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Council tax in Torfaen

Welsh council

South east Wales. 93,973 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 126 square kilometres.

2 layers about council tax for Torfaen, 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

Torfaen’s 60 neighbourhoods range from 0.0% to 69.3%.

Band D council tax

CouncilGreat Britain only
£2,155.68
MHCLG and Welsh Government and Scottish Government · 2026/27

Band D council tax in Torfaen is £2,155.68 for 2026/27.

That is 6% lower than the Wales average of £2,283.08.

It rose 4.7% on the year before.

Torfaen has the 4th cheapest Band D council tax in Wales.

Against Wales
6% lower£2,283.08
Band D council tax: Torfaen among every council350 areas from £1,028 to £2,765. The middle area is £2,415. Torfaen is £2,156.

Council tax by band in Torfaen, 2026/27

BandYearly billShare of homes, March 2026
Band A£1,437.1214.5%
Band B£1,676.6430.1%
Band C£1,916.1627.7%
Band D£2,155.6810.1%
Band E£2,634.7210.1%
Band F£3,113.765.6%
Band G£3,592.801.6%
Band H£4,311.360.2%
Band I£5,029.920.1%

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
4.7%
Worked out by Open Index · 2026/27

Band D council tax in Torfaen changed by 4.7% on the year before, for 2026/27.

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

Against Wales
10% lower5.2%
Annual council tax change: Torfaen among every council350 areas from 2.5% to 10.0%. The middle area is 4.9%. Torfaen is 4.7%.