Council tax bands in Gloucester 2026-27
Band D council tax in Gloucester is £2,348.17 a year in 2026-27, about £234.82 a month over 10 payments.
This is the charge for a home with no parish or town council charge.
Homes in Gloucester's parish or town council areas pay a little more.
Every band in Gloucester
Council tax in Gloucester runs from £1,565.45 a year for Band A to £4,696.34 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,565.45 | £156.55 | £130.45 | £1,174.09 |
| Band B | £1,826.35 | £182.64 | £152.20 | £1,369.76 |
| Band C | £2,087.26 | £208.73 | £173.94 | £1,565.45 |
| Band D | £2,348.17 | £234.82 | £195.68 | £1,761.13 |
| Band E | £2,869.99 | £287.00 | £239.17 | £2,152.49 |
| Band F | £3,391.80 | £339.18 | £282.65 | £2,543.85 |
| Band G | £3,913.62 | £391.36 | £326.14 | £2,935.22 |
| Band H | £4,696.34 | £469.63 | £391.36 | £3,522.26 |
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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 Gloucester
Most homes in Gloucester are in Bands A and B (58%). Semi-detached houses, about 3 in 10 homes here, are most often Band C (47%). The most common kind of home is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house (14,160 homes), mostly Band C (53%). These are shares of all 60,510 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 | 29.4% |
| Band B | 28.1% |
| Band C | 23.9% |
| Band D | 10.2% |
| Band E | 6.5% |
| Band F | 1.5% |
| Band G | 0.3% |
| Band H | 0% |
Compared with the South West average, there are more homes in Bands A and B (58%, against 41%) and fewer homes in Band F and above (2%, against 9%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached houses | 18,240 | 30% | Band C (47%) |
| Terraced houses | 14,140 | 23% | Band B (47%) |
| Flats and maisonettes | 12,930 | 21% | Band A (71%) |
| Detached houses | 10,240 | 17% | Band D (39%) |
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 Gloucester goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| Gloucester district council | £244.13 (10%) |
| County council | £1,763.46 (75%) |
| Police | £340.58 (15%) |
Parish and town council charges come on top for homes in their areas.
How council tax in Gloucester has changed
Band D went up by £109.40 (4.9%), from £2,238.77 in 2025-26 to £2,348.17 in 2026-27.
Band D in Gloucester is £104.02 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 Gloucester is the 7th lowest of 27 councils in the South West, and the 118th 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.
Gloucester and other councils
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| Tewkesbury | £2,258.40 |
| Cheltenham | £2,356.15 |
| Stroud | £2,354.39 |
| Forest of Dean | £2,322.07 |
| Cotswold | £2,267.97 |
| Wychavon | £2,302.73 |
Similar district councils
Other district councils closest in size to Gloucester (60,510 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| North Hertfordshire | £2,413.98 | 60,500 |
| Elmbridge | £2,556.87 | 60,540 |
| 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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