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Council tax in West Dunbartonshire 2026/27

£1,682a year for a Band D home in West Dunbartonshire, 2026/27: £168 a month over ten instalments

A Band D home in West Dunbartonshire pays £1,681.53 in council tax for 2026/27, up £122 (7.8%) on 2025/26. Band A pays £1,121 and Band H £4,120. West Dunbartonshire ranks 17 of 32 councils in Scotland (1 is the most expensive), £28 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 West Dunbartonshire

A£1,121B£1,308C£1,495D£1,682reference bandE£2,209F£2,732G£3,293H£4,120
BandValue on 1 April 1991RatioA yearA month (10)A month (12)Change on 2025/26
Aup to £27,000240/360£1,121.02£112.10£93.42+£81.11
B£27,001 to £35,000280/360£1,307.86£130.79£108.99+£94.64
C£35,001 to £45,000320/360£1,494.69£149.47£124.56+£108.15
Dreference band£45,001 to £58,000360/360£1,681.53£168.15£140.13+£121.67
E£58,001 to £80,000473/360£2,209.34£220.93£184.11+£159.86
F£80,001 to £106,000585/360£2,732.49£273.25£227.71+£197.72
G£106,001 to £212,000705/360£3,293.00£329.30£274.42+£238.27
Hmore than £212,000882/360£4,119.75£411.98£343.31+£298.09

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 West Dunbartonshire, five years

£1,3322022/23
£1,3992023/24+5.0%
£1,3992024/250.0%
£1,5602025/26+11.5%
£1,6822026/27+7.8%

Between 2022/23 and 2026/27 the Band D charge in West Dunbartonshire rose from £1,332 to £1,682, 26.2% 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%
Perth & Kinross£1,116£1,674£4,101+8.9%
Renfrewshire£1,127£1,691£4,142+7.5%
West Dunbartonshire£1,121£1,682£4,120+7.8%

All 32 councils in Scotland · England.

Questions about council tax in West Dunbartonshire

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

£1,681.53 a year in 2026/27, about £168 a month over ten instalments. That is +£122 (+7.8%) 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 West Dunbartonshire?

Band A in West Dunbartonshire is £1,121.02 a year in 2026/27, about £112 a month over ten instalments: 240/360 of the Band D figure of £1,682.

How much is council tax band B in West Dunbartonshire?

Band B in West Dunbartonshire is £1,307.86 a year in 2026/27, about £131 a month over ten instalments: 280/360 of the Band D figure of £1,682.

How much is council tax band C in West Dunbartonshire?

Band C in West Dunbartonshire is £1,494.69 a year in 2026/27, about £149 a month over ten instalments: 320/360 of the Band D figure of £1,682.

Is council tax in West Dunbartonshire high for Scotland?

West Dunbartonshire ranks 17 of 32 Scottish councils on Band D (1 is the most expensive). Its £1,682 is £28 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.