Bicester · Cherwell · 2026-27
How much is council tax in Bicester?
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
- Bicester parish precept£144.40
Council tax bands in Bicester, 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 | £1,741.97 | £174.20 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £2,032.30 | £203.23 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,322.63 | £232.26 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,612.96 | £261.30 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,193.62 | £319.36 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,774.28 | £377.43 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,354.93 | £435.49 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £5,225.92 | £522.59 | 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 Bicester.
Band D in Bicester compared
Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Bicester figure is an estimate
- Band D a year
- Bicester
Bicester in 2026-27
Bicester's local council set a precept of £1,947,886 for 2026-27, raised from 13,489 Band D-equivalent homes: £144.40 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £139.36, so it has risen by £5.04 (3.6%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,492.54 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.8%.
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 Bicester, 2026-27
Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band
- Bicester, 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 | £1,741.97 | £174.20 | £145.16 | £1,594.35 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £2,032.30 | £203.23 | £169.36 | £1,860.07 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,322.63 | £232.26 | £193.55 | £2,125.80 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,612.96 | £261.30 | £217.75 | £2,391.52 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,193.62 | £319.36 | £266.13 | £2,922.97 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,774.28 | £377.43 | £314.52 | £3,454.42 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,354.93 | £435.49 | £362.91 | £3,985.87 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £5,225.92 | £522.59 | £435.49 | £4,783.04 | 18/9 |
Questions
- What is Band D council tax in Bicester?
- About £2,612.96 for 2026-27, of which £144.40 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
- How much is Band B council tax in Bicester?
- About £2,032.30 a year, or £203.23 a month over 10 payments.
- How does Bicester compare with the rest of Cherwell?
- Its parish precept adds £144.40 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