Council tax bands in Waverley 2026-27
Average Band D council tax in Waverley, including parish charges, is £2,604.87 a year in 2026-27, about £260.49 a month over 10 payments.
Every home in Waverley is in a parish that charges, so no home pays the basic charge of £2,511.24 alone.
Every band in Waverley
On average, council tax in Waverley runs from £1,736.58 a year for Band A to £5,209.74 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,736.58 | £173.66 | £144.72 | £1,302.44 |
| Band B | £2,026.01 | £202.60 | £168.83 | £1,519.51 |
| Band C | £2,315.44 | £231.54 | £192.95 | £1,736.58 |
| Band D | £2,604.87 | £260.49 | £217.07 | £1,953.65 |
| Band E | £3,183.73 | £318.37 | £265.31 | £2,387.80 |
| Band F | £3,762.59 | £376.26 | £313.55 | £2,821.94 |
| Band G | £4,341.45 | £434.15 | £361.79 | £3,256.09 |
| Band H | £5,209.74 | £520.97 | £434.15 | £3,907.31 |
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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 Waverley
The most common band in Waverley is Band D (24% of homes). Detached houses, about 3 in 10 homes here, are most often Band G (40%). The most common kind of home is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house (8,310 homes), mostly Band D (57%). These are shares of all 58,070 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 | 1.8% |
| Band B | 6% |
| Band C | 19% |
| Band D | 23.6% |
| Band E | 17.5% |
| Band F | 12.8% |
| Band G | 15.5% |
| Band H | 3.8% |
Compared with the South East average, there are fewer homes in Bands A and B (8%, against 25%) and more homes in Band F and above (32%, against 15%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | 18,050 | 31% | Band G (40%) |
| Semi-detached houses | 12,920 | 22% | Band D (50%) |
| Flats and maisonettes | 11,140 | 19% | Band C (48%) |
| Terraced houses | 8,910 | 15% | Band D (43%) |
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 Waverley goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| Waverley district council | £220.25 (8%) |
| County council | £1,938.42 (74%) |
| Police | £352.57 (14%) |
| Parish and town councils (average) | £93.63 (4%) |
The parish share is the average across every parish; each parish sets its own.
How council tax in Waverley has changed
The average Band D including parish charges went up by £121.02 (4.9%), from £2,483.85 in 2025-26 to £2,604.87 in 2026-27.
Band D in Waverley is £179.58 a year above the South East average of £2,425.29, and its 4.9% rise this year was about the middle of the range for councils in the South East (South East average: 4.8%).
Over the four years from 2023-24 to 2026-27, Band D here rose 15.1%, close to the South East average rise of 15.3%.
Band D in Waverley is the 6th highest of 64 councils in the South East, and the 16th 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.
Waverley and other councils
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| Guildford | £2,501.18 |
| Rushmoor | £2,320.28 |
| Woking | £2,598.04 |
| Surrey Heath | £2,559.06 |
| Hart | £2,400.02 |
| Mole Valley | £2,508.58 |
Similar district councils
Other district councils closest in size to Waverley (58,070 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Bassetlaw | £2,595.49 | 58,090 |
| Cheltenham | £2,356.15 | 57,800 |
| Tonbridge and Malling | £2,396.21 | 58,350 |
| Ashfield | £2,596.64 | 58,520 |
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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