Council tax, England

Council tax in South West, 2026/27

Every band for every council in South West, as a yearly charge for a home with two adults.

Each figure is the area charge: the shares of every body that sets council tax there, with parish precepts as an average. A home in a parish with its own precept pays a different amount.

How much is council tax in South West by band?

Area council tax by band, South West, 2026/27
Council ABCDEFGH
Bath and North East Somerset £1,588.95£1,853.77£2,118.60£2,383.42£2,913.07£3,442.72£3,972.37£4,766.84
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole £1,623.72£1,894.34£2,164.96£2,435.58£2,976.82£3,518.06£4,059.30£4,871.16
Bristol £1,809.12£2,110.64£2,412.16£2,713.68£3,316.72£3,919.76£4,522.80£5,427.36
Cheltenham £1,579.68£1,842.96£2,106.24£2,369.52£2,896.08£3,422.64£3,949.20£4,739.04
Cornwall £1,727.29£2,015.17£2,303.05£2,590.93£3,166.69£3,742.45£4,318.22£5,181.86
Cotswold £1,594.43£1,860.17£2,125.91£2,391.65£2,923.13£3,454.61£3,986.08£4,783.30
Dorset £1,843.35£2,150.57£2,457.80£2,765.02£3,379.47£3,993.92£4,608.37£5,530.04
East Devon £1,730.31£2,018.69£2,307.08£2,595.46£3,172.23£3,749.00£4,325.77£5,190.92
Exeter £1,663.57£1,940.84£2,218.10£2,495.36£3,049.88£3,604.41£4,158.93£4,990.72
Forest of Dean £1,628.95£1,900.44£2,171.93£2,443.42£2,986.40£3,529.38£4,072.37£4,886.84
Gloucester £1,570.56£1,832.32£2,094.08£2,355.84£2,879.36£3,402.88£3,926.40£4,711.68
Isles of Scilly £1,365.31£1,592.86£1,820.41£2,047.96£2,503.06£2,958.16£3,413.27£4,095.92
Mid Devon £1,770.94£2,066.10£2,361.25£2,656.41£3,246.72£3,837.04£4,427.35£5,312.82
North Devon £1,761.47£2,055.05£2,348.63£2,642.21£3,229.37£3,816.53£4,403.68£5,284.42
North Somerset £1,660.81£1,937.62£2,214.42£2,491.22£3,044.82£3,598.43£4,152.03£4,982.44
Plymouth £1,627.90£1,899.22£2,170.53£2,441.85£2,984.48£3,527.12£4,069.75£4,883.70
Somerset £1,707.06£1,991.57£2,276.08£2,560.59£3,129.61£3,698.63£4,267.65£5,121.18
South Gloucestershire £1,700.39£1,983.79£2,267.19£2,550.59£3,117.39£3,684.19£4,250.98£5,101.18
South Hams £1,743.48£2,034.06£2,324.64£2,615.22£3,196.38£3,777.54£4,358.70£5,230.44
Stroud £1,660.91£1,937.72£2,214.54£2,491.36£3,045.00£3,598.63£4,152.27£4,982.72
Swindon £1,625.40£1,896.30£2,167.20£2,438.10£2,979.90£3,521.70£4,063.50£4,876.20
Teignbridge £1,762.08£2,055.76£2,349.44£2,643.12£3,230.48£3,817.84£4,405.20£5,286.24
Tewkesbury £1,560.35£1,820.41£2,080.47£2,340.53£2,860.65£3,380.77£3,900.88£4,681.06
Torbay £1,646.83£1,921.31£2,195.78£2,470.25£3,019.19£3,568.14£4,117.08£4,940.50
Torridge £1,734.28£2,023.33£2,312.37£2,601.42£3,179.51£3,757.61£4,335.70£5,202.84
West Devon £1,803.55£2,104.15£2,404.74£2,705.33£3,306.51£3,907.70£4,508.88£5,410.66
Wiltshire £1,714.52£2,000.27£2,286.03£2,571.78£3,143.29£3,714.79£4,286.30£5,143.56

Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, published 25 March 2026.

How much did Band D go up in South West?

Area Band D, 2025/26 and 2026/27, South West
Council 2025/26 2026/27 Change
Bath and North East Somerset £2,265.80 £2,383.42 up £117.62 (5.2%)
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole £2,264.78 £2,435.58 up £170.80 (7.5%)
Bristol £2,583.89 £2,713.68 up £129.79 (5.0%)
Cheltenham £2,258.28 £2,369.52 up £111.24 (4.9%)
Cornwall £2,459.92 £2,590.93 up £131.01 (5.3%)
Cotswold £2,276.70 £2,391.65 up £114.95 (5.0%)
Dorset £2,630.30 £2,765.02 up £134.72 (5.1%)
East Devon £2,461.40 £2,595.46 up £134.06 (5.4%)
Exeter £2,379.90 £2,495.36 up £115.46 (4.9%)
Forest of Dean £2,326.88 £2,443.42 up £116.54 (5.0%)
Gloucester £2,246.16 £2,355.84 up £109.68 (4.9%)
Isles of Scilly £1,950.03 £2,047.96 up £97.93 (5.0%)
Mid Devon £2,521.17 £2,656.41 up £135.24 (5.4%)
North Devon £2,514.66 £2,642.21 up £127.55 (5.1%)
North Somerset £2,294.94 £2,491.22 up £196.28 (8.6%)
Plymouth £2,325.42 £2,441.85 up £116.43 (5.0%)
Somerset £2,438.62 £2,560.59 up £121.97 (5.0%)
South Gloucestershire £2,427.90 £2,550.59 up £122.69 (5.1%)
South Hams £2,491.75 £2,615.22 up £123.47 (5.0%)
Stroud £2,369.37 £2,491.36 up £121.99 (5.1%)
Swindon £2,317.63 £2,438.10 up £120.47 (5.2%)
Teignbridge £2,512.83 £2,643.12 up £130.29 (5.2%)
Tewkesbury £2,226.55 £2,340.53 up £113.98 (5.1%)
Torbay £2,350.64 £2,470.25 up £119.61 (5.1%)
Torridge £2,479.12 £2,601.42 up £122.30 (4.9%)
West Devon £2,574.29 £2,705.33 up £131.04 (5.1%)
Wiltshire £2,443.40 £2,571.78 up £128.38 (5.3%)

Calculated from two published tables. Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, and Table 9 for 2025 to 2026, published 25 March 2026.