Banbury · Cherwell · 2026-27
How much is council tax in Banbury?
Estimate: council average plus this parish's precept (exact). In 6 published bills we checked, estimates were within £34. How the figures work
- Cherwell council£163.50
- Oxfordshire County Council£2,006.78
- Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner£298.28
- Banbury parish precept£134.82
Council tax bands in Banbury, 2026-27
Estimates: the Cherwell average charge plus the parish precept. Every band pays a fixed share of Band D.
| Band | Per year | Per month (10 payments) | Ratio to D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,735.59 | £173.56 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £2,024.85 | £202.48 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,314.12 | £231.41 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,603.38 | £260.34 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,181.91 | £318.19 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,760.44 | £376.04 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,338.97 | £433.90 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £5,206.76 | £520.68 | 18/9 |
Not sure of your band?
We cannot look up individual homes. The Valuation Office Agency checker on GOV.UK gives the band for any address in Banbury.
Band D in Banbury compared
Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Banbury figure is an estimate
- Band D a year
- Banbury
Banbury in 2026-27
Banbury's local council set a precept of £2,384,754 for 2026-27, raised from 17,688 Band D-equivalent homes: £134.82 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £132.18, so it has risen by £2.64 (2.0%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,485.36 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.7%.
The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Cherwell: £163.50 for Cherwell council, £2,006.78 for Oxfordshire County Council, £298.28 for Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner.
Council tax by band in Banbury, 2026-27
Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band
- Banbury, each band
- Band D, the band every charge is set from
- England average for the band
View as table
| Band | Per year | 10 payments of | 12 payments of | England average | Ratio to D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,735.59 | £173.56 | £144.63 | £1,594.35 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £2,024.85 | £202.48 | £168.74 | £1,860.07 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,314.12 | £231.41 | £192.84 | £2,125.80 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,603.38 | £260.34 | £216.95 | £2,391.52 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,181.91 | £318.19 | £265.16 | £2,922.97 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,760.44 | £376.04 | £313.37 | £3,454.42 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,338.97 | £433.90 | £361.58 | £3,985.87 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £5,206.76 | £520.68 | £433.90 | £4,783.04 | 18/9 |
Questions
- What is Band D council tax in Banbury?
- About £2,603.38 for 2026-27, of which £134.82 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
- How much is Band B council tax in Banbury?
- About £2,024.85 a year, or £202.48 a month over 10 payments.
- How does Banbury compare with the rest of Cherwell?
- Its parish precept adds £134.82 to a Band D bill; across Cherwell parish precepts add £114.40 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).
Parishes in Cherwell 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