Council tax bands in Bath and North East Somerset 2026-27
Band D council tax in Bath and North East Somerset is £2,317.66 a year in 2026-27, about £231.77 a month over 10 payments.
This is the charge for a home with no parish or town council charge.
Every band in Bath and North East Somerset
Council tax in Bath and North East Somerset runs from £1,545.11 a year for Band A to £4,635.32 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,545.11 | £154.51 | £128.76 | £1,158.83 |
| Band B | £1,802.62 | £180.26 | £150.22 | £1,351.97 |
| Band C | £2,060.14 | £206.01 | £171.68 | £1,545.11 |
| Band D | £2,317.66 | £231.77 | £193.14 | £1,738.25 |
| Band E | £2,832.70 | £283.27 | £236.06 | £2,124.52 |
| Band F | £3,347.73 | £334.77 | £278.98 | £2,510.80 |
| Band G | £3,862.77 | £386.28 | £321.90 | £2,897.08 |
| Band H | £4,635.32 | £463.53 | £386.28 | £3,476.49 |
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How bands work: every band is a fixed fraction of Band D, set in law (Band A is 6/9 of Band D and Band H 18/9), rounded here to the penny. A home's band comes from its value on 1 April 1991: Band A up to £40,000, Band H over £320,000. Payments are the yearly charge divided by 10 or 12. Other bands may differ by a penny from your council's table because of how councils round.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, local authority level data (Table 10, Data_Billing), published 25 March 2026.
Homes by band in Bath and North East Somerset
The most common band in Bath and North East Somerset is Band C (25% of homes). Terraced houses, about 3 in 10 homes here, are most often Band C (40%). The most common kind of home is a 3-bedroom terraced house (13,610 homes), most often Band C (45%). These are shares of all 87,500 homes on the list, not the band of any one home: a home's own band is on GOV.UK.
| Band | Share of homes |
|---|---|
| Band A | 10.9% |
| Band B | 22.5% |
| Band C | 24.5% |
| Band D | 16.7% |
| Band E | 12% |
| Band F | 6.9% |
| Band G | 6% |
| Band H | 0.5% |
Compared with the South West average, there are fewer homes in Bands A and B (33%, against 41%) and more homes in Band F and above (13%, against 9%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced houses | 24,480 | 28% | Band C (40%) |
| Flats and maisonettes | 21,640 | 25% | Band A (36%) |
| Semi-detached houses | 19,210 | 22% | Band C (33%) |
| Detached houses | 13,780 | 16% | Band E (31%) |
Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, 31 March 2026 (CTSOP3.0, band by property type), published 24 September 2026. VOA counts are rounded to the nearest 10; property types with fewer than 500 homes are not shown.
Where Band D council tax in Bath and North East Somerset goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| Bath and North East Somerset council | £1,914.03 (83%) |
| Police | £308.20 (13%) |
| Fire and rescue | £95.43 (4%) |
£36.46 of the council's own Band D share in 2026-27 is the adult social care precept (MHCLG).
Parish and town council charges come on top for homes in their areas.
How council tax in Bath and North East Somerset has changed
Band D went up by £110.97 (5.0%), from £2,206.69 in 2025-26 to £2,317.66 in 2026-27.
Including parish charges, the average Band D bill went up by £117.62 (5.2%), from £2,265.80 to £2,383.42.
Band D in Bath and North East Somerset is £134.53 a year below the South West average of £2,452.19, and its 5.0% rise this year was bigger than most councils in the South West (South West average: 5.3%).
Over the four years from 2023-24 to 2026-27, Band D here rose 15.7%, close to the South West average rise of 16.1%.
Band D in Bath and North East Somerset is the 5th lowest of 27 councils in the South West, and the 92nd lowest of 296 councils in England, ranked by the Band D figure on each council's page.
Averages are weighted by number of homes and use each council's Band D as shown on its page.
Bath and North East Somerset and other councils
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| Bristol | £2,713.68 |
| North Somerset | £2,491.22 |
| South Gloucestershire | £2,550.59 |
| Newport | £2,079.59 |
| Wiltshire | £2,376.37 |
| Stroud | £2,354.39 |
Similar unitary councils
Other unitary councils closest in size to Bath and North East Somerset (87,500 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Telford and Wrekin | £2,109.73 | 86,280 |
| Luton | £2,439.93 | 85,570 |
| Herefordshire | £2,481.36 | 91,310 |
| Stockton-on-Tees | £2,572.10 | 91,390 |
Band D as shown on each council's page: the basic charge, or where no home pays that alone, Band D including special expenses or the average including parish charges. Similar councils are the same type of council, nearest in number of homes (Valuation Office Agency, 31 March 2026).
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