Council tax bands in Watford 2026-27
Band D council tax in Watford is £2,446.70 a year in 2026-27, about £244.67 a month over 10 payments.
This is the charge for a home with no parish or town council charge.
Every band in Watford
Council tax in Watford runs from £1,631.13 a year for Band A to £4,893.40 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,631.13 | £163.11 | £135.93 | £1,223.35 |
| Band B | £1,902.99 | £190.30 | £158.58 | £1,427.24 |
| Band C | £2,174.84 | £217.48 | £181.24 | £1,631.13 |
| Band D | £2,446.70 | £244.67 | £203.89 | £1,835.03 |
| Band E | £2,990.41 | £299.04 | £249.20 | £2,242.81 |
| Band F | £3,534.12 | £353.41 | £294.51 | £2,650.59 |
| Band G | £4,077.83 | £407.78 | £339.82 | £3,058.37 |
| Band H | £4,893.40 | £489.34 | £407.78 | £3,670.05 |
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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 Watford
Most homes in Watford are in Bands C and D (70%). Flats, about 4 in 10 homes here, are most often Band C (46%). The most common kind of home is a 1-bedroom flat (8,650 homes), mostly Band C (51%). These are shares of all 43,480 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 | 1% |
| Band B | 10.4% |
| Band C | 36.9% |
| Band D | 33% |
| Band E | 9% |
| Band F | 5.1% |
| Band G | 4.4% |
| Band H | 0.2% |
Compared with the East of England average, there are fewer homes in Bands A and B (11%, against 35%) and about the same share in Band F and above (10%, against 11%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flats and maisonettes | 17,810 | 41% | Band C (46%) |
| Terraced houses | 12,110 | 28% | Band C (61%) |
| Semi-detached houses | 9,230 | 21% | Band D (62%) |
| Detached houses | 3,240 | 8% | Band G (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 Watford goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| Watford district council | £308.51 (13%) |
| County council | £1,858.19 (76%) |
| Police | £280.00 (11%) |
How council tax in Watford has changed
Band D went up by £103.32 (4.4%), from £2,343.38 in 2025-26 to £2,446.70 in 2026-27.
Band D in Watford is £111.56 a year above the East of England average of £2,335.14, and its 4.4% rise this year was smaller than most 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 14.6%, close to the East of England average rise of 15.0%.
Band D in Watford is the 6th highest of 45 councils in the East of England, and the 108th 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.
Watford and other councils
Nearby councils
Similar district councils
Other district councils closest in size to Watford (43,480 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Bromsgrove | £2,439.70 | 43,420 |
| Burnley | £2,540.32 | 43,320 |
| Hart | £2,400.02 | 43,270 |
| Rushmoor | £2,320.28 | 43,240 |
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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