South West | England | Shire district
Council Tax Bands in Gloucester 2026/27
Band D 2026/27
£2,355.84
+£109.68 (+4.9%) vs 2025/26
Full band A to H council tax rates for Gloucester from 1 April 2026.
Quick answer
Council tax bands in Gloucester for 2026/27 run from £1,570.56 (Band A) to £4,711.68 (Band H), with the Band D reference rate set at £2,355.84 (up 4.9% on 2025/26). All eight bands (A to H) are fixed fractions of Band D; the full rate table with monthly figures is below.
Band A to H Rate Table - Gloucester 2026/27
| Band | Annual rate | Monthly (10 mths) |
|---|---|---|
| ABand A | £1,570.56 | £157.06 |
| BBand B | £1,832.32 | £183.23 |
| CBand C | £2,094.08 | £209.41 |
| DBand D | £2,355.84 | £235.58 |
| EBand E | £2,879.36 | £287.94 |
| FBand F | £3,402.88 | £340.29 |
| GBand G | £3,926.40 | £392.64 |
| HBand H | £4,711.68 | £471.17 |
Source: Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England: 2026 to 2027, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (Accredited official statistics). Table 9 (area council tax by band) and Table 10 (local authority level data). Snapshot: 2026-27 tables, published 25 March 2026. Published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Monthly figures are the annual rate divided over the standard 10-instalment plan and the 12-month direct debit option.
What Makes Up the £2,355.84 Bill
A Band D bill in Gloucester is not one charge. It is 3 separate charges set by 3 different bodies and collected together. The largest is Gloucestershire at £1,763.46, which is 75% of the total.
| Charged by | Band D element | Share of bill |
|---|---|---|
| Gloucester | £251.80 | 10.7% |
| Gloucestershire | £1,763.46 | 74.9% |
| Gloucestershire PCC | £340.58 | 14.5% |
| Total Band D | £2,355.84 | 100% |
Registry Record for Gloucester
ONS code
E07000081
MHCLG E-code
E1634
Authority type
Shire district
Area
Gloucestershire
Tax base 2026/27
40,328
Assumed collection rate
98.75%
Parishes in area
1
Parishes setting a precept
1
Band D rank in England
Registry snapshot
25 March 2026
Gloucester is a shire district in the South West, within the Gloucestershire area. Its 2026/27 tax base for setting council tax is 40,328 Band D equivalent dwellings, calculated on an assumed collection rate of 98.75%. 1 of the 1 parish or town councils in the area set their own precept for 2026/27, so households in those parishes pay slightly more than the area figures shown here. Its Band D rate is 205th highest of 296 in England, so see how Gloucester compares with the cheapest and most expensive councils in the UK or the rest of the South West.
Year-on-Year Change
Band D 2025/26
£2,246.16
Band D 2026/27
£2,355.84
Annual increase
+£109.68 (+4.9%)
Gloucester's Band D rate increased by £109.68 (4.9%) in 2026/27 compared with the previous year. This is within the 5% that an English social care authority can add for 2026/27 without a local referendum (a 3% core limit plus a 2% adult social care precept).
Gloucester Against the Rest of the South West
Across the 27 billing authorities in the South West, Band D for 2026/27 runs from Isles of Scilly at £2,047.96 to Dorset at £2,765.02, a spread of £717.06. The regional mean is £2,511.40, so Gloucester sits £155.56 below it. See the full South West table.
Closest Gloucestershire and South West authorities by Band D
| Council | Band D 2026/27 |
|---|---|
| Cheltenham | £2,369.52 |
| Tewkesbury | £2,340.53 |
| Cotswold | £2,391.65 |
| Forest of Dean | £2,443.42 |
| Stroud | £2,491.36 |
| Bath and North East Somerset | £2,383.42 |
How Band Rates Are Worked Out in Gloucester
Like every billing authority, Gloucester sets a single Band D rate each year. All other bands are then calculated as fixed fractions of that rate, set nationally by central government. The fractions are expressed in ninths:
| Band | Fraction of Band D | Calculation | 2026/27 rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | 6/9 | £2,355.84 x 6/9 | £1,570.56 |
| Band B | 7/9 | £2,355.84 x 7/9 | £1,832.32 |
| Band C | 8/9 | £2,355.84 x 8/9 | £2,094.08 |
| Band D | 9/9 | Baseline rate | £2,355.84 |
| Band E | 11/9 | £2,355.84 x 11/9 | £2,879.36 |
| Band F | 13/9 | £2,355.84 x 13/9 | £3,402.88 |
| Band G | 15/9 | £2,355.84 x 15/9 | £3,926.40 |
| Band H | 18/9 | £2,355.84 x 18/9 | £4,711.68 |
Contact Gloucester City Council
For billing enquiries, payment arrangements, discounts, or to report a change in your circumstances, contact Gloucester City Council directly.
Gloucester City Council council tax pageArea Band D incl. county, police and fire precepts, per GOV.UK Table 9 (2026-27 release, MHCLG, 25 Mar 2026). Gloucester is a shire district in the two-tier county of Gloucestershire, so a bill combines the Gloucestershire County Council precept, the Gloucester City district precept, Gloucestershire Police and the Gloucestershire Fire precept; most of the city is unparished, so few bills add a parish precept on top of this average.
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Figures are the 2026/27 tax year, in force from 1 April 2026, as published by MHCLG on 25 March 2026. The 2027/28 tables are due in spring 2027.