# Where your council tax goes in West Northamptonshire url: https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/council-tax/england/west-northamptonshire/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 West Northamptonshire Last updated 29 September 2026. Figures refresh every night. [How each figure is worked out](/methodology/). A Band D council tax bill in **West Northamptonshire** is **£2,486.66** for 2026-27, split between West Northamptonshire £1,922.07, West Northamptonshire: adult social care precept, this year's increase £37.33, Northamptonshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable £335.04, Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority £90.39, Parish and town councils (average for the area) £101.83. Shared out in proportion to what each body spends, the largest single line is adult social care at West Northamptonshire: **£632.21** of the bill. Council tax pays for 27% 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 - £2,486.66Band D bill, 2026-27 As of 6 April 2026 - £1,922.07Goes to West Northamptonshire itself (77%) As of 6 April 2026 - £632.21Largest line: adult social care As of 28 September 2026 - 27.1%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. 1922.07 37.33 335.04 90.39 101.83 West Northamptonshire 77%West Northamptonshire: adult social care precept, this year's increase 2%Northamptonshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable 13%Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority 4%Parish and town councils (average for the area) 4% 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 27.1%** of the money West Northamptonshire had to spend in 2025-26. ************ - Council tax 27.1% £272.9m - Business rates 10.2% £102.5m - General government grant 0.5% £5.5m - Government grants for specific services 39.5% £398.3m - Fees, charges and other income 22.2% £223.9m - Taken from reserves 0.5% £4.9m 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: £2,486.66 - [West Northamptonshire](#d-council) £1,922.07 ** Your council · 77.3% of the bill - [West Northamptonshire: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) £37.33 ** Adult social care precept · 1.5% of the bill - [Northamptonshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable](#d-police) £335.04 ** Police · 13.5% of the bill - [Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority](#d-fire) £90.39 ** Fire and rescue · 3.6% of the bill - Parish and town councils (average for the area) £101.83 ** Parish or town council · 4.1% 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) - West Northamptonshire ### West Northamptonshire £1,922.07 of your bill goes to West Northamptonshire. It is shared out below in proportion to how West Northamptonshire spent its money in 2025-26, its latest published return. - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) £632.21 ** 32.9% of this part · £180.1m in 2025-26 · £406 per resident; similar councils £496 · up 6.4% on 2024-25 - [Children's social care](#d-council~childrens-social-care) £449.63 ** 23.4% of this part · £128.1m in 2025-26 · £288 per resident; similar councils £266 · up 9.7% on 2024-25 - [Education](#d-council~education) £356.50 ** 18.5% of this part · £300.9m in 2025-26 · £677 per resident; similar councils £747 · up 19.0% on 2024-25 - [Environment and regulation](#d-council~environment) £151.33 ** 7.9% of this part · £43.1m in 2025-26 · £97 per resident; similar councils £110 · up 5.5% on 2024-25 - [Running the council](#d-council~central) £78.67 ** 4.1% of this part · £22.4m in 2025-26 · £50 per resident; similar councils £47 · down 8.4% on 2024-25 - [Roads and transport](#d-council~highways-transport) £77.35 ** 4.0% of this part · £22.0m in 2025-26 · £50 per resident; similar councils £50 · up 18.2% on 2024-25 - [Housing (not council homes)](#d-council~housing) £67.11 ** 3.5% of this part · £19.1m in 2025-26 · £43 per resident; similar councils £30 · down 8.5% on 2024-25 Not council homes: [see the note](#d-council~housing). - [Planning and development](#d-council~planning-development) £39.07 ** 2.0% of this part · £11.1m in 2025-26 · £25 per resident; similar councils £29 · up 49.7% on 2024-25 - [Parks, leisure, libraries and culture](#d-council~culture-leisure) £32.00 ** 1.7% of this part · £9.1m in 2025-26 · £21 per resident; similar councils £44 · down 13.2% on 2024-25 - [Public health](#d-council~public-health) £20.64 ** 1.1% of this part · £27.7m in 2025-26 · £62 per resident; similar councils £56 · up 3.8% on 2024-25 - Other services £17.56 ** 0.9% of this part · £5.0m in 2025-26 · £11 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · up 1.4% on 2024-25 Before sharing out your bill, the part of education paid for by the Dedicated Schools Grant (£199.3m) and public health paid for by the public health grant (£21.8m) 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: Cheshire East, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Bristol, Dorset, Leicester City, North Northamptonshire, Wiltshire, Cheshire West and Chester, Durham, East Riding of Yorkshire. Per-resident figures use ONS mid-year population estimates. - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [West Northamptonshire](#d-council) - Adult social care ### Adult social care £632.21 of your bill goes to adult social care at West Northamptonshire. Here is how its £180.1m of net spending on it divides in the return. - [Physical support](#d-council~adult-social-care.physical) £231.05 ** 36.5% of this · £65.8m in 2025-26 · £148 per resident; similar councils £130 · up 20.7% on 2024-25 - [Learning disability support](#d-council~adult-social-care.learning-disability) £222.90 ** 35.3% of this · £63.5m in 2025-26 · £143 per resident; similar councils £157 · up 0.7% on 2024-25 - Care assessment and safeguarding £53.62 ** 8.5% of this · £15.3m in 2025-26 · £34 per resident; similar councils £42 · up 0.8% on 2024-25 - [Mental health support](#d-council~adult-social-care.mental-health) £43.40 ** 6.9% of this · £12.4m in 2025-26 · £28 per resident; similar councils £45 · down 1.4% on 2024-25 - [Support with memory and cognition](#d-council~adult-social-care.memory) £42.94 ** 6.8% of this · £12.2m in 2025-26 · £28 per resident; similar councils £54 · down 22.6% on 2024-25 - Commissioning, strategy and administration £26.27 ** 4.2% of this · £7.5m in 2025-26 · £17 per resident; similar councils £15 · down 1.8% on 2024-25 - Social support (carers, substance misuse, isolation, asylum) £7.36 ** 1.2% of this · £2.1m in 2025-26 · £4.72 per resident; similar councils £8.16 - Information and early intervention £2.22 ** 0.4% of this · £634k in 2025-26 · £1.43 per resident; similar councils £2.98 · up 73.7% on 2024-25 - [Sensory support](#d-council~adult-social-care.sensory) £1.69 ** 0.3% of this · £482k in 2025-26 · £1.09 per resident; similar councils £1.94 · up 1360.6% on 2024-25 - Assistive equipment and technology £0.76 ** 0.1% of this · £218k in 2025-26 · £0.49 per resident; similar councils £2.22 · down 38.9% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [West Northamptonshire](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Physical support ### Physical support £231.05 of your bill goes to physical support at West Northamptonshire. Here is how its £65.8m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £179.81 ** 77.8% of this · £51.2m in 2025-26 · £115 per resident; similar councils £94 · up 21.2% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £51.25 ** 22.2% of this · £14.6m in 2025-26 · £33 per resident; similar councils £32 · up 19.1% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [West Northamptonshire](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Learning disability support ### Learning disability support £222.90 of your bill goes to learning disability support at West Northamptonshire. Here is how its £63.5m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £192.50 ** 86.4% of this · £54.9m in 2025-26 · £123 per resident; similar councils £142 · down 0.5% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £30.39 ** 13.6% of this · £8.7m in 2025-26 · £19 per resident; similar councils £17 · up 9.1% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [West Northamptonshire](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Mental health support ### Mental health support £43.40 of your bill goes to mental health support at West Northamptonshire. Here is how its £12.4m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £32.91 ** 75.8% of this · £9.4m in 2025-26 · £21 per resident; similar councils £27 · down 8.9% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £10.49 ** 24.2% of this · £3.0m in 2025-26 · £6.73 per resident; similar councils £16 · up 33.4% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [West Northamptonshire](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Support with memory and cognition ### Support with memory and cognition £42.94 of your bill goes to support with memory and cognition at West Northamptonshire. Here is how its £12.2m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £35.36 ** 82.3% of this · £10.1m in 2025-26 · £23 per resident; similar councils £51 · down 31.2% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £7.58 ** 17.7% of this · £2.2m in 2025-26 · £4.86 per resident; similar councils £3.80 · up 85.3% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [West Northamptonshire](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Sensory support ### Sensory support £1.69 of your bill goes to sensory support at West Northamptonshire. Here is how its £482k of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £1.08 ** 63.9% of this · £308k in 2025-26 · £0.69 per resident; similar councils £0.87 · up 30700.0% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £0.61 ** 36.1% of this · £174k in 2025-26 · £0.39 per resident; similar councils £0.88 · up 443.8% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [West Northamptonshire](#d-council) - Children's social care ### Children's social care £449.63 of your bill goes to children's social care at West Northamptonshire. Here is how its £128.1m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Children looked after £289.94 ** 64.5% of this · £82.6m in 2025-26 · £186 per resident; similar councils £172 · up 13.3% on 2024-25 - Safeguarding and social work £94.70 ** 21.1% of this · £27.0m in 2025-26 · £61 per resident; similar councils £56 · down 4.3% on 2024-25 - Family support £30.24 ** 6.7% of this · £8.6m in 2025-26 · £19 per resident; similar councils £32 · up 26.6% on 2024-25 - Other children's and families' services £17.61 ** 3.9% of this · £5.0m in 2025-26 · £11 per resident; similar councils £0.63 · down 19.7% on 2024-25 - Services for young people £9.22 ** 2.1% of this · £2.6m in 2025-26 · £5.92 per resident; similar councils £5.20 · up 208.5% on 2024-25 - Youth justice £7.45 ** 1.7% of this · £2.1m in 2025-26 · £4.78 per resident; similar councils £4.63 · up 150.4% on 2024-25 - Children's centres and early years £0.46 ** 0.1% of this · £130k in 2025-26 · £0.29 per resident; similar councils £2.87 · down 60.7% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [West Northamptonshire](#d-council) - Education ### Education £356.50 of your bill goes to education at West Northamptonshire. Here is how its £300.9m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Primary schools £122.96 ** 34.5% of this · £103.8m in 2025-26 · £234 per resident; similar councils £227 · up 3.7% on 2024-25 - Special schools and alternative provision £86.61 ** 24.3% of this · £73.1m in 2025-26 · £165 per resident; similar councils £148 · up 40.8% on 2024-25 - Early years and nursery £75.86 ** 21.3% of this · £64.0m in 2025-26 · £144 per resident; similar councils £136 · up 39.9% on 2024-25 - Other education £40.80 ** 11.4% of this · £34.4m in 2025-26 · £78 per resident; similar councils £93 · up 3.1% on 2024-25 - Secondary schools £24.73 ** 6.9% of this · £20.9m in 2025-26 · £47 per resident; similar councils £97 · up 13.5% on 2024-25 - Post-16 £5.54 ** 1.6% of this · £4.7m in 2025-26 · £11 per resident; similar councils £16 · up 43.9% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [West Northamptonshire](#d-council) - Environment and regulation ### Environment and regulation £151.33 of your bill goes to environment and regulation at West Northamptonshire. Here is how its £43.1m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Waste disposal £60.77 ** 40.2% of this · £17.7m in 2025-26 · £40 per resident; similar councils £46 · up 0.5% on 2024-25 - Waste collection £41.99 ** 27.7% of this · £12.2m in 2025-26 · £28 per resident; similar councils £24 · down 11.6% on 2024-25 - Street cleaning £12.61 ** 8.3% of this · £3.7m in 2025-26 · £8.27 per resident; similar councils £11 · up 8.5% on 2024-25 - Recycling and waste minimisation £12.31 ** 8.1% of this · £3.6m in 2025-26 · £8.07 per resident; similar councils £11 · up 371.4% on 2024-25 - Environmental health, food safety, pest control and licensing £10.74 ** 7.1% of this · £3.1m in 2025-26 · £7.04 per resident; similar councils £6.88 · up 24.7% on 2024-25 - Community safety and CCTV £7.05 ** 4.7% of this · £2.1m in 2025-26 · £4.62 per resident; similar councils £4.72 · up 12.6% on 2024-25 - Trading standards £3.05 ** 2.0% of this · £888k in 2025-26 · £2.00 per resident; similar councils £2.30 · up 14.9% on 2024-25 - Flood defence, land drainage and coast protection £2.60 ** 1.7% of this · £756k in 2025-26 · £1.70 per resident; similar councils £1.10 · down 26.6% on 2024-25 - Cemeteries and crematoria £0.15 ** 0.1% of this · £45k in 2025-26 · £0.10 per resident; similar councils £-0.93 - Public toilets £0.05 ** under 0.1% of this · £15k in 2025-26 · £0.03 per resident; similar councils £0.24 · down 66.7% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [West Northamptonshire](#d-council) - Running the council ### Running the council £78.67 of your bill goes to running the council at West Northamptonshire. Here is how its £22.4m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Corporate and democratic core £35.84 ** 45.6% of this · £10.3m in 2025-26 · £23 per resident; similar councils £14 · down 6.7% on 2024-25 - Non-distributed costs (past pensions, unused assets) £26.06 ** 33.1% of this · £7.5m in 2025-26 · £17 per resident; similar councils £3.40 · down 0.4% on 2024-25 - Collecting council tax and business rates £5.47 ** 7.0% of this · £1.6m in 2025-26 · £3.55 per resident; similar councils £8.75 · up 46.9% on 2024-25 - Elections and electoral registration £5.12 ** 6.5% of this · £1.5m in 2025-26 · £3.31 per resident; similar councils £2.76 · down 42.8% on 2024-25 - Coroners' and other courts £4.34 ** 5.5% of this · £1.2m in 2025-26 · £2.81 per resident; similar councils £2.31 · down 1.0% on 2024-25 - Emergency planning £1.84 ** 2.3% of this · £530k in 2025-26 · £1.19 per resident; similar councils £0.99 · down 1.1% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [West Northamptonshire](#d-council) - Roads and transport ### Roads and transport £77.35 of your bill goes to roads and transport at West Northamptonshire. Here is how its £22.0m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Street lighting (including energy) £26.42 ** 34.2% of this · £8.9m in 2025-26 · £20 per resident; similar councils £7.31 · down 3.5% on 2024-25 - [Road and bridge maintenance](#d-council~highways-transport.maintenance) £22.90 ** 29.6% of this · £7.7m in 2025-26 · £17 per resident; similar councils £16 · up 74.3% on 2024-25 - Concessionary bus fares £12.68 ** 16.4% of this · £4.3m in 2025-26 · £9.61 per resident; similar councils £8.19 · up 7.3% on 2024-25 - Support for bus, rail and other public transport £10.51 ** 13.6% of this · £3.5m in 2025-26 · £7.96 per resident; similar councils £11 · up 479.8% on 2024-25 - Winter service (gritting) £4.58 ** 5.9% of this · £1.5m in 2025-26 · £3.47 per resident; similar councils £2.40 · up 22.7% on 2024-25 - Traffic management and road safety £0.25 ** 0.3% of this · £85k in 2025-26 · £0.19 per resident; similar councils £3.09 · down 89.2% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [West Northamptonshire](#d-council) - [Roads and transport](#d-council~highways-transport) - Road and bridge maintenance ### Road and bridge maintenance £22.90 of your bill goes to road and bridge maintenance at West Northamptonshire. Here is how its £7.7m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges) £22.56 ** 98.5% of this · £7.6m in 2025-26 · £17 per resident; similar councils £6.19 · up 76.8% on 2024-25 - Environmental, safety and routine maintenance £0.34 ** 1.5% of this · £116k in 2025-26 · £0.26 per resident; similar councils £8.83 · down 10.1% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [West Northamptonshire](#d-council) - Housing (not council homes) ### Housing (not council homes) £67.11 of your bill goes to housing (not council homes) at West Northamptonshire. Here is how its £19.1m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Homelessness and temporary accommodation £44.38 ** 66.1% of this · £12.6m in 2025-26 · £28 per resident; similar councils £12 · down 1.9% on 2024-25 - Supporting People and welfare services £10.03 ** 14.9% of this · £2.9m in 2025-26 · £6.43 per resident; similar councils £4.57 · down 16.0% on 2024-25 - Housing benefit administration and discretionary payments £6.88 ** 10.3% of this · £2.0m in 2025-26 · £4.41 per resident; similar councils £4.30 · down 22.5% on 2024-25 - Housing strategy, advice and enabling £4.84 ** 7.2% of this · £1.4m in 2025-26 · £3.10 per resident; similar councils £1.15 · down 22.9% on 2024-25 - Private sector housing renewal £0.92 ** 1.4% of this · £263k in 2025-26 · £0.59 per resident; similar councils £0.21 · down 3.0% on 2024-25 - Other General Fund housing £0.06 ** under 0.1% of this · £16k in 2025-26 · £0.04 per resident; similar councils £0.20 · up 128.6% 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. West Northamptonshire's Housing Revenue Account took in £69.6m and spent £67.6m in 2025-26. [What council tax does and doesn't pay for](/what-council-tax-pays-for/#ring-fence). - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [West Northamptonshire](#d-council) - Planning and development ### Planning and development £39.07 of your bill goes to planning and development at West Northamptonshire. Here is how its £11.1m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Economic development and business support £19.52 ** 50.0% of this · £5.6m in 2025-26 · £13 per resident; similar councils £8.96 · up 323.9% on 2024-25 - Community development £9.16 ** 23.5% of this · £2.6m in 2025-26 · £5.88 per resident; similar councils £3.31 · up 56.7% on 2024-25 - Planning policy £8.12 ** 20.8% of this · £2.3m in 2025-26 · £5.21 per resident; similar councils £4.54 · down 8.3% on 2024-25 - Planning applications (development management) £0.81 ** 2.1% of this · £231k in 2025-26 · £0.52 per resident; similar councils £4.22 · down 82.6% on 2024-25 - Building control £0.73 ** 1.9% of this · £208k in 2025-26 · £0.47 per resident; similar councils £0.87 · no change on 2024-25 - Environmental initiatives £0.72 ** 1.9% of this · £206k in 2025-26 · £0.46 per resident; similar councils £1.22 · down 48.9% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [West Northamptonshire](#d-council) - Parks, leisure, libraries and culture ### Parks, leisure, libraries and culture £32.00 of your bill goes to parks, leisure, libraries and culture at West Northamptonshire. Here is how its £9.1m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Libraries £13.01 ** 40.7% of this · £3.7m in 2025-26 · £8.35 per resident; similar councils £13 · down 17.0% on 2024-25 - Parks and open spaces (including play areas) £10.65 ** 33.3% of this · £3.0m in 2025-26 · £6.84 per resident; similar councils £14 · down 4.4% on 2024-25 - Museums, arts, heritage and archives £7.04 ** 22.0% of this · £2.0m in 2025-26 · £4.52 per resident; similar councils £10 · up 5.0% on 2024-25 - Sport and leisure £1.30 ** 4.1% of this · £371k in 2025-26 · £0.84 per resident; similar councils £6.13 · down 61.0% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [West Northamptonshire](#d-council) - Public health ### Public health £20.64 of your bill goes to public health at West Northamptonshire. Here is how its £27.7m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Drug and alcohol services £6.03 ** 29.2% of this · £8.1m in 2025-26 · £18 per resident; similar councils £11 · up 1.8% on 2024-25 - Health visiting and children's 0-5 services £4.92 ** 23.8% of this · £6.6m in 2025-26 · £15 per resident; similar councils £15 · up 5.1% on 2024-25 - Other public health £2.98 ** 14.4% of this · £4.0m in 2025-26 · £8.98 per resident; similar councils £5.38 · up 45.6% on 2024-25 - Sexual health £2.35 ** 11.4% of this · £3.2m in 2025-26 · £7.10 per resident; similar councils £8.53 · up 17.3% on 2024-25 - Children's 5-19 programmes £1.74 ** 8.4% of this · £2.3m in 2025-26 · £5.24 per resident; similar councils £4.05 · down 15.3% on 2024-25 - Obesity and physical activity £0.89 ** 4.3% of this · £1.2m in 2025-26 · £2.68 per resident; similar councils £2.95 · down 36.5% on 2024-25 - NHS health checks and health protection £0.69 ** 3.4% of this · £927k in 2025-26 · £2.09 per resident; similar councils £2.99 · down 15.3% on 2024-25 - Stop smoking and tobacco control £0.68 ** 3.3% of this · £914k in 2025-26 · £2.06 per resident; similar councils £1.74 · up 22.5% on 2024-25 - Public mental health £0.36 ** 1.7% of this · £484k in 2025-26 · £1.09 per resident; similar councils £1.85 · down 11.0% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - West Northamptonshire: adult social care precept, this year's increase ### West Northamptonshire: adult social care precept, this year's increase £37.33 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 West Northamptonshire's adult social care spending of £180.1m 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) £13.64 ** 36.5% of this precept · £65.8m in 2025-26 · £148 per resident; similar councils £130 · up 20.7% on 2024-25 - [Learning disability support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.learning-disability) £13.16 ** 35.3% of this precept · £63.5m in 2025-26 · £143 per resident; similar councils £157 · up 0.7% on 2024-25 - Care assessment and safeguarding £3.17 ** 8.5% of this precept · £15.3m in 2025-26 · £34 per resident; similar councils £42 · up 0.8% on 2024-25 - [Mental health support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.mental-health) £2.56 ** 6.9% of this precept · £12.4m in 2025-26 · £28 per resident; similar councils £45 · down 1.4% on 2024-25 - [Support with memory and cognition](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.memory) £2.54 ** 6.8% of this precept · £12.2m in 2025-26 · £28 per resident; similar councils £54 · down 22.6% on 2024-25 - Commissioning, strategy and administration £1.55 ** 4.2% of this precept · £7.5m in 2025-26 · £17 per resident; similar councils £15 · down 1.8% on 2024-25 - Social support (carers, substance misuse, isolation, asylum) £0.43 ** 1.2% of this precept · £2.1m in 2025-26 · £4.72 per resident; similar councils £8.16 - Information and early intervention £0.13 ** 0.4% of this precept · £634k in 2025-26 · £1.43 per resident; similar councils £2.98 · up 73.7% on 2024-25 - [Sensory support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.sensory) £0.10 ** 0.3% of this precept · £482k in 2025-26 · £1.09 per resident; similar councils £1.94 · up 1360.6% on 2024-25 - Assistive equipment and technology £0.05 ** 0.1% of this precept · £218k in 2025-26 · £0.49 per resident; similar councils £2.22 · down 38.9% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [West Northamptonshire: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Physical support ### Physical support £13.64 of your bill goes to physical support at West Northamptonshire. Here is how its £65.8m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £10.62 ** 77.8% of this · £51.2m in 2025-26 · £115 per resident; similar councils £94 · up 21.2% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £3.03 ** 22.2% of this · £14.6m in 2025-26 · £33 per resident; similar councils £32 · up 19.1% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [West Northamptonshire: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Learning disability support ### Learning disability support £13.16 of your bill goes to learning disability support at West Northamptonshire. Here is how its £63.5m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £11.37 ** 86.4% of this · £54.9m in 2025-26 · £123 per resident; similar councils £142 · down 0.5% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £1.79 ** 13.6% of this · £8.7m in 2025-26 · £19 per resident; similar councils £17 · up 9.1% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [West Northamptonshire: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Mental health support ### Mental health support £2.56 of your bill goes to mental health support at West Northamptonshire. Here is how its £12.4m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £1.94 ** 75.8% of this · £9.4m in 2025-26 · £21 per resident; similar councils £27 · down 8.9% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £0.62 ** 24.2% of this · £3.0m in 2025-26 · £6.73 per resident; similar councils £16 · up 33.4% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [West Northamptonshire: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Support with memory and cognition ### Support with memory and cognition £2.54 of your bill goes to support with memory and cognition at West Northamptonshire. Here is how its £12.2m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £2.09 ** 82.3% of this · £10.1m in 2025-26 · £23 per resident; similar councils £51 · down 31.2% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £0.45 ** 17.7% of this · £2.2m in 2025-26 · £4.86 per resident; similar councils £3.80 · up 85.3% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [West Northamptonshire: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Sensory support ### Sensory support £0.10 of your bill goes to sensory support at West Northamptonshire. Here is how its £482k of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £0.06 ** 63.9% of this · £308k in 2025-26 · £0.69 per resident; similar councils £0.87 · up 30700.0% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £0.04 ** 36.1% of this · £174k in 2025-26 · £0.39 per resident; similar councils £0.88 · up 443.8% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - Northamptonshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable ### Northamptonshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable £335.04 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 Northamptonshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable's adult social care spending of £205.0m 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) - Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority ### Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority £90.39 of your bill goes to Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority. It is shared out below in proportion to how Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority spent its money in 2025-26, its latest published return. - [Fire and rescue](#d-fire~fire) £90.39 ** 100.0% of this part · £41.1m in 2025-26 · £50 per resident; similar councils £50 · up 19.1% on 2024-25 **Which councils count as similar** Medians are across the 10 fire and rescue authorities closest in population: Hereford and Worcester Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, East Sussex Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, North Yorkshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Buckinghamshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Bedfordshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Mid and West Wales Fire Authority, Cambridgeshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Humberside Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, North Wales Fire Authority, Berkshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority. Per-resident figures use ONS mid-year population estimates. - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority](#d-fire) - Fire and rescue ### Fire and rescue £90.39 of your bill goes to fire and rescue at Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority. Here is how its £41.1m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Firefighting and rescue £87.21 ** 96.5% of this · £39.7m in 2025-26 · £48 per resident; similar councils £39 · up 20.1% on 2024-25 - Community fire safety £3.18 ** 3.5% of this · £1.4m in 2025-26 · £1.76 per resident; similar councils £4.35 · down 2.1% on 2024-25 ## Parks, street cleaning and roads here What West Northamptonshire 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 | £3.0m | £6.84 | £14 | — | down 4.4% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£6.84Similar councils, per resident£14Per mile of road—Changedown 4.4% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Street cleaningDetails | £3.7m | £8.27 | £11 | £2,377 (similar: £2,773) | up 8.5% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£8.27Similar councils, per resident£11Per mile of road£2,377 (similar: £2,773)Changeup 8.5% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Road and bridge maintenanceDetails | £7.7m | £17 | £16 | £4,984 (similar: £5,287) | up 74.3% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£17Similar councils, per resident£16Per mile of road£4,984 (similar: £5,287)Changeup 74.3% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Environmental, safety and routine maintenanceDetails | £116k | £0.26 | £8.83 | £75 (similar: £2,606) | down 10.1% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£0.26Similar councils, per resident£8.83Per mile of road£75 (similar: £2,606)Changedown 10.1% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges)Details | £7.6m | £17 | £6.79 | £4,909 (similar: £2,812) | up 76.8% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£17Similar councils, per resident£6.79Per mile of road£4,909 (similar: £2,812)Changeup 76.8% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Winter service (gritting)Details | £1.5m | £3.47 | £2.40 | £997 (similar: £595) | up 22.7% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£3.47Similar councils, per resident£2.40Per mile of road£997 (similar: £595)Changeup 22.7% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Street lighting (including energy)Details | £8.9m | £20 | £7.31 | £5,751 (similar: £2,176) | down 3.5% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£20Similar councils, per resident£7.31Per mile of road£5,751 (similar: £2,176)Changedown 3.5% 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 | £677 | £718 | | Median£718 | | | | Adult social careDetails | £406 | £483 | | Median£483 | | | | Children's social careDetails | £288 | £309 | | Median£309 | | | | Environment and regulationDetails | £97 | £111 | | Median£111 | | | | Public healthDetails | £62 | £65 | | Median£65 | | | | Running the councilDetails | £50 | £52 | | Median£52 | | | | Roads and transportDetails | £50 | £49 | | Median£49 | | | | Housing (not council homes)Details | £43 | £33 | | Median£33 | | | | Planning and developmentDetails | £25 | £21 | | Median£21 | | | | Parks, leisure, libraries and cultureDetails | £21 | £38 | | Median£38 | | | | Other servicesDetails | £11 | £9.20 | | Median£9.20 | | | - West Northamptonshire spent **28.9%** 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 West Northamptonshire](/council-tax/england/west-northamptonshire/) and [everything else about West Northamptonshire](/your-area/west-northamptonshire/). ## Common questions What does council tax pay for in West Northamptonshire? A Band D bill of £2,486.66 is split between West Northamptonshire, West Northamptonshire: adult social care precept, this year's increase, Northamptonshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable, Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority, Parish and town councils (average for the area). In proportion to spending, the largest line is adult social care, £632.21.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 West Northamptonshire](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/parking/west-northamptonshire/) - [Back to West Northamptonshire: your area](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/your-area/west-northamptonshire/) - [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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