Swerford · West Oxfordshire · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Swerford?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,542.32£24.63 less than the West Oxfordshire Band D average (£2,566.95).
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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 2026-27SwerfordBand D
  • West Oxfordshire council£134.38
  • Oxfordshire County Council£2,006.78
  • Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner£298.28
  • Swerford parish precept£102.88
Total for the year£2,542.32
Parish part
£102.88
+£0.91 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,694.88
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£254.23
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
97
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Swerford, 2026-27

Estimates: the West Oxfordshire 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£1,694.88£169.496/9
Band B£1,977.36£197.747/9
Band C£2,259.84£225.988/9
Band D£2,542.32£254.239/9
Band E£3,107.28£310.7311/9
Band F£3,672.24£367.2213/9
Band G£4,237.20£423.7215/9
Band H£5,084.64£508.4618/9

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Swerford is small: its tax base is 97 Band D-equivalent homes, so a modest change in the precept moves the charge per home a lot. It is left out of the parish rankings.

Band D in Swerford compared

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

SwerfordSwerford£2,542West Oxfordshire averageWest Oxfordshire average£2,567No parish partNo parish part£2,439England averageEngland average£2,392
SwerfordSwerford£2,542West Oxfordshi…West Oxfordshire average£2,567No parish partNo parish part£2,439England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Swerford
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Swerford in 2026-27

Swerford's local council set a precept of £10,010 for 2026-27, raised from 97 Band D-equivalent homes: £102.88 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £101.97, so it has risen by £0.91. Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,426.03 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.8%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across West Oxfordshire: £134.38 for West Oxfordshire council, £2,006.78 for Oxfordshire County Council, £298.28 for Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner.

Council tax by band in Swerford, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,694.88£1,695AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,977.36£1,977BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,259.84£2,260CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,542.32£2,542DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,107.28£3,107EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,672.24£3,672FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,237.20£4,237GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,084.64£5,085HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,694.88£1,695AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,977.36£1,977BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,259.84£2,260CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,542.32£2,542DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,107.28£3,107EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,672.24£3,672FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,237.20£4,237GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,084.64£5,085HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Swerford, 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£1,694.88£169.49£141.24£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,977.36£197.74£164.78£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,259.84£225.98£188.32£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,542.32£254.23£211.86£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,107.28£310.73£258.94£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,672.24£367.22£306.02£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,237.20£423.72£353.10£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,084.64£508.46£423.72£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 Swerford?
About £2,542.32 for 2026-27, of which £102.88 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Swerford?
About £1,977.36 a year, or £197.74 a month over 10 payments.
How does Swerford compare with the rest of West Oxfordshire?
Its parish precept adds £102.88 to a Band D bill; across West Oxfordshire parish precepts add £127.51 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in West Oxfordshire 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