South West council tax by area (2026/27)
Across South West, the average Band D council tax is £2,511 a year for 2026/27 — £120 above the England average Band D of £2,392. It ranges from £2,048 (Isles of Scilly) to £2,765 (Dorset Council) across 27 billing authorities. South West ranks 2 of 9 English regions. Source: MHCLG, 2026/27.
Source: Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027 (MHCLG). As of . Updated annually · last updated .
Avg Band D
£2,511
across 27 areas
GCTI (region avg)
105
100 = England average
Region rank
2/9
1 = most expensive region
South West’s average Band D council tax is £120 above the England average Band D of £2,392. The cheapest area is Isles of Scilly (£2,048) and the most expensive is Dorset Council (£2,765).
All 27 areas in South West, 2026/27
| Area | Band D | GCTI |
|---|---|---|
| Dorset Council | £2,765 | 116 |
| Bristol UA | £2,714 | 113 |
| West Devon | £2,705 | 113 |
| Mid Devon | £2,656 | 111 |
| Teignbridge | £2,643 | 111 |
| North Devon | £2,642 | 110 |
| South Hams | £2,615 | 109 |
| Torridge | £2,601 | 109 |
| East Devon | £2,595 | 109 |
| Cornwall UA | £2,591 | 108 |
| Wiltshire UA | £2,572 | 108 |
| Somerset UA | £2,561 | 107 |
| South Gloucestershire UA | £2,551 | 107 |
| Exeter | £2,495 | 104 |
| Stroud | £2,491 | 104 |
| North Somerset UA | £2,491 | 104 |
| Torbay UA | £2,470 | 103 |
| Forest of Dean | £2,443 | 102 |
| Plymouth UA | £2,442 | 102 |
| Swindon UA | £2,438 | 102 |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole | £2,436 | 102 |
| Cotswold | £2,392 | 100 |
| Bath & North East Somerset UA | £2,383 | 100 |
| Cheltenham | £2,370 | 99 |
| Gloucester | £2,356 | 99 |
| Tewkesbury | £2,341 | 98 |
| Isles of Scilly | £2,048 | 86 |
| England average | £2,392 | 100 |
Band D is the standard reference charge (total including county, police, fire and any adult-social-care precepts). The region average is an unweighted mean of member authorities’ Band D charges. Source: Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027 (MHCLG).
South West council tax — FAQ
What is the average council tax in South West for 2026/27?
The average Band D council tax across the 27 billing authorities in South West is £2,511 a year for 2026/27 — £120 above the England average Band D of £2,392. That is an unweighted mean of each authority's published Band D charge. Source: MHCLG.
Where is council tax cheapest and most expensive in South West?
In South West for 2026/27, Dorset Council has the highest Band D charge at £2,765 and Isles of Scilly the lowest at £2,048 — a difference of £717 a year at Band D. Source: MHCLG.
What is the Gera Council Tax Index?
The Gera Council Tax Index (GCTI) re-expresses each authority’s real 2026/27 Band D charge as a ratio to the England average Band D (£2,391.52), indexed so that 100 = the England average. GCTI = round(area Band D ÷ England Band D × 100). A GCTI of 110 means the Band D bill in that area is 10% above the England average; 92 means 8% below. The national rank orders all 296 English billing authorities by Band D charge (rank 1 = the highest). Both are pure, reproducible re-expressions of the published MHCLG figures shown on the page — anyone can recompute them.
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Method & sources
The Gera Council Tax Index (GCTI) re-expresses each authority’s real 2026/27 Band D charge as a ratio to the England average Band D (£2,391.52), indexed so that 100 = the England average. GCTI = round(area Band D ÷ England Band D × 100). A GCTI of 110 means the Band D bill in that area is 10% above the England average; 92 means 8% below. The national rank orders all 296 English billing authorities by Band D charge (rank 1 = the highest). Both are pure, reproducible re-expressions of the published MHCLG figures shown on the page — anyone can recompute them.
Open Government Licence v3.0 (OGL v3). Source: Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027 (MHCLG). The region average is an unweighted mean of published per-authority Band D charges. Full methodology.