Covingham · Swindon · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Covingham?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,385.24£52.86 less than the Swindon Band D average (£2,438.10).
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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 2026-27CovinghamBand D
  • Swindon council£1,866.50
  • Wiltshire Police and Crime Commissioner£298.27
  • Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority£96.95
  • Covingham parish precept£123.52
Total for the year£2,385.24
Parish part
£123.52
+£8.92 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,590.16
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£238.52
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
1,496
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Covingham, 2026-27

Estimates: the Swindon 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£1,590.16£159.026/9
Band B£1,855.19£185.527/9
Band C£2,120.21£212.028/9
Band D£2,385.24£238.529/9
Band E£2,915.29£291.5311/9
Band F£3,445.35£344.5313/9
Band G£3,975.40£397.5415/9
Band H£4,770.48£477.0518/9

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Band D in Covingham compared

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

CovinghamCovingham£2,385Swindon averageSwindon average£2,438No parish partNo parish part£2,262England averageEngland average£2,392
CovinghamCovingham£2,385Swindon averageSwindon average£2,438No parish partNo parish part£2,262England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Covingham
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Covingham in 2026-27

Covingham's local council set a precept of £184,802 for 2026-27, raised from 1,496 Band D-equivalent homes: £123.52 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £114.60, so it has risen by £8.92 (7.8%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,267.60 in 2025-26, so it is up 5.2%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Swindon: £1,866.50 for Swindon council, £298.27 for Wiltshire Police and Crime Commissioner, £96.95 for Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority.

Council tax by band in Covingham, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,590.16£1,590AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,855.19£1,855BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,120.21£2,120CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,385.24£2,385DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,915.29£2,915EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,445.35£3,445FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,975.40£3,975GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,770.48£4,770HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,590.16£1,590AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,855.19£1,855BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,120.21£2,120CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,385.24£2,385DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,915.29£2,915EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,445.35£3,445FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,975.40£3,975GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,770.48£4,770HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Covingham, 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£1,590.16£159.02£132.51£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,855.19£185.52£154.60£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,120.21£212.02£176.68£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,385.24£238.52£198.77£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,915.29£291.53£242.94£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,445.35£344.53£287.11£3,454.4213/9
Band G£3,975.40£397.54£331.28£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,770.48£477.05£397.54£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 Covingham?
About £2,385.24 for 2026-27, of which £123.52 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Covingham?
About £1,855.19 a year, or £185.52 a month over 10 payments.
How does Covingham compare with the rest of Swindon?
Its parish precept adds £123.52 to a Band D bill; across Swindon parish precepts add £176.38 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in Swindon 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