Hungerford · West Berkshire · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Hungerford?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,563.91£58.54 more 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 2026-27HungerfordBand D
  • West Berkshire council£2,017.32
  • Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner£298.28
  • Berkshire Combined Fire Authority£91.31
  • Hungerford parish precept£157.00
Total for the year£2,563.91
Parish part
£157.00
+£4.28 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,709.27
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£256.39
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
2,505
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Hungerford, 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£1,709.27£170.936/9
Band B£1,994.15£199.427/9
Band C£2,279.03£227.908/9
Band D£2,563.91£256.399/9
Band E£3,133.67£313.3711/9
Band F£3,703.43£370.3413/9
Band G£4,273.18£427.3215/9
Band H£5,127.82£512.7818/9

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Band D in Hungerford compared

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

HungerfordHungerford£2,564West Berkshire averageWest Berkshire average£2,505No parish partNo parish part£2,407England averageEngland average£2,392
HungerfordHungerford£2,564West Berkshire…West Berkshire average£2,505No parish partNo parish part£2,407England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Hungerford
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Hungerford in 2026-27

Hungerford's local council set a precept of £393,344 for 2026-27, raised from 2,505 Band D-equivalent homes: £157.00 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £152.72, so it has risen by £4.28 (2.8%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,443.72 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.9%.

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 Hungerford, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,709.27£1,709AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,994.15£1,994BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,279.03£2,279CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,563.91£2,564DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,133.67£3,134EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,703.43£3,703FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,273.18£4,273GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,127.82£5,128HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,709.27£1,709AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,994.15£1,994BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,279.03£2,279CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,563.91£2,564DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,133.67£3,134EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,703.43£3,703FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,273.18£4,273GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,127.82£5,128HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Hungerford, 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£1,709.27£170.93£142.44£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,994.15£199.42£166.18£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,279.03£227.90£189.92£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,563.91£256.39£213.66£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,133.67£313.37£261.14£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,703.43£370.34£308.62£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,273.18£427.32£356.10£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,127.82£512.78£427.32£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 Hungerford?
About £2,563.91 for 2026-27, of which £157.00 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Hungerford?
About £1,994.15 a year, or £199.42 a month over 10 payments.
How does Hungerford compare with the rest of West Berkshire?
Its parish precept adds £157.00 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