# Council tax in Bath and North East Somerset

The north east of the South West. 200,898 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 351 square kilometres.

2 layers about council tax for Bath and North East Somerset, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

In: [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/south-west)

## Band D council tax

Bath and North East Somerset: **£2,383.42** (2026/27, council level, Great Britain only). Source: MHCLG and Welsh Government and Scottish Government. Published 22 April 2026.

Band D council tax in Bath and North East Somerset is £2,383.42 for 2026/27.
That is 7% lower than the South West average of £2,550.04.
It rose 5.2% on the year before.
Bath and North East Somerset has the 109th cheapest Band D council tax in England.

- Against South West: 7% lower (£2,550.04)

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/council-tax-band-d#place=E06000022) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/council-tax-band-d) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/council-tax-band-d/south-west) · https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/council-tax#l-council-tax-band-d

### Council tax by band in Bath and North East Somerset, 2026/27

| Band | Bill | Share of homes, March 2026 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Band A | £1,588.95 | 10.9% |
| Band B | £1,853.77 | 22.5% |
| Band C | £2,118.60 | 24.5% |
| Band D | £2,383.42 | 16.7% |
| Band E | £2,913.07 | 12.0% |
| Band F | £3,442.72 | 6.9% |
| Band G | £3,972.37 | 6.0% |
| Band H | £4,766.84 | 0.5% |

Worked out by Open Index from the Band D figure and the band ratios set in law.
You get 25% off if you live on your own, or if everyone else in your home is disregarded (full-time students, for example).
Share of homes: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026.

## Annual council tax change

Bath and North East Somerset: **5.2%** (2026/27, council level, Great Britain only). Source: Worked out by Open Index from the Band D council tax figures. Published 22 April 2026.

Band D council tax in Bath and North East Somerset changed by 5.2% on the year before, for 2026/27.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/council-tax-change#place=E06000022) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/council-tax-change) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/council-tax-change/south-west) · https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/council-tax#l-council-tax-band-d-change-1y

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- [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/sources) (28)

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E06000022/data?family=council-tax

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Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset/council-tax
