Council tax bands in Elmbridge 2026-27
Band D council tax in Elmbridge is £2,556.87 a year in 2026-27, about £255.69 a month over 10 payments.
This is the charge for a home with no parish or town council charge.
Homes in Elmbridge's parish or town council areas pay a little more.
Every band in Elmbridge
Council tax in Elmbridge runs from £1,704.58 a year for Band A to £5,113.74 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,704.58 | £170.46 | £142.05 | £1,278.44 |
| Band B | £1,988.68 | £198.87 | £165.72 | £1,491.51 |
| Band C | £2,272.77 | £227.28 | £189.40 | £1,704.58 |
| Band D | £2,556.87 | £255.69 | £213.07 | £1,917.65 |
| Band E | £3,125.06 | £312.51 | £260.42 | £2,343.80 |
| Band F | £3,693.26 | £369.33 | £307.77 | £2,769.95 |
| Band G | £4,261.45 | £426.15 | £355.12 | £3,196.09 |
| Band H | £5,113.74 | £511.37 | £426.15 | £3,835.31 |
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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 Elmbridge
The most common band in Elmbridge is Band D (24% of homes). Detached houses, about 3 in 10 homes here, are mostly Band G (51%). The most common kind of home is a 2-bedroom flat (8,900 homes), most often Band D (37%). These are shares of all 60,540 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 | 0.8% |
| Band B | 3.1% |
| Band C | 13.7% |
| Band D | 23.6% |
| Band E | 18.8% |
| Band F | 13.5% |
| Band G | 19% |
| Band H | 7.5% |
Compared with the South East average, there are fewer homes in Bands A and B (4%, against 25%) and more homes in Band F and above (40%, against 15%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | 16,820 | 28% | Band G (51%) |
| Flats and maisonettes | 16,060 | 27% | Band C (43%) |
| Semi-detached houses | 12,950 | 21% | Band E (37%) |
| Terraced houses | 10,920 | 18% | Band D (46%) |
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 Elmbridge goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| Elmbridge district council | £265.88 (10%) |
| County council | £1,938.42 (76%) |
| Police | £352.57 (14%) |
Parish and town council charges come on top for homes in their areas.
How council tax in Elmbridge has changed
Band D went up by £114.81 (4.7%), from £2,442.06 in 2025-26 to £2,556.87 in 2026-27.
Band D in Elmbridge is £131.58 a year above the South East average of £2,425.29, and its 4.7% rise this year was smaller 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 14.7%, close to the South East average rise of 15.3%.
Band D in Elmbridge is the 13th highest of 64 councils in the South East, and the 40th 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.
Elmbridge and other councils
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| Spelthorne | £2,526.44 |
| Kingston upon Thames | £2,609.20 |
| Epsom and Ewell | £2,530.84 |
| Runnymede | £2,492.99 |
| Hounslow | £2,185.56 |
| Richmond upon Thames | £2,486.10 |
Similar district councils
Other district councils closest in size to Elmbridge (60,540 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Gloucester | £2,348.17 | 60,510 |
| North Hertfordshire | £2,413.98 | 60,500 |
| Cambridge | £2,467.02 | 61,180 |
| Ashford | £2,342.93 | 59,760 |
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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