Council Tax in Wales 2026/27: All 22 Councils, Highest to Lowest, With Premiums
Wales’s 22 councils average £2,326.14 at Band D for 2026/27, up 5.3% on average. Merthyr Tydfil is the dearest at £2,593.60, Cardiff the cheapest at £2,013.18; 20 charge a second-homes premium and 21 an empty-home premium.
Every council in Wales, ranked by Band D
Welsh Government publishes Band D only; the other bands here are computed from Band D using the statutory ratios (Band A = 6/9 of D … Band I = 21/9), so treat them as the standard relationship rather than a published figure. Welsh councils may charge a premium of up to 300% on second homes and long-term empty homes; the rate is set by each council each year. Open a council for every band with monthly equivalents and the landlord angle.
| # | Council | 2025/26 | 2026/27 | Change | Second-home premium | Empty-home premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Merthyr Tydfil | £2,464.01 | £2,593.60 | +5.3% | 100% | 100% |
| 2 | Neath Port Talbot | £2,440.78 | £2,541.39 | +4.1% | 100% | 100% |
| 3 | Blaenau Gwent | £2,428.43 | £2,531.26 | +4.2% | — | 100% |
| 4 | Bridgend | £2,357.63 | £2,477.99 | +5.1% | 100% | 100% |
| 5 | Conwy | £2,320.83 | £2,472.82 | +6.5% | 150% | 200% |
| 6 | Gwynedd | £2,340.22 | £2,468.77 | +5.5% | 150% | 150% |
| 7 | Ceredigion | £2,296.09 | £2,419.45 | +5.4% | 150% | 100% |
| 8 | Monmouthshire | £2,277.19 | £2,416.50 | +6.1% | 100% | 300% |
| 9 | Flintshire | £2,246.47 | £2,376.17 | +5.8% | 100% | 100% |
| 10 | Powys | £2,234.44 | £2,351.72 | +5.2% | 75% | 100% |
| 11 | Carmarthenshire | £2,232.06 | £2,351.20 | +5.3% | 100% | 100% |
| 12 | Denbighshire | £2,217.08 | £2,339.03 | +5.5% | 150% | 225% |
| 13 | Wrexham | £2,192.89 | £2,308.88 | +5.3% | 50% | 200% |
| 14 | Rhondda Cynon Taf | £2,190.10 | £2,289.43 | +4.5% | 100% | 100% |
| 15 | Isle of Anglesey | £2,143.94 | £2,260.73 | +5.5% | 100% | 100% |
| 16 | Swansea | £2,142.88 | £2,238.29 | +4.5% | 100% | 100% |
| 17 | Vale of Glamorgan | £2,093.96 | £2,231.54 | +6.6% | 100% | 100% |
| 18 | Pembrokeshire | £2,059.82 | £2,166.15 | +5.2% | 125% | 300% |
| 19 | Torfaen | £2,059.50 | £2,155.68 | +4.7% | — | — |
| 20 | Newport | £1,983.97 | £2,088.48 | +5.3% | 100% | 100% |
| 21 | Caerphilly | £1,956.20 | £2,082.88 | +6.5% | 100% | 300% |
| 22 | Cardiff | £1,926.18 | £2,013.18 | +4.5% | 100% | 100% |
England’s 296 councils are on council tax rates 2026/27 and the second-home premium tracker; the other nation is here.
gov.wales Council Tax levels: April 2026 to March 2027 (Band D, published 24 March 2026) · gov.wales Council Tax dwellings: April 2026 to March 2027, Table 6 (premiums). Welsh Government publishes Band D only; the other bands here are computed from Band D using the statutory ratios (Band A = 6/9 of D … Band I = 21/9), so treat them as the standard relationship rather than a published figure. Premiums are the councils' own 2026/27 returns. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Averages and rankings are ours, across the 22 councils.
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Merthyr Tydfil at £2,593.60 for Band D in 2026/27; the lowest is Cardiff at £2,013.18.
The simple average Band D across the 22 councils is £2,326.14, up 5.3% on average against 2025/26.
20 of 22 for 2026/27, according to the councils' own returns; 21 charge a long-term-empty premium.