Bourton · Cherwell · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Bourton?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,517.40£65.56 less than the Cherwell Band D average (£2,582.96).
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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 2026-27BourtonBand D
  • Cherwell council£163.50
  • Oxfordshire County Council£2,006.78
  • Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner£298.28
  • Bourton parish precept£48.84
Total for the year£2,517.40
Parish part
£48.84
+£2.23 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,678.27
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£251.74
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
355
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Bourton, 2026-27

Estimates: the Cherwell 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£1,678.27£167.836/9
Band B£1,957.98£195.807/9
Band C£2,237.69£223.778/9
Band D£2,517.40£251.749/9
Band E£3,076.82£307.6811/9
Band F£3,636.24£363.6213/9
Band G£4,195.67£419.5715/9
Band H£5,034.80£503.4818/9

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Band D in Bourton compared

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

BourtonBourton£2,517Cherwell averageCherwell average£2,583No parish partNo parish part£2,469England averageEngland average£2,392
BourtonBourton£2,517Cherwell avera…Cherwell average£2,583No parish partNo parish part£2,469England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Bourton
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Bourton in 2026-27

Bourton's local council set a precept of £17,317 for 2026-27, raised from 355 Band D-equivalent homes: £48.84 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £46.61, so it has risen by £2.23 (4.8%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,399.79 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.9%.

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 Bourton, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,678.27£1,678AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,957.98£1,958BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,237.69£2,238CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,517.40£2,517DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,076.82£3,077EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,636.24£3,636FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,195.67£4,196GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,034.80£5,035HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,678.27£1,678AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,957.98£1,958BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,237.69£2,238CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,517.40£2,517DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,076.82£3,077EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,636.24£3,636FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,195.67£4,196GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,034.80£5,035HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Bourton, 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£1,678.27£167.83£139.86£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,957.98£195.80£163.16£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,237.69£223.77£186.47£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,517.40£251.74£209.78£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,076.82£307.68£256.40£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,636.24£363.62£303.02£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,195.67£419.57£349.64£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,034.80£503.48£419.57£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 Bourton?
About £2,517.40 for 2026-27, of which £48.84 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Bourton?
About £1,957.98 a year, or £195.80 a month over 10 payments.
How does Bourton compare with the rest of Cherwell?
Its parish precept adds £48.84 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