Gosford and Water Eaton · Cherwell · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Gosford and Water Eaton?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,627.78£44.82 more 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 2026-27Gosford and Water EatonBand D
  • Cherwell council£163.50
  • Oxfordshire County Council£2,006.78
  • Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner£298.28
  • Gosford and Water Eaton parish precept£159.22
Total for the year£2,627.78
Parish part
£159.22
+£12.33 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,751.85
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£262.78
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
561
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Gosford and Water Eaton, 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£1,751.85£175.196/9
Band B£2,043.83£204.387/9
Band C£2,335.80£233.588/9
Band D£2,627.78£262.789/9
Band E£3,211.73£321.1711/9
Band F£3,795.68£379.5713/9
Band G£4,379.63£437.9615/9
Band H£5,255.56£525.5618/9

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Band D in Gosford and Water Eaton compared

Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Gosford and Water Eaton figure is an estimate

Gosford and Water EatonGosford and Water Eaton£2,628Cherwell averageCherwell average£2,583No parish partNo parish part£2,469England averageEngland average£2,392
Gosford and Wa…Gosford and Water Eaton£2,628Cherwell avera…Cherwell average£2,583No parish partNo parish part£2,469England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Gosford and Water Eaton
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Gosford and Water Eaton in 2026-27

Gosford and Water Eaton's local council set a precept of £89,289 for 2026-27, raised from 561 Band D-equivalent homes: £159.22 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £146.89, so it has risen by £12.33 (8.4%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,500.07 in 2025-26, so it is up 5.1%.

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 Gosford and Water Eaton, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,751.85£1,752AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,043.83£2,044BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,335.80£2,336CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,627.78£2,628DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,211.73£3,212EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,795.68£3,796FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,379.63£4,380GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,255.56£5,256HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,751.85£1,752AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,043.83£2,044BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,335.80£2,336CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,627.78£2,628DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,211.73£3,212EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,795.68£3,796FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,379.63£4,380GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,255.56£5,256HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Gosford and Water Eaton, 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£1,751.85£175.19£145.99£1,594.356/9
Band B£2,043.83£204.38£170.32£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,335.80£233.58£194.65£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,627.78£262.78£218.98£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,211.73£321.17£267.64£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,795.68£379.57£316.31£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,379.63£437.96£364.97£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,255.56£525.56£437.96£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 Gosford and Water Eaton?
About £2,627.78 for 2026-27, of which £159.22 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Gosford and Water Eaton?
About £2,043.83 a year, or £204.38 a month over 10 payments.
How does Gosford and Water Eaton compare with the rest of Cherwell?
Its parish precept adds £159.22 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