South West | England | Unitary authority
Council Tax Bands in Wiltshire 2026/27
Band D 2026/27
£2,571.78
+£128.38 (+5.3%) vs 2025/26
Full band A to H council tax rates for Wiltshire from 1 April 2026.
Quick answer
Council tax bands in Wiltshire for 2026/27 run from £1,714.52 (Band A) to £5,143.56 (Band H), with the Band D reference rate set at £2,571.78 (up 5.3% 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 - Wiltshire 2026/27
| Band | Annual rate | Monthly (10 mths) |
|---|---|---|
| ABand A | £1,714.52 | £171.45 |
| BBand B | £2,000.27 | £200.03 |
| CBand C | £2,286.03 | £228.60 |
| DBand D | £2,571.78 | £257.18 |
| EBand E | £3,143.29 | £314.33 |
| FBand F | £3,714.79 | £371.48 |
| GBand G | £4,286.30 | £428.63 |
| HBand H | £5,143.56 | £514.36 |
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 £2,571.78 Bill
A Band D bill in Wiltshire is not one charge. It is 3 separate charges set by 3 different bodies and collected together. The largest is Wiltshire at £2,176.56, which is 85% of the total. Of the billing authority's own share, £37.74 is the adult social care precept added for 2026/27 (2% of last year's Band D).
| Charged by | Band D element | Share of bill |
|---|---|---|
| Wiltshire | £2,176.56 | 84.6% |
| Wiltshire PCC | £298.27 | 11.6% |
| Dorset and Wiltshire Fire | £96.95 | 3.8% |
| Total Band D | £2,571.78 | 100% |
Registry Record for Wiltshire
ONS code
E06000054
MHCLG E-code
E3902
Authority type
Unitary authority
Tax base 2026/27
196,516
Assumed collection rate
98.66%
Parishes in area
252
Parishes setting a precept
240
Band D rank in England
Registry snapshot
25 March 2026
Wiltshire is a unitary authority in the South West. Its 2026/27 tax base for setting council tax is 196,516 Band D equivalent dwellings, calculated on an assumed collection rate of 98.66%. 240 of the 252 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 52nd highest of 296 in England, so see how Wiltshire 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
£2,443.40
Band D 2026/27
£2,571.78
Annual increase
+£128.38 (+5.3%)
Wiltshire's Band D rate increased by £128.38 (5.3%) in 2026/27 compared with the previous year. The total bill is above 5%, but for most councils that reflects the separately-capped police, fire and (where relevant) mayoral or Greater London Authority precepts added on top of the billing authority's own increase, which is itself limited to 5% before a local referendum (a 3% core limit plus a 2% adult social care precept). A small number of councils in financial difficulty were also granted a higher bespoke limit.
Wiltshire 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 Wiltshire sits £60.38 above it. See the full South West table.
Closest South West authorities by Band D
| Council | Band D 2026/27 |
|---|---|
| Somerset | £2,560.59 |
| Cornwall | £2,590.93 |
| South Gloucestershire | £2,550.59 |
| East Devon | £2,595.46 |
| Torridge | £2,601.42 |
| South Hams | £2,615.22 |
How Band Rates Are Worked Out in Wiltshire
Like every billing authority, Wiltshire 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 | £2,571.78 x 6/9 | £1,714.52 |
| Band B | 7/9 | £2,571.78 x 7/9 | £2,000.27 |
| Band C | 8/9 | £2,571.78 x 8/9 | £2,286.03 |
| Band D | 9/9 | Baseline rate | £2,571.78 |
| Band E | 11/9 | £2,571.78 x 11/9 | £3,143.29 |
| Band F | 13/9 | £2,571.78 x 13/9 | £3,714.79 |
| Band G | 15/9 | £2,571.78 x 15/9 | £4,286.30 |
| Band H | 18/9 | £2,571.78 x 18/9 | £5,143.56 |
Contact Wiltshire Council
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Wiltshire Council council tax pageArea Band D incl. police and fire precepts, per GOV.UK Table 9 (2026-27 release, MHCLG, 25 Mar 2026). Covers Salisbury, Trowbridge, Chippenham, Devizes and Marlborough (Swindon is a separate unitary authority); the area is almost entirely parished, so most bills add a town or 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.