What is Band D council tax in Wiltshire?

£2,571.78 for 2026-27, the average for the area including parish precepts. In an area with no parish precept it is about £2,376.37.

How much is Band A council tax in Wiltshire?

£1,714.52 a year, or £171.45 a month over 10 payments.

How much did council tax go up in Wiltshire?

Band D is up 5.3% (£128.38) on 2025-26. The council's own part changed by +5.2%.

Is Wiltshire cheaper than average?

Wiltshire ranks 245 of 296 councils by Band D, where 1 is the lowest. The England average is £2,391.52.

Wiltshire · unitary council · South West · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Wiltshire?

Band D, 2026-27 (area average)£2,571.78Up 5.3% (£128.38) on 2025-26 at Band D. England Band D average £2,391.52.

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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

Council tax 2026-27WiltshireBand D

Wiltshire council£1,981.15
Wiltshire Police and Crime Commissioner£298.27
Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority£96.95
Parish and town councils (average)£195.41

Total for the year£2,571.78

Band A

£1,714.52

the lowest band, 6/9 of Band D

Per month

£257.18

Band D over 10 payments

Change

+5.3%

+£128.38 on 2025-26 at Band D

Rank

245 of 296

by Band D; 1 = lowest in England

Council tax bands in Wiltshire, 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	£1,714.52	£171.45	6/9
Band B	£2,000.27	£200.03	7/9
Band C most common here	£2,286.03	£228.60	8/9
Band D	£2,571.78	£257.18	9/9
Band E	£3,143.29	£314.33	11/9
Band F	£3,714.79	£371.48	13/9
Band G	£4,286.30	£428.63	15/9
Band H	£5,143.56	£514.36	18/9

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Council tax by band in Wiltshire, 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	£1,714.52	£171.45	£142.88	£1,594.35	6/9
Band B	£2,000.27	£200.03	£166.69	£1,860.07	7/9
Band C	£2,286.03	£228.60	£190.50	£2,125.80	8/9
Band D	£2,571.78	£257.18	£214.32	£2,391.52	9/9
Band E	£3,143.29	£314.33	£261.94	£2,922.97	11/9
Band F	£3,714.79	£371.48	£309.57	£3,454.42	13/9
Band G	£4,286.30	£428.63	£357.19	£3,985.87	15/9
Band H	£5,143.56	£514.36	£428.63	£4,783.04	18/9

Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27, Table 9.

Wiltshire in 2026-27

For 2026-27 the average Band D council tax across Wiltshire is £2,571.78, up 5.3% (£128.38) on 2025-26. Of that, Wiltshire council's own charge is £1,981.15, of which £37.74 is this year's adult social care increase. The rest goes to Wiltshire Police and Crime Commissioner, Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority, and on average £195.41 to parish and town councils.

The most common band here is Band C (25% of homes), which costs £2,286.03 a year at the area average.

The average bill actually charged per home, after discounts and exemptions, is £2,272.57 (MHCLG, 2026-27).

Where a Band D bill in Wiltshire goes

£2,571.78 a year at Band D, by the body that sets each part

Wiltshire council£1,981.1577%
Wiltshire Police and Crime Commissioner£298.2712%
Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority£96.954%
Parish and town councils (average)£195.418%

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Goes to	Band D	Share
Wiltshire council	£1,981.15	77.0%
Wiltshire Police and Crime Commissioner	£298.27	11.6%
Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority	£96.95	3.8%
Parish and town councils (average)	£195.41	7.6%
Total	£2,571.78	100%

Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27, Table 10 (lines 9, 16 and 17).

Band D in Wiltshire since 1993

Average area Band D each year, including parish precepts; the line is the England average

this council, average Band D
England average
no figure: the council did not exist in this form

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Year	Wiltshire	England
2026-27	£2,571.78	£2,391.52
2025-26	£2,443.40	£2,280.21
2024-25	£2,330.28	£2,170.99
2023-24	£2,216.29	£2,065.05
2022-23	£2,100.24	£1,965.71
2021-22	£2,031.06	£1,898.48
2020-21	£1,934.80	£1,817.67
2019-20	£1,854.68	£1,749.88
2018-19	£1,777.94	£1,671.46
2017-18	£1,670.84	£1,590.55
2016-17	£1,594.72	£1,529.56
2015-16	£1,534.45	£1,483.58
2014-15	£1,527.49	£1,467.98
2013-14	£1,516.62	£1,455.60
2012-13	£1,515.25	£1,444.13
2011-12	£1,513.60	£1,439.33
2010-11	£1,511.96	£1,439.22
2009-10	£1,475.10	£1,413.84
2008-09	—	£1,373.08
2007-08	—	£1,321.32
2006-07	—	£1,267.91
2005-06	—	£1,213.81
2004-05	—	£1,166.56
2003-04	—	£1,101.75
2002-03	—	£975.56
2001-02	—	£901.33
2000-01	—	£847.00
1999-00	—	£798.00
1998-99	—	£747.00
1997-98	—	£688.00
1996-97	—	£646.00
1995-96	—	£609.00
1994-95	—	£580.11
1993-94	—	£567.95

Source: MHCLG live tables on council tax, Band D council tax figures 1993 onwards.

Homes in each band in Wiltshire

Share of the 234,170 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	27,080	11.6%	23.6%
Band B	43,040	18.4%	19.5%
Band C	59,100	25.2%	22.0%
Band D	41,450	17.7%	15.7%
Band E	31,870	13.6%	9.9%
Band F	18,670	8.0%	5.2%
Band G	11,590	4.9%	3.5%
Band H	1,380	0.6%	0.6%

Source: VOA Council Tax stock of properties 2026 (CTSOP1.0).

Parish and town councils in Wiltshire

240 of the 252 parishes and charter trustees here set a precept for 2026-27. Band D in an area with no parish precept is about £2,376.37. 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
Aldbourne	£71.92	+£3.00	£2,448.29	812
Alderbury	£68.07	+£1.68	£2,444.44	1,057
All Cannings	£87.10	+£2.53	£2,463.47	276
Allington	£99.60	−£1.16	£2,475.97	226
Alton	£68.56	+£2.73	£2,444.93	115
Alvediston no precept	none	—	£2,376.37	51
Amesbury	£217.94	+£42.85	£2,594.31	4,629
Ansty	£35.31	+£5.60	£2,411.68	80
Ashton Keynes	£60.72	+£4.00	£2,437.09	726
Atworth	£76.84	−£0.09	£2,453.21	488
Avebury	£97.10	+£32.53	£2,473.47	232
Barford St. Martin	£53.20	−£0.60	£2,429.57	211
Baydon	£66.24	+£2.32	£2,442.61	309
Beechingstoke	£63.90	+£0.60	£2,440.27	69
Berwick Bassett & Winterbourne Monkton	£48.73	−£0.82	£2,425.10	112
Berwick St. James	£24.52	+£0.52	£2,400.89	82
Berwick St. John	£63.19	+£3.74	£2,439.56	135
Berwick St. Leonard no precept	none	—	£2,376.37	17
Biddestone	£79.77	+£2.09	£2,456.14	271
Bishops Cannings	£66.98	+£2.42	£2,443.35	1,324
Bishopstone	£59.90	+£24.30	£2,436.27	284
Bishopstrow	£22.15	+£0.26	£2,398.52	72
Bowerchalke	£28.45	−£2.11	£2,404.82	188
Box	£144.09	+£10.40	£2,520.46	1,785
Boyton	£34.03	+£15.69	£2,410.40	88
Bradford On Avon	£324.54	+£26.80	£2,700.91	4,169
Bratton	£106.39	+£6.60	£2,482.76	517
Braydon no precept	none	—	£2,376.37	32
Bremhill	£36.22	no change	£2,412.59	560
Brinkworth	£50.28	+£1.93	£2,426.65	654
Britford	£160.95	+£16.21	£2,537.32	205
Broad Hinton & Winterbourne Bassett	£43.92	+£2.95	£2,420.29	389
Broad Town	£40.18	+£1.34	£2,416.55	278
Broad chalke	£54.81	−£2.46	£2,431.18	325
Brokenborough	£30.27	+£5.37	£2,406.64	110
Bromham	£103.35	+£4.74	£2,479.72	774
Broughton Gifford	£54.03	+£2.57	£2,430.40	374
Bulford	£45.50	+£1.76	£2,421.87	1,433
Bulkington	£157.60	+£11.91	£2,533.97	122
Burbage	£41.56	+£2.66	£2,417.93	842
Burcombe	£62.66	+£3.75	£2,439.03	63
Buttermere no precept	none	—	£2,376.37	33
Calne	£288.81	+£28.62	£2,665.18	6,699
Castle Combe	£43.87	+£4.24	£2,420.24	166
Chapmanslade	£22.60	+£1.41	£2,398.97	365
Charlton	£44.97	+£4.38	£2,421.34	245
Charlton St Peter & Wiltsford	£16.46	+£0.23	£2,392.83	88
Cherhill	£49.21	no change	£2,425.58	626
Cheverell Magna (Great Cheverell)	£77.48	+£7.00	£2,453.85	246
Chicklade no precept	none	—	£2,376.37	40
Chilmark	£70.03	+£6.25	£2,446.40	243
Chilton Foliat	£40.26	+£1.74	£2,416.63	212
Chippenham	£342.16	+£20.88	£2,718.53	13,773
Chippenham Without	£132.76	+£2.40	£2,509.13	90
Chirton	£83.34	+£2.56	£2,459.71	184
Chitterne	£78.14	no change	£2,454.51	142
Cholderton	£57.50	+£1.50	£2,433.87	93
Christian Malford	£101.76	+£3.07	£2,478.13	380
Chute	£51.62	−£21.41	£2,427.99	174
Chute Forest	£64.99	−£2.98	£2,441.36	90
Clarendon Park	£46.26	+£7.09	£2,422.63	138
Clyffe Pypard	£31.48	−£0.44	£2,407.85	159
Codford	£59.90	+£3.16	£2,436.27	364
Colerne	£92.16	+£4.39	£2,468.53	947
Collingbourne Ducis	£88.92	+£4.23	£2,465.29	387
Collingbourne Kingston	£75.74	+£6.33	£2,452.11	231
Compton Bassett	£73.68	+£3.56	£2,450.05	129
Compton Chamberlayne	£52.19	+£3.05	£2,428.56	60
Coombe Bissett	£40.67	+£2.58	£2,417.04	369
Corsham	£293.46	+£24.68	£2,669.83	4,973
Corsley	£46.71	+£1.68	£2,423.08	348
Coulston	£76.75	+£14.23	£2,453.12	84
Cricklade	£251.43	+£8.39	£2,627.80	1,664
Crudwell	£34.86	+£1.66	£2,411.23	531
Dauntsey	£104.23	+£6.66	£2,480.60	264
Derry Hill and Studley	£55.59	+£2.64	£2,431.96	772
Devizes	£228.64	+£8.62	£2,605.01	6,178
Dilton Marsh	£51.18	+£2.14	£2,427.55	727
Dinton	£45.10	+£4.14	£2,421.47	322
Donhead St. Andrew	£58.67	+£6.38	£2,435.04	254
Donhead St. Mary	£45.00	+£2.19	£2,421.37	490
Downton	£161.19	+£6.41	£2,537.56	1,411
Durnford	£22.72	+£0.66	£2,399.09	189
Durrington	£104.75	no change	£2,481.12	2,654
East Kennett no precept	none	—	£2,376.37	58
East Knoyle	£44.68	+£1.99	£2,421.05	353
Easterton	£83.64	+£1.28	£2,460.01	287
Easton Grey	£34.40	+£1.29	£2,410.77	44
Easton Royal	£110.10	+£31.50	£2,486.47	140
Ebbesborne Wake	£38.06	+£3.12	£2,414.43	109
Edington	£61.90	−£0.25	£2,438.27	339
Enford	£75.20	+£3.01	£2,451.57	255
Erlestoke	£95.74	+£7.10	£2,472.11	94
Etchilhampton	£53.96	+£7.25	£2,430.33	75
Everleigh	£47.50	+£2.24	£2,423.87	94
Figheldean	£109.39	no change	£2,485.76	189
Firsdown	£72.16	+£2.77	£2,448.53	277
Fittleton	£70.40	+£6.40	£2,446.77	112
Fonthill Bishop no precept	none	—	£2,376.37	44
Fonthill Gifford	£35.88	−£1.46	£2,412.25	66
Fovant	£85.05	+£10.31	£2,461.42	338
Froxfield	£98.09	+£4.67	£2,474.46	147
Grafton	£29.33	−£0.06	£2,405.70	339
Great Bedwyn	£54.18	+£2.42	£2,430.55	593
Great Hinton	£61.54	+£4.06	£2,437.91	106
Great Somerford	£35.73	+£2.70	£2,412.10	467
Great Wishford	£41.09	+£3.74	£2,417.46	140
Grimstead	£79.64	+£1.51	£2,456.01	297
Grittleton	£18.00	+£3.00	£2,394.37	323
Ham	£17.02	−£0.30	£2,393.39	117
Hankerton	£37.52	no change	£2,413.89	156
Heddington	£43.31	+£2.06	£2,419.68	287
Heytesbury & Knook	£60.58	−£0.72	£2,436.95	357
Heywood	£25.74	+£1.22	£2,402.11	466
Hilmarton	£41.48	−£0.79	£2,417.85	325
Hilperton	£15.57	+£0.07	£2,391.94	1,737
Hindon	£77.40	+£3.14	£2,453.77	245
Holt	£52.63	+£1.25	£2,429.00	722
Horningsham	£228.99	+£34.93	£2,605.36	167
Hullavington	£57.10	+£7.82	£2,433.47	505
Idmiston	£110.88	+£6.09	£2,487.25	989
Keevil	£60.70	+£12.14	£2,437.07	237
Kennet Valley Joint	£54.92	+£17.37	£2,431.29	401
Kilmington	£107.63	+£5.39	£2,484.00	138
Kington Langley	£74.34	+£3.84	£2,450.71	376
Kington St. Michael	£178.73	+£8.14	£2,555.10	326
Lacock	£81.18	+£1.68	£2,457.55	512
Landford	£104.96	+£22.08	£2,481.33	974
Langley Burrell	£104.49	−£2.20	£2,480.86	185
Latton	£65.95	+£5.62	£2,442.32	261
Laverstock & Ford	£108.46	+£15.25	£2,484.83	4,022
Lea and Cleverton	£40.97	+£2.65	£2,417.34	431
Leigh	£27.05	−£0.37	£2,403.42	154
Limpley Stoke	£82.50	+£3.17	£2,458.87	311
Little Bedwyn	£22.73	+£0.11	£2,399.10	136
Little Cheverell	£126.82	+£25.77	£2,503.19	85
Little Somerford	£65.20	+£0.24	£2,441.57	192
Longbridge Deverill	£23.78	+£2.30	£2,400.15	424
Luckington	£77.79	+£35.74	£2,454.16	302
Ludgershall	£162.82	+£12.70	£2,539.19	1,995
Lydiard Millicent	£95.41	+£9.92	£2,471.78	768
Lydiard Tregoze	£51.54	+£0.52	£2,427.91	226
Lyneham and Bradenstoke	£42.75	+£1.13	£2,419.12	1,609
Maiden Bradley	£208.22	+£4.75	£2,584.59	146
Malmesbury	£255.86	+£11.82	£2,632.23	2,350
Manningford	£54.93	+£5.28	£2,431.30	191
Marden	£34.55	+£0.55	£2,410.92	58
Market Lavington	£112.99	+£8.76	£2,489.36	773
Marlborough	£272.29	+£12.97	£2,648.66	3,602
Marston	£43.55	+£8.01	£2,419.92	83
Marston Meysey	£43.26	−£1.51	£2,419.63	111
Melksham	£259.37	+£59.45	£2,635.74	5,987
Melksham Without	£101.14	+£5.49	£2,477.51	2,990
Mere	£173.07	+£6.47	£2,549.44	1,294
Mildenhall	£89.41	+£0.43	£2,465.78	224
Milston	£23.98	+£1.09	£2,400.35	58
Milton Lilbourne	£63.39	+£1.85	£2,439.76	278
Minety	£25.73	−£0.17	£2,402.10	702
Monkton Farleigh	£63.62	+£4.29	£2,439.99	189
Netheravon	£71.69	−£2.76	£2,448.06	427
Netherhampton	£39.90	+£0.80	£2,416.27	86
Nettleton	£18.69	+£0.14	£2,395.06	354
Newton Toney	£107.45	+£0.53	£2,483.82	174
North Bradley	£30.95	+£1.06	£2,407.32	697
North Newnton	£76.66	−£0.57	£2,453.03	211
North Wraxall	£102.67	+£36.51	£2,479.04	217
Norton & Foxley no precept	none	—	£2,376.37	70
Norton Bavant no precept	none	—	£2,376.37	56
Oaksey	£73.81	+£2.15	£2,450.18	269
Odstock	£81.72	+£2.62	£2,458.09	257
Ogbourne St. Andrew	£23.14	−£0.08	£2,399.51	199
Ogbourne St. George	£71.45	+£1.89	£2,447.82	234
Orcheston	£42.70	+£12.04	£2,419.07	111
Patney	£23.96	+£1.66	£2,400.33	69
Pewsey	£106.32	+£4.27	£2,482.69	1,580
Pitton and Farley	£73.57	+£18.05	£2,449.94	381
Potterne	£55.36	+£2.40	£2,431.73	614
Poulshot	£100.24	+£8.19	£2,476.61	160
Preshute	£60.14	+£1.70	£2,436.51	89
Purton	£164.11	+£6.04	£2,540.48	2,510
Quidhampton	£91.06	+£15.85	£2,467.43	153
Ramsbury	£85.46	+£0.01	£2,461.83	946
Redlynch	£45.39	+£2.16	£2,421.76	1,218
Rowde	£120.93	+£23.00	£2,497.30	492
Royal Wootton Bassett	£318.71	+£27.58	£2,695.08	4,757
Rushall	£122.04	+£3.19	£2,498.41	75
Salisbury City Council	£401.22	+£19.07	£2,777.59	15,719
Savernake	£9.35	−£0.16	£2,385.72	139
Seagry	£145.02	+£13.25	£2,521.39	179
Sedgehill and Semley	£58.73	+£1.09	£2,435.10	298
Seend	£62.56	+£17.30	£2,438.93	545
Semington	£40.02	+£1.99	£2,416.39	400
Shalbourne	£29.91	−£0.23	£2,406.28	334
Sherrington no precept	none	—	£2,376.37	37
Sherston	£130.79	no change	£2,507.16	732
Shrewton	£67.67	+£2.65	£2,444.04	768
Sopworth	£6.91	−£0.21	£2,383.28	72
South Newton	£44.69	+£2.13	£2,421.06	237
South Wraxall	£23.21	−£0.51	£2,399.58	237
Southwick	£47.85	+£3.03	£2,424.22	768
St Paul Without	£16.11	+£1.33	£2,392.48	1,097
Stanton St. Bernard	£49.36	+£0.53	£2,425.73	84
Stanton St. Quintin	£35.78	+£0.08	£2,412.15	279
Stapleford	£66.21	+£19.08	£2,442.58	142
Staverton	£48.07	+£2.29	£2,424.44	683
Steeple Ashton	£76.39	+£3.95	£2,452.76	453
Steeple Langford	£28.57	+£0.79	£2,404.94	245
Stert	£27.43	+£5.62	£2,403.80	91
Stockton	£45.29	+£34.19	£2,421.66	88
Stourton	£73.99	+£1.80	£2,450.36	101
Stratford Toney no precept	none	—	£2,376.37	32
Sutton Benger	£38.40	+£6.47	£2,414.77	580
Sutton Mandeville	£18.65	−£0.83	£2,395.02	139
Sutton Veny	£59.62	+£3.04	£2,435.99	334
Swallowcliffe	£51.81	+£2.24	£2,428.18	111
Teffont	£101.19	+£5.73	£2,477.56	170
Tidcombe and Fosbury no precept	none	—	£2,376.37	58
Tidworth	£199.93	−£2.79	£2,576.30	2,887
Tilshead	£77.60	+£18.08	£2,453.97	135
Tisbury	£153.79	+£8.61	£2,530.16	955
Tockenham	£121.67	+£22.84	£2,498.04	123
Tollard Royal	£75.42	+£1.73	£2,451.79	69
Trowbridge	£305.76	+£11.69	£2,682.13	11,900
Upavon	£73.40	+£3.15	£2,449.77	522
Upper Deverills	£45.38	+£0.15	£2,421.75	176
Upton Lovell	£39.69	+£3.72	£2,416.06	90
Upton Scudamore	£42.37	−£2.38	£2,418.74	142
Urchfont	£109.32	+£3.18	£2,485.69	565
Warminster	£229.61	+£10.94	£2,605.98	6,606
West Ashton	£39.56	+£1.55	£2,415.93	230
West Dean	£195.40	+£4.02	£2,571.77	107
West Knoyle	£82.05	+£4.02	£2,458.42	69
West Lavington	£78.30	+£5.46	£2,454.67	523
West Tisbury	£70.51	+£9.64	£2,446.88	284
Westbury	£309.78	+£24.00	£2,686.15	5,546
Westwood	£103.67	+£10.34	£2,480.04	482
Whiteparish	£51.78	−£0.48	£2,428.15	723
Wilcot & Huish	£52.61	+£1.20	£2,428.98	268
Wilsford cum Lake	£7.96	+£0.09	£2,384.33	63
Wilton	£248.35	+£92.34	£2,624.72	1,586
Wingfield	£99.13	+£1.29	£2,475.50	161
Winsley	£30.45	no change	£2,406.82	939
Winterbourne	£55.13	+£0.56	£2,431.50	580
Winterbourne Stoke	£128.28	−£3.31	£2,504.65	86
Winterslow	£100.62	+£4.79	£2,476.99	952
Woodborough	£72.26	+£11.05	£2,448.63	152
Woodford	£39.47	+£1.88	£2,415.84	242
Wootton Rivers	£35.11	−£2.99	£2,411.48	132
Worton	£43.85	+£0.17	£2,420.22	286
Wylye	£37.41	+£0.29	£2,413.78	214
Yatton Keynell	£43.71	+£1.27	£2,420.08	403
Zeals	£22.74	+£0.55	£2,399.11	280

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 Wiltshire?: £2,571.78 for 2026-27, the average for the area including parish precepts. In an area with no parish precept it is about £2,376.37.
How much is Band A council tax in Wiltshire?: £1,714.52 a year, or £171.45 a month over 10 payments.
How much did council tax go up in Wiltshire?: Band D is up 5.3% (£128.38) on 2025-26. The council's own part changed by +5.2%.
Is Wiltshire cheaper than average?: Wiltshire ranks 245 of 296 councils by Band D, where 1 is the lowest. The England average is £2,391.52.

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Data: MHCLG, VOA, ONS, 2026-27 releases, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources and method