Council tax bands in Cherwell 2026-27
Band D council tax in Cherwell is £2,468.56 a year in 2026-27, about £246.86 a month over 10 payments.
This is the charge for a home with no parish or town council charge.
Every band in Cherwell
Council tax in Cherwell runs from £1,645.71 a year for Band A to £4,937.12 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,645.71 | £164.57 | £137.14 | £1,234.28 |
| Band B | £1,919.99 | £192.00 | £160.00 | £1,439.99 |
| Band C | £2,194.28 | £219.43 | £182.86 | £1,645.71 |
| Band D | £2,468.56 | £246.86 | £205.71 | £1,851.42 |
| Band E | £3,017.13 | £301.71 | £251.43 | £2,262.85 |
| Band F | £3,565.70 | £356.57 | £297.14 | £2,674.27 |
| Band G | £4,114.27 | £411.43 | £342.86 | £3,085.70 |
| Band H | £4,937.12 | £493.71 | £411.43 | £3,702.84 |
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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 Cherwell
Most homes in Cherwell are in Bands B and C (50%). Semi-detached houses, about 3 in 10 homes here, are most often Band C (50%). The most common kind of home is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house (12,910 homes), mostly Band C (57%). These are shares of all 72,980 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 | 8.6% |
| Band B | 23% |
| Band C | 27.4% |
| Band D | 17.6% |
| Band E | 12.8% |
| Band F | 6.2% |
| Band G | 4% |
| Band H | 0.4% |
Compared with the South East average, there are more homes in Bands A and B (32%, against 25%) and fewer homes in Band F and above (11%, against 15%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached houses | 19,510 | 27% | Band C (50%) |
| Terraced houses | 18,800 | 26% | Band B (41%) |
| Detached houses | 18,210 | 25% | Band E (36%) |
| Flats and maisonettes | 9,300 | 13% | Band B (47%) |
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 Cherwell goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| Cherwell district council | £163.50 (7%) |
| County council | £2,006.78 (81%) |
| Police | £298.28 (12%) |
Parish and town council charges come on top for homes in their areas.
How council tax in Cherwell has changed
Band D went up by £115.38 (4.9%), from £2,353.18 in 2025-26 to £2,468.56 in 2026-27.
Including parish charges, the average Band D bill went up by £119.09 (4.8%), from £2,463.87 to £2,582.96.
Band D in Cherwell is £43.27 a year above the South East average of £2,425.29, and its 4.9% rise this year was bigger than most councils in the South East (South East average: 4.8%).
Over the four years from 2023-24 to 2026-27, Band D here rose 15.4%, close to the South East average rise of 15.3%.
Band D in Cherwell is the 27th highest of 64 councils in the South East, and the 88th 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.
Cherwell and other councils
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| Oxford | £2,672.44 |
| West Oxfordshire | £2,439.44 |
| Vale of White Horse | £2,471.75 |
| South Oxfordshire | £2,461.30 |
| Buckinghamshire | £2,418.35 |
| Stratford-on-Avon | £2,396.75 |
Similar district councils
Other district councils closest in size to Cherwell (72,980 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Canterbury | £2,397.99 | 72,830 |
| East Lindsey | £2,182.77 | 73,410 |
| Braintree | £2,215.80 | 71,750 |
| Mid Sussex | £2,474.26 | 71,260 |
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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