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Council tax in Bridgend

Welsh council

South Wales. 146,986 people in 251 square kilometres.

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

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Band A homes by neighbourhood

Council Tax: stock of properties · 2026

Under 2%50% or more

Bridgend’s 91 neighbourhoods range from 0.0% to 84.6%.

Band D council tax

CouncilGreat Britain only
£2,477.99
MHCLG and Welsh Government and Scottish Government · 2026/27

Band D council tax in Bridgend is £2,477.99 for 2026/27.

That is 9% higher than the Wales average of £2,283.08.

It rose 5.1% on the year before.

Bridgend has the 4th most expensive Band D council tax in Wales.

Against Wales
9% higher£2,283.08
Band D council tax: Bridgend among every council350 areas from £1,028 to £2,765. The middle area is £2,415. Bridgend is £2,478.

Council tax by band in Bridgend, 2026/27

BandYearly billShare of homes, March 2026
Band A£1,651.9916.0%
Band B£1,927.3323.2%
Band C£2,202.6622.4%
Band D£2,477.9916.7%
Band E£3,028.6512.1%
Band F£3,579.326.8%
Band G£4,129.982.3%
Band H£4,955.980.5%
Band I£5,781.980.2%

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

CouncilGreat Britain only
5.1%
Worked out by Open Index · 2026/27

Band D council tax in Bridgend changed by 5.1% on the year before, for 2026/27.

Worked out by Open Index from the Band D council tax figures.

Against Wales
2% lower5.2%
Annual council tax change: Bridgend among every council350 areas from 2.5% to 10.0%. The middle area is 4.9%. Bridgend is 5.1%.