Highclere · Basingstoke and Deane · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Highclere?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,259.85£4.64 more than the Basingstoke and Deane Band D average (£2,255.21).
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Estimate: council average plus this parish's precept (exact). In 6 published bills we checked, estimates were within £34. How the figures work

Council tax 2026-27HighclereBand D
  • Basingstoke and Deane council£151.42
  • Hampshire County Council£1,690.11
  • Hampshire Police and Crime Commissioner£290.46
  • Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Authority£92.84
  • Highclere parish precept£35.02
Total for the year£2,259.85
Parish part
£35.02
+£1.41 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,506.57
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£225.98
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
773
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Highclere, 2026-27

Estimates: the Basingstoke and Deane average charge plus the parish precept. Every band pays a fixed share of Band D.

BandPer yearPer month (10 payments)Ratio to D
Band A£1,506.57£150.666/9
Band B£1,757.66£175.777/9
Band C£2,008.76£200.888/9
Band D£2,259.85£225.989/9
Band E£2,762.04£276.2011/9
Band F£3,264.23£326.4213/9
Band G£3,766.42£376.6415/9
Band H£4,519.70£451.9718/9

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Band D in Highclere compared

Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Highclere figure is an estimate

HighclereHighclere£2,260Basingstoke and Deane averageBasingstoke and Deane average£2,255No parish partNo parish part£2,225England averageEngland average£2,392
HighclereHighclere£2,260Basingstoke an…Basingstoke and Deane average£2,255No parish partNo parish part£2,225England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Highclere
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Highclere in 2026-27

Highclere's local council set a precept of £27,059 for 2026-27, raised from 773 Band D-equivalent homes: £35.02 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £33.61, so it has risen by £1.41 (4.2%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,153.16 in 2025-26, so it is up 5.0%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Basingstoke and Deane: £151.42 for Basingstoke and Deane council, £1,690.11 for Hampshire County Council, £290.46 for Hampshire Police and Crime Commissioner, £92.84 for Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Authority.

Council tax by band in Highclere, 2026-27

Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band

Band A: £1,506.57£1,507AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,757.66£1,758BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,008.76£2,009CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,259.85£2,260DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,762.04£2,762EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,264.23£3,264FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,766.42£3,766GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,519.70£4,520HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,506.57£1,507AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,757.66£1,758BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,008.76£2,009CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,259.85£2,260DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,762.04£2,762EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,264.23£3,264FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,766.42£3,766GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,519.70£4,520HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Highclere, each band
  • Band D, the band every charge is set from
  • England average for the band
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BandPer year10 payments of12 payments ofEngland averageRatio to D
Band A£1,506.57£150.66£125.55£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,757.66£175.77£146.47£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,008.76£200.88£167.40£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,259.85£225.98£188.32£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,762.04£276.20£230.17£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,264.23£326.42£272.02£3,454.4213/9
Band G£3,766.42£376.64£313.87£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,519.70£451.97£376.64£4,783.0418/9
Source: worked out from MHCLG 2026-27 Band D amounts and the statutory band ratios.

Questions

What is Band D council tax in Highclere?
About £2,259.85 for 2026-27, of which £35.02 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Highclere?
About £1,757.66 a year, or £175.77 a month over 10 payments.
How does Highclere compare with the rest of Basingstoke and Deane?
Its parish precept adds £35.02 to a Band D bill; across Basingstoke and Deane parish precepts add £30.38 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in Basingstoke and Deane with a similar precept

Parish part of a Band D bill.

Data: MHCLG, 2026-27 releases, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources and method