Council tax bands in Powys 2026-27
Band D council tax in Powys is £2,259.71 a year in 2026-27, about £225.97 a month over 10 payments.
This is the charge for a home outside a community council area.
Every band in Powys
Council tax in Powys runs from £1,506.47 a year for Band A to £5,272.66 for Band I.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,506.47 | £150.65 | £125.54 | £1,129.85 |
| Band B | £1,757.55 | £175.76 | £146.46 | £1,318.16 |
| Band C | £2,008.63 | £200.86 | £167.39 | £1,506.47 |
| Band D | £2,259.71 | £225.97 | £188.31 | £1,694.78 |
| Band E | £2,761.87 | £276.19 | £230.16 | £2,071.40 |
| Band F | £3,264.03 | £326.40 | £272.00 | £2,448.02 |
| Band G | £3,766.18 | £376.62 | £313.85 | £2,824.64 |
| Band H | £4,519.42 | £451.94 | £376.62 | £3,389.57 |
| Band I | £5,272.66 | £527.27 | £439.39 | £3,954.50 |
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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 I 21/9), rounded here to the penny. A home's band comes from its value on 1 April 2003: Band A up to £44,000, Band I over £424,000. 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: Welsh Government, Council tax levels: April 2026 to March 2027 (Table 1), published 24 March 2026.
Homes by band in Powys
The most common band in Powys is Band C (20% of homes). Detached houses, about 3 in 10 homes here, are most often Band F (34%). The most common kind of home is a 3-bedroom detached house (8,750 homes), most often Band E (42%). These are shares of all 67,430 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 | 9.2% |
| Band B | 14.1% |
| Band C | 20% |
| Band D | 15.9% |
| Band E | 18.9% |
| Band F | 14.5% |
| Band G | 6.2% |
| Band H | 0.9% |
| Band I | 0.3% |
Compared with the Welsh average, there are fewer homes in Bands A and B (23%, against 35%) and more homes in Band F and above (22%, against 13%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | 22,020 | 33% | Band F (34%) |
| Terraced houses | 13,260 | 20% | Band C (42%) |
| Semi-detached houses | 13,050 | 19% | Band C (41%) |
| Flats and maisonettes | 6,250 | 9% | Band A (55%) |
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 Powys goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| Powys council | £1,872.08 (83%) |
| Police | £387.63 (17%) |
Community council charges come on top for homes in their areas.
How council tax in Powys has changed
Band D went up by £114.39 (5.3%), from £2,145.32 in 2025-26 to £2,259.71 in 2026-27.
Including community council charges, the average Band D bill went up by £117.28 (5.3%), from £2,234.44 to £2,351.72.
| Year | Band D | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | £1,837.10 | Welsh Government, 24 March 2026 |
| 2024-25 | £1,970.81 | Welsh Government, 24 March 2026 |
| 2025-26 | £2,145.32 | Welsh Government, 20 March 2025 |
| 2026-27 | £2,259.71 | Welsh Government, 24 March 2026 |
Band D in Powys is £24.74 a year above the Welsh average of £2,234.97, and its 5.3% rise this year was about the middle of the range for Welsh councils (Welsh average: 5.2%).
Over the four years from 2023-24 to 2026-27, Band D here rose 23.0%, more than the Welsh average rise of 21.3%.
Band D in Powys is the 11th highest of 22 councils in Wales, 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.
Powys and other councils
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| Ceredigion | £2,363.81 |
| Herefordshire | £2,481.36 |
| Shropshire | £2,400.03 |
| Gwynedd | £2,404.36 |
| Merthyr Tydfil | £2,591.47 |
| Blaenau Gwent | £2,494.04 |
Similar Welsh councils
Other Welsh councils closest in size to Powys (67,430 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Neath Port Talbot | £2,478.02 | 67,350 |
| Bridgend | £2,412.20 | 66,340 |
| Pembrokeshire | £2,115.59 | 64,060 |
| Flintshire | £2,313.17 | 71,920 |
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
Each home's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency. You can look up any home's band on GOV.UK.
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