Council tax bands in Cheltenham 2026-27
Band D council tax in Cheltenham is £2,356.15 a year in 2026-27, about £235.62 a month over 10 payments.
This is the charge for a home with no parish or town council charge.
Homes in Cheltenham's parish or town council areas pay a little more.
Every band in Cheltenham
Council tax in Cheltenham runs from £1,570.77 a year for Band A to £4,712.30 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,570.77 | £157.08 | £130.90 | £1,178.08 |
| Band B | £1,832.56 | £183.26 | £152.71 | £1,374.42 |
| Band C | £2,094.36 | £209.44 | £174.53 | £1,570.77 |
| Band D | £2,356.15 | £235.62 | £196.35 | £1,767.11 |
| Band E | £2,879.74 | £287.97 | £239.98 | £2,159.80 |
| Band F | £3,403.33 | £340.33 | £283.61 | £2,552.50 |
| Band G | £3,926.92 | £392.69 | £327.24 | £2,945.19 |
| Band H | £4,712.30 | £471.23 | £392.69 | £3,534.23 |
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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 Cheltenham
The most common band in Cheltenham is Band C (25% of homes). Flats, about 3 in 10 homes here, are mostly Band A (51%). The most common kind of home is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house (10,650 homes), most often Band C (45%). These are shares of all 57,800 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 | 17.3% |
| Band B | 23.4% |
| Band C | 24.6% |
| Band D | 16.5% |
| Band E | 9.2% |
| Band F | 4.9% |
| Band G | 3.8% |
| Band H | 0.3% |
Compared with the South West average, there are about the same share in Bands A and B (41%, against 41%) and about the same share in Band F and above (9%, against 9%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flats and maisonettes | 16,820 | 29% | Band A (51%) |
| Semi-detached houses | 14,660 | 25% | Band C (39%) |
| Terraced houses | 13,520 | 23% | Band B (45%) |
| Detached houses | 8,110 | 14% | Band E (33%) |
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 Cheltenham goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| Cheltenham district council | £252.11 (11%) |
| County council | £1,763.46 (75%) |
| Police | £340.58 (14%) |
Parish and town council charges come on top for homes in their areas.
How council tax in Cheltenham has changed
Band D went up by £109.63 (4.9%), from £2,246.52 in 2025-26 to £2,356.15 in 2026-27.
Band D in Cheltenham is £96.04 a year below the South West average of £2,452.19, and its 4.9% rise this year was smaller 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 15.0%, less than the South West average rise of 16.1%.
Band D in Cheltenham is the 9th lowest of 27 councils in the South West, and the 125th 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.
Cheltenham and other councils
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| Tewkesbury | £2,258.40 |
| Gloucester | £2,348.17 |
| Cotswold | £2,267.97 |
| Stroud | £2,354.39 |
| Wychavon | £2,302.73 |
| Forest of Dean | £2,322.07 |
Similar district councils
Other district councils closest in size to Cheltenham (57,800 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Havant | £2,320.28 | 57,570 |
| Waverley | £2,604.87 | 58,070 |
| Bassetlaw | £2,595.49 | 58,090 |
| Tonbridge and Malling | £2,396.21 | 58,350 |
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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