# Council tax in Forest of Dean The north of the South West. 90,157 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 526 square kilometres. 2 layers about council tax for Forest of Dean, 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 Forest of Dean: **£2,443.42** (2026/27, council level, Great Britain only). Source: MHCLG and Welsh Government and Scottish Government. Published 22 April 2026. Band D council tax in Forest of Dean is £2,443.42 for 2026/27. That is 4% lower than the South West average of £2,550.04. It rose 5.0% on the year before. Forest of Dean has the 146th most expensive Band D council tax in England. - Against South West: 4% lower (£2,550.04) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/council-tax-band-d#place=E07000080) · [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/forest-of-dean/council-tax#l-council-tax-band-d ### Council tax by band in Forest of Dean, 2026/27 | Band | Bill | Share of homes, March 2026 | | --- | --- | --- | | Band A | £1,628.95 | 17.6% | | Band B | £1,900.44 | 25.4% | | Band C | £2,171.93 | 22.5% | | Band D | £2,443.42 | 15.1% | | Band E | £2,986.40 | 11.4% | | Band F | £3,529.38 | 5.3% | | Band G | £4,072.37 | 2.5% | | Band H | £4,886.84 | 0.2% | 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 Forest of Dean: **5.0%** (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 Forest of Dean changed by 5.0% on the year before, for 2026/27. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/council-tax-change#place=E07000080) · [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/forest-of-dean/council-tax#l-council-tax-band-d-change-1y ## More on this place - [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/forest-of-dean) - [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/forest-of-dean/housing) (17) - [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/forest-of-dean/crime) (1) - [People](https://openindex.co.uk/forest-of-dean/people) (24) - [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/forest-of-dean/deprivation) (8) - [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/forest-of-dean/health) (4) - [Education](https://openindex.co.uk/forest-of-dean/education) (2) - [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/forest-of-dean/environment) (9) - [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/forest-of-dean/transport) (4) - [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/forest-of-dean/connectivity) (5) - [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/forest-of-dean/planning) (3) - [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/forest-of-dean/economy) (4) - [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/forest-of-dean/elections) (7) - [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/forest-of-dean/services) (3) - [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/forest-of-dean/sources) (28) The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E07000080/data?family=council-tax ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/forest-of-dean/council-tax, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/forest-of-dean/council-tax#l-council-tax-band-d. Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it. Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/forest-of-dean/council-tax