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Council tax in Inverclyde 2026/27

£1,674a year for a Band D home in Inverclyde, 2026/27: £167 a month over ten instalments

A Band D home in Inverclyde pays £1,673.85 in council tax for 2026/27, up £123 (7.9%) on 2025/26. Band A pays £1,116 and Band H £4,101. Inverclyde ranks 18 of 32 councils in Scotland (1 is the most expensive), £20 above the Scotland average of £1,653.

Assumptions: financial year 2026/27; a Band D dwelling occupied by two adults with no discount or reduction. Scottish figures are the council's own Band D charge as reported to the Scottish Government, excluding water and sewerage; bands A to H are the Scottish Government's own table. Published 2026-03-31.

All 8 bands in Inverclyde

A£1,116B£1,302C£1,488D£1,674reference bandE£2,199F£2,720G£3,278H£4,101
BandValue on 1 April 1991RatioA yearA month (10)A month (12)Change on 2025/26
Aup to £27,000240/360£1,115.90£111.59£92.99+£81.70
B£27,001 to £35,000280/360£1,301.88£130.19£108.49+£95.31
C£35,001 to £45,000320/360£1,487.87£148.79£123.99+£108.94
Dreference band£45,001 to £58,000360/360£1,673.85£167.39£139.49+£122.55
E£58,001 to £80,000473/360£2,199.25£219.93£183.27+£161.01
F£80,001 to £106,000585/360£2,720.01£272.00£226.67+£199.15
G£106,001 to £212,000705/360£3,277.96£327.80£273.16+£240.00
Hmore than £212,000882/360£4,100.93£410.09£341.74+£300.25

Scotland changed the ratios for Bands E to H in April 2017, so those bands pay more relative to Band D than in England. The change on 2025/26 applies each band's ratio to last year's Band D.

Band D in Inverclyde, five years

£1,3582022/23
£1,4302023/24+5.3%
£1,5472024/25+8.2%
£1,5512025/26+0.3%
£1,6742026/27+7.9%

Between 2022/23 and 2026/27 the Band D charge in Inverclyde rose from £1,358 to £1,674, 23.3% in 4 years. The Scotland average went from £1,347 to £1,653 (22.8%).

Sandstone tenement flats and hedges along Nithsdale Street
Photo: Richard Sutcliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Other councils in Scotland

CouncilBand ABand DBand HChange
Aberdeenshire£1,124£1,686£4,131+10.0%
Clackmannanshire£1,122£1,684£4,125+5.6%
Inverclyde£1,116£1,674£4,101+7.9%
North Ayrshire£1,124£1,686£4,130+8.5%
Orkney Islands£1,113£1,669£4,089+6.0%
Perth & Kinross£1,116£1,674£4,101+8.9%
West Dunbartonshire£1,121£1,682£4,120+7.8%

All 32 councils in Scotland · England.

Questions about council tax in Inverclyde

How much is council tax in Inverclyde for a Band D home?

£1,673.85 a year in 2026/27, about £167 a month over ten instalments. That is +£123 (+7.9%) on 2025/26. Water and sewerage charges, which Scottish councils collect with council tax, are not included.

How much is council tax band A in Inverclyde?

Band A in Inverclyde is £1,115.90 a year in 2026/27, about £112 a month over ten instalments: 240/360 of the Band D figure of £1,674.

How much is council tax band B in Inverclyde?

Band B in Inverclyde is £1,301.88 a year in 2026/27, about £130 a month over ten instalments: 280/360 of the Band D figure of £1,674.

How much is council tax band C in Inverclyde?

Band C in Inverclyde is £1,487.87 a year in 2026/27, about £149 a month over ten instalments: 320/360 of the Band D figure of £1,674.

Is council tax in Inverclyde high for Scotland?

Inverclyde ranks 18 of 32 Scottish councils on Band D (1 is the most expensive). Its £1,674 is £20 above the Scotland average of £1,653.

Sources

  1. Scottish Government: Council Tax datasets (Council Tax by band 2026-27; Band D 1996-97 to 2026-27) (accessed 2026-09-12) ✓ checked
  2. Council Tax (Substitution of Proportion) (Scotland) Order 2016, article 2 (proportions 240 to 882 over 360 from 1 April 2017) (accessed 2026-09-12) ✓ checked

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Council Tax Ledger shows the average area council tax for 2026/27 for a dwelling occupied by two adults with no discounts, as published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Parish precepts vary within a district, so your bill may differ. Not financial advice.