What is Band D council tax in Cherwell?

£2,582.96 for 2026-27, the average for the area including parish precepts. In an area with no parish precept it is about £2,468.56.

How much is Band A council tax in Cherwell?

£1,721.97 a year, or £172.20 a month over 10 payments.

How much did council tax go up in Cherwell?

Band D is up 4.8% (£119.09) on 2025-26. The council's own part changed by +3.2%.

Is Cherwell cheaper than average?

Cherwell ranks 250 of 296 councils by Band D, where 1 is the lowest. The England average is £2,391.52.

Cherwell · district council · South East · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Cherwell?

Band D, 2026-27 (area average)£2,582.96Up 4.8% (£119.09) on 2025-26 at Band D. England Band D average £2,391.52.

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Area average, including parish precepts. In 6 published bills we checked, figures were within £34; yours also depends on your parish and discounts. How the figures work

Council tax 2026-27CherwellBand D

Cherwell council£163.50
Oxfordshire County Council£2,006.78
Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner£298.28
Parish and town councils (average)£114.40

Total for the year£2,582.96

Band A

£1,721.97

the lowest band, 6/9 of Band D

Per month

£258.30

Band D over 10 payments

Change

+4.8%

+£119.09 on 2025-26 at Band D

Rank

250 of 296

by Band D; 1 = lowest in England

Council tax bands in Cherwell, 2026-27

Area averages including parish precepts. Every band pays a fixed share of Band D.

Band	Per year	Per month (10 payments)	Ratio to D
Band A	£1,721.97	£172.20	6/9
Band B	£2,008.97	£200.90	7/9
Band C most common here	£2,295.96	£229.60	8/9
Band D	£2,582.96	£258.30	9/9
Band E	£3,156.95	£315.69	11/9
Band F	£3,730.94	£373.09	13/9
Band G	£4,304.93	£430.49	15/9
Band H	£5,165.92	£516.59	18/9

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Council tax by band in Cherwell, 2026-27

Average for the council area, including parish precepts; the tick is the England average for the band

this council, each band
Band D, the band every charge is set from
England average for the band

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Band	Per year	10 payments of	12 payments of	England average	Ratio to D
Band A	£1,721.97	£172.20	£143.50	£1,594.35	6/9
Band B	£2,008.97	£200.90	£167.41	£1,860.07	7/9
Band C	£2,295.96	£229.60	£191.33	£2,125.80	8/9
Band D	£2,582.96	£258.30	£215.25	£2,391.52	9/9
Band E	£3,156.95	£315.69	£263.08	£2,922.97	11/9
Band F	£3,730.94	£373.09	£310.91	£3,454.42	13/9
Band G	£4,304.93	£430.49	£358.74	£3,985.87	15/9
Band H	£5,165.92	£516.59	£430.49	£4,783.04	18/9

Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27, Table 9.

Cherwell in 2026-27

For 2026-27 the average Band D council tax across Cherwell is £2,582.96, up 4.8% (£119.09) on 2025-26. Of that, Cherwell council's own charge is £163.50. The rest goes to Oxfordshire County Council, Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner, and on average £114.40 to parish and town councils.

The most common band here is Band C (27% of homes), which costs £2,295.96 a year at the area average.

The average bill actually charged per home, after discounts and exemptions, is £2,210.49 (MHCLG, 2026-27).

Where a Band D bill in Cherwell goes

£2,582.96 a year at Band D, by the body that sets each part

Cherwell council£163.506%
Oxfordshire County Council£2,006.7878%
Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner£298.2812%
Parish and town councils (average)£114.404%

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Goes to	Band D	Share
Cherwell council	£163.50	6.3%
Oxfordshire County Council	£2,006.78	77.7%
Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner	£298.28	11.5%
Parish and town councils (average)	£114.40	4.4%
Total	£2,582.96	100%

Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27, Table 10 (lines 9, 16 and 17).

Band D in Cherwell since 1993

Average area Band D each year, including parish precepts; the line is the England average

this council, average Band D
England average

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Year	Cherwell	England
2026-27	£2,582.96	£2,391.52
2025-26	£2,463.87	£2,280.21
2024-25	£2,351.01	£2,170.99
2023-24	£2,242.65	£2,065.05
2022-23	£2,137.84	£1,965.71
2021-22	£2,040.90	£1,898.48
2020-21	£1,974.06	£1,817.67
2019-20	£1,898.84	£1,749.88
2018-19	£1,825.17	£1,671.46
2017-18	£1,730.39	£1,590.55
2016-17	£1,660.57	£1,529.56
2015-16	£1,604.30	£1,483.58
2014-15	£1,574.96	£1,467.98
2013-14	£1,546.90	£1,455.60
2012-13	£1,520.29	£1,444.13
2011-12	£1,519.23	£1,439.33
2010-11	£1,519.19	£1,439.22
2009-10	£1,483.23	£1,413.84
2008-09	£1,430.11	£1,373.08
2007-08	£1,378.62	£1,321.32
2006-07	£1,325.23	£1,267.91
2005-06	£1,268.71	£1,213.81
2004-05	£1,215.19	£1,166.56
2003-04	£1,138.83	£1,101.75
2002-03	£977.87	£975.56
2001-02	£896.68	£901.33
2000-01	£830.34	£847.00
1999-00	£759.24	£798.00
1998-99	£686.03	£747.00
1997-98	£616.51	£688.00
1996-97	£586.69	£646.00
1995-96	£535.50	£609.00
1994-95	£499.50	£580.11
1993-94	£500.63	£567.95

Source: MHCLG live tables on council tax, Band D council tax figures 1993 onwards.

Homes in each band in Cherwell

Share of the 72,980 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026; the tick is England

share of homes
most common band (C)

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Band	Homes	Share	England share
Band A	6,270	8.6%	23.6%
Band B	16,800	23.0%	19.5%
Band C	20,010	27.4%	22.0%
Band D	12,810	17.6%	15.7%
Band E	9,350	12.8%	9.9%
Band F	4,550	6.2%	5.2%
Band G	2,930	4.0%	3.5%
Band H	270	0.4%	0.6%

Source: VOA Council Tax stock of properties 2026 (CTSOP1.0).

Parish and town councils in Cherwell

72 of the 79 parishes and charter trustees here set a precept for 2026-27. Band D in an area with no parish precept is about £2,468.56. The estimated bills add each parish part to the council's average charge; where a council charges special expenses or levies in part of its area the real bill differs, in the bills we checked by up to £34.

Parish	Parish part	Change in parish part	Est. Band D bill	Band D homes
Adderbury	£76.25	+£13.27	£2,544.81	1,416
Ambrosden	£42.35	+£0.07	£2,510.91	883
Ardley	£51.27	+£1.49	£2,519.83	267
Arncott	£53.83	+£0.39	£2,522.39	317
Banbury	£134.82	+£2.64	£2,603.38	17,688
Barford St. John and St. Michael	£42.22	+£2.66	£2,510.78	284
Begbroke	£90.63	+£4.03	£2,559.19	368
Bicester	£144.40	+£5.04	£2,612.96	13,489
Blackthorn	£121.23	+£12.40	£2,589.79	150
Bletchingdon	£53.84	−£1.09	£2,522.40	464
Bloxham	£71.79	+£3.09	£2,540.35	1,598
Bodicote	£39.24	+£1.26	£2,507.80	1,023
Bourton	£48.84	+£2.23	£2,517.40	355
Broughton	£55.13	+£0.23	£2,523.69	128
Bucknell	£115.65	−£5.88	£2,584.21	110
Caversfield	£19.99	+£3.11	£2,488.55	595
Charlton on Otmoor	£64.68	+£9.84	£2,533.24	201
Chesterton	£142.22	+£5.84	£2,610.78	461
Claydon with Clattercot	£67.56	−£5.29	£2,536.12	148
Cottisford no precept	none	—	£2,468.56	72
Cropredy	£50.97	+£2.14	£2,519.53	309
Deddington	£76.45	+£5.08	£2,545.01	1,096
Drayton	£58.58	+£1.95	£2,527.14	120
Duns Tew	£89.07	−£1.20	£2,557.63	247
Epwell	£46.01	−£0.24	£2,514.57	138
Fencott and Murcott	£86.55	+£1.41	£2,555.11	127
Finmere	£70.25	+£0.80	£2,538.81	218
Fringford	£62.66	+£0.89	£2,531.22	271
Fritwell	£27.26	+£0.24	£2,495.82	312
Godington no precept	none	—	£2,468.56	21
Gosford and Water Eaton	£159.22	+£12.33	£2,627.78	561
Hampton Gay and Poyle	£16.84	−£1.48	£2,485.40	89
Hanwell	£166.94	+£41.94	£2,635.50	120
Hardwick with Tusmore no precept	none	—	£2,468.56	40
Hethe	£88.64	+£2.00	£2,557.20	124
Heyford Park	£33.23	−£2.86	£2,501.79	1,327
Hook Norton	£81.83	+£3.11	£2,550.39	1,100
Horley	£40.15	−£11.93	£2,508.71	159
Hornton	£107.14	+£0.50	£2,575.70	176
Horton cum Studley	£39.40	+£1.68	£2,507.96	254
Islip	£88.17	+£14.82	£2,556.73	329
Kidlington	£179.50	+£5.00	£2,648.06	5,171
Kirtlington	£87.48	+£1.09	£2,556.04	469
Launton	£82.96	−£0.24	£2,551.52	622
Lower Heyford	£64.79	+£19.12	£2,533.35	217
Merton	£155.83	+£9.87	£2,624.39	148
Middle Aston no precept	none	—	£2,468.56	67
Middleton Stoney	£66.88	+£1.56	£2,535.44	154
Milcombe	£57.74	+£2.48	£2,526.30	284
Milton	£5.67	+£0.03	£2,474.23	88
Mixbury	£26.82	+£1.63	£2,495.38	119
Mollington	£73.47	+£1.26	£2,542.03	242
Newton Purcell with Shelswell no precept	none	—	£2,468.56	43
Noke	£34.55	−£0.13	£2,503.11	84
North Aston	£6.05	+£1.50	£2,474.61	99
North Newington	£37.48	+£2.68	£2,506.04	160
Oddington no precept	none	—	£2,468.56	62
Piddington	£68.72	+£2.00	£2,537.28	188
Prescote no precept	none	—	£2,468.56	6
Shenington with Alkerton	£30.58	+£3.76	£2,499.14	237
Shipton on Cherwell and Thrupp	£57.38	+£1.16	£2,525.94	160
Shutford	£43.56	+£3.72	£2,512.12	214
Sibford Ferris	£55.50	+£3.13	£2,524.06	216
Sibford Gower	£39.32	+£2.12	£2,507.88	256
Somerton	£150.71	+£24.96	£2,619.27	146
Souldern	£40.11	+£1.28	£2,508.67	208
South Newington	£68.53	+£2.00	£2,537.09	156
Steeple Aston	£88.24	+£0.51	£2,556.80	450
Stoke Lyne	£57.32	+£4.91	£2,525.88	110
Stratton Audley	£59.87	+£1.74	£2,528.43	223
Swalcliffe	£92.35	+£3.99	£2,560.91	115
Tadmarton	£45.80	+£2.43	£2,514.36	261
Upper Heyford	£140.16	+£69.10	£2,608.72	174
Wardington	£56.04	+£2.40	£2,524.60	252
Wendlebury	£42.48	+£1.52	£2,511.04	197
Weston on the Green	£107.70	+£4.45	£2,576.26	278
Wigginton	£27.66	−£0.56	£2,496.22	121
Wroxton	£35.01	no change	£2,503.57	286
Yarnton	£125.35	+£2.88	£2,593.91	1,218

Band D homes is the parish tax base: homes counted as Band D equivalents after discounts and exemptions.

Questions

What is Band D council tax in Cherwell?: £2,582.96 for 2026-27, the average for the area including parish precepts. In an area with no parish precept it is about £2,468.56.
How much is Band A council tax in Cherwell?: £1,721.97 a year, or £172.20 a month over 10 payments.
How much did council tax go up in Cherwell?: Band D is up 4.8% (£119.09) on 2025-26. The council's own part changed by +3.2%.
Is Cherwell cheaper than average?: Cherwell ranks 250 of 296 councils by Band D, where 1 is the lowest. The England average is £2,391.52.

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