Council tax bands in Isle of Wight 2026-27
Average Band D council tax in Isle of Wight, including parish charges, is £2,625.79 a year in 2026-27, about £262.58 a month over 10 payments.
Every home in Isle of Wight is in a parish that charges, so no home pays the basic charge of £2,487.07 alone.
Every band in Isle of Wight
On average, council tax in Isle of Wight runs from £1,750.53 a year for Band A to £5,251.58 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,750.53 | £175.05 | £145.88 | £1,312.90 |
| Band B | £2,042.28 | £204.23 | £170.19 | £1,531.71 |
| Band C | £2,334.04 | £233.40 | £194.50 | £1,750.53 |
| Band D | £2,625.79 | £262.58 | £218.82 | £1,969.34 |
| Band E | £3,209.30 | £320.93 | £267.44 | £2,406.98 |
| Band F | £3,792.81 | £379.28 | £316.07 | £2,844.61 |
| Band G | £4,376.32 | £437.63 | £364.69 | £3,282.24 |
| Band H | £5,251.58 | £525.16 | £437.63 | £3,938.69 |
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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 Isle of Wight
Most homes in Isle of Wight are in Bands B and C (50%). Semi-detached houses, about 2 in 10 homes here, are mostly Band C (50%). The most common kind of home is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house (10,170 homes), mostly Band C (61%). These are shares of all 73,280 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 | 14.5% |
| Band B | 25.6% |
| Band C | 24.6% |
| Band D | 18.4% |
| Band E | 10% |
| Band F | 4.5% |
| Band G | 2.1% |
| Band H | 0.2% |
Compared with the South East average, there are more homes in Bands A and B (40%, against 25%) and fewer homes in Band F and above (7%, against 15%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached houses | 16,280 | 22% | Band C (50%) |
| Flats and maisonettes | 16,050 | 22% | Band A (48%) |
| Detached houses | 13,440 | 18% | Band D (32%) |
| Terraced houses | 12,820 | 18% | Band B (54%) |
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 Isle of Wight goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| Isle of Wight council | £2,103.77 (80%) |
| Police | £290.46 (11%) |
| Fire and rescue | £92.84 (4%) |
| Parish and town councils (average) | £138.72 (5%) |
£40.06 of the council's own Band D share in 2026-27 is the adult social care precept (MHCLG).
The parish share is the average across every parish; each parish sets its own.
How council tax in Isle of Wight has changed
The average Band D including parish charges went up by £132.43 (5.3%), from £2,493.36 in 2025-26 to £2,625.79 in 2026-27.
Band D in Isle of Wight is £200.50 a year above the South East average of £2,425.29, and its 5.3% 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 16.3%, close to the South East average rise of 15.3%.
Band D in Isle of Wight is the 4th highest of 64 councils in the South East, and the 10th 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.
Isle of Wight and other councils
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| Gosport | £2,344.29 |
| Fareham | £2,270.55 |
| Portsmouth | £2,291.71 |
| New Forest | £2,285.33 |
| Southampton | £2,381.48 |
| Eastleigh | £2,342.21 |
Similar unitary councils
Other unitary councils closest in size to Isle of Wight (73,280 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| West Berkshire | £2,406.91 | 72,810 |
| Blackpool | £2,513.22 | 72,670 |
| Wokingham | £2,497.70 | 75,560 |
| Thurrock | £2,254.68 | 70,490 |
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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