Chippenham · Wiltshire · 2026-27
How much is council tax in Chippenham?
Estimate: council average plus this parish's precept (exact). In 6 published bills we checked, estimates were within £34. How the figures work
- Wiltshire council£1,981.15
- Wiltshire Police and Crime Commissioner£298.27
- Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority£96.95
- Chippenham parish precept£342.16
Council tax bands in Chippenham, 2026-27
Estimates: the Wiltshire average charge plus the parish precept. Every band pays a fixed share of Band D.
| Band | Per year | Per month (10 payments) | Ratio to D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,812.35 | £181.23 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £2,114.41 | £211.44 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,416.47 | £241.65 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,718.53 | £271.85 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,322.65 | £332.26 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,926.77 | £392.68 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,530.88 | £453.09 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £5,437.06 | £543.71 | 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 Chippenham.
Band D in Chippenham compared
Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Chippenham figure is an estimate
- Band D a year
- Chippenham
Chippenham in 2026-27
Chippenham's local council set a precept of £4,712,659 for 2026-27, raised from 13,773 Band D-equivalent homes: £342.16 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £321.28, so it has risen by £20.88 (6.5%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,583.49 in 2025-26, so it is up 5.2%.
The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Wiltshire: £1,981.15 for Wiltshire council, £298.27 for Wiltshire Police and Crime Commissioner, £96.95 for Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority.
Council tax by band in Chippenham, 2026-27
Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band
- Chippenham, 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 | £1,812.35 | £181.23 | £151.03 | £1,594.35 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £2,114.41 | £211.44 | £176.20 | £1,860.07 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,416.47 | £241.65 | £201.37 | £2,125.80 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,718.53 | £271.85 | £226.54 | £2,391.52 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,322.65 | £332.26 | £276.89 | £2,922.97 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,926.77 | £392.68 | £327.23 | £3,454.42 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,530.88 | £453.09 | £377.57 | £3,985.87 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £5,437.06 | £543.71 | £453.09 | £4,783.04 | 18/9 |
Questions
- What is Band D council tax in Chippenham?
- About £2,718.53 for 2026-27, of which £342.16 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
- How much is Band B council tax in Chippenham?
- About £2,114.41 a year, or £211.44 a month over 10 payments.
- How does Chippenham compare with the rest of Wiltshire?
- Its parish precept adds £342.16 to a Band D bill; across Wiltshire parish precepts add £195.41 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).
Parishes in Wiltshire 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