Council tax bands in Vale of White Horse 2026-27
Band D council tax in Vale of White Horse is £2,471.75 a year in 2026-27, about £247.18 a month over 10 payments.
This is the charge for a home with no parish or town council charge.
Every band in Vale of White Horse
Council tax in Vale of White Horse runs from £1,647.83 a year for Band A to £4,943.50 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,647.83 | £164.78 | £137.32 | £1,235.87 |
| Band B | £1,922.47 | £192.25 | £160.21 | £1,441.85 |
| Band C | £2,197.11 | £219.71 | £183.09 | £1,647.83 |
| Band D | £2,471.75 | £247.18 | £205.98 | £1,853.81 |
| Band E | £3,021.03 | £302.10 | £251.75 | £2,265.77 |
| Band F | £3,570.31 | £357.03 | £297.53 | £2,677.73 |
| Band G | £4,119.58 | £411.96 | £343.30 | £3,089.69 |
| Band H | £4,943.50 | £494.35 | £411.96 | £3,707.63 |
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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 Vale of White Horse
Most homes in Vale of White Horse are in Bands C and D (52%). Detached houses, about 3 in 10 homes here, are most often Band E (32%). The most common kind of home is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house (10,890 homes), mostly Band D (50%). These are shares of all 66,150 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 | 2.9% |
| Band B | 10.7% |
| Band C | 30% |
| Band D | 22% |
| Band E | 16.1% |
| Band F | 10.2% |
| Band G | 7.4% |
| Band H | 0.7% |
Compared with the South East average, there are fewer homes in Bands A and B (14%, against 25%) and more homes in Band F and above (18%, against 15%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | 20,030 | 30% | Band E (32%) |
| Semi-detached houses | 16,550 | 25% | Band D (43%) |
| Terraced houses | 12,950 | 20% | Band C (66%) |
| Flats and maisonettes | 10,060 | 15% | Band B (51%) |
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 Vale of White Horse goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| Vale of White Horse district council | £166.69 (7%) |
| County council | £2,006.78 (81%) |
| Police | £298.28 (12%) |
Parish and town council charges come on top for homes in their areas.
How council tax in Vale of White Horse has changed
Band D went up by £115.38 (4.9%), from £2,356.37 in 2025-26 to £2,471.75 in 2026-27.
Including parish charges, the average Band D bill went up by £120.62 (4.9%), from £2,456.82 to £2,577.44.
Band D in Vale of White Horse is £46.46 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 15.4%, close to the South East average rise of 15.3%.
Band D in Vale of White Horse is the 26th highest of 64 councils in the South East, and the 86th 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.
Vale of White Horse and other councils
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| Swindon | £2,261.72 |
| Oxford | £2,672.44 |
| West Oxfordshire | £2,439.44 |
| West Berkshire | £2,406.91 |
| South Oxfordshire | £2,461.30 |
| Cherwell | £2,468.56 |
Similar district councils
Other district councils closest in size to Vale of White Horse (66,150 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Teignbridge | £2,512.38 | 66,050 |
| Breckland | £2,311.65 | 66,740 |
| Horsham | £2,441.01 | 67,020 |
| Reigate and Banstead | £2,555.86 | 65,120 |
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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