Highworth · Swindon · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Highworth?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,490.22£52.12 more 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 2026-27HighworthBand D
  • Swindon council£1,866.50
  • Wiltshire Police and Crime Commissioner£298.27
  • Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority£96.95
  • Highworth parish precept£228.50
Total for the year£2,490.22
Parish part
£228.50
no change on 2025-26
Band A
£1,660.15
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£249.02
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
3,220
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Highworth, 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£1,660.15£166.026/9
Band B£1,936.84£193.687/9
Band C£2,213.53£221.358/9
Band D£2,490.22£249.029/9
Band E£3,043.60£304.3611/9
Band F£3,596.98£359.7013/9
Band G£4,150.37£415.0415/9
Band H£4,980.44£498.0418/9

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Band D in Highworth compared

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

HighworthHighworth£2,490Swindon averageSwindon average£2,438No parish partNo parish part£2,262England averageEngland average£2,392
HighworthHighworth£2,490Swindon averageSwindon average£2,438No parish partNo parish part£2,262England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Highworth
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Highworth in 2026-27

Highworth's local council set a precept of £735,873 for 2026-27, raised from 3,220 Band D-equivalent homes: £228.50 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 the parish part was the same, £228.50. Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,381.50 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.6%.

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 Highworth, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,660.15£1,660AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,936.84£1,937BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,213.53£2,214CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,490.22£2,490DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,043.60£3,044EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,596.98£3,597FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,150.37£4,150GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,980.44£4,980HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,660.15£1,660AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,936.84£1,937BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,213.53£2,214CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,490.22£2,490DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,043.60£3,044EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,596.98£3,597FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,150.37£4,150GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,980.44£4,980HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Highworth, 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£1,660.15£166.02£138.35£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,936.84£193.68£161.40£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,213.53£221.35£184.46£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,490.22£249.02£207.52£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,043.60£304.36£253.63£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,596.98£359.70£299.75£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,150.37£415.04£345.86£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,980.44£498.04£415.04£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 Highworth?
About £2,490.22 for 2026-27, of which £228.50 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Highworth?
About £1,936.84 a year, or £193.68 a month over 10 payments.
How does Highworth compare with the rest of Swindon?
Its parish precept adds £228.50 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