Freshwater · Isle of Wight · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Freshwater?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,689.59£63.80 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 2026-27FreshwaterBand 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
  • Freshwater parish precept£202.52
Total for the year£2,689.59
Parish part
£202.52
+£3.57 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,793.06
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£268.96
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
2,835
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Freshwater, 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£1,793.06£179.316/9
Band B£2,091.90£209.197/9
Band C£2,390.75£239.078/9
Band D£2,689.59£268.969/9
Band E£3,287.28£328.7311/9
Band F£3,884.96£388.5013/9
Band G£4,482.65£448.2615/9
Band H£5,379.18£537.9218/9

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Band D in Freshwater compared

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

FreshwaterFreshwater£2,690Isle of Wight averageIsle of Wight average£2,626No parish partNo parish part£2,487England averageEngland average£2,392
FreshwaterFreshwater£2,690Isle of Wight…Isle of Wight average£2,626No parish partNo parish part£2,487England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Freshwater
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Freshwater in 2026-27

Freshwater's local council set a precept of £574,083 for 2026-27, raised from 2,835 Band D-equivalent homes: £202.52 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £198.95, so it has risen by £3.57 (1.8%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,565.95 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 Freshwater, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,793.06£1,793AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,091.90£2,092BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,390.75£2,391CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,689.59£2,690DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,287.28£3,287EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,884.96£3,885FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,482.65£4,483GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,379.18£5,379HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,793.06£1,793AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,091.90£2,092BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,390.75£2,391CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,689.59£2,690DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,287.28£3,287EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,884.96£3,885FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,482.65£4,483GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,379.18£5,379HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Freshwater, 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£1,793.06£179.31£149.42£1,594.356/9
Band B£2,091.90£209.19£174.33£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,390.75£239.07£199.23£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,689.59£268.96£224.13£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,287.28£328.73£273.94£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,884.96£388.50£323.75£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,482.65£448.26£373.55£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,379.18£537.92£448.27£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 Freshwater?
About £2,689.59 for 2026-27, of which £202.52 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Freshwater?
About £2,091.90 a year, or £209.19 a month over 10 payments.
How does Freshwater compare with the rest of Isle of Wight?
Its parish precept adds £202.52 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