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Council tax in Renfrewshire 2026/27

£1,691a year for a Band D home in Renfrewshire, 2026/27: £169 a month over ten instalments

A Band D home in Renfrewshire pays £1,690.56 in council tax for 2026/27, up £118 (7.5%) on 2025/26. Band A pays £1,127 and Band H £4,142. Renfrewshire ranks 13 of 32 councils in Scotland (1 is the most expensive), £37 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 Renfrewshire

A£1,127B£1,315C£1,503D£1,691reference bandE£2,221F£2,747G£3,311H£4,142
BandValue on 1 April 1991RatioA yearA month (10)A month (12)Change on 2025/26
Aup to £27,000240/360£1,127.04£112.70£93.92+£78.63
B£27,001 to £35,000280/360£1,314.88£131.49£109.57+£91.74
C£35,001 to £45,000320/360£1,502.72£150.27£125.23+£104.84
Dreference band£45,001 to £58,000360/360£1,690.56£169.06£140.88+£117.95
E£58,001 to £80,000473/360£2,221.21£222.12£185.10+£154.98
F£80,001 to £106,000585/360£2,747.16£274.72£228.93+£191.67
G£106,001 to £212,000705/360£3,310.68£331.07£275.89+£230.99
Hmore than £212,000882/360£4,141.87£414.19£345.16+£288.98

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 Renfrewshire, five years

£1,3552022/23
£1,4362023/24+6.0%
£1,4362024/250.0%
£1,5732025/26+9.5%
£1,6912026/27+7.5%

Between 2022/23 and 2026/27 the Band D charge in Renfrewshire rose from £1,355 to £1,691, 24.8% 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%
East Lothian£1,132£1,698£4,159+7.5%
North Ayrshire£1,124£1,686£4,130+8.5%
Renfrewshire£1,127£1,691£4,142+7.5%
South Ayrshire£1,130£1,695£4,153+8.0%
West Dunbartonshire£1,121£1,682£4,120+7.8%

All 32 councils in Scotland · England.

Questions about council tax in Renfrewshire

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

£1,690.56 a year in 2026/27, about £169 a month over ten instalments. That is +£118 (+7.5%) 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 Renfrewshire?

Band A in Renfrewshire is £1,127.04 a year in 2026/27, about £113 a month over ten instalments: 240/360 of the Band D figure of £1,691.

How much is council tax band B in Renfrewshire?

Band B in Renfrewshire is £1,314.88 a year in 2026/27, about £131 a month over ten instalments: 280/360 of the Band D figure of £1,691.

How much is council tax band C in Renfrewshire?

Band C in Renfrewshire is £1,502.72 a year in 2026/27, about £150 a month over ten instalments: 320/360 of the Band D figure of £1,691.

Is council tax in Renfrewshire high for Scotland?

Renfrewshire ranks 13 of 32 Scottish councils on Band D (1 is the most expensive). Its £1,691 is £37 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.