.24 of your bill goes to Nottinghamshire County Council. It is shared out below in proportion to how
Nottinghamshire County Council spent its money in 2025-26, its latest published return.


- [Adult social care](#d-county~adult-social-care)
£848.99

**
43.9% of this part · £432.8m in 2025-26 · £502 per resident; similar councils £415 · up 11.8% on 2024-25
- [Children's social care](#d-county~childrens-social-care)
£449.05

**
23.2% of this part · £228.9m in 2025-26 · £265 per resident; similar councils £235 · up 6.6% on 2024-25
- [Education](#d-county~education)
£323.89

**
16.8% of this part · £585.9m in 2025-26 · £679 per resident; similar councils £653 · up 14.2% on 2024-25
- [Roads and transport](#d-county~highways-transport)
£102.16

**
5.3% of this part · £52.1m in 2025-26 · £60 per resident; similar councils £68 · up 2.7% on 2024-25
- [Environment and regulation](#d-county~environment)
£99.25

**
5.1% of this part · £50.6m in 2025-26 · £59 per resident; similar councils £56 · up 5.9% on 2024-25
- [Planning and development](#d-county~planning-development)
£44.10

**
2.3% of this part · £22.5m in 2025-26 · £26 per resident; similar councils £4.37 · down 5.1% on 2024-25
- [Parks, leisure, libraries and culture](#d-county~culture-leisure)
£29.12

**
1.5% of this part · £14.8m in 2025-26 · £17 per resident; similar councils £14 · down 3.0% on 2024-25
- [Running the council](#d-county~central)
£23.36

**
1.2% of this part · £11.9m in 2025-26 · £14 per resident; similar councils £23 · up 30.0% on 2024-25
- [Public health](#d-county~public-health)
£11.04

**
0.6% of this part · £54.2m in 2025-26 · £63 per resident; similar councils £50 · up 8.5% on 2024-25
- Other services
£1.19

**
under 0.1% of this part · £609k in 2025-26 · £0.71 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · down 95.3% on 2024-25
- Housing (not council homes)
£0.09

**
under 0.1% of this part · £44k in 2025-26 · £0.05 per resident; similar councils £3.26
Not council homes: [see the note](#d-county).





Before sharing out your bill, the part of education paid for by the Dedicated Schools Grant (£420.8m) and public health paid for by the public health grant (£48.6m) is taken off, because council tax does not pay for it.




**Council homes are not in this.** Council housing is paid for through the Housing Revenue Account,
from tenants' rents, and the law keeps it separate from the General Fund that council tax goes into.
Nottinghamshire County Council reported no Housing Revenue Account for 2025-26: it has no council homes of its own, or they were transferred to a housing association.
[What council tax does and doesn't pay for](/what-council-tax-pays-for/#ring-fence).






**Which councils count as similar**



Medians are across the 10 county councils closest in population: Devon County Council, Derbyshire County Council, Staffordshire County Council, West Sussex County Council, Lincolnshire County Council, Suffolk County Council, Norfolk County Council, Oxfordshire County Council, Leicestershire County Council, Cambridgeshire County Council. Per-resident figures use ONS mid-year population estimates.






- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Nottinghamshire County Council](#d-county)
- Adult social care





### Adult social care



£848.99 of your bill goes to adult social care at Nottinghamshire County Council. Here is how its £432.8m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Care assessment and safeguarding
£239.99

**
28.3% of this · £122.3m in 2025-26 · £142 per resident; similar councils £40 · up 207.4% on 2024-25
- [Learning disability support](#d-county~adult-social-care.learning-disability)
£172.65

**
20.3% of this · £88.0m in 2025-26 · £102 per resident; similar councils £145 · down 27.4% on 2024-25
- [Physical support](#d-county~adult-social-care.physical)
£160.33

**
18.9% of this · £81.7m in 2025-26 · £95 per resident; similar councils £150 · down 25.8% on 2024-25
- [Mental health support](#d-county~adult-social-care.mental-health)
£104.96

**
12.4% of this · £53.5m in 2025-26 · £62 per resident; similar councils £32 · up 79.7% on 2024-25
- [Sensory support](#d-county~adult-social-care.sensory)
£69.22

**
8.2% of this · £35.3m in 2025-26 · £41 per resident; similar councils £2.37 · up 607.1% on 2024-25
- Commissioning, strategy and administration
£46.69

**
5.5% of this · £23.8m in 2025-26 · £28 per resident; similar councils £24 · down 46.2% on 2024-25
- [Support with memory and cognition](#d-county~adult-social-care.memory)
£22.40

**
2.6% of this · £11.4m in 2025-26 · £13 per resident; similar councils £38 · down 56.9% on 2024-25
- Social support (carers, substance misuse, isolation, asylum)
£19.29

**
2.3% of this · £9.8m in 2025-26 · £11 per resident; similar councils £9.67 · up 66.3% on 2024-25
- Assistive equipment and technology
£8.91

**
1.0% of this · £4.5m in 2025-26 · £5.27 per resident; similar councils £3.94 · up 58.2% on 2024-25
- Information and early intervention
£4.55

**
0.5% of this · £2.3m in 2025-26 · £2.69 per resident; similar councils £3.23 · up 31.7% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Nottinghamshire County Council](#d-county)
- [Adult social care](#d-county~adult-social-care)
- Learning disability support





### Learning disability support



£172.65 of your bill goes to learning disability support at Nottinghamshire County Council. Here is how its £88.0m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Aged 18 to 64
£158.20

**
91.6% of this · £80.7m in 2025-26 · £94 per resident; similar councils £124 · down 23.5% on 2024-25
- Aged 65 and over
£14.45

**
8.4% of this · £7.4m in 2025-26 · £8.54 per resident; similar councils £17 · down 53.5% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Nottinghamshire County Council](#d-county)
- [Adult social care](#d-county~adult-social-care)
- Physical support





### Physical support



£160.33 of your bill goes to physical support at Nottinghamshire County Council. Here is how its £81.7m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Aged 65 and over
£92.02

**
57.4% of this · £46.9m in 2025-26 · £54 per resident; similar councils £117 · down 41.3% on 2024-25
- Aged 18 to 64
£68.32

**
42.6% of this · £34.8m in 2025-26 · £40 per resident; similar councils £29 · up 15.3% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Nottinghamshire County Council](#d-county)
- [Adult social care](#d-county~adult-social-care)
- Mental health support





### Mental health support



£104.96 of your bill goes to mental health support at Nottinghamshire County Council. Here is how its £53.5m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Aged 18 to 64
£65.00

**
61.9% of this · £33.1m in 2025-26 · £38 per resident; similar councils £19 · up 64.2% on 2024-25
- Aged 65 and over
£39.95

**
38.1% of this · £20.4m in 2025-26 · £24 per resident; similar councils £13 · up 112.5% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Nottinghamshire County Council](#d-county)
- [Adult social care](#d-county~adult-social-care)
- Sensory support





### Sensory support



£69.22 of your bill goes to sensory support at Nottinghamshire County Council. Here is how its £35.3m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Aged 65 and over
£38.70

**
55.9% of this · £19.7m in 2025-26 · £23 per resident; similar councils £1.51 · up 495.0% on 2024-25
- Aged 18 to 64
£30.51

**
44.1% of this · £15.6m in 2025-26 · £18 per resident; similar councils £0.83 · up 829.3% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Nottinghamshire County Council](#d-county)
- [Adult social care](#d-county~adult-social-care)
- Support with memory and cognition





### Support with memory and cognition



£22.40 of your bill goes to support with memory and cognition at Nottinghamshire County Council. Here is how its £11.4m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Aged 65 and over
£20.41

**
91.1% of this · £10.4m in 2025-26 · £12 per resident; similar councils £35 · down 56.1% on 2024-25
- Aged 18 to 64
£1.99

**
8.9% of this · £1.0m in 2025-26 · £1.17 per resident; similar councils £2.82 · down 63.4% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Nottinghamshire County Council](#d-county)
- Children's social care





### Children's social care



£449.05 of your bill goes to children's social care at Nottinghamshire County Council. Here is how its £228.9m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Children looked after
£285.04

**
63.5% of this · £145.3m in 2025-26 · £169 per resident; similar councils £145 · up 9.4% on 2024-25
- Safeguarding and social work
£77.64

**
17.3% of this · £39.6m in 2025-26 · £46 per resident; similar councils £37 · up 5.6% on 2024-25
- Family support
£42.37

**
9.4% of this · £21.6m in 2025-26 · £25 per resident; similar councils £30 · down 8.8% on 2024-25
- Services for young people
£20.74

**
4.6% of this · £10.6m in 2025-26 · £12 per resident; similar councils £3.11 · up 11.8% on 2024-25
- Children's centres and early years
£19.82

**
4.4% of this · £10.1m in 2025-26 · £12 per resident; similar councils £3.50 · up 17.2% on 2024-25
- Youth justice
£3.43

**
0.8% of this · £1.7m in 2025-26 · £2.03 per resident; similar councils £3.15 · up 5.5% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Nottinghamshire County Council](#d-county)
- Education





### Education



£323.89 of your bill goes to education at Nottinghamshire County Council. Here is how its £585.9m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Primary schools
£127.38

**
39.3% of this · £230.4m in 2025-26 · £267 per resident; similar councils £225 · down 6.0% on 2024-25
- Early years and nursery
£69.67

**
21.5% of this · £126.0m in 2025-26 · £146 per resident; similar councils £141 · up 45.0% on 2024-25
- Special schools and alternative provision
£67.64

**
20.9% of this · £122.4m in 2025-26 · £142 per resident; similar councils £141 · up 38.1% on 2024-25
- Secondary schools
£27.91

**
8.6% of this · £50.5m in 2025-26 · £59 per resident; similar councils £48 · up 16.4% on 2024-25
- Other education
£22.25

**
6.9% of this · £40.2m in 2025-26 · £47 per resident; similar councils £90 · up 13.4% on 2024-25
- Post-16
£9.05

**
2.8% of this · £16.4m in 2025-26 · £19 per resident; similar councils £14 · up 19.0% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Nottinghamshire County Council](#d-county)
- Roads and transport





### Roads and transport



£102.16 of your bill goes to roads and transport at Nottinghamshire County Council. Here is how its £52.1m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- [Road and bridge maintenance](#d-county~highways-transport.maintenance)
£30.53

**
29.9% of this · £15.6m in 2025-26 · £18 per resident; similar councils £27 · down 8.2% on 2024-25
- Support for bus, rail and other public transport
£29.60

**
29.0% of this · £15.1m in 2025-26 · £18 per resident; similar councils £13 · up 10.6% on 2024-25
- Concessionary bus fares
£23.54

**
23.0% of this · £12.0m in 2025-26 · £14 per resident; similar councils £9.54 · up 9.1% on 2024-25
- Street lighting (including energy)
£9.40

**
9.2% of this · £4.8m in 2025-26 · £5.55 per resident; similar councils £7.64 · down 7.4% on 2024-25
- Winter service (gritting)
£4.31

**
4.2% of this · £2.2m in 2025-26 · £2.55 per resident; similar councils £4.34 · down 20.7% on 2024-25
- Parking
£3.27

**
3.2% of this · £1.7m in 2025-26 · £1.93 per resident; similar councils £-0.41
- Traffic management and road safety
£1.23

**
1.2% of this · £628k in 2025-26 · £0.73 per resident; similar councils £1.55 · down 64.3% on 2024-25
- Transport planning and policy
£0.29

**
0.3% of this · £146k in 2025-26 · £0.17 per resident; similar councils £2.33











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Nottinghamshire County Council](#d-county)
- [Roads and transport](#d-county~highways-transport)
- Road and bridge maintenance





### Road and bridge maintenance



£30.53 of your bill goes to road and bridge maintenance at Nottinghamshire County Council. Here is how its £15.6m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges)
£25.45

**
83.4% of this · £13.0m in 2025-26 · £15 per resident; similar councils £2.38 · down 9.8% on 2024-25
- Environmental, safety and routine maintenance
£5.08

**
16.6% of this · £2.6m in 2025-26 · £3.00 per resident; similar councils £19 · up 0.5% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Nottinghamshire County Council](#d-county)
- Environment and regulation





### Environment and regulation



£99.25 of your bill goes to environment and regulation at Nottinghamshire County Council. Here is how its £50.6m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Waste disposal
£74.05

**
74.6% of this · £38.8m in 2025-26 · £45 per resident; similar councils £38 · up 7.3% on 2024-25
- Recycling and waste minimisation
£18.52

**
18.7% of this · £9.7m in 2025-26 · £11 per resident; similar councils £11 · down 0.4% on 2024-25
- Trading standards
£4.02

**
4.1% of this · £2.1m in 2025-26 · £2.44 per resident; similar councils £2.37 · up 5.9% on 2024-25
- Street cleaning
£1.67

**
1.7% of this · £877k in 2025-26 · £1.02 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · down 3.2% on 2024-25
- Flood defence, land drainage and coast protection
£0.89

**
0.9% of this · £466k in 2025-26 · £0.54 per resident; similar councils £1.48 · up 5.4% on 2024-25
- Other environmental services
£0.10

**
0.1% of this · £52k in 2025-26 · £0.06 per resident; similar councils £-0.13 · down 52.3% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Nottinghamshire County Council](#d-county)
- Planning and development





### Planning and development



£44.10 of your bill goes to planning and development at Nottinghamshire County Council. Here is how its £22.5m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Community development
£29.15

**
66.1% of this · £15.0m in 2025-26 · £17 per resident; similar councils £0.74 · down 8.7% on 2024-25
- Economic development and business support
£10.30

**
23.4% of this · £5.3m in 2025-26 · £6.14 per resident; similar councils £2.86 · down 3.0% on 2024-25
- Planning policy
£3.94

**
8.9% of this · £2.0m in 2025-26 · £2.35 per resident; similar councils £0.26 · up 17.2% on 2024-25
- Planning applications (development management)
£0.72

**
1.6% of this · £368k in 2025-26 · £0.43 per resident; similar councils £0.62 · up 12.9% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Nottinghamshire County Council](#d-county)
- Parks, leisure, libraries and culture





### Parks, leisure, libraries and culture



£29.12 of your bill goes to parks, leisure, libraries and culture at Nottinghamshire County Council. Here is how its £14.8m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Libraries
£25.17

**
86.4% of this · £12.8m in 2025-26 · £15 per resident; similar councils £8.43 · down 4.1% on 2024-25
- Parks and open spaces (including play areas)
£3.95

**
13.6% of this · £2.0m in 2025-26 · £2.33 per resident; similar councils £2.59 · up 4.5% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Nottinghamshire County Council](#d-county)
- Running the council





### Running the council



£23.36 of your bill goes to running the council at Nottinghamshire County Council. Here is how its £11.9m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Corporate and democratic core
£9.03

**
38.7% of this · £4.6m in 2025-26 · £5.34 per resident; similar councils £6.64 · down 15.8% on 2024-25
- Coroners' and other courts
£4.65

**
19.9% of this · £2.4m in 2025-26 · £2.75 per resident; similar councils £2.50 · up 4.0% on 2024-25
- Elections and electoral registration
£3.57

**
15.3% of this · £1.8m in 2025-26 · £2.11 per resident; similar councils £1.05
- Non-distributed costs (past pensions, unused assets)
£3.38

**
14.5% of this · £1.7m in 2025-26 · £2.00 per resident; similar councils £1.17 · down 1.4% on 2024-25
- Other central services
£1.77

**
7.6% of this · £903k in 2025-26 · £1.05 per resident; similar councils £0.00
- Emergency planning
£0.79

**
3.4% of this · £405k in 2025-26 · £0.47 per resident; similar councils £0.45 · down 8.8% on 2024-25
- Registering births, deaths and marriages
£0.16

**
0.7% of this · £80k in 2025-26 · £0.09 per resident; similar councils £-0.69











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Nottinghamshire County Council](#d-county)
- Public health





### Public health



£11.04 of your bill goes to public health at Nottinghamshire County Council. Here is how its £54.2m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Health visiting and children's 0-5 services
£3.82

**
34.6% of this · £18.7m in 2025-26 · £22 per resident; similar councils £13 · up 4.7% on 2024-25
- Drug and alcohol services
£2.11

**
19.1% of this · £10.4m in 2025-26 · £12 per resident; similar councils £11 · up 5.9% on 2024-25
- Sexual health
£1.59

**
14.4% of this · £7.8m in 2025-26 · £9.08 per resident; similar councils £8.08 · up 1.4% on 2024-25
- Other public health
£1.37

**
12.5% of this · £6.8m in 2025-26 · £7.83 per resident; similar councils £5.78 · up 71.1% on 2024-25
- Children's 5-19 programmes
£0.75

**
6.8% of this · £3.7m in 2025-26 · £4.26 per resident; similar councils £4.02 · up 6.3% on 2024-25
- Stop smoking and tobacco control
£0.63

**
5.7% of this · £3.1m in 2025-26 · £3.59 per resident; similar councils £2.33 · down 5.8% on 2024-25
- NHS health checks and health protection
£0.40

**
3.7% of this · £2.0m in 2025-26 · £2.30 per resident; similar councils £2.50 · down 3.0% on 2024-25
- Obesity and physical activity
£0.31

**
2.8% of this · £1.5m in 2025-26 · £1.79 per resident; similar councils £2.55 · up 4.9% on 2024-25
- Public mental health
£0.04

**
0.4% of this · £210k in 2025-26 · £0.24 per resident; similar councils £0.84 · down 42.3% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- Nottinghamshire County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase





### Nottinghamshire County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase



£37.89 of your bill is this year's adult social care precept, which councils may raise on top of
the usual limit for adult social care. It is shown against how Nottinghamshire County Council's adult social care spending of
£432.8m divided in 2025-26. MHCLG publishes only this year's increase; the running
total since 2016-17 printed on your bill is in the council part above.


- Care assessment and safeguarding
£10.71

**
28.3% of this precept · £122.3m in 2025-26 · £142 per resident; similar councils £40 · up 207.4% on 2024-25
- [Learning disability support](#d-county-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.learning-disability)
£7.71

**
20.3% of this precept · £88.0m in 2025-26 · £102 per resident; similar councils £145 · down 27.4% on 2024-25
- [Physical support](#d-county-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.physical)
£7.16

**
18.9% of this precept · £81.7m in 2025-26 · £95 per resident; similar councils £150 · down 25.8% on 2024-25
- [Mental health support](#d-county-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.mental-health)
£4.68

**
12.4% of this precept · £53.5m in 2025-26 · £62 per resident; similar councils £32 · up 79.7% on 2024-25
- [Sensory support](#d-county-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.sensory)
£3.09

**
8.2% of this precept · £35.3m in 2025-26 · £41 per resident; similar councils £2.37 · up 607.1% on 2024-25
- Commissioning, strategy and administration
£2.08

**
5.5% of this precept · £23.8m in 2025-26 · £28 per resident; similar councils £24 · down 46.2% on 2024-25
- [Support with memory and cognition](#d-county-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.memory)
£1.00

**
2.6% of this precept · £11.4m in 2025-26 · £13 per resident; similar councils £38 · down 56.9% on 2024-25
- Social support (carers, substance misuse, isolation, asylum)
£0.86

**
2.3% of this precept · £9.8m in 2025-26 · £11 per resident; similar councils £9.67 · up 66.3% on 2024-25
- Assistive equipment and technology
£0.40

**
1.0% of this precept · £4.5m in 2025-26 · £5.27 per resident; similar councils £3.94 · up 58.2% on 2024-25
- Information and early intervention
£0.20

**
0.5% of this precept · £2.3m in 2025-26 · £2.69 per resident; similar councils £3.23 · up 31.7% on 2024-25





- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Nottinghamshire County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-county-adult-social-care)
- Learning disability support





### Learning disability support



£7.71 of your bill goes to learning disability support at Nottinghamshire County Council. Here is how its £88.0m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Aged 18 to 64
£7.06

**
91.6% of this · £80.7m in 2025-26 · £94 per resident; similar councils £124 · down 23.5% on 2024-25
- Aged 65 and over
£0.64

**
8.4% of this · £7.4m in 2025-26 · £8.54 per resident; similar councils £17 · down 53.5% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Nottinghamshire County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-county-adult-social-care)
- Physical support





### Physical support



£7.16 of your bill goes to physical support at Nottinghamshire County Council. Here is how its £81.7m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Aged 65 and over
£4.11

**
57.4% of this · £46.9m in 2025-26 · £54 per resident; similar councils £117 · down 41.3% on 2024-25
- Aged 18 to 64
£3.05

**
42.6% of this · £34.8m in 2025-26 · £40 per resident; similar councils £29 · up 15.3% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Nottinghamshire County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-county-adult-social-care)
- Mental health support





### Mental health support



£4.68 of your bill goes to mental health support at Nottinghamshire County Council. Here is how its £53.5m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Aged 18 to 64
£2.90

**
61.9% of this · £33.1m in 2025-26 · £38 per resident; similar councils £19 · up 64.2% on 2024-25
- Aged 65 and over
£1.78

**
38.1% of this · £20.4m in 2025-26 · £24 per resident; similar councils £13 · up 112.5% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Nottinghamshire County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-county-adult-social-care)
- Sensory support





### Sensory support



£3.09 of your bill goes to sensory support at Nottinghamshire County Council. Here is how its £35.3m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Aged 65 and over
£1.73

**
55.9% of this · £19.7m in 2025-26 · £23 per resident; similar councils £1.51 · up 495.0% on 2024-25
- Aged 18 to 64
£1.36

**
44.1% of this · £15.6m in 2025-26 · £18 per resident; similar councils £0.83 · up 829.3% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Nottinghamshire County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-county-adult-social-care)
- Support with memory and cognition





### Support with memory and cognition



£1.00 of your bill goes to support with memory and cognition at Nottinghamshire County Council. Here is how its £11.4m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Aged 65 and over
£0.91

**
91.1% of this · £10.4m in 2025-26 · £12 per resident; similar councils £35 · down 56.1% on 2024-25
- Aged 18 to 64
£0.09

**
8.9% of this · £1.0m in 2025-26 · £1.17 per resident; similar councils £2.82 · down 63.4% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable





### Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable



£311.10 of your bill is this year's adult social care precept, which councils may raise on top of
the usual limit for adult social care. It is shown against how Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable's adult social care spending of
£298.3m divided in 2025-26. MHCLG publishes only this year's increase; the running
total since 2016-17 printed on your bill is in the council part above.







- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- Nottinghamshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority





### Nottinghamshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority



£102.21 of your bill goes to Nottinghamshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority. It is shared out below in proportion to how
Nottinghamshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority spent its money in 2025-26, its latest published return.


- [Fire and rescue](#d-fire~fire)
£101.73

**
99.5% of this part · £56.9m in 2025-26 · £48 per resident; similar councils £47 · up 6.0% on 2024-25
- Running the council
£0.48

**
0.5% of this part · £271k in 2025-26 · £0.23 per resident; similar councils £1.14 · up 6.3% on 2024-25









**Which councils count as similar**



Medians are across the 10 fire and rescue authorities closest in population: Staffordshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Leicestershire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Authority, Cheshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Avon Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Derbyshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Berkshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority, Humberside Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority. Per-resident figures use ONS mid-year population estimates.






- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Nottinghamshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority](#d-fire)
- Fire and rescue





### Fire and rescue



£101.73 of your bill goes to fire and rescue at Nottinghamshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority. Here is how its £56.9m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Firefighting and rescue
£89.53

**
88.0% of this · £50.1m in 2025-26 · £42 per resident; similar councils £39 · up 5.4% on 2024-25
- Community fire safety
£10.16

**
10.0% of this · £5.7m in 2025-26 · £4.78 per resident; similar councils £6.50 · up 3.4% on 2024-25
- Fire emergency planning
£2.04

**
2.0% of this · £1.1m in 2025-26 · £0.96 per resident; similar councils £0.04 · up 74.2% on 2024-25




















## Parks, street cleaning and roads here



What Mansfield and Nottinghamshire County Council spent, net of income, on the lines readers ask about most. Roads and
street cleaning are also shown per mile of road the council looks after, where it is the highway authority. Gully
cleaning and verge cutting are inside routine maintenance; no return splits them out.





| Line | Net spending | Per resident | Similar councils, per resident | Per mile of road | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Parks and open spaces (including play areas)Details | £1.2m | £11 | £14 | — | down 33.3% on 2024-25 |
| Per resident£11Similar councils, per resident£14Per mile of road—Changedown 33.3% on 2024-25 | | | | | |
| Street cleaningDetails | £1.8m | £16 | £8.04 | — | down 36.9% on 2024-25 |
| Per resident£16Similar councils, per resident£8.04Per mile of road—Changedown 36.9% on 2024-25 | | | | | |






| Line | Net spending | Per resident | Similar councils, per resident | Per mile of road | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Parks and open spaces (including play areas)Details | £2.0m | £2.33 | £3.00 | — | up 4.5% on 2024-25 |
| Per resident£2.33Similar councils, per resident£3.00Per mile of road—Changeup 4.5% on 2024-25 | | | | | |
| Street cleaningDetails | £877k | £1.02 | £0.04 | £322 (similar: £16) | down 3.2% on 2024-25 |
| Per resident£1.02Similar councils, per resident£0.04Per mile of road£322 (similar: £16)Changedown 3.2% on 2024-25 | | | | | |
| Road and bridge maintenanceDetails | £15.6m | £18 | £27 | £5,720 (similar: £5,329) | down 8.2% on 2024-25 |
| Per resident£18Similar councils, per resident£27Per mile of road£5,720 (similar: £5,329)Changedown 8.2% on 2024-25 | | | | | |
| Environmental, safety and routine maintenanceDetails | £2.6m | £3.00 | £19 | £952 (similar: £4,248) | up 0.5% on 2024-25 |
| Per resident£3.00Similar councils, per resident£19Per mile of road£952 (similar: £4,248)Changeup 0.5% on 2024-25 | | | | | |
| Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges)Details | £13.0m | £15 | £2.38 | £4,768 (similar: £612) | down 9.8% on 2024-25 |
| Per resident£15Similar councils, per resident£2.38Per mile of road£4,768 (similar: £612)Changedown 9.8% on 2024-25 | | | | | |
| Winter service (gritting)Details | £2.2m | £2.55 | £4.34 | £808 (similar: £1,012) | down 20.7% on 2024-25 |
| Per resident£2.55Similar councils, per resident£4.34Per mile of road£808 (similar: £1,012)Changedown 20.7% on 2024-25 | | | | | |
| Street lighting (including energy)Details | £4.8m | £5.55 | £7.64 | £1,760 (similar: £1,626) | down 7.4% on 2024-25 |
| Per resident£5.55Similar councils, per resident£7.64Per mile of road£1,760 (similar: £1,626)Changedown 7.4% on 2024-25 | | | | | |





Miles of road: Department for Transport road lengths, 2025; locally managed major roads and all minor roads. More on [what council tax does and doesn't pay for](/what-council-tax-pays-for/#local-environment).





## What it adds up to






| Service | Per resident | Median |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Running the councilDetails | £50 | £41 |
| Median£41 | | |
| Environment and regulationDetails | £47 | £56 |
| Median£56 | | |
| Parks, leisure, libraries and cultureDetails | £23 | £23 |
| Median£23 | | |
| Housing (not council homes)Details | £4.46 | £24 |
| Median£24 | | |
| Roads and transportDetails | £3.70 | £-4.53 |
| Median£-4.53 | | |
| Planning and developmentDetails | £1.93 | £22 |
| Median£22 | | |





- Mansfield spent **71.2%** of its gross service spending on its own staff in 2025-26 (median for district councils in England: 39.3%); the rest went on suppliers, contractors, grants, benefits and other running costs.








| Service | Per resident | Median |
| --- | --- | --- |
| EducationDetails | £679 | £736 |
| Median£736 | | |
| Adult social careDetails | £502 | £447 |
| Median£447 | | |
| Children's social careDetails | £265 | £239 |
| Median£239 | | |
| Public healthDetails | £63 | £52 |
| Median£52 | | |
| Roads and transportDetails | £60 | £68 |
| Median£68 | | |
| Environment and regulationDetails | £59 | £57 |
| Median£57 | | |
| Planning and developmentDetails | £26 | £4.63 |
| Median£4.63 | | |
| Parks, leisure, libraries and cultureDetails | £17 | £16 |
| Median£16 | | |
| Running the councilDetails | £14 | £23 |
| Median£23 | | |
| Other servicesDetails | £0.71 | £0.42 |
| Median£0.42 | | |
| Housing (not council homes)Details | £0.05 | £3.07 |
| Median£3.07 | | |





- Nottinghamshire County Council spent **25.6%** of its gross service spending on its own staff in 2025-26 (median for county councils: 28.8%); the rest went on suppliers, contractors, grants, benefits and other running costs.








## What this data does and doesn't show



- These are each body's own figures, as reported to government in its revenue outturn return. Net spending is after the fees, charges and grants a service brings in.

- Your bill is for 2026-27; it is shared out using the latest published return, which covers an earlier year. The mix of spending changes little from one year to the next, but it does change.

- Council tax is not ring-fenced: this shows your bill in proportion to spending, not what your money bought. Where a precept is set aside for adult social care, it is shown against adult social care.

- No council publishes spending at street or property level, so nothing here says what was spent near you.

- Sub-service lines are the ones the national returns itemise. Councils describe their own budgets differently; their budget books and statements of accounts have more detail.






## Sources



- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, [Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England: Table 10, local authority level data](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a02eeeccd2e0e8b5b20b449/Table_10_2026-27.ods), published 25 March 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, [Local authority revenue expenditure and financing: Revenue Outturn multi-year data set](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6ab26ffffe72ed1e2b02ee74/Revenue_Outturn_time_series_data_v4.csv), published 28 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.




How the split is worked out, and how the three nations' returns are matched to one list of services, is on the
[methodology page](/methodology/#council-spending). The dataset is on the [data page](/data/#council-spending).
See also [council tax in Mansfield](/council-tax/england/mansfield/) and [everything else about Mansfield](/your-area/mansfield/).





## Common questions


What does council tax pay for in Mansfield?
A Band D bill of £2,600.38 is split between Mansfield, Nottinghamshire County Council, Nottinghamshire County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase, Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable, Nottinghamshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Parish and town councils (average for the area). In proportion to spending, the largest line is adult social care, £848.99.Is council tax ring-fenced for particular services?
No. Council tax is pooled with grants, business rates and fees. The adult social care precept is the exception: councils raise it for adult social care.





## Sources for this page





| Source | Publisher | Figures as of | Updated | Licence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England](https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/council-tax-statistics) | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | the 2026–27 financial year | annual | [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/) |
| [Local authority revenue expenditure and financing: Revenue Outturn multi-year data set](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6ab26ffffe72ed1e2b02ee74/Revenue_Outturn_time_series_data_v4.csv) | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 28 September 2026 | annual | [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/) |





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