Council tax bands in West Oxfordshire 2026-27
Band D council tax in West Oxfordshire is £2,439.44 a year in 2026-27, about £243.94 a month over 10 payments.
This is the charge for a home with no parish or town council charge.
Every band in West Oxfordshire
Council tax in West Oxfordshire runs from £1,626.29 a year for Band A to £4,878.88 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,626.29 | £162.63 | £135.52 | £1,219.72 |
| Band B | £1,897.34 | £189.73 | £158.11 | £1,423.01 |
| Band C | £2,168.39 | £216.84 | £180.70 | £1,626.29 |
| Band D | £2,439.44 | £243.94 | £203.29 | £1,829.58 |
| Band E | £2,981.54 | £298.15 | £248.46 | £2,236.15 |
| Band F | £3,523.64 | £352.36 | £293.64 | £2,642.73 |
| Band G | £4,065.73 | £406.57 | £338.81 | £3,049.30 |
| Band H | £4,878.88 | £487.89 | £406.57 | £3,659.16 |
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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 West Oxfordshire
Most homes in West Oxfordshire are in Bands C and D (56%). Detached houses, about 3 in 10 homes here, are most often Band E (33%). The most common kind of home is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house (8,750 homes), mostly Band C (52%). These are shares of all 54,430 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 | 11.5% |
| Band C | 33.4% |
| Band D | 22.1% |
| Band E | 14.8% |
| Band F | 8.5% |
| Band G | 5.7% |
| Band H | 0.8% |
Compared with the South East average, there are fewer homes in Bands A and B (15%, against 25%) and about the same share in Band F and above (15%, against 15%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | 14,720 | 27% | Band E (33%) |
| Semi-detached houses | 13,560 | 25% | Band C (51%) |
| Terraced houses | 12,880 | 24% | Band C (57%) |
| Flats and maisonettes | 6,340 | 12% | Band B (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 West Oxfordshire goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| West Oxfordshire district council | £134.38 (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 West Oxfordshire has changed
Band D went up by £115.38 (5.0%), from £2,324.06 in 2025-26 to £2,439.44 in 2026-27.
Including parish charges, the average Band D bill went up by £123.07 (5.0%), from £2,443.88 to £2,566.95.
Band D in West Oxfordshire is £14.15 a year above the South East average of £2,425.29, and its 5.0% 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 15.6%, close to the South East average rise of 15.3%.
Band D in West Oxfordshire is the 31st lowest of 64 councils in the South East, and the 116th 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.
West Oxfordshire and other councils
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| Cherwell | £2,468.56 |
| Oxford | £2,672.44 |
| Vale of White Horse | £2,471.75 |
| Cotswold | £2,267.97 |
| Swindon | £2,261.72 |
| Stratford-on-Avon | £2,396.75 |
Similar district councils
Other district councils closest in size to West Oxfordshire (54,430 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Folkestone and Hythe | £2,440.65 | 54,160 |
| Chorley | £2,404.87 | 53,540 |
| Erewash | £2,336.22 | 53,320 |
| Hinckley and Bosworth | £2,302.69 | 53,280 |
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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