Melksham · Wiltshire · 2026-27
How much is council tax in Melksham?
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
- Melksham parish precept£259.37
Council tax bands in Melksham, 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 | £1,757.16 | £175.72 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £2,050.02 | £205.00 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,342.88 | £234.29 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,635.74 | £263.57 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,221.46 | £322.15 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,807.18 | £380.72 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,392.90 | £439.29 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £5,271.48 | £527.15 | 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 Melksham.
Band D in Melksham compared
Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Melksham figure is an estimate
- Band D a year
- Melksham
Melksham in 2026-27
Melksham's local council set a precept of £1,552,883 for 2026-27, raised from 5,987 Band D-equivalent homes: £259.37 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £199.92, so it has risen by £59.45 (29.7%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,462.13 in 2025-26, so it is up 7.1%.
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 Melksham, 2026-27
Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band
- Melksham, 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 | £1,757.16 | £175.72 | £146.43 | £1,594.35 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £2,050.02 | £205.00 | £170.84 | £1,860.07 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,342.88 | £234.29 | £195.24 | £2,125.80 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,635.74 | £263.57 | £219.64 | £2,391.52 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,221.46 | £322.15 | £268.45 | £2,922.97 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,807.18 | £380.72 | £317.26 | £3,454.42 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,392.90 | £439.29 | £366.07 | £3,985.87 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £5,271.48 | £527.15 | £439.29 | £4,783.04 | 18/9 |
Questions
- What is Band D council tax in Melksham?
- About £2,635.74 for 2026-27, of which £259.37 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
- How much is Band B council tax in Melksham?
- About £2,050.02 a year, or £205.00 a month over 10 payments.
- How does Melksham compare with the rest of Wiltshire?
- Its parish precept adds £259.37 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