Council tax bands in Bracknell Forest 2026-27
Average Band D council tax in Bracknell Forest, including parish charges, is £2,264.80 a year in 2026-27, about £226.48 a month over 10 payments.
Every home in Bracknell Forest is in a parish that charges, so no home pays the basic charge of £2,171.05 alone.
Every band in Bracknell Forest
On average, council tax in Bracknell Forest runs from £1,509.87 a year for Band A to £4,529.60 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,509.87 | £150.99 | £125.82 | £1,132.40 |
| Band B | £1,761.51 | £176.15 | £146.79 | £1,321.13 |
| Band C | £2,013.16 | £201.32 | £167.76 | £1,509.87 |
| Band D | £2,264.80 | £226.48 | £188.73 | £1,698.60 |
| Band E | £2,768.09 | £276.81 | £230.67 | £2,076.07 |
| Band F | £3,271.38 | £327.14 | £272.62 | £2,453.54 |
| Band G | £3,774.67 | £377.47 | £314.56 | £2,831.00 |
| Band H | £4,529.60 | £452.96 | £377.47 | £3,397.20 |
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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 Bracknell Forest
Most homes in Bracknell Forest are in Bands C and D (55%). Terraced houses, about 3 in 10 homes here, are mostly Band C (69%). The most common kind of home is a 3-bedroom terraced house (10,710 homes), mostly Band C (72%). These are shares of all 55,190 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 | 3% |
| Band B | 10.3% |
| Band C | 36.2% |
| Band D | 19.2% |
| Band E | 15.9% |
| Band F | 10% |
| Band G | 4.9% |
| Band H | 0.6% |
Compared with the South East average, there are fewer homes in Bands A and B (13%, against 25%) and about the same share in Band F and above (15%, against 15%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced houses | 17,210 | 31% | Band C (69%) |
| Detached houses | 13,000 | 24% | Band E (37%) |
| Flats and maisonettes | 12,660 | 23% | Band C (47%) |
| Semi-detached houses | 8,280 | 15% | Band D (56%) |
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 Bracknell Forest goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| Bracknell Forest council | £1,781.46 (79%) |
| Police | £298.28 (13%) |
| Fire and rescue | £91.31 (4%) |
| Parish and town councils (average) | £93.75 (4%) |
£33.94 of the council's own Band D share in 2026-27 is the adult social care precept (MHCLG).
The parish share is the average across every parish; each parish sets its own.
How council tax in Bracknell Forest has changed
The average Band D including parish charges went up by £109.59 (5.1%), from £2,155.21 in 2025-26 to £2,264.80 in 2026-27.
Band D in Bracknell Forest is £160.49 a year below the South East average of £2,425.29, and its 5.1% rise this year was bigger than most councils in the South East (South East average: 4.8%).
Over the four years from 2023-24 to 2026-27, Band D here rose 15.7%, close to the South East average rise of 15.3%.
Band D in Bracknell Forest is the 6th lowest of 64 councils in the South East, and the 57th 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.
Bracknell Forest and other councils
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| Windsor and Maidenhead | £1,916.22 |
| Surrey Heath | £2,559.06 |
| Wokingham | £2,497.70 |
| Runnymede | £2,492.99 |
| Slough | £2,408.64 |
| Rushmoor | £2,320.28 |
Similar unitary councils
Other unitary councils closest in size to Bracknell Forest (55,190 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Darlington | £2,485.73 | 54,170 |
| Halton | £2,358.34 | 59,720 |
| Blackburn with Darwen | £2,450.09 | 64,640 |
| Hartlepool | £2,556.88 | 46,620 |
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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