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Council tax in Argyll and Bute

Council area

West Scotland. 87,310 people in 7,005 square kilometres, the 3rd most sparsely populated council in the UK.

2 layers about council tax for Argyll and Bute, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Band D by council

Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England · 2026/27

Under £1.6k£2.6k or more

Band D council tax in Argyll and Bute is £1,783.33 for 2026/27.

Band D council tax

CouncilGreat Britain only
£1,783.33
MHCLG and Welsh Government and Scottish Government · 2026/27

Band D council tax in Argyll and Bute is £1,783.33 for 2026/27.

That is 8% higher than the Scotland average of £1,653.44.

It rose 9.7% on the year before.

Argyll and Bute has the 2nd most expensive Band D council tax in Scotland.

Against Scotland
8% higher£1,653.44
Band D council tax: Argyll and Bute among every council350 areas from £1,028 to £2,765. The middle area is £2,415. Argyll and Bute is £1,783.

Council tax by band in Argyll and Bute, 2026/27

BandYearly billShare of homes, March 2026
Band A£1,188.89No figure
Band B£1,387.03No figure
Band C£1,585.18No figure
Band D£1,783.33No figure
Band E£2,343.10No figure
Band F£2,897.91No figure
Band G£3,492.35No figure
Band H£4,369.16No figure

Worked out by Open Index from the Band D figure and the band ratios set in law.

You get 25% off if you live on your own, or if everyone else in your home is disregarded (full-time students, for example).

No figure for Band A, Band B, Band C, Band D, Band E, Band F, Band G, Band H: Not published here.

Share of homes: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026.

Annual council tax change

CouncilGreat Britain only
9.7%
Worked out by Open Index · 2026/27

Band D council tax in Argyll and Bute changed by 9.7% on the year before, for 2026/27.

Worked out by Open Index from the Band D council tax figures.

Against Scotland
37% higher7.1%
Annual council tax change: Argyll and Bute among every council350 areas from 2.5% to 10.0%. The middle area is 4.9%. Argyll and Bute is 9.7%.