# Where your council tax goes in Peterborough url: https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/council-tax/england/peterborough/where-it-goes/ updated: 29 September 2026 licence: Our words, analysis, charts and derived calculations: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), credit [Tekstak Ltd](https://tek-stak.co.uk). Figures: each source's own licence, listed under Sources. publisher: [Tekstak Ltd](https://tek-stak.co.uk) # Where your council tax goes in Peterborough Last updated 29 September 2026. Figures refresh every night. [How each figure is worked out](/methodology/). A Band D council tax bill in **Peterborough** is **£2,293.47** for 2026-27, split between Peterborough £1,801.73, Peterborough: adult social care precept, this year's increase £34.99, Cambridgeshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable £314.37, Cambridgeshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority £92.16, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority £36.00, Parish and town councils (average for the area) £14.22. Shared out in proportion to what each body spends, the largest single line is adult social care at Peterborough: **£594.44** of the bill. Council tax pays for 18% 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 - £2,293.47Band D bill, 2026-27 As of 6 April 2026 - £1,801.73Goes to Peterborough itself (79%) As of 6 April 2026 - £594.44Largest line: adult social care As of 28 September 2026 - 18.1%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. 1801.73 34.99 314.37 92.16 36.00 14.22 Peterborough 79%Peterborough: adult social care precept, this year's increase 2%Cambridgeshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable 14%Cambridgeshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority 4%Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority 2%Parish and town councils (average for the area) 1% 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 18.1%** of the money Peterborough had to spend in 2025-26. ********** - Council tax 18.1% £110.3m - Business rates 11.0% £67.2m - General government grant 2.2% £13.2m - Government grants for specific services 46.1% £281.9m - Fees, charges and other income 22.6% £138.3m It also put £7.8m into its reserves that year. 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: £2,293.47 - [Peterborough](#d-council) £1,801.73 ** Your council · 78.6% of the bill - [Peterborough: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) £34.99 ** Adult social care precept · 1.5% of the bill - [Cambridgeshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable](#d-police) £314.37 ** Police · 13.7% of the bill - [Cambridgeshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority](#d-fire) £92.16 ** Fire and rescue · 4.0% of the bill - [Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority](#d-combined) £36.00 ** Combined authority (mayor) · 1.6% of the bill - Parish and town councils (average for the area) £14.22 ** Parish or town council · 0.6% 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) - Peterborough ### Peterborough £1,801.73 of your bill goes to Peterborough. It is shared out below in proportion to how Peterborough spent its money in 2025-26, its latest published return. - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) £594.44 ** 33.0% of this part · £85.1m in 2025-26 · £379 per resident; similar councils £439 · up 3.3% on 2024-25 - [Children's social care](#d-council~childrens-social-care) £538.85 ** 29.9% of this part · £77.2m in 2025-26 · £343 per resident; similar councils £304 · up 15.1% on 2024-25 - [Education](#d-council~education) £314.36 ** 17.4% of this part · £175.1m in 2025-26 · £779 per resident; similar councils £649 · up 16.2% on 2024-25 - [Environment and regulation](#d-council~environment) £107.14 ** 5.9% of this part · £15.3m in 2025-26 · £68 per resident; similar councils £102 · up 7.8% on 2024-25 - [Planning and development](#d-council~planning-development) £60.98 ** 3.4% of this part · £8.7m in 2025-26 · £39 per resident; similar councils £22 · down 2.6% on 2024-25 - [Running the council](#d-council~central) £58.65 ** 3.3% of this part · £8.4m in 2025-26 · £37 per resident; similar councils £49 · down 38.7% on 2024-25 - [Housing (not council homes)](#d-council~housing) £57.22 ** 3.2% of this part · £8.2m in 2025-26 · £36 per resident; similar councils £23 · down 3.0% on 2024-25 Not council homes: [see the note](#d-council~housing). - [Parks, leisure, libraries and culture](#d-council~culture-leisure) £46.96 ** 2.6% of this part · £6.7m in 2025-26 · £30 per resident; similar councils £43 · up 4.4% on 2024-25 - [Public health](#d-council~public-health) £11.85 ** 0.7% of this part · £15.0m in 2025-26 · £67 per resident; similar councils £60 · down 1.5% on 2024-25 - Other services £11.06 ** 0.6% of this part · £1.6m in 2025-26 · £7.04 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · down 18.4% on 2024-25 - [Roads and transport](#d-council~highways-transport) £0.22 ** under 0.1% of this part · £32k in 2025-26 · £0.14 per resident; similar councils £41 · down 99.1% on 2024-25 Before sharing out your bill, the part of education paid for by the Dedicated Schools Grant (£130.1m) and public health paid for by the public health grant (£13.3m) is taken off, because council tax does not pay for it. **Which councils count as similar** Medians are across the 10 unitary councils in England closest in population: North Somerset, Westmorland and Furness, Warrington, Luton, Portsmouth, York, Stockton-on-Tees, Swindon, Bath and North East Somerset, Telford and the Wrekin. Per-resident figures use ONS mid-year population estimates. - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Peterborough](#d-council) - Adult social care ### Adult social care £594.44 of your bill goes to adult social care at Peterborough. Here is how its £85.1m of net spending on it divides in the return. - [Physical support](#d-council~adult-social-care.physical) £210.85 ** 35.5% of this · £30.2m in 2025-26 · £134 per resident; similar councils £130 · up 1.4% on 2024-25 - [Learning disability support](#d-council~adult-social-care.learning-disability) £208.27 ** 35.0% of this · £29.8m in 2025-26 · £133 per resident; similar councils £152 · down 4.2% on 2024-25 - Care assessment and safeguarding £49.34 ** 8.3% of this · £7.1m in 2025-26 · £31 per resident; similar councils £39 · up 9.2% on 2024-25 - [Mental health support](#d-council~adult-social-care.mental-health) £43.64 ** 7.3% of this · £6.2m in 2025-26 · £28 per resident; similar councils £37 · up 13.9% on 2024-25 - [Support with memory and cognition](#d-council~adult-social-care.memory) £26.41 ** 4.4% of this · £3.8m in 2025-26 · £17 per resident; similar councils £35 · up 20.3% on 2024-25 - Information and early intervention £21.69 ** 3.6% of this · £3.1m in 2025-26 · £14 per resident; similar councils £3.07 · up 63.5% on 2024-25 - Social support (carers, substance misuse, isolation, asylum) £15.06 ** 2.5% of this · £2.2m in 2025-26 · £9.59 per resident; similar councils £6.64 · up 19.5% on 2024-25 - [Sensory support](#d-council~adult-social-care.sensory) £14.86 ** 2.5% of this · £2.1m in 2025-26 · £9.47 per resident; similar councils £2.34 · up 11.9% on 2024-25 - Commissioning, strategy and administration £2.41 ** 0.4% of this · £345k in 2025-26 · £1.53 per resident; similar councils £18 · up 67.5% on 2024-25 - Assistive equipment and technology £1.89 ** 0.3% of this · £271k in 2025-26 · £1.21 per resident; similar councils £3.95 · down 56.3% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Peterborough](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Physical support ### Physical support £210.85 of your bill goes to physical support at Peterborough. Here is how its £30.2m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £154.51 ** 73.3% of this · £22.1m in 2025-26 · £98 per resident; similar councils £100 · down 0.6% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £56.35 ** 26.7% of this · £8.1m in 2025-26 · £36 per resident; similar councils £40 · up 7.5% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Peterborough](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Learning disability support ### Learning disability support £208.27 of your bill goes to learning disability support at Peterborough. Here is how its £29.8m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £187.67 ** 90.1% of this · £26.9m in 2025-26 · £120 per resident; similar councils £143 · up 2.6% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £20.60 ** 9.9% of this · £3.0m in 2025-26 · £13 per resident; similar councils £16 · down 40.4% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Peterborough](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Mental health support ### Mental health support £43.64 of your bill goes to mental health support at Peterborough. Here is how its £6.2m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £27.43 ** 62.9% of this · £3.9m in 2025-26 · £17 per resident; similar councils £24 · up 19.7% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £16.21 ** 37.1% of this · £2.3m in 2025-26 · £10 per resident; similar councils £13 · up 5.2% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Peterborough](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Support with memory and cognition ### Support with memory and cognition £26.41 of your bill goes to support with memory and cognition at Peterborough. Here is how its £3.8m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £24.29 ** 92.0% of this · £3.5m in 2025-26 · £15 per resident; similar councils £32 · up 14.4% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £2.12 ** 8.0% of this · £304k in 2025-26 · £1.35 per resident; similar councils £3.16 · up 189.5% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Peterborough](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Sensory support ### Sensory support £14.86 of your bill goes to sensory support at Peterborough. Here is how its £2.1m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £9.41 ** 63.3% of this · £1.3m in 2025-26 · £5.99 per resident; similar councils £1.18 · down 7.9% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £5.45 ** 36.7% of this · £781k in 2025-26 · £3.47 per resident; similar councils £1.00 · up 77.5% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Peterborough](#d-council) - Children's social care ### Children's social care £538.85 of your bill goes to children's social care at Peterborough. Here is how its £77.2m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Children looked after £230.57 ** 42.8% of this · £33.0m in 2025-26 · £147 per resident; similar councils £168 · up 19.4% on 2024-25 - Safeguarding and social work £131.37 ** 24.4% of this · £18.8m in 2025-26 · £84 per resident; similar councils £63 · up 5.5% on 2024-25 - Family support £96.63 ** 17.9% of this · £13.8m in 2025-26 · £62 per resident; similar councils £29 · up 27.4% on 2024-25 - Youth justice £30.62 ** 5.7% of this · £4.4m in 2025-26 · £20 per resident; similar councils £5.32 · up 13.8% on 2024-25 - Services for young people £23.44 ** 4.3% of this · £3.4m in 2025-26 · £15 per resident; similar councils £1.99 · up 3.9% on 2024-25 - Asylum-seeking children £20.25 ** 3.8% of this · £2.9m in 2025-26 · £13 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · up 1.1% on 2024-25 - Children's centres and early years £3.70 ** 0.7% of this · £530k in 2025-26 · £2.36 per resident; similar councils £8.10 · up 4.5% on 2024-25 - Other children's and families' services £2.28 ** 0.4% of this · £326k in 2025-26 · £1.45 per resident; similar councils £8.75 · up 33.1% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Peterborough](#d-council) - Education ### Education £314.36 of your bill goes to education at Peterborough. Here is how its £175.1m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Primary schools £102.38 ** 32.6% of this · £57.0m in 2025-26 · £254 per resident; similar councils £183 · up 4.1% on 2024-25 - Early years and nursery £73.02 ** 23.2% of this · £40.7m in 2025-26 · £181 per resident; similar councils £151 · up 38.7% on 2024-25 - Other education £44.97 ** 14.3% of this · £25.1m in 2025-26 · £111 per resident; similar councils £84 · up 10.0% on 2024-25 - Special schools and alternative provision £43.23 ** 13.8% of this · £24.1m in 2025-26 · £107 per resident; similar councils £125 · up 19.9% on 2024-25 - Secondary schools £36.18 ** 11.5% of this · £20.2m in 2025-26 · £90 per resident; similar councils £83 · up 5.9% on 2024-25 - Post-16 £14.57 ** 4.6% of this · £8.1m in 2025-26 · £36 per resident; similar councils £18 · up 74.2% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Peterborough](#d-council) - Environment and regulation ### Environment and regulation £107.14 of your bill goes to environment and regulation at Peterborough. Here is how its £15.3m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Waste collection £39.85 ** 37.2% of this · £6.4m in 2025-26 · £29 per resident; similar councils £19 · up 25.5% on 2024-25 - Street cleaning £14.05 ** 13.1% of this · £2.3m in 2025-26 · £10 per resident; similar councils £11 · up 7.7% on 2024-25 - Recycling and waste minimisation £11.02 ** 10.3% of this · £1.8m in 2025-26 · £7.89 per resident; similar councils £13 · up 22.2% on 2024-25 - Community safety and CCTV £10.62 ** 9.9% of this · £1.7m in 2025-26 · £7.60 per resident; similar councils £5.72 · down 1.0% on 2024-25 - Environmental health, food safety, pest control and licensing £9.50 ** 8.9% of this · £1.5m in 2025-26 · £6.80 per resident; similar councils £7.29 · down 8.7% on 2024-25 - Waste disposal £8.48 ** 7.9% of this · £1.4m in 2025-26 · £6.07 per resident; similar councils £39 · down 43.6% on 2024-25 - Flood defence, land drainage and coast protection £7.75 ** 7.2% of this · £1.2m in 2025-26 · £5.55 per resident; similar councils £1.77 · up 6.2% on 2024-25 - Trading standards £5.00 ** 4.7% of this · £805k in 2025-26 · £3.58 per resident; similar councils £2.38 · up 18.4% on 2024-25 - Other environmental services £0.87 ** 0.8% of this · £140k in 2025-26 · £0.62 per resident; similar councils £0.23 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Peterborough](#d-council) - Planning and development ### Planning and development £60.98 of your bill goes to planning and development at Peterborough. Here is how its £8.7m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Community development £24.99 ** 41.0% of this · £3.6m in 2025-26 · £16 per resident; similar councils £4.61 · up 21.9% on 2024-25 - Building control £14.43 ** 23.7% of this · £2.1m in 2025-26 · £9.28 per resident; similar councils £0.82 · up 21.1% on 2024-25 - Planning policy £10.14 ** 16.6% of this · £1.5m in 2025-26 · £6.51 per resident; similar councils £3.25 · down 3.0% on 2024-25 - Economic development and business support £9.79 ** 16.1% of this · £1.4m in 2025-26 · £6.29 per resident; similar councils £5.75 · down 42.1% on 2024-25 - Environmental initiatives £1.63 ** 2.7% of this · £235k in 2025-26 · £1.05 per resident; similar councils £0.45 · down 43.8% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Peterborough](#d-council) - Running the council ### Running the council £58.65 of your bill goes to running the council at Peterborough. Here is how its £8.4m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Corporate and democratic core £21.52 ** 36.7% of this · £3.4m in 2025-26 · £15 per resident; similar councils £28 · down 19.6% on 2024-25 - Collecting council tax and business rates £11.20 ** 19.1% of this · £1.8m in 2025-26 · £7.80 per resident; similar councils £7.32 · down 16.0% on 2024-25 - Non-distributed costs (past pensions, unused assets) £9.23 ** 15.7% of this · £1.4m in 2025-26 · £6.42 per resident; similar councils £4.23 · down 59.8% on 2024-25 - Coroners' and other courts £7.23 ** 12.3% of this · £1.1m in 2025-26 · £5.03 per resident; similar councils £2.65 · up 1.5% on 2024-25 - Elections and electoral registration £5.76 ** 9.8% of this · £902k in 2025-26 · £4.01 per resident; similar councils £1.70 · down 36.8% on 2024-25 - Registering births, deaths and marriages £2.72 ** 4.6% of this · £426k in 2025-26 · £1.90 per resident; similar councils £-0.65 · down 7.0% on 2024-25 - Emergency planning £1.00 ** 1.7% of this · £156k in 2025-26 · £0.69 per resident; similar councils £0.82 · up 20.9% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Peterborough](#d-council) - Housing (not council homes) ### Housing (not council homes) £57.22 of your bill goes to housing (not council homes) at Peterborough. Here is how its £8.2m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Homelessness and temporary accommodation £42.49 ** 74.3% of this · £6.5m in 2025-26 · £29 per resident; similar councils £11 · up 3.5% on 2024-25 - Housing strategy, advice and enabling £10.53 ** 18.4% of this · £1.6m in 2025-26 · £7.16 per resident; similar councils £1.73 · up 18.4% on 2024-25 - Supporting People and welfare services £2.92 ** 5.1% of this · £446k in 2025-26 · £1.98 per resident; similar councils £3.74 · down 46.5% on 2024-25 - Private sector housing renewal £0.79 ** 1.4% of this · £121k in 2025-26 · £0.54 per resident; similar councils £1.71 · up 105.1% on 2024-25 - Other General Fund housing £0.48 ** 0.8% of this · £74k in 2025-26 · £0.33 per resident; similar councils £0.15 · down 9.8% on 2024-25 **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. Peterborough 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). - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Peterborough](#d-council) - Parks, leisure, libraries and culture ### Parks, leisure, libraries and culture £46.96 of your bill goes to parks, leisure, libraries and culture at Peterborough. Here is how its £6.7m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Parks and open spaces (including play areas) £16.36 ** 34.8% of this · £2.3m in 2025-26 · £10 per resident; similar councils £16 · up 2.8% on 2024-25 - Libraries £13.62 ** 29.0% of this · £1.9m in 2025-26 · £8.68 per resident; similar councils £11 · up 6.7% on 2024-25 - Museums, arts, heritage and archives £9.54 ** 20.3% of this · £1.4m in 2025-26 · £6.08 per resident; similar councils £5.25 · up 5.7% on 2024-25 - Sport and leisure £5.01 ** 10.7% of this · £717k in 2025-26 · £3.19 per resident; similar councils £6.44 · up 3.6% on 2024-25 - Community centres and public halls £2.44 ** 5.2% of this · £349k in 2025-26 · £1.55 per resident; similar councils £0.30 · down 0.9% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Peterborough](#d-council) - Public health ### Public health £11.85 of your bill goes to public health at Peterborough. Here is how its £15.0m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Drug and alcohol services £4.16 ** 35.1% of this · £5.3m in 2025-26 · £23 per resident; similar councils £14 · up 4.2% on 2024-25 - Health visiting and children's 0-5 services £3.05 ** 25.7% of this · £3.9m in 2025-26 · £17 per resident; similar councils £16 · up 2.6% on 2024-25 - Sexual health £1.82 ** 15.4% of this · £2.3m in 2025-26 · £10 per resident; similar councils £9.31 · up 1.3% on 2024-25 - Children's 5-19 programmes £0.67 ** 5.6% of this · £844k in 2025-26 · £3.76 per resident; similar councils £4.07 · down 27.3% on 2024-25 - NHS health checks and health protection £0.64 ** 5.4% of this · £813k in 2025-26 · £3.62 per resident; similar councils £3.04 · up 41.4% on 2024-25 - Other public health £0.49 ** 4.1% of this · £617k in 2025-26 · £2.75 per resident; similar councils £6.72 · down 61.0% on 2024-25 - Stop smoking and tobacco control £0.47 ** 4.0% of this · £594k in 2025-26 · £2.64 per resident; similar councils £2.80 · up 9.4% on 2024-25 - Obesity and physical activity £0.42 ** 3.5% of this · £529k in 2025-26 · £2.35 per resident; similar councils £4.36 · up 81.2% on 2024-25 - Public mental health £0.15 ** 1.2% of this · £184k in 2025-26 · £0.82 per resident; similar councils £1.33 · up 18300.0% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Peterborough](#d-council) - Roads and transport ### Roads and transport £0.22 of your bill goes to roads and transport at Peterborough. Here is how its £32k of net spending on it divides in the return. - Street lighting (including energy) £0.11 ** 48.0% of this · £1.5m in 2025-26 · £6.71 per resident; similar councils £7.54 · down 15.5% on 2024-25 - Transport planning and policy £0.07 ** 29.8% of this · £936k in 2025-26 · £4.16 per resident; similar councils £2.41 · down 25.4% on 2024-25 - Winter service (gritting) £0.02 ** 10.6% of this · £334k in 2025-26 · £1.49 per resident; similar councils £2.57 · up 6.0% on 2024-25 - Traffic management and road safety £0.02 ** 9.4% of this · £295k in 2025-26 · £1.31 per resident; similar councils £1.76 · down 6.3% on 2024-25 - Support for bus, rail and other public transport £0.00 ** 2.1% of this · £67k in 2025-26 · £0.30 per resident; similar councils £6.08 · up 31.4% on 2024-25 - Concessionary bus fares £0.00 ** under 0.1% of this · £1k in 2025-26 · £0.00 per resident; similar councils £13 · down 93.3% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - Peterborough: adult social care precept, this year's increase ### Peterborough: adult social care precept, this year's increase £34.99 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 Peterborough's adult social care spending of £85.1m 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. - [Physical support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.physical) £12.41 ** 35.5% of this precept · £30.2m in 2025-26 · £134 per resident; similar councils £130 · up 1.4% on 2024-25 - [Learning disability support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.learning-disability) £12.26 ** 35.0% of this precept · £29.8m in 2025-26 · £133 per resident; similar councils £152 · down 4.2% on 2024-25 - Care assessment and safeguarding £2.90 ** 8.3% of this precept · £7.1m in 2025-26 · £31 per resident; similar councils £39 · up 9.2% on 2024-25 - [Mental health support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.mental-health) £2.57 ** 7.3% of this precept · £6.2m in 2025-26 · £28 per resident; similar councils £37 · up 13.9% on 2024-25 - [Support with memory and cognition](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.memory) £1.55 ** 4.4% of this precept · £3.8m in 2025-26 · £17 per resident; similar councils £35 · up 20.3% on 2024-25 - Information and early intervention £1.28 ** 3.6% of this precept · £3.1m in 2025-26 · £14 per resident; similar councils £3.07 · up 63.5% on 2024-25 - Social support (carers, substance misuse, isolation, asylum) £0.89 ** 2.5% of this precept · £2.2m in 2025-26 · £9.59 per resident; similar councils £6.64 · up 19.5% on 2024-25 - [Sensory support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.sensory) £0.87 ** 2.5% of this precept · £2.1m in 2025-26 · £9.47 per resident; similar councils £2.34 · up 11.9% on 2024-25 - Commissioning, strategy and administration £0.14 ** 0.4% of this precept · £345k in 2025-26 · £1.53 per resident; similar councils £18 · up 67.5% on 2024-25 - Assistive equipment and technology £0.11 ** 0.3% of this precept · £271k in 2025-26 · £1.21 per resident; similar councils £3.95 · down 56.3% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Peterborough: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Physical support ### Physical support £12.41 of your bill goes to physical support at Peterborough. Here is how its £30.2m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £9.09 ** 73.3% of this · £22.1m in 2025-26 · £98 per resident; similar councils £100 · down 0.6% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £3.32 ** 26.7% of this · £8.1m in 2025-26 · £36 per resident; similar councils £40 · up 7.5% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Peterborough: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Learning disability support ### Learning disability support £12.26 of your bill goes to learning disability support at Peterborough. Here is how its £29.8m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £11.05 ** 90.1% of this · £26.9m in 2025-26 · £120 per resident; similar councils £143 · up 2.6% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £1.21 ** 9.9% of this · £3.0m in 2025-26 · £13 per resident; similar councils £16 · down 40.4% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Peterborough: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Mental health support ### Mental health support £2.57 of your bill goes to mental health support at Peterborough. Here is how its £6.2m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £1.61 ** 62.9% of this · £3.9m in 2025-26 · £17 per resident; similar councils £24 · up 19.7% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £0.95 ** 37.1% of this · £2.3m in 2025-26 · £10 per resident; similar councils £13 · up 5.2% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Peterborough: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Support with memory and cognition ### Support with memory and cognition £1.55 of your bill goes to support with memory and cognition at Peterborough. Here is how its £3.8m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £1.43 ** 92.0% of this · £3.5m in 2025-26 · £15 per resident; similar councils £32 · up 14.4% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £0.12 ** 8.0% of this · £304k in 2025-26 · £1.35 per resident; similar councils £3.16 · up 189.5% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Peterborough: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Sensory support ### Sensory support £0.87 of your bill goes to sensory support at Peterborough. Here is how its £2.1m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £0.55 ** 63.3% of this · £1.3m in 2025-26 · £5.99 per resident; similar councils £1.18 · down 7.9% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £0.32 ** 36.7% of this · £781k in 2025-26 · £3.47 per resident; similar councils £1.00 · up 77.5% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - Cambridgeshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable ### Cambridgeshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable £314.37 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 Cambridgeshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable's adult social care spending of £189.6m 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) - Cambridgeshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority ### Cambridgeshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority £92.16 of your bill goes to Cambridgeshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority. It is shared out below in proportion to how Cambridgeshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority spent its money in 2025-26, its latest published return. - [Fire and rescue](#d-fire~fire) £88.21 ** 95.7% of this part · £39.6m in 2025-26 · £42 per resident; similar councils £49 · up 6.3% on 2024-25 - Running the council £3.95 ** 4.3% of this part · £1.8m in 2025-26 · £1.88 per resident; similar councils £1.46 · down 1.8% on 2024-25 **Which councils count as similar** Medians are across the 10 fire and rescue authorities closest in population: Humberside Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Mid and West Wales Fire Authority, Buckinghamshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Berkshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, North Yorkshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, East Sussex Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority, Hereford and Worcester Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Derbyshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Cheshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority. Per-resident figures use ONS mid-year population estimates. - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Cambridgeshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority](#d-fire) - Fire and rescue ### Fire and rescue £88.21 of your bill goes to fire and rescue at Cambridgeshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority. Here is how its £39.6m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Firefighting and rescue £79.07 ** 89.6% of this · £35.5m in 2025-26 · £38 per resident; similar councils £39 · up 6.8% on 2024-25 - Community fire safety £8.78 ** 10.0% of this · £3.9m in 2025-26 · £4.19 per resident; similar councils £4.66 · up 2.7% on 2024-25 - Fire emergency planning £0.35 ** 0.4% of this · £159k in 2025-26 · £0.17 per resident; similar councils £0.01 · no change on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority ### Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority £36.00 of your bill goes to Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority. It is shared out below in proportion to how Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority spent its money in 2025-26, its latest published return. - [Roads and transport](#d-combined~highways-transport) £17.17 ** 47.7% of this part · £38.2m in 2025-26 · £41 per resident · up 40.2% on 2024-25 - [Planning and development](#d-combined~planning-development) £8.58 ** 23.8% of this part · £19.1m in 2025-26 · £20 per resident · down 7.6% on 2024-25 - [Education](#d-combined~education) £8.16 ** 22.7% of this part · £18.1m in 2025-26 · £19 per resident · down 15.4% on 2024-25 - [Running the council](#d-combined~central) £1.79 ** 5.0% of this part · £4.0m in 2025-26 · £4.22 per resident · up 266.7% on 2024-25 - [Housing (not council homes)](#d-combined~housing) £0.19 ** 0.5% of this part · £428k in 2025-26 · £0.45 per resident · down 67.4% on 2024-25 Not council homes: [see the note](#d-combined~housing). - Parks, leisure, libraries and culture £0.06 ** 0.2% of this part · £144k in 2025-26 · £0.15 per resident · down 36.3% on 2024-25 - Environment and regulation £0.03 ** under 0.1% of this part · £63k in 2025-26 · £0.07 per resident - Children's social care £0.01 ** under 0.1% of this part · £33k in 2025-26 · £0.04 per resident No similar-council comparison: no comparison: no other body does the same mix of things. - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority](#d-combined) - Roads and transport ### Roads and transport £17.17 of your bill goes to roads and transport at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority. Here is how its £38.2m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Support for bus, rail and other public transport £7.66 ** 44.6% of this · £17.0m in 2025-26 · £18 per resident · up 55.5% on 2024-25 - Concessionary bus fares £7.61 ** 44.3% of this · £16.9m in 2025-26 · £18 per resident · up 47.3% on 2024-25 - Transport planning and policy £1.18 ** 6.9% of this · £2.6m in 2025-26 · £2.79 per resident · down 22.4% on 2024-25 - Traffic management and road safety £0.64 ** 3.7% of this · £1.4m in 2025-26 · £1.52 per resident · up 1.9% on 2024-25 - Parking £0.07 ** 0.4% of this · £159k in 2025-26 · £0.17 per resident - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority](#d-combined) - Planning and development ### Planning and development £8.58 of your bill goes to planning and development at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority. Here is how its £19.1m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Environmental initiatives £6.84 ** 79.7% of this · £15.2m in 2025-26 · £16 per resident · up 2.3% on 2024-25 - Economic development and business support £1.67 ** 19.4% of this · £3.7m in 2025-26 · £3.93 per resident · down 25.1% on 2024-25 - Community development £0.07 ** 0.8% of this · £148k in 2025-26 · £0.16 per resident · down 78.6% on 2024-25 - Planning policy £0.01 ** under 0.1% of this · £16k in 2025-26 · £0.02 per resident · down 89.1% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority](#d-combined) - Education ### Education £8.16 of your bill goes to education at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority. Here is how its £18.1m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Other education £8.16 ** 100.0% of this · £18.1m in 2025-26 · £19 per resident · down 14.5% on 2024-25 - Post-16 £0.00 ** under 0.1% of this · £2k in 2025-26 · £0.00 per resident · down 99.1% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority](#d-combined) - Running the council ### Running the council £1.79 of your bill goes to running the council at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority. Here is how its £4.0m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Corporate and democratic core £0.99 ** 55.5% of this · £2.2m in 2025-26 · £2.34 per resident · down 6.8% on 2024-25 - Elections and electoral registration £0.80 ** 44.5% of this · £1.8m in 2025-26 · £1.88 per resident - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority](#d-combined) - Housing (not council homes) ### Housing (not council homes) £0.19 of your bill goes to housing (not council homes) at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority. Here is how its £428k of net spending on it divides in the return. - Housing strategy, advice and enabling £0.19 ** 96.7% of this · £414k in 2025-26 · £0.44 per resident · down 26.1% on 2024-25 - Homelessness and temporary accommodation £0.01 ** 3.3% of this · £14k in 2025-26 · £0.01 per resident **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. Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority 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). ## Parks, street cleaning and roads here What Peterborough 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 | £2.3m | £10 | £16 | — | up 2.8% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£10Similar councils, per resident£16Per mile of road—Changeup 2.8% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Street cleaningDetails | £2.3m | £10 | £11 | £3,739 (similar: £3,559) | up 7.7% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£10Similar councils, per resident£11Per mile of road£3,739 (similar: £3,559)Changeup 7.7% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Road and bridge maintenanceDetails | −£1.0m | £-4.56 | £16 | £-1696.00 (similar: £6,307) | — | | Per resident£-4.56Similar councils, per resident£16Per mile of road£-1696.00 (similar: £6,307)Change— | | | | | | | Environmental, safety and routine maintenanceDetails | −£1.7m | £-7.49 | £9.88 | £-2782.00 (similar: £3,196) | — | | Per resident£-7.49Similar councils, per resident£9.88Per mile of road£-2782.00 (similar: £3,196)Change— | | | | | | | Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges)Details | £657k | £2.92 | £5.23 | £1,086 (similar: £1,920) | up 11.5% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£2.92Similar councils, per resident£5.23Per mile of road£1,086 (similar: £1,920)Changeup 11.5% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Winter service (gritting)Details | £334k | £1.49 | £2.64 | £552 (similar: £960) | up 6.0% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£1.49Similar councils, per resident£2.64Per mile of road£552 (similar: £960)Changeup 6.0% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Street lighting (including energy)Details | £1.5m | £6.71 | £7.54 | £2,493 (similar: £2,903) | down 15.5% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£6.71Similar councils, per resident£7.54Per mile of road£2,493 (similar: £2,903)Changedown 15.5% 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 | | --- | --- | --- | | EducationDetails | £779 | £712 | | Median£712 | | | | Adult social careDetails | £379 | £483 | | Median£483 | | | | Children's social careDetails | £343 | £300 | | Median£300 | | | | Environment and regulationDetails | £68 | £111 | | Median£111 | | | | Public healthDetails | £67 | £64 | | Median£64 | | | | Planning and developmentDetails | £39 | £21 | | Median£21 | | | | Running the councilDetails | £37 | £52 | | Median£52 | | | | Housing (not council homes)Details | £36 | £33 | | Median£33 | | | | Parks, leisure, libraries and cultureDetails | £30 | £38 | | Median£38 | | | | Other servicesDetails | £7.04 | £10 | | Median£10 | | | | Roads and transportDetails | £0.14 | £49 | | Median£49 | | | - Peterborough spent **30.6%** of its gross service spending on its own staff in 2025-26 (median for unitary councils in England: 31.4%); 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 Peterborough](/council-tax/england/peterborough/) and [everything else about Peterborough](/your-area/peterborough/). ## Common questions What does council tax pay for in Peterborough? A Band D bill of £2,293.47 is split between Peterborough, Peterborough: adult social care precept, this year's increase, Cambridgeshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable, Cambridgeshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority, Parish and town councils (average for the area). In proportion to spending, the largest line is adult social care, £594.44.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/) | Each source's figures are used under the licence shown. Our own words, analysis, charts and derived calculations are ours, under [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). ## Related pages - [Next in this section: Parking income in Peterborough UA](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/parking/peterborough-ua/) - [Back to Peterborough: your area](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/your-area/peterborough/) - [How much is council tax and what does it pay for?](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/council-tax/) - [Who is my MP, and what does their office cost?](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/mps/) - [Where does my tax money actually go?](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/for-every-100-pounds-of-tax/) ## More from this publisher - [UK tax calculators](https://howlongisit.co.uk) Published by [Tekstak Ltd](https://tek-stak.co.uk). Our words, analysis, charts and derived calculations: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), credit [Tekstak Ltd](https://tek-stak.co.uk). 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