Council tax bands in Cardiff 2026-27
Band D council tax in Cardiff is £2,008.86 a year in 2026-27, about £200.89 a month over 10 payments.
This is the charge for a home outside a community council area.
Every band in Cardiff
Council tax in Cardiff runs from £1,339.24 a year for Band A to £4,687.34 for Band I.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,339.24 | £133.92 | £111.60 | £1,004.43 |
| Band B | £1,562.45 | £156.25 | £130.20 | £1,171.84 |
| Band C | £1,785.65 | £178.57 | £148.80 | £1,339.24 |
| Band D | £2,008.86 | £200.89 | £167.41 | £1,506.65 |
| Band E | £2,455.27 | £245.53 | £204.61 | £1,841.45 |
| Band F | £2,901.69 | £290.17 | £241.81 | £2,176.27 |
| Band G | £3,348.10 | £334.81 | £279.01 | £2,511.07 |
| Band H | £4,017.72 | £401.77 | £334.81 | £3,013.29 |
| Band I | £4,687.34 | £468.73 | £390.61 | £3,515.51 |
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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 Cardiff
The most common band in Cardiff is Band D (23% of homes). Flats, about 3 in 10 homes here, are most often Band C (27%). The most common kind of home is a 3-bedroom terraced house (33,700 homes), most often Band D (35%). These are shares of all 168,160 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 | 3.2% |
| Band B | 12.2% |
| Band C | 20.9% |
| Band D | 22.5% |
| Band E | 19% |
| Band F | 13.3% |
| Band G | 6.4% |
| Band H | 1.7% |
| Band I | 0.9% |
Compared with the Welsh average, there are fewer homes in Bands A and B (15%, against 35%) and more homes in Band F and above (22%, against 13%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flats and maisonettes | 54,320 | 32% | Band C (27%) |
| Terraced houses | 54,060 | 32% | Band D (33%) |
| Semi-detached houses | 36,150 | 22% | Band D (25%) |
| Detached houses | 18,080 | 11% | Band G (31%) |
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 Cardiff goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| Cardiff council | £1,603.72 (80%) |
| Police | £405.14 (20%) |
Community council charges come on top for homes in their areas.
How council tax in Cardiff has changed
Band D went up by £86.67 (4.5%), from £1,922.19 in 2025-26 to £2,008.86 in 2026-27.
| Year | Band D | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | £1,711.94 | Welsh Government, 24 March 2026 |
| 2024-25 | £1,823.39 | Welsh Government, 24 March 2026 |
| 2025-26 | £1,922.19 | Welsh Government, 20 March 2025 |
| 2026-27 | £2,008.86 | Welsh Government, 24 March 2026 |
Band D in Cardiff is £226.11 a year below the Welsh average of £2,234.97, and its 4.5% 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 17.3%, less than the Welsh average rise of 21.3%.
Band D in Cardiff is the lowest 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.
Cardiff and other councils
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| Vale of Glamorgan | £2,167.79 |
| Caerphilly | £2,061.70 |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf | £2,250.41 |
| Newport | £2,079.59 |
| Torfaen | £2,095.13 |
| Bridgend | £2,412.20 |
Similar Welsh councils
Other Welsh councils closest in size to Cardiff (168,160 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Swansea | £2,212.52 | 116,820 |
| Carmarthenshire | £2,218.60 | 90,710 |
| Flintshire | £2,313.17 | 71,920 |
| Powys | £2,259.71 | 67,430 |
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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