Hartlepool vs Middlesbrough
Hartlepool Council charges £2,560.00 Band D council tax in 2026-27, compared to £2,549.00 for Middlesbrough Council — a difference of £11.00. Middlesbrough Council is cheaper.
Key metrics
Council tax for 2026-27 · budget figures for 2025-26
HartlepoolMiddlesbrough
Band D Council Tax (2026-27)£2,560.00£2,549.00 (lower)
Year-on-year change+2.4% (lower)+2.5%
Total service budget£193.9 million£280.4 million
Population93,500144,200
Spending per person£2,074£1,944
Spending by service
Budget allocation comparison for 2025-26
HartlepoolMiddlesbrough
Education£59.9 million£79.6 million
Adult Social Care£46.7 million£70.0 million
Children's Services£42.1 million£69.9 million
Environment & Streets£10.5 million£13.0 million
Roads & Transport£7.5 million£5.8 million
Housing£2.0 million£5.0 million
Leisure & Culture£7.4 million£5.2 million
Public Health£11.3 million£19.1 million
Planning£1.0 million£891,000
Council Services£5.5 million£3.1 million