Council tax bands in South Oxfordshire 2026-27
Band D council tax in South Oxfordshire is £2,461.30 a year in 2026-27, about £246.13 a month over 10 payments.
This is the charge for a home with no parish or town council charge.
Every band in South Oxfordshire
Council tax in South Oxfordshire runs from £1,640.87 a year for Band A to £4,922.60 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,640.87 | £164.09 | £136.74 | £1,230.65 |
| Band B | £1,914.34 | £191.43 | £159.53 | £1,435.76 |
| Band C | £2,187.82 | £218.78 | £182.32 | £1,640.87 |
| Band D | £2,461.30 | £246.13 | £205.11 | £1,845.98 |
| Band E | £3,008.26 | £300.83 | £250.69 | £2,256.20 |
| Band F | £3,555.21 | £355.52 | £296.27 | £2,666.41 |
| Band G | £4,102.17 | £410.22 | £341.85 | £3,076.63 |
| Band H | £4,922.60 | £492.26 | £410.22 | £3,691.95 |
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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 Oxfordshire
Most homes in South Oxfordshire are in Bands C and D (50%). Detached houses, about 3 in 10 homes here, are most often Band E (29%). The most common kind of home is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house (12,550 homes), most often Band D (43%). These are shares of all 68,140 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 | 3.1% |
| Band B | 9.1% |
| Band C | 27.6% |
| Band D | 22.7% |
| Band E | 16.3% |
| Band F | 10.1% |
| Band G | 9.5% |
| Band H | 1.5% |
Compared with the South East average, there are fewer homes in Bands A and B (12%, against 25%) and more homes in Band F and above (21%, against 15%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | 19,040 | 28% | Band E (29%) |
| Semi-detached houses | 18,370 | 27% | Band C (42%) |
| Terraced houses | 13,900 | 20% | Band C (51%) |
| Flats and maisonettes | 8,770 | 13% | Band B (50%) |
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 Oxfordshire goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| South Oxfordshire district council | £156.24 (6%) |
| County council | £2,006.78 (82%) |
| Police | £298.28 (12%) |
Parish and town council charges come on top for homes in their areas.
How council tax in South Oxfordshire has changed
Band D went up by £115.38 (4.9%), from £2,345.92 in 2025-26 to £2,461.30 in 2026-27.
Including parish charges, the average Band D bill went up by £123.13 (5.0%), from £2,474.44 to £2,597.57.
Band D in South Oxfordshire is £36.01 a year above the South East average of £2,425.29, and its 4.9% 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 15.5%, close to the South East average rise of 15.3%.
Band D in South Oxfordshire is the 29th highest of 64 councils in the South East, and the 96th 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 Oxfordshire and other councils
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| Oxford | £2,672.44 |
| Reading | £2,612.77 |
| West Berkshire | £2,406.91 |
| Buckinghamshire | £2,418.35 |
| Wokingham | £2,497.70 |
| Vale of White Horse | £2,471.75 |
Similar district councils
Other district councils closest in size to South Oxfordshire (68,140 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| South Kesteven | £2,189.17 | 68,170 |
| Stratford-on-Avon | £2,396.75 | 68,210 |
| Swale | £2,356.32 | 67,910 |
| Dacorum | £2,381.40 | 68,490 |
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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