Cowes · Isle of Wight · 2026-27
How much is council tax in Cowes?
Estimate: council average plus this parish's precept (exact). In 6 published bills we checked, estimates were within £34. How the figures work
- Isle of Wight council£2,103.77
- Hampshire Police and Crime Commissioner£290.46
- Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Authority£92.84
- Cowes parish precept£116.78
Council tax bands in Cowes, 2026-27
Estimates: the Isle of Wight 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 | £1,735.90 | £173.59 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £2,025.22 | £202.52 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,314.53 | £231.45 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,603.85 | £260.38 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,182.48 | £318.25 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,761.12 | £376.11 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,339.75 | £433.98 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £5,207.70 | £520.77 | 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 Cowes.
Band D in Cowes compared
Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Cowes figure is an estimate
- Band D a year
- Cowes
Cowes in 2026-27
Cowes's local council set a precept of £531,428 for 2026-27, raised from 4,550 Band D-equivalent homes: £116.78 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £117.67, so it has fallen by £0.89 (0.8%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,484.67 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.8%.
The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Isle of Wight: £2,103.77 for Isle of Wight council, £290.46 for Hampshire Police and Crime Commissioner, £92.84 for Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Authority.
Council tax by band in Cowes, 2026-27
Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band
- Cowes, 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 | £1,735.90 | £173.59 | £144.66 | £1,594.35 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £2,025.22 | £202.52 | £168.77 | £1,860.07 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,314.53 | £231.45 | £192.88 | £2,125.80 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,603.85 | £260.38 | £216.99 | £2,391.52 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,182.48 | £318.25 | £265.21 | £2,922.97 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,761.12 | £376.11 | £313.43 | £3,454.42 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,339.75 | £433.98 | £361.65 | £3,985.87 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £5,207.70 | £520.77 | £433.97 | £4,783.04 | 18/9 |
Questions
- What is Band D council tax in Cowes?
- About £2,603.85 for 2026-27, of which £116.78 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
- How much is Band B council tax in Cowes?
- About £2,025.22 a year, or £202.52 a month over 10 payments.
- How does Cowes compare with the rest of Isle of Wight?
- Its parish precept adds £116.78 to a Band D bill; across Isle of Wight parish precepts add £138.72 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).
Parishes in Isle of Wight 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