Bedford Council council tax 2026/27

Band D council tax in Bedford for 2026/27 is £2,431.59 per year, which works out at about £202.63 per month over 12 instalments.

The full 2026/27 charges in Bedford are: Band A £1,621.06, Band B £1,891.24, Band C £2,161.41, Band D £2,431.59, Band E £2,971.94, Band F £3,512.29, Band G £4,052.65, Band H £4,863.18.

Band A — the lowest band — costs £1,621.06 in Bedford for 2026/27, about £135.09 per month.

Band H — the highest band — costs £4,863.18 in Bedford for 2026/27.

Bedford did not publish a year-on-year percentage alongside its 2026/27 figures, so we do not state one. The current verified charges are shown above.

As presented by the council, the figure includes: council_police_fire.

Possibly. If you are the only counted adult in your home you get a 25% single person discount; full-time student households are exempt; adapted homes qualify for a disability band reduction; and every council runs a means-tested Council Tax Reduction scheme. See CouncilData's discounts and exemptions guide for details.

You challenge through the Valuation Office Agency (VOA); it is free. Check neighbouring homes' bands and estimate your home's 1991 value first — CouncilData's guide to challenging your band explains the steps.

Directly from the council's own published page ("Council Tax | Bedford Borough Council"), read and independently re-checked on 2026-06-10. Every CouncilData record carries a source URL, a verified date, and passes arithmetic checks against statutory band ratios. Free to reuse with attribution (CC BY 4.0).