Council tax bands in Bridgend 2026-27
Band D council tax in Bridgend is £2,412.20 a year in 2026-27, about £241.22 a month over 10 payments.
This is the charge for a home outside a community council area.
Every band in Bridgend
Council tax in Bridgend runs from £1,608.13 a year for Band A to £5,628.47 for Band I.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,608.13 | £160.81 | £134.01 | £1,206.10 |
| Band B | £1,876.16 | £187.62 | £156.35 | £1,407.12 |
| Band C | £2,144.18 | £214.42 | £178.68 | £1,608.13 |
| Band D | £2,412.20 | £241.22 | £201.02 | £1,809.15 |
| Band E | £2,948.24 | £294.82 | £245.69 | £2,211.18 |
| Band F | £3,484.29 | £348.43 | £290.36 | £2,613.22 |
| Band G | £4,020.33 | £402.03 | £335.03 | £3,015.25 |
| Band H | £4,824.40 | £482.44 | £402.03 | £3,618.30 |
| Band I | £5,628.47 | £562.85 | £469.04 | £4,221.35 |
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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 Bridgend
The most common band in Bridgend is Band B (23% of homes). Semi-detached houses, about 3 in 10 homes here, are most often Band C (36%). The most common kind of home is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house (16,400 homes), most often Band C (37%). These are shares of all 66,340 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 | 16% |
| Band B | 23.2% |
| Band C | 22.4% |
| Band D | 16.7% |
| Band E | 12.1% |
| Band F | 6.8% |
| Band G | 2.3% |
| Band H | 0.5% |
| Band I | 0.2% |
Compared with the Welsh average, there are more homes in Bands A and B (39%, against 35%) and fewer homes in Band F and above (10%, against 13%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached houses | 20,330 | 31% | Band C (36%) |
| Terraced houses | 18,960 | 29% | Band B (44%) |
| Detached houses | 12,640 | 19% | Band E (37%) |
| Flats and maisonettes | 7,670 | 12% | Band A (59%) |
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 Bridgend goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| Bridgend council | £2,007.06 (83%) |
| Police | £405.14 (17%) |
Community council charges come on top for homes in their areas.
How council tax in Bridgend has changed
Band D went up by £116.57 (5.1%), from £2,295.63 in 2025-26 to £2,412.20 in 2026-27.
Including community council charges, the average Band D bill went up by £120.36 (5.1%), from £2,357.63 to £2,477.99.
| Year | Band D | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | £1,999.73 | Welsh Government, 24 March 2026 |
| 2024-25 | £2,187.08 | Welsh Government, 24 March 2026 |
| 2025-26 | £2,295.63 | Welsh Government, 20 March 2025 |
| 2026-27 | £2,412.20 | Welsh Government, 24 March 2026 |
Band D in Bridgend is £177.23 a year above the Welsh average of £2,234.97, and its 5.1% 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 20.6%, close to the Welsh average rise of 21.3%.
Band D in Bridgend is the 4th 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.
Bridgend and other councils
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| Neath Port Talbot | £2,478.02 |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf | £2,250.41 |
| Vale of Glamorgan | £2,167.79 |
| Swansea | £2,212.52 |
| Merthyr Tydfil | £2,591.47 |
| Cardiff | £2,008.86 |
Similar Welsh councils
Other Welsh councils closest in size to Bridgend (66,340 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Powys | £2,259.71 | 67,430 |
| Pembrokeshire | £2,115.59 | 64,060 |
| Gwynedd | £2,404.36 | 62,980 |
| Wrexham | £2,233.80 | 62,290 |
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
Each home's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency. You can look up any home's band on GOV.UK.
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