Council tax bands in South Gloucestershire 2026-27
Average Band D council tax in South Gloucestershire, including parish charges, is £2,550.59 a year in 2026-27, about £255.06 a month over 10 payments.
Every home in South Gloucestershire is in a parish that charges, so no home pays the basic charge of £2,403.20 alone.
Every band in South Gloucestershire
On average, council tax in South Gloucestershire runs from £1,700.39 a year for Band A to £5,101.18 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,700.39 | £170.04 | £141.70 | £1,275.29 |
| Band B | £1,983.79 | £198.38 | £165.32 | £1,487.84 |
| Band C | £2,267.19 | £226.72 | £188.93 | £1,700.39 |
| Band D | £2,550.59 | £255.06 | £212.55 | £1,912.94 |
| Band E | £3,117.39 | £311.74 | £259.78 | £2,338.04 |
| Band F | £3,684.19 | £368.42 | £307.02 | £2,763.14 |
| Band G | £4,250.98 | £425.10 | £354.25 | £3,188.23 |
| Band H | £5,101.18 | £510.12 | £425.10 | £3,825.89 |
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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 Gloucestershire
Most homes in South Gloucestershire are in Bands B and C (52%). Terraced houses, about 3 in 10 homes here, are mostly Band B (59%). The most common kind of home is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house (26,590 homes), mostly Band C (50%). These are shares of all 130,400 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 | 11.1% |
| Band B | 28.7% |
| Band C | 23.7% |
| Band D | 18.8% |
| Band E | 10.6% |
| Band F | 5.1% |
| Band G | 1.7% |
| Band H | 0.2% |
Compared with the South West average, there are about the same share in Bands A and B (40%, against 41%) and about the same share in Band F and above (7%, against 9%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced houses | 36,500 | 28% | Band B (59%) |
| Semi-detached houses | 36,080 | 28% | Band C (45%) |
| Detached houses | 28,580 | 22% | Band E (35%) |
| Flats and maisonettes | 18,540 | 14% | Band A (53%) |
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 Gloucestershire goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| South Gloucestershire council, with special expenses (average) | £2,027.71 (79%) |
| Police | £308.20 (12%) |
| Fire and rescue | £95.43 (4%) |
| Parish and town councils (average) | £119.25 (5%) |
£38.63 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 South Gloucestershire has changed
The average Band D including parish charges went up by £122.69 (5.1%), from £2,427.90 in 2025-26 to £2,550.59 in 2026-27.
Band D in South Gloucestershire is £98.40 a year above the South West average of £2,452.19, and its 5.1% rise this year was bigger 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 16.4%, close to the South West average rise of 16.1%.
Band D in South Gloucestershire is the 5th highest of 27 councils in the South West, and the 44th 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 Gloucestershire and other councils
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| Bristol | £2,713.68 |
| Bath and North East Somerset | £2,317.66 |
| Stroud | £2,354.39 |
| North Somerset | £2,491.22 |
| Forest of Dean | £2,322.07 |
| Newport | £2,079.59 |
Similar unitary councils
Other unitary councils closest in size to South Gloucestershire (130,400 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Milton Keynes | £2,235.27 | 128,300 |
| Hull | £2,295.04 | 125,820 |
| Central Bedfordshire | £2,351.85 | 136,210 |
| Brighton and Hove | £2,579.44 | 136,830 |
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).
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