Council tax bands in Windsor and Maidenhead
Windsor and Maidenhead is a billing authority in South East England. Band-D Council Tax for 2026-27 is £1,953 per year — that's the headline rate the bands above and below scale from.
- Band-D charge: £1,953 per year (2026-27)
- Domestic properties: 66,850
- Most common band: Band D (24.8% of homes)
- Homes in bands A–C: 24.6%
- Local challenge success rate: 9.1%
Council tax by band in Windsor and Maidenhead (2026-27)
Every band is a fixed proportion of the Band-D charge (£1,953), so here's the full ladder for Windsor and Maidenhead — your exact bill can vary slightly with any parish or town precept.
| Band | Council tax (2026-27) |
|---|---|
| Band A | £1,302 per year |
| Band B | £1,519 per year |
| Band C | £1,736 per year |
| Band D (most common) | £1,953 per year |
| Band E | £2,387 per year |
| Band F | £2,820 per year |
| Band G | £3,254 per year |
| Band H | £3,905 per year |
Derived from the 2026-27 Band-D charge using the statutory band proportions (sixths-to-eighteenths of Band D). Source: gov.uk (MHCLG) (Open Government Licence v3.0).
Band distribution in Windsor and Maidenhead
There are 66,850 domestic properties in Windsor and Maidenhead , with Band D the most common (24.8% of homes).
Properties by council tax band
Source: VOA Council Tax Stock of Properties, March 2024 (Open Government Licence v3.0). Dashed markers show the England & Wales average for each band.
| Band | Properties | % in Windsor and Maidenhead | England & Wales avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | 2,170 | 3.2% | 23.3% |
| Band B | 3,970 | 5.9% | 19.6% |
| Band C | 10,370 | 15.5% | 21.9% |
| Band D (most common) | 16,560 | 24.8% | 15.7% |
| Band E | 13,480 | 20.2% | 10% |
| Band F | 8,390 | 12.6% | 5.4% |
| Band G | 9,920 | 14.8% | 3.5% |
| Band H | 2,010 | 3% | 0.6% |
How Windsor and Maidenhead compares to the national average
The bands that diverge most from the England & Wales average:
Bars scaled to a 50% axis. National averages: VOA stock, March 2024.
Council tax challenges in Windsor and Maidenhead
Valuation Office records show 10 successful band challenges in Windsor and Maidenhead in 2023-24. At an estimated £217 saved per year for each home moved one band lower, that's roughly £2,170 a year taken off local bills — and a home still in too high a band keeps overpaying every year until it's fixed.
In Windsor and Maidenhead, 110 band challenges were resolved in 2023-24 , 9.1% of them resulting in a band reduction. Separately, 20 homes in Windsor and Maidenhead were moved to a lower band last year through all corrections (a different count to challenges — not directly comparable).
Challenging rarely backfires. Across England & Wales, of the band reviews the Valuation Office resolved in 2023-24, about 41% ended in a lower band and fewer than 1% went up — the route BandCheck uses.
Source: VOA Council Tax: Challenges and Changes, 2023-24 (Open Government Licence v3.0). £ figure is an estimate — successful reductions × the one-band-lower saving; the actual amount per home varies by band.
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How to challenge your band in Windsor and Maidenhead
Run the free check above first — it tells you whether the evidence actually supports a challenge, at no cost. If it does, the optional £4.99 appeal pack assembles a pre-filled Band Review email body, an evidence appendix listing comparable properties with sale prices from HM Land Registry, and (if you've moved in within the last six months) a pre-filled Council Tax Proposal Form (VO 7455 in England / Wales) you sign and post / email yourself. It's fully refunded if the Valuation Office rejects your challenge — just send us their written decision within 60 days.