Council tax bands in Bristol 2026-27
Band D council tax in Bristol is £2,713.68 a year in 2026-27, about £271.37 a month over 10 payments.
This is the charge for a home with no parish or town council charge.
Every band in Bristol
Council tax in Bristol runs from £1,809.12 a year for Band A to £5,427.36 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,809.12 | £180.91 | £150.76 | £1,356.84 |
| Band B | £2,110.64 | £211.06 | £175.89 | £1,582.98 |
| Band C | £2,412.16 | £241.22 | £201.01 | £1,809.12 |
| Band D | £2,713.68 | £271.37 | £226.14 | £2,035.26 |
| Band E | £3,316.72 | £331.67 | £276.39 | £2,487.54 |
| Band F | £3,919.76 | £391.98 | £326.65 | £2,939.82 |
| Band G | £4,522.80 | £452.28 | £376.90 | £3,392.10 |
| Band H | £5,427.36 | £542.74 | £452.28 | £4,070.52 |
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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 Bristol
Most homes in Bristol are in Bands A and B (63%). Flats, about 4 in 10 homes here, are mostly Band A (54%). The most common kind of home is a 3-bedroom terraced house (50,640 homes), mostly Band B (57%). These are shares of all 214,470 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 | 26.9% |
| Band B | 35.7% |
| Band C | 19.4% |
| Band D | 9.4% |
| Band E | 4.8% |
| Band F | 2.3% |
| Band G | 1.3% |
| Band H | 0.2% |
Compared with the South West average, there are more homes in Bands A and B (63%, against 41%) and fewer homes in Band F and above (4%, against 9%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flats and maisonettes | 84,040 | 39% | Band A (54%) |
| Terraced houses | 73,330 | 34% | Band B (55%) |
| Semi-detached houses | 43,150 | 20% | Band B (36%) |
| Detached houses | 8,290 | 4% | Band D (28%) |
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 Bristol goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| Bristol council | £2,310.05 (85%) |
| Police | £308.20 (11%) |
| Fire and rescue | £95.43 (4%) |
£44.01 of the council's own Band D share in 2026-27 is the adult social care precept (MHCLG).
How council tax in Bristol has changed
Band D went up by £129.79 (5.0%), from £2,583.89 in 2025-26 to £2,713.68 in 2026-27.
Band D in Bristol is £261.49 a year above 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 Bristol is the highest of 27 councils in the South West, and the 3rd highest 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.
Bristol and other councils
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| South Gloucestershire | £2,550.59 |
| Bath and North East Somerset | £2,317.66 |
| North Somerset | £2,491.22 |
| Newport | £2,079.59 |
| Stroud | £2,354.39 |
| Forest of Dean | £2,322.07 |
Similar unitary councils
Other unitary councils closest in size to Bristol (214,470 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Wiltshire | £2,376.37 | 234,170 |
| Cheshire East | £2,371.48 | 192,850 |
| Buckinghamshire | £2,418.35 | 240,030 |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | £2,435.58 | 190,630 |
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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