Council tax bands in Blaenau Gwent 2026-27
Band D council tax in Blaenau Gwent is £2,494.04 a year in 2026-27, about £249.40 a month over 10 payments.
This is the charge for a home outside a community council area.
Every band in Blaenau Gwent
Council tax in Blaenau Gwent runs from £1,662.69 a year for Band A to £5,819.43 for Band I.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,662.69 | £166.27 | £138.56 | £1,247.02 |
| Band B | £1,939.81 | £193.98 | £161.65 | £1,454.86 |
| Band C | £2,216.92 | £221.69 | £184.74 | £1,662.69 |
| Band D | £2,494.04 | £249.40 | £207.84 | £1,870.53 |
| Band E | £3,048.27 | £304.83 | £254.02 | £2,286.20 |
| Band F | £3,602.50 | £360.25 | £300.21 | £2,701.88 |
| Band G | £4,156.73 | £415.67 | £346.39 | £3,117.55 |
| Band H | £4,988.08 | £498.81 | £415.67 | £3,741.06 |
| Band I | £5,819.43 | £581.94 | £484.95 | £4,364.57 |
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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 I 21/9), rounded here to the penny. A home's band comes from its value on 1 April 2003: Band A up to £44,000, Band I over £424,000. 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: Welsh Government, Council tax levels: April 2026 to March 2027 (Table 1), published 24 March 2026.
Homes by band in Blaenau Gwent
Most homes in Blaenau Gwent are in Band A (58%). Terraced houses, about 5 in 10 homes here, are mostly Band A (66%). The most common kind of home is a 3-bedroom terraced house (11,620 homes), mostly Band A (63%). These are shares of all 33,300 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 | 57.7% |
| Band B | 24.5% |
| Band C | 8.3% |
| Band D | 5.5% |
| Band E | 2.7% |
| Band F | 1.1% |
| Band G | 0.2% |
| Band H | 0% |
| Band I | 0.1% |
Compared with the Welsh average, there are more homes in Bands A and B (82%, against 35%) and fewer homes in Band F and above (1%, against 13%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced houses | 17,880 | 54% | Band A (66%) |
| Semi-detached houses | 7,210 | 22% | Band A (40%) |
| Flats and maisonettes | 3,640 | 11% | Band A (98%) |
| Detached houses | 2,360 | 7% | Band D (39%) |
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 Blaenau Gwent goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| Blaenau Gwent council | £2,090.51 (84%) |
| Police | £403.53 (16%) |
Community council charges come on top for homes in their areas.
How council tax in Blaenau Gwent has changed
Band D went up by £101.83 (4.3%), from £2,392.21 in 2025-26 to £2,494.04 in 2026-27.
| Year | Band D | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | £2,153.85 | Welsh Government, 24 March 2026 |
| 2024-25 | £2,269.45 | Welsh Government, 24 March 2026 |
| 2025-26 | £2,392.21 | Welsh Government, 20 March 2025 |
| 2026-27 | £2,494.04 | Welsh Government, 24 March 2026 |
Band D in Blaenau Gwent is £259.07 a year above the Welsh average of £2,234.97, and its 4.3% rise this year was smaller than most Welsh councils (Welsh average: 5.2%).
Over the four years from 2023-24 to 2026-27, Band D here rose 15.8%, less than the Welsh average rise of 21.3%.
Band D in Blaenau Gwent is the 2nd highest of 22 councils in Wales, 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.
Blaenau Gwent and other councils
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| Torfaen | £2,095.13 |
| Caerphilly | £2,061.70 |
| Merthyr Tydfil | £2,591.47 |
| Monmouthshire | £2,329.98 |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf | £2,250.41 |
| Newport | £2,079.59 |
Similar Welsh councils
Other Welsh councils closest in size to Blaenau Gwent (33,300 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Isle of Anglesey | £2,191.23 | 36,320 |
| Ceredigion | £2,363.81 | 36,400 |
| Denbighshire | £2,270.62 | 46,860 |
| Conwy | £2,409.51 | 58,540 |
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).
Finding a home's band
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