Council tax bands in Swansea 2026-27
Band D council tax in Swansea is £2,212.52 a year in 2026-27, about £221.25 a month over 10 payments.
This is the charge for a home outside a community council area.
Every band in Swansea
Council tax in Swansea runs from £1,475.01 a year for Band A to £5,162.55 for Band I.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,475.01 | £147.50 | £122.92 | £1,106.26 |
| Band B | £1,720.85 | £172.08 | £143.40 | £1,290.64 |
| Band C | £1,966.68 | £196.67 | £163.89 | £1,475.01 |
| Band D | £2,212.52 | £221.25 | £184.38 | £1,659.39 |
| Band E | £2,704.19 | £270.42 | £225.35 | £2,028.14 |
| Band F | £3,195.86 | £319.59 | £266.32 | £2,396.90 |
| Band G | £3,687.53 | £368.75 | £307.29 | £2,765.65 |
| Band H | £4,425.04 | £442.50 | £368.75 | £3,318.78 |
| Band I | £5,162.55 | £516.26 | £430.21 | £3,871.91 |
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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 Swansea
The most common band in Swansea is Band B (25% of homes). Semi-detached houses, about 3 in 10 homes here, are most often Band C (36%). The most common kind of home is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house (23,910 homes), most often Band C (40%). These are shares of all 116,820 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 | 15.2% |
| Band B | 25% |
| Band C | 21.6% |
| Band D | 14.9% |
| Band E | 11.4% |
| Band F | 7% |
| Band G | 3.3% |
| Band H | 1% |
| Band I | 0.5% |
Compared with the Welsh average, there are more homes in Bands A and B (40%, against 35%) and about the same share in Band F and above (12%, against 13%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached houses | 33,330 | 29% | Band C (36%) |
| Terraced houses | 32,400 | 28% | Band B (47%) |
| Flats and maisonettes | 21,870 | 19% | Band A (39%) |
| Detached houses | 19,310 | 17% | Band E (28%) |
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 Swansea goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| Swansea council | £1,807.38 (82%) |
| Police | £405.14 (18%) |
Community council charges come on top for homes in their areas.
How council tax in Swansea has changed
Band D went up by £94.24 (4.5%), from £2,118.28 in 2025-26 to £2,212.52 in 2026-27.
| Year | Band D | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | £1,873.55 | Welsh Government, 24 March 2026 |
| 2024-25 | £1,994.62 | Welsh Government, 24 March 2026 |
| 2025-26 | £2,118.28 | Welsh Government, 20 March 2025 |
| 2026-27 | £2,212.52 | Welsh Government, 24 March 2026 |
Band D in Swansea is £22.45 a year below the Welsh average of £2,234.97, and its 4.5% rise this year was smaller than most Welsh councils (Welsh average: 5.2%).
Over the four years from 2023-24 to 2026-27, Band D here rose 18.1%, less than the Welsh average rise of 21.3%.
Band D in Swansea is the 8th lowest 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.
Swansea and other councils
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| Neath Port Talbot | £2,478.02 |
| Bridgend | £2,412.20 |
| Carmarthenshire | £2,218.60 |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf | £2,250.41 |
| Merthyr Tydfil | £2,591.47 |
| Vale of Glamorgan | £2,167.79 |
Similar Welsh councils
Other Welsh councils closest in size to Swansea (116,820 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Caerphilly | £2,061.70 | 81,470 |
| Cardiff | £2,008.86 | 168,160 |
| Newport | £2,079.59 | 72,480 |
| 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
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