Council tax bands in South Cambridgeshire 2026-27
Band D council tax in South Cambridgeshire is £2,408.59 a year in 2026-27, about £240.86 a month over 10 payments.
This is the charge for a home with no parish or town council charge.
Every band in South Cambridgeshire
Council tax in South Cambridgeshire runs from £1,605.73 a year for Band A to £4,817.18 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,605.73 | £160.57 | £133.81 | £1,204.30 |
| Band B | £1,873.35 | £187.33 | £156.11 | £1,405.01 |
| Band C | £2,140.97 | £214.10 | £178.41 | £1,605.73 |
| Band D | £2,408.59 | £240.86 | £200.72 | £1,806.44 |
| Band E | £2,943.83 | £294.38 | £245.32 | £2,207.87 |
| Band F | £3,479.07 | £347.91 | £289.92 | £2,609.30 |
| Band G | £4,014.32 | £401.43 | £334.53 | £3,010.74 |
| Band H | £4,817.18 | £481.72 | £401.43 | £3,612.89 |
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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 South Cambridgeshire
The most common band in South Cambridgeshire is Band C (30% of homes). Detached houses, about 3 in 10 homes here, are most often Band E (34%). The most common kind of home is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house (13,060 homes), mostly Band C (57%). These are shares of all 76,120 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 | 3.8% |
| Band B | 11.8% |
| Band C | 30.2% |
| Band D | 18.6% |
| Band E | 16.9% |
| Band F | 11.7% |
| Band G | 6.5% |
| Band H | 0.6% |
Compared with the East of England average, there are fewer homes in Bands A and B (16%, against 35%) and more homes in Band F and above (19%, against 11%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | 23,840 | 31% | Band E (34%) |
| Semi-detached houses | 19,620 | 26% | Band C (53%) |
| Terraced houses | 13,110 | 17% | Band C (59%) |
| Flats and maisonettes | 6,860 | 9% | Band B (57%) |
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 South Cambridgeshire goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| South Cambridgeshire district council | £180.64 (7%) |
| County council | £1,785.42 (74%) |
| Police | £314.37 (13%) |
| Fire and rescue | £92.16 (4%) |
| Combined authority | £36.00 (1%) |
Parish and town council charges come on top for homes in their areas.
How council tax in South Cambridgeshire has changed
Band D went up by £109.91 (4.8%), from £2,298.68 in 2025-26 to £2,408.59 in 2026-27.
Including parish charges, the average Band D bill went up by £121.73 (5.0%), from £2,414.52 to £2,536.25.
Band D in South Cambridgeshire is £73.45 a year above the East of England average of £2,335.14, and its 4.8% rise this year was about the middle of the range for councils in the East of England (East of England average: 4.7%).
Over the four years from 2023-24 to 2026-27, Band D here rose 16.2%, more than the East of England average rise of 15.0%.
Band D in South Cambridgeshire is the 10th highest of 45 councils in the East of England, and the 131st 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.
South Cambridgeshire and other councils
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| Cambridge | £2,467.02 |
| Uttlesford | £2,197.25 |
| North Hertfordshire | £2,413.98 |
| East Hertfordshire | £2,345.22 |
| Stevenage | £2,391.97 |
| East Cambridgeshire | £2,485.18 |
Similar district councils
Other district councils closest in size to South Cambridgeshire (76,120 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| East Devon | £2,480.97 | 75,800 |
| Wealden | £2,580.83 | 76,490 |
| Tendring | £2,202.21 | 76,700 |
| King's Lynn and West Norfolk | £2,345.61 | 76,740 |
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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