Council tax bands in Winchester 2026-27
Band D council tax in Winchester, including special expenses, is £2,267.51 a year in 2026-27, about £226.75 a month over 10 payments.
This includes Winchester's special expenses for local services, which average £25.61 a year at Band D and vary by area. The basic amount, for a home with no special expense or parish charge, is £2,241.90.
Every band in Winchester
Council tax in Winchester runs from £1,511.67 a year for Band A to £4,535.02 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,511.67 | £151.17 | £125.97 | £1,133.75 |
| Band B | £1,763.62 | £176.36 | £146.97 | £1,322.72 |
| Band C | £2,015.56 | £201.56 | £167.96 | £1,511.67 |
| Band D | £2,267.51 | £226.75 | £188.96 | £1,700.63 |
| Band E | £2,771.40 | £277.14 | £230.95 | £2,078.55 |
| Band F | £3,275.29 | £327.53 | £272.94 | £2,456.47 |
| Band G | £3,779.18 | £377.92 | £314.93 | £2,834.39 |
| Band H | £4,535.02 | £453.50 | £377.92 | £3,401.27 |
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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 Winchester
The most common band in Winchester is Band C (24% of homes). Detached houses, about 3 in 10 homes here, are most often Band G (29%). The most common kind of home is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house (8,040 homes), most often Band D (42%). These are shares of all 59,760 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 | 5.1% |
| Band B | 12.8% |
| Band C | 23.5% |
| Band D | 19.6% |
| Band E | 15.6% |
| Band F | 12.1% |
| Band G | 10.1% |
| Band H | 1.3% |
Compared with the South East average, there are fewer homes in Bands A and B (18%, against 25%) and more homes in Band F and above (24%, against 15%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | 16,190 | 27% | Band G (29%) |
| Terraced houses | 12,680 | 21% | Band C (44%) |
| Semi-detached houses | 12,290 | 21% | Band C (39%) |
| Flats and maisonettes | 11,010 | 18% | Band B (48%) |
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 Winchester goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| Winchester district council, with special expenses (average) | £194.10 (9%) |
| County council | £1,690.11 (75%) |
| Police | £290.46 (13%) |
| Fire and rescue | £92.84 (4%) |
The council's share includes its special expenses at their average; they vary by area. Parish and town council charges come on top for homes in their areas.
How council tax in Winchester has changed
Band D including special expenses went up by £105.87 (4.9%), from £2,161.64 in 2025-26 to £2,267.51 in 2026-27.
Including parish and special charges, the average Band D bill went up by £108.54 (4.8%), from £2,251.22 to £2,359.76.
Band D in Winchester is £157.78 a year below 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 15.1%, close to the South East average rise of 15.3%.
Band D in Winchester is the 7th lowest of 64 councils in the South East, and the 58th lowest 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.
Winchester and other councils
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| Eastleigh | £2,342.21 |
| Southampton | £2,381.48 |
| Fareham | £2,270.55 |
| Test Valley | £2,247.32 |
| East Hampshire | £2,230.33 |
| Havant | £2,320.28 |
Similar district councils
Other district councils closest in size to Winchester (59,760 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Ashford | £2,342.93 | 59,760 |
| Newark and Sherwood | £2,582.04 | 59,160 |
| North Hertfordshire | £2,413.98 | 60,500 |
| Gloucester | £2,348.17 | 60,510 |
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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