Cold Ash · West Berkshire · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Cold Ash?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,454.44£50.93 less than the West Berkshire Band D average (£2,505.37).
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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 2026-27Cold AshBand D
  • West Berkshire council£2,017.32
  • Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner£298.28
  • Berkshire Combined Fire Authority£91.31
  • Cold Ash parish precept£47.53
Total for the year£2,454.44
Parish part
£47.53
+£3.13 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,636.29
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£245.44
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
1,658
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Cold Ash, 2026-27

Estimates: the West Berkshire 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£1,636.29£163.636/9
Band B£1,909.01£190.907/9
Band C£2,181.72£218.178/9
Band D£2,454.44£245.449/9
Band E£2,999.87£299.9911/9
Band F£3,545.30£354.5313/9
Band G£4,090.73£409.0715/9
Band H£4,908.88£490.8918/9

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Band D in Cold Ash compared

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

Cold AshCold Ash£2,454West Berkshire averageWest Berkshire average£2,505No parish partNo parish part£2,407England averageEngland average£2,392
Cold AshCold Ash£2,454West Berkshire…West Berkshire average£2,505No parish partNo parish part£2,407England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Cold Ash
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Cold Ash in 2026-27

Cold Ash's local council set a precept of £78,809 for 2026-27, raised from 1,658 Band D-equivalent homes: £47.53 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £44.40, so it has risen by £3.13 (7.0%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,335.40 in 2025-26, so it is up 5.1%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across West Berkshire: £2,017.32 for West Berkshire council, £298.28 for Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner, £91.31 for Berkshire Combined Fire Authority.

Council tax by band in Cold Ash, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,636.29£1,636AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,909.01£1,909BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,181.72£2,182CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,454.44£2,454DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,999.87£3,000EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,545.30£3,545FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,090.73£4,091GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,908.88£4,909HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,636.29£1,636AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,909.01£1,909BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,181.72£2,182CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,454.44£2,454DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,999.87£3,000EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,545.30£3,545FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,090.73£4,091GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,908.88£4,909HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Cold Ash, 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£1,636.29£163.63£136.36£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,909.01£190.90£159.08£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,181.72£218.17£181.81£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,454.44£245.44£204.54£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,999.87£299.99£249.99£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,545.30£354.53£295.44£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,090.73£409.07£340.89£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,908.88£490.89£409.07£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 Cold Ash?
About £2,454.44 for 2026-27, of which £47.53 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Cold Ash?
About £1,909.01 a year, or £190.90 a month over 10 payments.
How does Cold Ash compare with the rest of West Berkshire?
Its parish precept adds £47.53 to a Band D bill; across West Berkshire parish precepts add £98.46 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in West Berkshire 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