Hartlepool vs North Yorkshire
Hartlepool Council charges £2,560.00 Band D council tax in 2026-27, compared to £2,544.00 for North Yorkshire Council — a difference of £16.00. North Yorkshire Council is cheaper.
Key metrics
Council tax for 2026-27 · budget figures for 2025-26
HartlepoolNorth Yorkshire
Band D Council Tax (2026-27)£2,560.00£2,544.00 (lower)
Year-on-year change+2.4% (lower)+5.2%
Total service budget£193.9 million£1.1 billion
Population93,500620,400
Spending per person£2,074£1,725
CEO salary£166,434£205,897
Spending by service
Budget allocation comparison for 2025-26
HartlepoolNorth Yorkshire
Education£59.9 million£418.5 million
Adult Social Care£46.7 million£273.9 million
Children's Services£42.1 million£79.0 million
Environment & Streets£10.5 million£89.7 million
Roads & Transport£7.5 million£63.4 million
Housing£2.0 million£17.4 million
Leisure & Culture£7.4 million£31.0 million
Public Health£11.3 million£34.3 million
Planning£1.0 million£23.4 million
Council Services£5.5 million£28.6 million