Council tax bands in Windsor and Maidenhead 2026-27
Band D council tax in Windsor and Maidenhead, including special expenses, is £1,916.22 a year in 2026-27, about £191.62 a month over 10 payments.
This includes Windsor and Maidenhead's special expenses for local services, which average £22.22 a year at Band D and vary by area. The basic amount, for a home with no special expense or parish charge, is £1,894.00.
Homes in Windsor and Maidenhead's parish or town council areas pay a little more.
Every band in Windsor and Maidenhead
Council tax in Windsor and Maidenhead runs from £1,277.48 a year for Band A to £3,832.44 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,277.48 | £127.75 | £106.46 | £958.11 |
| Band B | £1,490.39 | £149.04 | £124.20 | £1,117.79 |
| Band C | £1,703.31 | £170.33 | £141.94 | £1,277.48 |
| Band D | £1,916.22 | £191.62 | £159.69 | £1,437.17 |
| Band E | £2,342.05 | £234.21 | £195.17 | £1,756.54 |
| Band F | £2,767.87 | £276.79 | £230.66 | £2,075.90 |
| Band G | £3,193.70 | £319.37 | £266.14 | £2,395.27 |
| Band H | £3,832.44 | £383.24 | £319.37 | £2,874.33 |
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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 Windsor and Maidenhead
The most common band in Windsor and Maidenhead is Band D (25% of homes). Flats, about 3 in 10 homes here, are most often Band C (41%). The most common kind of home is a 2-bedroom flat (10,130 homes), most often Band C (42%). These are shares of all 68,000 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 | 6% |
| Band C | 15.9% |
| Band D | 24.7% |
| Band E | 20.1% |
| Band F | 12.4% |
| Band G | 14.8% |
| Band H | 3% |
Compared with the South East average, there are fewer homes in Bands A and B (9%, against 25%) and more homes in Band F and above (30%, against 15%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flats and maisonettes | 18,710 | 28% | Band C (41%) |
| Detached houses | 16,270 | 24% | Band G (46%) |
| Semi-detached houses | 13,730 | 20% | Band E (43%) |
| Terraced houses | 13,120 | 19% | Band D (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 Windsor and Maidenhead goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| Windsor and Maidenhead council, with special expenses (average) | £1,526.63 (80%) |
| Police | £298.28 (16%) |
| Fire and rescue | £91.31 (5%) |
£27.99 of the council's own Band D share in 2026-27 is the adult social care precept (MHCLG).
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 Windsor and Maidenhead has changed
Band D including special expenses went up by £126.30 (7.1%), from £1,789.92 in 2025-26 to £1,916.22 in 2026-27.
Including parish and special charges, the average Band D bill went up by £129.12 (7.1%), from £1,823.50 to £1,952.62.
Band D in Windsor and Maidenhead is £509.07 a year below the South East average of £2,425.29, and its 7.1% 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 21.5%, more than the South East average rise of 15.3%.
Band D in Windsor and Maidenhead is the lowest of 64 councils in the South East, and the 7th 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.
Windsor and Maidenhead and other councils
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| Slough | £2,408.64 |
| Bracknell Forest | £2,264.80 |
| Runnymede | £2,492.99 |
| Surrey Heath | £2,559.06 |
| Spelthorne | £2,526.44 |
| Wokingham | £2,497.70 |
Similar unitary councils
Other unitary councils closest in size to Windsor and Maidenhead (68,000 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Redcar and Cleveland | £2,526.22 | 67,180 |
| Torbay | £2,456.99 | 69,010 |
| Middlesbrough | £2,548.05 | 66,860 |
| Thurrock | £2,254.68 | 70,490 |
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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