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Bristol's 2026/27 charge for every band, split between the city, the police and the fire authority — then the discounts and premiums that move it: one adult, an all-student house, a second home, a house left empty.
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One bill, three authorities. A Band D home in Bristol pays £2,713.68 in 2026/27 — of which Bristol City Council keeps £2,310.05, the Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner takes £308.20 and Avon Fire Authority £95.43. The council collects all three and only sets the first. Bristol has no parishes, so there is a single schedule for the whole city and your band is the only thing that changes it. Pick it below for the year's charge and what it comes to a month — and then say who lives there, because the discounts and premiums are where the published number and the number people actually pay come apart.
Pick your band to see the year’s charge and what it works out to a month. Nothing you choose is saved or sent anywhere — it stays on your device.
The ordinary charge. Council tax assumes two adults in the home; a third or fourth adult adds nothing.
Band D
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The full charge for each band in 2026/27.
| Band | A year | A month (over 10) |
|---|---|---|
| A | £1,809.12 | £180.91 |
| B | £2,110.64 | £211.06 |
| C | £2,412.17 | £241.22 |
| D | £2,713.68 | £271.37 |
| E | £3,316.72 | £331.67 |
| F | £3,919.76 | £391.98 |
| G | £4,522.80 | £452.28 |
| H | £5,427.36 | £542.74 |
This is the council’s published schedule — the full charge, before any discount or premium. Use the picker above to apply one.
A Band D home pays £2,713.68 in 2026/27. It is collected on one bill but shared between the authorities that levy it:
Up 4.99% — the maximum a council may add without holding a referendum, and the sixth year running Bristol has taken all of it. It is two separate rises stacked: 2.99% for everyday services and a 2% adult social care precept, which the government lets councils levy on top and which can only be spent on adult social care.
+4.99% on last year.
Set by the elected Police and Crime Commissioner for the whole Avon and Somerset force area, not by the council. Bristol has no say in it and no power to change it.
+5.1% on last year.
The Avon Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, covering Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. The smallest line on the bill and the one that rose fastest this year.
+5.5% on last year.
These figures come from the council’s published band schedule and are worked out with the standard band proportions. The council’s own schedule is the authority on what you owe.
£2,714 a year at Band D
Band A £1,809 to Band H £5,427 — pick your band.
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