East Cowes · Isle of Wight · 2026-27

How much is council tax in East Cowes?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,640.45£14.66 more than the Isle of Wight Band D average (£2,625.79).
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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 2026-27East CowesBand D
  • 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
  • East Cowes parish precept£153.38
Total for the year£2,640.45
Parish part
£153.38
−£0.10 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,760.30
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£264.04
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
2,806
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in East Cowes, 2026-27

Estimates: the Isle of Wight 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£1,760.30£176.036/9
Band B£2,053.68£205.377/9
Band C£2,347.07£234.718/9
Band D£2,640.45£264.049/9
Band E£3,227.22£322.7211/9
Band F£3,813.98£381.4013/9
Band G£4,400.75£440.0715/9
Band H£5,280.90£528.0918/9

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Band D in East Cowes compared

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

East CowesEast Cowes£2,640Isle of Wight averageIsle of Wight average£2,626No parish partNo parish part£2,487England averageEngland average£2,392
East CowesEast Cowes£2,640Isle of Wight…Isle of Wight average£2,626No parish partNo parish part£2,487England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • East Cowes
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

East Cowes in 2026-27

East Cowes's local council set a precept of £430,312 for 2026-27, raised from 2,806 Band D-equivalent homes: £153.38 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £153.48, so it has fallen by £0.10 (0.1%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,520.48 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 East Cowes, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,760.30£1,760AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,053.68£2,054BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,347.07£2,347CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,640.45£2,640DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,227.22£3,227EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,813.98£3,814FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,400.75£4,401GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,280.90£5,281HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,760.30£1,760AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,053.68£2,054BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,347.07£2,347CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,640.45£2,640DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,227.22£3,227EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,813.98£3,814FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,400.75£4,401GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,280.90£5,281HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • East Cowes, 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£1,760.30£176.03£146.69£1,594.356/9
Band B£2,053.68£205.37£171.14£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,347.07£234.71£195.59£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,640.45£264.04£220.04£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,227.22£322.72£268.94£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,813.98£381.40£317.83£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,400.75£440.07£366.73£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,280.90£528.09£440.07£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 East Cowes?
About £2,640.45 for 2026-27, of which £153.38 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in East Cowes?
About £2,053.68 a year, or £205.37 a month over 10 payments.
How does East Cowes compare with the rest of Isle of Wight?
Its parish precept adds £153.38 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