Buckinghamshire council tax 2026/27
Band D council tax in Buckinghamshire is £2,526.58 a year for 2026/27. That's up 5.2% on 2025/26 and £135 more than the England average. Most homes here are in band C: 23% of them.
Band D, 2026/27
£2,526.58 a year
- Council
- Buckinghamshire
- Type
- Unitary
- Region
- South East
- Rank
- the 77th most expensive of 296 councils in England
the 24th most expensive of 64 councils in the South East - England average
- £2,391.52 Band D
- Figures
- 2026/27, checked 27 October 2026
Buckinghamshire council tax bands 2026/27
Yearly charge and the usual monthly payment. Councils collect in 10 monthly payments unless you ask for 12. These are averages across the council area; your parish changes the exact figure (see below).
| Band | A year | Monthly, 10 payments | Monthly, 12 payments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,684.39 | £168.44 | £140.37 |
| Band B | £1,965.12 | £196.51 | £163.76 |
| Band C | £2,245.85 | £224.58 | £187.15 |
| Band D | £2,526.58 | £252.66 | £210.55 |
| Band E | £3,088.04 | £308.80 | £257.34 |
| Band F | £3,649.50 | £364.95 | £304.13 |
| Band G | £4,210.97 | £421.10 | £350.91 |
| Band H | £5,053.16 | £505.32 | £421.10 |
Bands as published by the government (area council tax including the average parish precept). Monthly figures divide the year equally; the first payment can differ by a few pence.
Where your council tax goes
A Band D bill in Buckinghamshire is split between 4 bodies. Buckinghamshire council's own share is £2,037.50, including £38.68 raised this year for adult social care.
| Set by | Band D | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Buckinghamshire council | £2,037.50 | 81% |
| Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner | £298.28 | 12% |
| Buckinghamshire fire and rescue | £89.46 | 4% |
| Parish or town council (average) | £101.34 | 4% |
Homes in each band
14% of the 239,970 homes in Buckinghamshire are in band A or B, and 28% are in band F or above.
Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax stock of properties, 31 March 2026. Counts are rounded.
Council tax by parish in Buckinghamshire
148 parish and town councils in Buckinghamshire add their own charge. Band D without any parish is £2,425.24; add the parish share for your area. Other bands are the same fraction of Band D as above.
| Parish or town council | Parish share | Band D total | Change in parish share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adstock | £83.27 | £2,508.51 | +£3.41 |
| Akeley | £105.62 | £2,530.86 | +£17.61 |
| Amersham | £168.03 | £2,593.27 | +£13.35 |
| Ashendon | £151.76 | £2,577.00 | +£7.59 |
| Ashley Green | £63.12 | £2,488.36 | +£12.20 |
| Aston Abbotts | £105.45 | £2,530.69 | −£3.60 |
| Aston Clinton | £152.80 | £2,578.04 | +£10.98 |
| Aylesbury | £148.94 | £2,574.18 | +£14.91 |
| Beachampton | £35.75 | £2,460.99 | +£9.53 |
| Beaconsfield | £94.04 | £2,519.28 | +£6.94 |
| Berryfields | £96.09 | £2,521.33 | +£17.72 |
| Bierton | £51.19 | £2,476.43 | +£1.49 |
| Bledlow cum Saunderton | £17.00 | £2,442.24 | +£1.55 |
| Boarstall | £16.59 | £2,441.83 | +£0.00 |
| Bradenham | £54.53 | £2,479.77 | +£5.38 |
| Brill | £108.32 | £2,533.56 | +£5.16 |
| Broughton Hamlet | £24.86 | £2,450.10 | +£0.00 |
| Buckingham | £246.25 | £2,671.49 | +£12.97 |
| Buckingham Park | £190.31 | £2,615.55 | +£7.90 |
| Buckland | £109.63 | £2,534.87 | +£4.21 |
| Burnham | £167.32 | £2,592.56 | +£7.95 |
| Calvert Green | £104.69 | £2,529.93 | +£2.05 |
| Chalfont St. Giles | £94.85 | £2,520.09 | +£3.54 |
| Chalfont St. Peter | £93.46 | £2,518.70 | +£10.74 |
| Charndon | £157.39 | £2,582.63 | +£1.22 |
| Chartridge | £21.06 | £2,446.30 | +£0.71 |
| Chearsley | £128.39 | £2,553.63 | −£0.66 |
| Cheddington | £155.51 | £2,580.75 | +£5.72 |
| Chenies | £42.07 | £2,467.31 | −£15.05 |
| Chepping Wycombe | £75.83 | £2,501.07 | +£6.86 |
| Chesham | £196.57 | £2,621.81 | +£42.22 |
| Chesham Bois | £60.48 | £2,485.72 | +£1.76 |
| Chilton | £60.23 | £2,485.47 | +£4.20 |
| Cholesbury cum St. Leonards | £40.57 | £2,465.81 | +£6.66 |
| Coldharbour | £151.27 | £2,576.51 | +£12.00 |
| Coleshill | £51.21 | £2,476.45 | +£4.61 |
| Cublington | £84.40 | £2,509.64 | +£1.42 |
| Cuddington | £128.00 | £2,553.24 | +£0.00 |
| Denham | £103.84 | £2,529.08 | −£0.03 |
| Dinton with Ford and Upton | £84.86 | £2,510.10 | +£2.73 |
| Dorney | £79.76 | £2,505.00 | +£3.50 |
| Downley | £55.57 | £2,480.81 | +£0.00 |
| Drayton Beauchamp | £9.58 | £2,434.82 | +£0.00 |
| Drayton Parslow | £146.31 | £2,571.55 | +£5.62 |
| East Claydon | £129.09 | £2,554.33 | +£5.56 |
| Edgcott | £92.01 | £2,517.25 | −£1.60 |
| Edlesborough | £145.06 | £2,570.30 | +£6.91 |
| Ellesborough | £49.44 | £2,474.68 | +£0.00 |
| Farnham Royal | £76.23 | £2,501.47 | +£3.62 |
| Fulmer | £207.23 | £2,632.47 | +£41.45 |
| Gawcott with Lenborough | £65.51 | £2,490.75 | −£10.41 |
| Gerrards Cross | £67.83 | £2,493.07 | −£7.53 |
| Granborough | £102.98 | £2,528.22 | +£5.58 |
| Great and Little Hampden | £49.71 | £2,474.95 | −£0.36 |
| Great and Little Kimble cum Marsh | £71.42 | £2,496.66 | −£4.10 |
| Great Brickhill | £119.34 | £2,544.58 | +£4.46 |
| Great Horwood | £87.08 | £2,512.32 | +£20.63 |
| Great Marlow | £23.56 | £2,448.80 | −£0.05 |
| Great Missenden | £70.72 | £2,495.96 | +£4.39 |
| Grendon Underwood | £52.94 | £2,478.18 | +£7.80 |
| Haddenham | £194.04 | £2,619.28 | +£8.35 |
| Halton | £149.92 | £2,575.16 | +£8.48 |
| Hambleden | £69.04 | £2,494.28 | +£1.81 |
| Hardwick | £100.02 | £2,525.26 | +£9.51 |
| Hazlemere | £72.26 | £2,497.50 | +£0.00 |
| Hedgerley | £59.06 | £2,484.30 | +£0.00 |
| High Wycombe Charter Trustees | £2.43 | £2,427.67 | +£0.00 |
| Hillesden | £54.66 | £2,479.90 | −£19.78 |
| Hughenden | £96.71 | £2,521.95 | +£27.22 |
| Hulcott | £107.55 | £2,532.79 | +£4.32 |
| Ibstone | £65.18 | £2,490.42 | +£2.63 |
| Ickford | £67.20 | £2,492.44 | +£3.20 |
| Iver | £154.14 | £2,579.38 | +£12.08 |
| Ivinghoe | £195.78 | £2,621.02 | +£6.53 |
| Kingsbrook | £240.93 | £2,666.17 | −£1.36 |
| Lacey Green | £21.47 | £2,446.71 | +£1.02 |
| Lane End | £131.84 | £2,557.08 | +£1.16 |
| Latimer & Ley Hill | £55.24 | £2,480.48 | +£2.14 |
| Leckhampstead | £85.75 | £2,510.99 | +£0.00 |
| Little Chalfont | £98.33 | £2,523.57 | +£4.66 |
| Little Horwood | £112.88 | £2,538.12 | +£26.05 |
| Little Marlow | £70.06 | £2,495.30 | −£1.36 |
| Little Missenden | £69.44 | £2,494.68 | −£0.34 |
| Long Crendon | £157.02 | £2,582.26 | +£13.23 |
| Longwick cum Ilmer | £40.60 | £2,465.84 | +£1.56 |
| Ludgershall | £55.72 | £2,480.96 | −£0.59 |
| Maids Moreton | £108.54 | £2,533.78 | +£1.50 |
| Marlow | £66.14 | £2,491.38 | +£10.89 |
| Marlow Bottom | £31.60 | £2,456.84 | +£0.69 |
| Marsh Gibbon | £64.04 | £2,489.28 | +£2.76 |
| Marsworth | £75.94 | £2,501.18 | +£2.95 |
| Medmenham | £54.06 | £2,479.30 | +£2.57 |
| Mentmore | £94.64 | £2,519.88 | +£0.40 |
| Middle Claydon | £45.16 | £2,470.40 | +£2.09 |
| Mursley | £128.51 | £2,553.75 | +£5.64 |
| Nash | £114.25 | £2,539.49 | −£1.86 |
| Nether Winchendon | £19.84 | £2,445.08 | −£0.31 |
| Newton Longville | £176.92 | £2,602.16 | +£7.61 |
| North Marston | £117.14 | £2,542.38 | +£5.58 |
| Oakley | £56.18 | £2,481.42 | +£2.67 |
| Oving | £165.41 | £2,590.65 | +£27.96 |
| Padbury | £92.85 | £2,518.09 | +£0.00 |
| Penn | £32.72 | £2,457.96 | +£1.25 |
| Piddington and Wheeler End | £148.16 | £2,573.40 | +£24.15 |
| Pitstone | £141.59 | £2,566.83 | +£9.67 |
| Preston Bissett | £51.85 | £2,477.09 | +£3.47 |
| Princes Risborough | £139.08 | £2,564.32 | +£3.69 |
| Quainton | £92.29 | £2,517.53 | +£43.97 |
| Radclive cum Chackmore | £53.37 | £2,478.61 | +£4.85 |
| Radnage | £92.85 | £2,518.09 | −£0.70 |
| Seer Green | £58.85 | £2,484.09 | +£2.26 |
| Shabbington | £122.86 | £2,548.10 | +£0.00 |
| Slapton | £134.80 | £2,560.04 | +£5.18 |
| Soulbury | £93.77 | £2,519.01 | +£29.42 |
| Steeple Claydon | £179.19 | £2,604.43 | +£32.94 |
| Stewkley | £70.36 | £2,495.60 | +£5.50 |
| Stoke Hammond | £83.56 | £2,508.80 | +£0.00 |
| Stoke Mandeville | £72.53 | £2,497.77 | +£1.05 |
| Stoke Poges | £75.54 | £2,500.78 | +£0.00 |
| Stokenchurch | £56.44 | £2,481.68 | +£10.66 |
| Stone with Bishopstone and Hartwell | £123.99 | £2,549.23 | +£3.51 |
| Stowe | £112.89 | £2,538.13 | +£3.14 |
| Swanbourne | £122.38 | £2,547.62 | −£0.66 |
| Taplow | £42.50 | £2,467.74 | +£7.08 |
| The Lee | £68.20 | £2,493.44 | +£3.04 |
| Thornborough | £113.35 | £2,538.59 | +£2.16 |
| Tingewick | £74.34 | £2,499.58 | −£0.54 |
| Turville | £40.33 | £2,465.57 | −£6.72 |
| Turweston | £81.42 | £2,506.66 | +£5.36 |
| Twyford | £96.69 | £2,521.93 | +£10.31 |
| Waddesdon | £186.79 | £2,612.03 | +£20.75 |
| Water Stratford | £27.71 | £2,452.95 | +£1.54 |
| Watermead | £126.37 | £2,551.61 | +£29.06 |
| Weedon | £76.21 | £2,501.45 | +£3.59 |
| Wendover | £125.40 | £2,550.64 | +£5.52 |
| West Wycombe | £83.50 | £2,508.74 | +£2.26 |
| Westbury | £126.16 | £2,551.40 | +£12.09 |
| Westcott | £99.18 | £2,524.42 | +£9.02 |
| Weston Turville | £74.38 | £2,499.62 | +£9.72 |
| Wexham | £39.10 | £2,464.34 | +£1.16 |
| Whaddon | £166.98 | £2,592.22 | +£12.83 |
| Whitchurch | £69.97 | £2,495.21 | −£3.96 |
| Wing | £150.23 | £2,575.47 | +£6.32 |
| Wingrave with Rowsham | £91.10 | £2,516.34 | +£4.34 |
| Winslow | £165.90 | £2,591.14 | +£7.22 |
| Wooburn | £114.30 | £2,539.54 | +£6.37 |
| Worminghall | £47.50 | £2,472.74 | +£0.00 |
| Wotton Underwood | £11.88 | £2,437.12 | +£0.00 |
Parish shares from the government's council tax statistics for town and parish councils, 2026/27.
Discounts and premiums in Buckinghamshire
Everyone in England gets the national discounts: 25% off if you live alone, nothing to pay for all-student homes, and one band lower if your home has been adapted for a disabled person. How discounts work. Buckinghamshire also sets its own rules on second and empty homes:
| Second homes | No premium: the normal charge (no single person discount) |
|---|---|
| Long-term empty homes | 100% premium after 1 year; 200% premium after 5 years; 300% premium after 10 years |
| Local discounts | Buckinghamshire care leavers under 21 with their own tenancy: council pays their council tax (their share if sharing) |
Source: Buckinghamshire website, checked 27 October 2026.
On a low income? Each English council runs its own Council Tax Reduction scheme for working-age people. Buckinghamshire Council Tax Reduction.
Band D in Buckinghamshire over the years
Show the figures
| Year | Band D |
|---|---|
| 2026/27 | £2,526.58 |
| 2025/26 | £2,401.53 |
| 2024/25 | £2,286.13 |
| 2023/24 | £2,176.85 |
| 2022/23 | £2,068.31 |
| 2021/22 | £1,982.36 |
| 2020/21 | £1,902.84 |
Band D including the average parish or community precept. 2020/21 to 2026/27.
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D | Difference | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Oxfordshire | £2,597.57 | +£70.99 | Compare |
| Dacorum | £2,408.51 | −£118.07 | Compare |
| Cherwell | £2,582.96 | +£56.38 | Compare |
| West Northamptonshire | £2,486.66 | −£39.92 | Compare |
| Central Bedfordshire | £2,516.16 | −£10.42 | Compare |
| Windsor and Maidenhead | £1,952.62 | −£573.96 | Compare |
| Slough | £2,414.44 | −£112.14 | Compare |
| Milton Keynes | £2,372.21 | −£154.37 | Compare |
| Three Rivers | £2,422.31 | −£104.27 | Compare |
| Hillingdon | £2,045.46 | −£481.12 | Compare |
| Wokingham | £2,497.70 | −£28.88 | Compare |
Pay, check your band or apply for a discount
This site is independent. To pay, see your exact bill, tell the council you've moved or apply for a discount, use the council's own site.
Questions
How much is council tax in Buckinghamshire?
In 2026/27 Band D is £2,526.58 a year. Bands run from £1,684.39 (Band A) to £5,053.16 (Band H). The exact figure depends on your parish or town council.
How much is Band C council tax a month in Buckinghamshire?
Band C is £2,245.85 a year: £224.58 a month over 10 payments or £187.15 over 12. Band C is the most common band here (23% of homes).
How much did Buckinghamshire council tax go up?
Band D rose from £2,401.53 in 2025/26 to £2,526.58 in 2026/27, an increase of 5.2% (£125.05).
Does Buckinghamshire charge extra council tax on second homes?
No premium is charged on second homes in 2026/27, but no single person discount applies either, so the full charge is due.
Who do I pay council tax to in Buckinghamshire?
You pay Buckinghamshire council, which collects the whole bill and passes on the shares set by Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner, Buckinghamshire fire and rescue and Parish or town council. Use the council's own website to pay, check your bill or apply for discounts.
Sources
- Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, published 25 March 2026, checked 27 October 2026
- Council Tax: stock of properties, 2026 - CTSOP1.1: number of properties by Council Tax band, local authority and LSOA/MSOA at 31 March 2026 (geography = LAUA rows), Valuation Office Agency, checked 27 October 2026
- Council website (premiums and discounts), checked 27 October 2026
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we compile these figures.