Council tax bands in Cambridge 2026-27
Band D council tax in Cambridge is £2,467.02 a year in 2026-27, about £246.70 a month over 10 payments.
This is the charge for a home with no parish or town council charge.
Every band in Cambridge
Council tax in Cambridge runs from £1,644.68 a year for Band A to £4,934.04 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,644.68 | £164.47 | £137.06 | £1,233.51 |
| Band B | £1,918.79 | £191.88 | £159.90 | £1,439.09 |
| Band C | £2,192.91 | £219.29 | £182.74 | £1,644.68 |
| Band D | £2,467.02 | £246.70 | £205.59 | £1,850.27 |
| Band E | £3,015.25 | £301.52 | £251.27 | £2,261.44 |
| Band F | £3,563.47 | £356.35 | £296.96 | £2,672.60 |
| Band G | £4,111.70 | £411.17 | £342.64 | £3,083.77 |
| Band H | £4,934.04 | £493.40 | £411.17 | £3,700.53 |
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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 Cambridge
Most homes in Cambridge are in Bands B and C (53%). Flats, about 4 in 10 homes here, are most often Band B (39%). The most common kind of home is a 1-bedroom flat (12,040 homes), mostly Band B (51%). These are shares of all 61,180 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 | 7.2% |
| Band B | 18.2% |
| Band C | 34.3% |
| Band D | 17.5% |
| Band E | 10% |
| Band F | 6.6% |
| Band G | 5.3% |
| Band H | 0.8% |
Compared with the East of England average, there are fewer homes in Bands A and B (25%, against 35%) and more homes in Band F and above (13%, against 11%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flats and maisonettes | 24,550 | 40% | Band B (39%) |
| Terraced houses | 18,160 | 30% | Band C (50%) |
| Semi-detached houses | 11,620 | 19% | Band C (40%) |
| Detached houses | 4,650 | 8% | Band G (32%) |
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 Cambridge goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| Cambridge district council | £239.07 (10%) |
| County council | £1,785.42 (72%) |
| Police | £314.37 (13%) |
| Fire and rescue | £92.16 (4%) |
| Combined authority | £36.00 (1%) |
How council tax in Cambridge has changed
Band D went up by £111.61 (4.7%), from £2,355.41 in 2025-26 to £2,467.02 in 2026-27.
Band D in Cambridge is £131.88 a year above the East of England average of £2,335.14, and its 4.7% rise this year was about the middle of the range for councils in the East of England (East of England average: 4.7%).
Over the four years from 2023-24 to 2026-27, Band D here rose 16.0%, more than the East of England average rise of 15.0%.
Band D in Cambridge is the 5th highest of 45 councils in the East of England, and the 90th 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.
Cambridge and other councils
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| South Cambridgeshire | £2,408.59 |
| East Cambridgeshire | £2,485.18 |
| Huntingdonshire | £2,398.80 |
| Uttlesford | £2,197.25 |
| North Hertfordshire | £2,413.98 |
| West Suffolk | £2,245.86 |
Similar district councils
Other district councils closest in size to Cambridge (61,180 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Exeter | £2,495.36 | 61,790 |
| Elmbridge | £2,556.87 | 60,540 |
| Eastleigh | £2,342.21 | 61,840 |
| Gloucester | £2,348.17 | 60,510 |
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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