NI Rates

Northern Ireland rates calculator

Your 2026/27 domestic rates bill, for any of the 11 councils.

This is your home's value on 1 January 2005 as set by Land & Property Services, not today's price. Find yours by postcode.

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£1,507.65

a year in Belfast, 2026/27

Over ten instalments
£150.77 a month
Averaged across the year
£125.64 a month
Regional rate, same across NI
£833.85
Belfast district rate
£673.80

£150,000 × 0.010051 = £1,507.65

2026/27 rates (1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027). Source: Department of Finance, Rate Poundages, read 1 November 2026. This is an estimate. Your bill from Land & Property Services is what counts.

What a home valued at £150,000 pays in each council, 2026/27

Antrim & NewtownabbeyArds and North DownArmagh City, Banbridge & CraigavonBelfastCauseway Coast & GlensDerry City & StrabaneFermanagh & OmaghLisburn & CastlereaghMid & East AntrimMid UlsterNewry, Mourne and Down

Belfast: £1,507.65 a year. Its rate is 6th lowest of 11. Paler areas pay more. Council areas include inland water such as Lough Neagh.

A home valued at £150,000 costs £403.35 more a year in Derry City & Strabane than in Lisburn & Castlereagh.

That's 28% more for the same capital value. The regional rate is 0.005559 everywhere, so the whole gap comes from the district rate each council sets.

  1. 1 Lisburn & Castlereagh0.009525 in the pound £1,428.75 lowest
  2. 2 Mid Ulster0.009889 in the pound £1,483.35 +£54.60
  3. 3 Antrim & Newtownabbey0.009984 in the pound £1,497.60 +£68.85
  4. 4 Ards and North Down0.009994 in the pound £1,499.10 +£70.35
  5. 5 Fermanagh & Omagh0.010027 in the pound £1,504.05 +£75.30
  6. 6 Belfast0.010051 in the pound £1,507.65 +£78.90
  7. 7 Newry, Mourne and Down0.010558 in the pound £1,583.70 +£154.95
  8. 8 Causeway Coast & Glens0.010660 in the pound £1,599.00 +£170.25
  9. 9 Armagh City, Banbridge & Craigavon0.010971 in the pound £1,645.65 +£216.90
  10. 10 Mid & East Antrim0.011227 in the pound £1,684.05 +£255.30
  11. 11 Derry City & Strabane0.012214 in the pound £1,832.10 +£403.35

2026/27 rates (1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027). Source: Department of Finance, Rate Poundages, read 1 November 2026. This is an estimate. Your bill from Land & Property Services is what counts.

What this estimate leaves out

The sum is your capital value (up to the £400,000 cap) multiplied by your council's rate. It doesn't include Housing Benefit, Rate Relief, Rate Rebate, exemptions, exclusions, the early payment discount or any arrears carried over. See help paying your rates on nidirect, or read how rates work.