Brightwell cum Sotwell · South Oxfordshire · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Brightwell cum Sotwell?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,524.33£73.24 less than the South Oxfordshire Band D average (£2,597.57).
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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 2026-27Brightwell cum SotwellBand D
  • South Oxfordshire council£156.24
  • Oxfordshire County Council£2,006.78
  • Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner£298.28
  • Brightwell cum Sotwell parish precept£63.03
Total for the year£2,524.33
Parish part
£63.03
−£0.84 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,682.89
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£252.43
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
714
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Brightwell cum Sotwell, 2026-27

Estimates: the South Oxfordshire 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£1,682.89£168.296/9
Band B£1,963.37£196.347/9
Band C£2,243.85£224.388/9
Band D£2,524.33£252.439/9
Band E£3,085.29£308.5311/9
Band F£3,646.25£364.6213/9
Band G£4,207.22£420.7215/9
Band H£5,048.66£504.8718/9

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Band D in Brightwell cum Sotwell compared

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

Brightwell cum SotwellBrightwell cum Sotwell£2,524South Oxfordshire averageSouth Oxfordshire average£2,598No parish partNo parish part£2,461England averageEngland average£2,392
Brightwell cum…Brightwell cum Sotwell£2,524South Oxfordsh…South Oxfordshire average£2,598No parish partNo parish part£2,461England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
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Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Brightwell cum Sotwell in 2026-27

Brightwell cum Sotwell's local council set a precept of £45,000 for 2026-27, raised from 714 Band D-equivalent homes: £63.03 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £63.87, so it has fallen by £0.84 (1.3%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,409.79 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.8%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across South Oxfordshire: £156.24 for South Oxfordshire council, £2,006.78 for Oxfordshire County Council, £298.28 for Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner.

Council tax by band in Brightwell cum Sotwell, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,682.89£1,683AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,963.37£1,963BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,243.85£2,244CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,524.33£2,524DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,085.29£3,085EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,646.25£3,646FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,207.22£4,207GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,048.66£5,049HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,682.89£1,683AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,963.37£1,963BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,243.85£2,244CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,524.33£2,524DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,085.29£3,085EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,646.25£3,646FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,207.22£4,207GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,048.66£5,049HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Brightwell cum Sotwell, 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£1,682.89£168.29£140.24£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,963.37£196.34£163.61£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,243.85£224.38£186.99£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,524.33£252.43£210.36£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,085.29£308.53£257.11£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,646.25£364.62£303.85£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,207.22£420.72£350.60£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,048.66£504.87£420.72£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 Brightwell cum Sotwell?
About £2,524.33 for 2026-27, of which £63.03 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Brightwell cum Sotwell?
About £1,963.37 a year, or £196.34 a month over 10 payments.
How does Brightwell cum Sotwell compare with the rest of South Oxfordshire?
Its parish precept adds £63.03 to a Band D bill; across South Oxfordshire parish precepts add £136.27 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in South Oxfordshire 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