What are you looking for?

What your Council Tax is used for

How we will distribute the money we receive from Council Tax in the 2025/26 financial year.

How it is shared out

Of every £1 you pay in Council Tax:

  • 73.4p goes to Nottinghamshire County Council
  • 11.5p goes to the Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner
  • 7.7p comes to us at Newark and Sherwood District Council
  • 3.7p goes to the Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service
  • 3.7p on average goes to your local town or parish council
 
So for a home in Band A paying £1721.48 per year in Council Tax, the bill would be split as follows:
 
  • £1,263.03 goes to Nottinghamshire County Council
  • £197.40 goes to the Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner
  • £132.40 comes to us at Newark and Sherwood District Council
  • £64.81 goes to the Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service
  • £63.84 on average goes to your local town or parish council
 
This represents an increase from last year, with each organisation increasing their part of your bill by different amounts:
 
  • Nottinghamshire County Council increased their charges by 4.84%
  • Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner increased their charges by 4.94%
  • At Newark and Sherwood District Council we increased our charges by 1.94%
  • Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service increased their charges by 5.42%
  • Local parishes increased their charges by 4.94% on average

How we spend it

Newark and Sherwood District Council run a number of services for you. We:

  • Promote tourism
  • Create employment opportunities
  • Manage our district's heritage and operate cultural services like Newark Castle and Palace Theatre
  • Support elections and the democratic process
  • Support local economic growth
  • Support health and wellbeing services
  • Provide leisure facilities and support sports clubs
  • Provide waste and recycling services
  • Maintain parks and green spaces
  • Support artistic and cultural events
  • Create and enforce planning controls
  • Keep residents safe through Food Standard and Health and Safety checks on applicable premises
  • Provide and maintain good quality and affordable homes
  • Administer benefits and grants
  • Tackle crime and antisocial behaviour
  • Provide value for money services

You can find more detail about how we spend your money on the council strategies and policies and council budgets page. 

To see what your Council Tax money is spent on in relation to the climate emergency visit our climate emergency page.

Statutory information

To see a detailed breakdown of your Council Tax charges download: 

Council Tax charges revised 2025/26 (PDF, 239kb)

To see a summary of where your Council Tax will be spent download: 

Newark and Sherwood District Council spending 2025/26 (PDF, 12kb)

More information

If you have a query regarding the above information or any aspect of your bill, or you would like to receive a hard copy, contact us using the details at the bottom of the page.

You can also contact the different services funded by your council tax:

Council Tax

Contact the Council Tax team