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Council tax in Swindon

Unitary authority

The north east of the South West. 245,286 people in 230 square kilometres.

2 layers about council tax for Swindon, 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

Swindon’s 140 neighbourhoods range from 0.0% to 93.1%.

Band D council tax

CouncilGreat Britain only
£2,438.10
MHCLG and Welsh Government and Scottish Government · 2026/27

Band D council tax in Swindon is £2,438.10 for 2026/27.

That is 4% lower than the South West average of £2,550.04.

It rose 5.2% on the year before.

Swindon has the 145th cheapest Band D council tax in England.

Against South West
4% lower£2,550.04
Band D council tax: Swindon among every council350 areas from £1,028 to £2,765. The middle area is £2,415. Swindon is £2,438.

Council tax by band in Swindon, 2026/27

BandYearly billShare of homes, March 2026
Band A£1,625.4014.8%
Band B£1,896.3027.3%
Band C£2,167.2024.7%
Band D£2,438.1018.2%
Band E£2,979.909.5%
Band F£3,521.703.9%
Band G£4,063.501.5%
Band H£4,876.200.1%

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
5.2%
Worked out by Open Index · 2026/27

Band D council tax in Swindon changed by 5.2% on the year before, for 2026/27.

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

Annual council tax change: Swindon among every council350 areas from 2.5% to 10.0%. The middle area is 4.9%. Swindon is 5.2%.