Vale of White Horse · district council · South East · 2026-27
How much is council tax in Vale of White Horse?
Area average, including parish precepts. In 6 published bills we checked, figures were within £34; yours also depends on your parish and discounts. How the figures work
- Vale of White Horse council£166.69
- Oxfordshire County Council£2,006.78
- Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner£298.28
- Parish and town councils (average)£105.69
Council tax bands in Vale of White Horse, 2026-27
Area averages including parish precepts. Every band pays a fixed share of Band D.
| Band | Per year | Per month (10 payments) | Ratio to D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,718.29 | £171.83 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £2,004.68 | £200.47 | 7/9 |
| Band C most common here | £2,291.06 | £229.11 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,577.44 | £257.74 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,150.20 | £315.02 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,722.97 | £372.30 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,295.73 | £429.57 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £5,154.88 | £515.49 | 18/9 |
Not sure of your band?
We cannot look up individual homes. The Valuation Office Agency checker on GOV.UK gives the band for any address in Vale of White Horse.
Council tax by band in Vale of White Horse, 2026-27
Average for the council area, including parish precepts; the tick is the England average for the band
- this council, each band
- Band D, the band every charge is set from
- England average for the band
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| Band | Per year | 10 payments of | 12 payments of | England average | Ratio to D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,718.29 | £171.83 | £143.19 | £1,594.35 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £2,004.68 | £200.47 | £167.06 | £1,860.07 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,291.06 | £229.11 | £190.92 | £2,125.80 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,577.44 | £257.74 | £214.79 | £2,391.52 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,150.20 | £315.02 | £262.52 | £2,922.97 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,722.97 | £372.30 | £310.25 | £3,454.42 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,295.73 | £429.57 | £357.98 | £3,985.87 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £5,154.88 | £515.49 | £429.57 | £4,783.04 | 18/9 |
Vale of White Horse in 2026-27
For 2026-27 the average Band D council tax across Vale of White Horse is £2,577.44, up 4.9% (£120.62) on 2025-26. Of that, Vale of White Horse council's own charge is £166.69. The rest goes to Oxfordshire County Council, Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner, and on average £105.69 to parish and town councils.
The most common band here is Band C (30% of homes), which costs £2,291.06 a year at the area average.
The average bill actually charged per home, after discounts and exemptions, is £2,453.11 (MHCLG, 2026-27).
Where a Band D bill in Vale of White Horse goes
£2,577.44 a year at Band D, by the body that sets each part
- Vale of White Horse council£166.696%
- Oxfordshire County Council£2,006.7878%
- Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner£298.2812%
- Parish and town councils (average)£105.694%
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| Goes to | Band D | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Vale of White Horse council | £166.69 | 6.5% |
| Oxfordshire County Council | £2,006.78 | 77.9% |
| Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner | £298.28 | 11.6% |
| Parish and town councils (average) | £105.69 | 4.1% |
| Total | £2,577.44 | 100% |
Band D in Vale of White Horse since 1993
Average area Band D each year, including parish precepts; the line is the England average
- this council, average Band D
- England average
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| Year | Vale of White Horse | England |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | £2,577.44 | £2,391.52 |
| 2025-26 | £2,456.82 | £2,280.21 |
| 2024-25 | £2,341.57 | £2,170.99 |
| 2023-24 | £2,230.60 | £2,065.05 |
| 2022-23 | £2,124.25 | £1,965.71 |
| 2021-22 | £2,028.73 | £1,898.48 |
| 2020-21 | £1,960.92 | £1,817.67 |
| 2019-20 | £1,883.15 | £1,749.88 |
| 2018-19 | £1,810.75 | £1,671.46 |
| 2017-18 | £1,711.24 | £1,590.55 |
| 2016-17 | £1,635.05 | £1,529.56 |
| 2015-16 | £1,576.48 | £1,483.58 |
| 2014-15 | £1,548.09 | £1,467.98 |
| 2013-14 | £1,520.20 | £1,455.60 |
| 2012-13 | £1,493.04 | £1,444.13 |
| 2011-12 | £1,493.19 | £1,439.33 |
| 2010-11 | £1,492.13 | £1,439.22 |
| 2009-10 | £1,446.87 | £1,413.84 |
| 2008-09 | £1,392.07 | £1,373.08 |
| 2007-08 | £1,336.15 | £1,321.32 |
| 2006-07 | £1,282.68 | £1,267.91 |
| 2005-06 | £1,226.40 | £1,213.81 |
| 2004-05 | £1,173.35 | £1,166.56 |
| 2003-04 | £1,096.90 | £1,101.75 |
| 2002-03 | £953.87 | £975.56 |
| 2001-02 | £870.29 | £901.33 |
| 2000-01 | £810.79 | £847.00 |
| 1999-00 | £748.52 | £798.00 |
| 1998-99 | £673.81 | £747.00 |
| 1997-98 | £614.18 | £688.00 |
| 1996-97 | £577.73 | £646.00 |
| 1995-96 | £517.50 | £609.00 |
| 1994-95 | £489.38 | £580.11 |
| 1993-94 | £510.75 | £567.95 |
Homes in each band in Vale of White Horse
Share of the 66,150 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026; the tick is England
- share of homes
- most common band (C)
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| Band | Homes | Share | England share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | 1,910 | 2.9% | 23.6% |
| Band B | 7,050 | 10.7% | 19.5% |
| Band C | 19,830 | 30.0% | 22.0% |
| Band D | 14,540 | 22.0% | 15.7% |
| Band E | 10,630 | 16.1% | 9.9% |
| Band F | 6,780 | 10.2% | 5.2% |
| Band G | 4,920 | 7.4% | 3.5% |
| Band H | 490 | 0.7% | 0.6% |
Parish and town councils in Vale of White Horse
65 of the 69 parishes and charter trustees here set a precept for 2026-27. Band D in an area with no parish precept is about £2,471.75. The estimated bills add each parish part to the council's average charge; where a council charges special expenses or levies in part of its area the real bill differs, in the bills we checked by up to £34.
| Parish | Parish part | Change in parish part | Est. Band D bill | Band D homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abingdon | £168.33 | +£7.60 | £2,640.08 | 12,927 |
| Appleford on Thames | £144.23 | −£0.79 | £2,615.98 | 166 |
| Appleton with Eaton | £128.23 | +£55.53 | £2,599.98 | 468 |
| Ardington with Lockinge | £88.44 | +£9.45 | £2,560.19 | 232 |
| Ashbury | £70.83 | +£4.31 | £2,542.58 | 288 |
| Baulking | £12.48 | +£0.41 | £2,484.23 | 50 |
| Besselsleigh | £2.35 | −£0.03 | £2,474.10 | 85 |
| Blewbury | £168.85 | +£13.67 | £2,640.60 | 755 |
| Botley and North Hinksey | £76.12 | +£15.61 | £2,547.87 | 2,161 |
| Bourton | £29.26 | +£1.20 | £2,501.01 | 154 |
| Buckland | £23.44 | +£1.04 | £2,495.19 | 341 |
| Buscot | £30.51 | −£0.45 | £2,502.26 | 88 |
| Charney Bassett | £54.28 | −£13.68 | £2,526.03 | 157 |
| Childrey | £69.73 | +£2.27 | £2,541.48 | 249 |
| Chilton | £46.32 | +£6.63 | £2,518.07 | 705 |
| Coleshill | £16.64 | −£1.42 | £2,488.39 | 75 |
| Compton Beauchamp no precept | none | — | £2,471.75 | 40 |
| Cumnor | £34.07 | +£1.44 | £2,505.82 | 3,082 |
| Denchworth | £10.79 | −£0.14 | £2,482.54 | 93 |
| Drayton | £123.62 | +£10.15 | £2,595.37 | 1,218 |
| East Challow | £123.89 | +£10.60 | £2,595.64 | 498 |
| East Hanney | £123.41 | +£2.41 | £2,595.16 | 642 |
| East Hendred | £87.87 | +£3.98 | £2,559.62 | 645 |
| Eaton Hastings no precept | none | — | £2,471.75 | 34 |
| Faringdon | £172.01 | +£5.79 | £2,643.76 | 3,529 |
| Fernham | £8.15 | −£12.04 | £2,479.90 | 123 |
| Frilford | £20.39 | +£1.01 | £2,492.14 | 147 |
| Fyfield and Tubney | £44.73 | +£4.70 | £2,516.48 | 246 |
| Garford | £112.03 | +£13.68 | £2,583.78 | 84 |
| Goosey no precept | none | — | £2,471.75 | 69 |
| Great Coxwell | £92.12 | +£6.92 | £2,563.87 | 195 |
| Grove | £150.28 | +£1.64 | £2,622.03 | 3,557 |
| Harwell | £103.19 | +£9.31 | £2,574.94 | 1,379 |
| Hatford | £7.92 | +£0.48 | £2,479.67 | 50 |
| Hinton Waldrist | £65.06 | +£31.07 | £2,536.81 | 161 |
| Kennington | £91.10 | +£4.20 | £2,562.85 | 1,743 |
| Kingston Bagpuize with Southmoor | £69.95 | +£0.01 | £2,541.70 | 1,830 |
| Kingston Lisle | £85.37 | +£2.90 | £2,557.12 | 131 |
| Letcombe Bassett | £21.54 | +£0.14 | £2,493.29 | 91 |
| Letcombe Regis | £60.27 | −£0.73 | £2,532.02 | 371 |
| Little Coxwell | £15.08 | −£0.95 | £2,486.83 | 86 |
| Littleworth | £17.04 | +£0.59 | £2,488.79 | 122 |
| Longcot | £31.89 | −£0.60 | £2,503.64 | 254 |
| Longworth | £75.52 | +£0.26 | £2,547.27 | 302 |
| Lyford no precept | none | — | £2,471.75 | 29 |
| Marcham | £82.52 | no change | £2,554.27 | 994 |
| Milton | £49.73 | +£2.73 | £2,521.48 | 842 |
| Pusey | £23.58 | −£0.34 | £2,495.33 | 42 |
| Radley | £69.36 | +£3.30 | £2,541.11 | 1,267 |
| Shellingford | £11.17 | −£0.05 | £2,482.92 | 90 |
| Shrivenham | £134.31 | +£5.17 | £2,606.06 | 1,592 |
| South Hinksey | £117.74 | +£2.66 | £2,589.49 | 212 |
| Sparsholt | £37.62 | +£1.16 | £2,509.37 | 156 |
| St. Helen Without | £65.08 | +£3.32 | £2,536.83 | 849 |
| Stanford in the Vale | £29.72 | +£0.89 | £2,501.47 | 1,124 |
| Steventon | £41.37 | +£1.34 | £2,513.12 | 894 |
| Sunningwell | £86.07 | +£6.28 | £2,557.82 | 453 |
| Sutton Courtenay | £79.98 | +£3.89 | £2,551.73 | 1,350 |
| Uffington | £88.72 | +£3.48 | £2,560.47 | 378 |
| Upton | £167.31 | +£48.05 | £2,639.06 | 224 |
| Wantage | £81.28 | +£1.81 | £2,553.03 | 5,730 |
| Watchfield | £47.87 | +£0.40 | £2,519.62 | 1,044 |
| West Challow | £28.74 | +£2.03 | £2,500.49 | 113 |
| West Hanney | £44.91 | +£0.58 | £2,516.66 | 323 |
| West Hendred | £64.44 | +£0.26 | £2,536.19 | 168 |
| Western Valley | £67.49 | +£6.60 | £2,539.24 | 839 |
| Woolstone | £40.61 | +£4.49 | £2,512.36 | 77 |
| Wootton | £69.50 | +£0.40 | £2,541.25 | 1,190 |
| Wytham | £40.33 | −£0.79 | £2,512.08 | 84 |
Band D homes is the parish tax base: homes counted as Band D equivalents after discounts and exemptions.
Questions
- What is Band D council tax in Vale of White Horse?
- £2,577.44 for 2026-27, the average for the area including parish precepts. In an area with no parish precept it is about £2,471.75.
- How much is Band A council tax in Vale of White Horse?
- £1,718.29 a year, or £171.83 a month over 10 payments.
- How much did council tax go up in Vale of White Horse?
- Band D is up 4.9% (£120.62) on 2025-26. The council's own part changed by +3.9%.
- Is Vale of White Horse cheaper than average?
- Vale of White Horse ranks 248 of 296 councils by Band D, where 1 is the lowest. The England average is £2,391.52.
Nearby councils
Data: MHCLG, VOA, ONS, 2026-27 releases, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources and method