# Where your council tax goes in Gloucester

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updated: 29 September 2026
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# Where your council tax goes in Gloucester



Last updated 29 September 2026.
Figures refresh every night. [How each figure is worked out](/methodology/).





A Band D council tax bill in **Gloucester** is **£2,355.84** for 2026-27, split between Gloucester £244.13, Gloucestershire County Council £1,729.87, Gloucestershire County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase £33.59, Gloucestershire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable £340.58, Parish and town councils (average for the area) £7.67. Shared out in proportion to what each body spends, the largest single line is adult social care at Gloucestershire County Council: **£605.32** of the bill. Council tax pays for 12% of the council's own spending; the rest is government grant, business rates and fees.



Figures for the 2026–27 financial year. Source:
[Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government](https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/council-tax-statistics).





## Key figures



- £2,355.84Band D bill, 2026-27


As of 6 April 2026
- £244.13Goes to Gloucester itself (10%)


As of 6 April 2026
- £605.32Largest line: adult social care


As of 28 September 2026
- 11.6%Of the council's money that comes from council tax, 2025-26


As of 28 September 2026




Source: [Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government](https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/council-tax-statistics).






## Who gets your bill


Your council tax band
A B C D E F G H



Figures are for a **Band D** home. Bands A to H pay a fixed fraction of this, set in law.



244.13

1729.87

33.59

340.58

7.67



Gloucester 10%Gloucestershire County Council 73%Gloucestershire County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase 1%Gloucestershire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable 14%Parish and town councils (average for the area) 0%



Parish precepts differ from parish to parish; this is the average across the area, and a home outside any parish pays none.





## And where does that bit go?



Choose any part of the bill to see how it divides, then keep going as far as the published returns allow. Every level has its own link you can share.





### Where the rest comes from




**Council tax pays for 11.6%** of the money
Gloucester had to spend in 2025-26.


************



- Council tax 11.6% £9.4m
- Business rates 9.7% £7.9m
- General government grant 0.4% £297k
- Government grants for specific services 42.1% £34.3m
- Fees, charges and other income 35.5% £29.0m
- Taken from reserves 0.8% £641k






**Council tax pays for 29.0%** of the money
Gloucestershire County Council had to spend in 2025-26.


**********



- Council tax 29.0% £415.0m
- Business rates 7.6% £109.0m
- General government grant 0.9% £12.4m
- Government grants for specific services 42.3% £605.7m
- Fees, charges and other income 20.3% £290.6m




It also put £7.7m into its reserves that year.




Council tax is pooled with the council's other money, not ring-fenced for any service. The split on this page
shares your bill out in proportion to what each body spends; it does not say what any one pound paid for.







- Your bill





### Your bill: £2,355.84


- [Gloucester](#d-council)
£244.13

**
Your council · 10.4% of the bill
- [Gloucestershire County Council](#d-county)
£1,729.87

**
County council · 73.4% of the bill
- [Gloucestershire County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-county-adult-social-care)
£33.59

**
County adult social care precept · 1.4% of the bill
- [Gloucestershire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable](#d-police)
£340.58

**
Police · 14.5% of the bill
- Parish and town councils (average for the area)
£7.67

**
Parish or town council · 0.3% of the bill. Parish, town and community councils do not file spending returns with the government, so there is no national breakdown. Each publishes its own annual accounts.






- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- Gloucester





### Gloucester



£244.13 of your bill goes to Gloucester. It is shared out below in proportion to how
Gloucester spent its money in 2025-26, its latest published return.


- [Environment and regulation](#d-council~environment)
£80.87

**
33.1% of this part · £6.5m in 2025-26 · £47 per resident; similar councils £54 · down 13.7% on 2024-25
- [Housing (not council homes)](#d-council~housing)
£59.65

**
24.4% of this part · £4.8m in 2025-26 · £35 per resident; similar councils £22 · up 110.5% on 2024-25
Not council homes: [see the note](#d-council~housing).
- [Running the council](#d-council~central)
£56.53

**
23.2% of this part · £4.6m in 2025-26 · £33 per resident; similar councils £38 · down 11.8% on 2024-25
- [Parks, leisure, libraries and culture](#d-council~culture-leisure)
£47.08

**
19.3% of this part · £3.8m in 2025-26 · £27 per resident; similar councils £21 · up 7.3% on 2024-25




Roads and transport brought in £1.4m more than it cost; Planning and development brought in £3.1m more than it cost in 2025-26, so
they take no share of your bill.







**Which councils count as similar**



Medians are across the 10 district councils in England closest in population: Teignbridge, Epping Forest, Wychavon, Tonbridge and Malling, Exeter, Ipswich, Broadland, North Hertfordshire, Waverley, Winchester. Per-resident figures use ONS mid-year population estimates.






- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Gloucester](#d-council)
- Environment and regulation





### Environment and regulation



£80.87 of your bill goes to environment and regulation at Gloucester. Here is how its £6.5m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Street cleaning
£29.81

**
36.9% of this · £2.7m in 2025-26 · £19 per resident; similar councils £12 · up 179.0% on 2024-25
- Waste collection
£26.94

**
33.3% of this · £2.4m in 2025-26 · £17 per resident; similar councils £20 · down 60.3% on 2024-25
- Recycling and waste minimisation
£10.40

**
12.9% of this · £931k in 2025-26 · £6.72 per resident; similar councils £7.17
- Environmental health, food safety, pest control and licensing
£6.97

**
8.6% of this · £624k in 2025-26 · £4.50 per resident; similar councils £9.21 · down 2.0% on 2024-25
- Community safety and CCTV
£3.45

**
4.3% of this · £309k in 2025-26 · £2.23 per resident; similar councils £2.51 · up 3.3% on 2024-25
- Flood defence, land drainage and coast protection
£1.97

**
2.4% of this · £176k in 2025-26 · £1.27 per resident; similar councils £1.07 · down 5.9% on 2024-25
- Other environmental services
£1.28

**
1.6% of this · £115k in 2025-26 · £0.83 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · up 6.5% on 2024-25
- Public toilets
£0.06

**
under 0.1% of this · £5k in 2025-26 · £0.04 per resident; similar councils £1.23 · up 25.0% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Gloucester](#d-council)
- Housing (not council homes)





### Housing (not council homes)



£59.65 of your bill goes to housing (not council homes) at Gloucester. Here is how its £4.8m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Homelessness and temporary accommodation
£57.32

**
96.1% of this · £4.6m in 2025-26 · £33 per resident; similar councils £11 · up 111.6% on 2024-25
- Housing benefit administration and discretionary payments
£2.33

**
3.9% of this · £188k in 2025-26 · £1.36 per resident; similar councils £5.82 · up 86.1% on 2024-25







**Council homes are not in this.** Council housing is paid for through the Housing Revenue Account,
from tenants' rents, and the law keeps it separate from the General Fund that council tax goes into.
Gloucester reported no Housing Revenue Account for 2025-26: it has no council homes of its own, or they were transferred to a housing association.
[What council tax does and doesn't pay for](/what-council-tax-pays-for/#ring-fence).








- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Gloucester](#d-council)
- Running the council





### Running the council



£56.53 of your bill goes to running the council at Gloucester. Here is how its £4.6m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Corporate and democratic core
£33.99

**
60.1% of this · £2.7m in 2025-26 · £20 per resident; similar councils £17 · down 10.5% on 2024-25
- Collecting council tax and business rates
£14.78

**
26.1% of this · £1.2m in 2025-26 · £8.60 per resident; similar councils £7.63 · down 10.6% on 2024-25
- Other central services
£4.86

**
8.6% of this · £392k in 2025-26 · £2.83 per resident; similar councils £1.31 · down 11.1% on 2024-25
- Elections and electoral registration
£2.53

**
4.5% of this · £204k in 2025-26 · £1.47 per resident; similar councils £2.87 · down 33.8% on 2024-25
- Emergency planning
£0.37

**
0.7% of this · £30k in 2025-26 · £0.22 per resident; similar councils £0.57 · up 15.4% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Gloucester](#d-council)
- Parks, leisure, libraries and culture





### Parks, leisure, libraries and culture



£47.08 of your bill goes to parks, leisure, libraries and culture at Gloucester. Here is how its £3.8m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Museums, arts, heritage and archives
£23.02

**
48.9% of this · £1.9m in 2025-26 · £13 per resident; similar councils £3.29 · down 24.0% on 2024-25
- Parks and open spaces (including play areas)
£20.52

**
43.6% of this · £1.7m in 2025-26 · £12 per resident; similar councils £13 · up 363.6% on 2024-25
- Tourism
£2.63

**
5.6% of this · £212k in 2025-26 · £1.53 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · down 5.4% on 2024-25
- Sport and leisure
£0.92

**
1.9% of this · £74k in 2025-26 · £0.53 per resident; similar councils £4.74 · down 85.7% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- Gloucestershire County Council





### Gloucestershire County Council



£1,729.87 of your bill goes to Gloucestershire County Council. It is shared out below in proportion to how
Gloucestershire County Council spent its money in 2025-26, its latest published return.


- [Adult social care](#d-county~adult-social-care)
£605.32

**
35.0% of this part · £267.1m in 2025-26 · £397 per resident; similar councils £435 · up 6.7% on 2024-25
- [Children's social care](#d-county~childrens-social-care)
£428.63

**
24.8% of this part · £189.1m in 2025-26 · £281 per resident; similar councils £235 · up 7.2% on 2024-25
- [Education](#d-county~education)
£353.52

**
20.4% of this part · £531.6m in 2025-26 · £791 per resident; similar councils £687 · up 13.2% on 2024-25
- [Roads and transport](#d-county~highways-transport)
£131.68

**
7.6% of this part · £58.1m in 2025-26 · £86 per resident; similar councils £68 · down 1.3% on 2024-25
- [Fire and rescue](#d-county~fire)
£77.67

**
4.5% of this part · £34.3m in 2025-26 · £51 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · up 5.7% on 2024-25
- [Running the council](#d-county~central)
£55.72

**
3.2% of this part · £24.6m in 2025-26 · £37 per resident; similar councils £23 · down 25.7% on 2024-25
- [Environment and regulation](#d-county~environment)
£40.20

**
2.3% of this part · £17.7m in 2025-26 · £26 per resident; similar councils £58 · up 170.7% on 2024-25
- [Parks, leisure, libraries and culture](#d-county~culture-leisure)
£28.59

**
1.7% of this part · £12.6m in 2025-26 · £19 per resident; similar councils £15 · down 1.3% on 2024-25
- [Planning and development](#d-county~planning-development)
£5.41

**
0.3% of this part · £2.4m in 2025-26 · £3.55 per resident; similar councils £5.30
- [Public health](#d-county~public-health)
£2.65

**
0.2% of this part · £29.8m in 2025-26 · £44 per resident; similar councils £51 · down 3.8% on 2024-25
- Housing (not council homes)
£0.48

**
under 0.1% of this part · £212k in 2025-26 · £0.32 per resident; similar councils £3.67 · down 14.2% on 2024-25
Not council homes: [see the note](#d-county).





Before sharing out your bill, the part of education paid for by the Dedicated Schools Grant (£375.6m) and public health paid for by the public health grant (£28.7m) is taken off, because council tax does not pay for it.




**Council homes are not in this.** Council housing is paid for through the Housing Revenue Account,
from tenants' rents, and the law keeps it separate from the General Fund that council tax goes into.
Gloucestershire County Council reported no Housing Revenue Account for 2025-26: it has no council homes of its own, or they were transferred to a housing association.
[What council tax does and doesn't pay for](/what-council-tax-pays-for/#ring-fence).






**Which councils count as similar**



Medians are across the 10 county councils closest in population: Warwickshire County Council, Cambridgeshire County Council, Worcestershire County Council, Leicestershire County Council, Oxfordshire County Council, Suffolk County Council, Lincolnshire County Council, East Sussex County Council, Derbyshire County Council, Devon County Council. Per-resident figures use ONS mid-year population estimates.






- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Gloucestershire County Council](#d-county)
- Adult social care





### Adult social care



£605.32 of your bill goes to adult social care at Gloucestershire County Council. Here is how its £267.1m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- [Physical support](#d-county~adult-social-care.physical)
£229.22

**
37.9% of this · £101.1m in 2025-26 · £151 per resident; similar councils £139 · down 2.3% on 2024-25
- [Learning disability support](#d-county~adult-social-care.learning-disability)
£166.13

**
27.4% of this · £73.3m in 2025-26 · £109 per resident; similar councils £154 · up 13.0% on 2024-25
- Care assessment and safeguarding
£95.24

**
15.7% of this · £42.0m in 2025-26 · £63 per resident; similar councils £44 · up 8.1% on 2024-25
- [Mental health support](#d-county~adult-social-care.mental-health)
£30.28

**
5.0% of this · £13.4m in 2025-26 · £20 per resident; similar councils £36 · up 10.3% on 2024-25
- [Support with memory and cognition](#d-county~adult-social-care.memory)
£29.20

**
4.8% of this · £12.9m in 2025-26 · £19 per resident; similar councils £38 · down 4.7% on 2024-25
- Social support (carers, substance misuse, isolation, asylum)
£18.83

**
3.1% of this · £8.3m in 2025-26 · £12 per resident; similar councils £9.41 · down 11.5% on 2024-25
- Commissioning, strategy and administration
£18.15

**
3.0% of this · £8.0m in 2025-26 · £12 per resident; similar councils £24
- Assistive equipment and technology
£13.50

**
2.2% of this · £6.0m in 2025-26 · £8.86 per resident; similar councils £5.48 · down 0.4% on 2024-25
- Information and early intervention
£2.58

**
0.4% of this · £1.1m in 2025-26 · £1.70 per resident; similar councils £3.20 · down 8.0% on 2024-25
- [Sensory support](#d-county~adult-social-care.sensory)
£2.19

**
0.4% of this · £966k in 2025-26 · £1.44 per resident; similar councils £2.67 · up 4.0% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Gloucestershire County Council](#d-county)
- [Adult social care](#d-county~adult-social-care)
- Physical support





### Physical support



£229.22 of your bill goes to physical support at Gloucestershire County Council. Here is how its £101.1m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Aged 65 and over
£167.33

**
73.0% of this · £73.8m in 2025-26 · £110 per resident; similar councils £105 · down 4.0% on 2024-25
- Aged 18 to 64
£61.89

**
27.0% of this · £27.3m in 2025-26 · £41 per resident; similar councils £27 · up 2.8% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Gloucestershire County Council](#d-county)
- [Adult social care](#d-county~adult-social-care)
- Learning disability support





### Learning disability support



£166.13 of your bill goes to learning disability support at Gloucestershire County Council. Here is how its £73.3m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Aged 18 to 64
£159.38

**
95.9% of this · £70.3m in 2025-26 · £105 per resident; similar councils £135 · up 13.3% on 2024-25
- Aged 65 and over
£6.75

**
4.1% of this · £3.0m in 2025-26 · £4.43 per resident; similar councils £20 · up 6.2% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Gloucestershire County Council](#d-county)
- [Adult social care](#d-county~adult-social-care)
- Mental health support





### Mental health support



£30.28 of your bill goes to mental health support at Gloucestershire County Council. Here is how its £13.4m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Aged 18 to 64
£25.04

**
82.7% of this · £11.0m in 2025-26 · £16 per resident; similar councils £21 · up 9.6% on 2024-25
- Aged 65 and over
£5.24

**
17.3% of this · £2.3m in 2025-26 · £3.44 per resident; similar councils £13 · up 13.5% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Gloucestershire County Council](#d-county)
- [Adult social care](#d-county~adult-social-care)
- Support with memory and cognition





### Support with memory and cognition



£29.20 of your bill goes to support with memory and cognition at Gloucestershire County Council. Here is how its £12.9m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Aged 65 and over
£23.39

**
80.1% of this · £10.3m in 2025-26 · £15 per resident; similar councils £33 · down 8.2% on 2024-25
- Aged 18 to 64
£5.81

**
19.9% of this · £2.6m in 2025-26 · £3.81 per resident; similar councils £3.33 · up 12.3% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Gloucestershire County Council](#d-county)
- [Adult social care](#d-county~adult-social-care)
- Sensory support





### Sensory support



£2.19 of your bill goes to sensory support at Gloucestershire County Council. Here is how its £966k of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Aged 65 and over
£1.19

**
54.2% of this · £524k in 2025-26 · £0.78 per resident; similar councils £1.40 · up 0.2% on 2024-25
- Aged 18 to 64
£1.00

**
45.8% of this · £442k in 2025-26 · £0.66 per resident; similar councils £1.34 · up 8.9% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Gloucestershire County Council](#d-county)
- Children's social care





### Children's social care



£428.63 of your bill goes to children's social care at Gloucestershire County Council. Here is how its £189.1m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Children looked after
£201.36

**
47.0% of this · £88.8m in 2025-26 · £132 per resident; similar councils £142 · up 8.1% on 2024-25
- Safeguarding and social work
£104.61

**
24.4% of this · £46.2m in 2025-26 · £69 per resident; similar councils £38 · up 4.6% on 2024-25
- Family support
£75.25

**
17.6% of this · £33.2m in 2025-26 · £49 per resident; similar councils £28 · up 10.2% on 2024-25
- Services for young people
£18.38

**
4.3% of this · £8.1m in 2025-26 · £12 per resident; similar councils £5.91 · down 0.2% on 2024-25
- Children's centres and early years
£16.94

**
4.0% of this · £7.5m in 2025-26 · £11 per resident; similar councils £3.33 · up 9.6% on 2024-25
- Asylum-seeking children
£10.17

**
2.4% of this · £4.5m in 2025-26 · £6.68 per resident; similar councils £1.73 · up 9.3% on 2024-25
- Other children's and families' services
£1.93

**
0.4% of this · £850k in 2025-26 · £1.27 per resident; similar councils £2.82 · down 3.2% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Gloucestershire County Council](#d-county)
- Education





### Education



£353.52 of your bill goes to education at Gloucestershire County Council. Here is how its £531.6m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Primary schools
£140.79

**
39.8% of this · £211.7m in 2025-26 · £315 per resident; similar councils £234 · up 5.6% on 2024-25
- Early years and nursery
£64.12

**
18.1% of this · £96.4m in 2025-26 · £144 per resident; similar councils £141 · up 35.2% on 2024-25
- Special schools and alternative provision
£51.76

**
14.6% of this · £77.8m in 2025-26 · £116 per resident; similar councils £129 · up 14.0% on 2024-25
- Secondary schools
£51.46

**
14.6% of this · £77.4m in 2025-26 · £115 per resident; similar councils £52 · up 12.6% on 2024-25
- Other education
£33.58

**
9.5% of this · £50.5m in 2025-26 · £75 per resident; similar councils £92 · up 7.7% on 2024-25
- Post-16
£11.81

**
3.3% of this · £17.8m in 2025-26 · £26 per resident; similar councils £18 · up 27.7% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Gloucestershire County Council](#d-county)
- Roads and transport





### Roads and transport



£131.68 of your bill goes to roads and transport at Gloucestershire County Council. Here is how its £58.1m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- [Road and bridge maintenance](#d-county~highways-transport.maintenance)
£61.26

**
46.5% of this · £28.0m in 2025-26 · £42 per resident; similar councils £23 · down 8.9% on 2024-25
- Support for bus, rail and other public transport
£23.53

**
17.9% of this · £10.7m in 2025-26 · £16 per resident; similar councils £15 · up 11.8% on 2024-25
- Concessionary bus fares
£13.35

**
10.1% of this · £6.1m in 2025-26 · £9.08 per resident; similar councils £9.54 · up 4.9% on 2024-25
- Transport planning and policy
£12.58

**
9.6% of this · £5.7m in 2025-26 · £8.56 per resident; similar councils £3.14 · down 0.2% on 2024-25
- Street lighting (including energy)
£10.38

**
7.9% of this · £4.7m in 2025-26 · £7.06 per resident; similar councils £5.90 · down 13.7% on 2024-25
- Winter service (gritting)
£8.08

**
6.1% of this · £3.7m in 2025-26 · £5.49 per resident; similar councils £4.67 · up 8.9% on 2024-25
- Traffic management and road safety
£2.50

**
1.9% of this · £1.1m in 2025-26 · £1.70 per resident; similar councils £1.82 · up 17.1% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Gloucestershire County Council](#d-county)
- [Roads and transport](#d-county~highways-transport)
- Road and bridge maintenance





### Road and bridge maintenance



£61.26 of your bill goes to road and bridge maintenance at Gloucestershire County Council. Here is how its £28.0m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Environmental, safety and routine maintenance
£57.91

**
94.5% of this · £26.5m in 2025-26 · £39 per resident; similar councils £17 · up 1.7% on 2024-25
- Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges)
£3.35

**
5.5% of this · £1.5m in 2025-26 · £2.28 per resident; similar councils £4.86 · down 67.6% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Gloucestershire County Council](#d-county)
- Fire and rescue





### Fire and rescue



£77.67 of your bill goes to fire and rescue at Gloucestershire County Council. Here is how its £34.3m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Firefighting and rescue
£69.45

**
89.4% of this · £30.6m in 2025-26 · £46 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · up 5.0% on 2024-25
- Community fire safety
£8.19

**
10.5% of this · £3.6m in 2025-26 · £5.38 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · up 13.7% on 2024-25
- Fire emergency planning
£0.03

**
under 0.1% of this · £14k in 2025-26 · £0.02 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · down 76.3% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Gloucestershire County Council](#d-county)
- Running the council





### Running the council



£55.72 of your bill goes to running the council at Gloucestershire County Council. Here is how its £24.6m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Corporate and democratic core
£21.32

**
38.3% of this · £9.4m in 2025-26 · £14 per resident; similar councils £8.29 · up 25.1% on 2024-25
- Non-distributed costs (past pensions, unused assets)
£21.08

**
37.8% of this · £9.3m in 2025-26 · £14 per resident; similar councils £1.37 · up 6.4% on 2024-25
- Coroners' and other courts
£4.08

**
7.3% of this · £1.8m in 2025-26 · £2.69 per resident; similar councils £2.50 · up 6.9% on 2024-25
- Elections and electoral registration
£3.38

**
6.1% of this · £1.5m in 2025-26 · £2.23 per resident; similar councils £1.64
- Local welfare assistance
£2.48

**
4.4% of this · £1.1m in 2025-26 · £1.63 per resident; similar councils £7.23 · up 214.3% on 2024-25
- Emergency planning
£2.01

**
3.6% of this · £891k in 2025-26 · £1.33 per resident; similar councils £0.48 · up 71.3% on 2024-25
- Registering births, deaths and marriages
£1.36

**
2.4% of this · £604k in 2025-26 · £0.90 per resident; similar councils £-0.28 · up 1.7% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Gloucestershire County Council](#d-county)
- Environment and regulation





### Environment and regulation



£40.20 of your bill goes to environment and regulation at Gloucestershire County Council. Here is how its £17.7m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Waste disposal
£18.36

**
45.7% of this · £8.4m in 2025-26 · £13 per resident; similar councils £37
- Recycling and waste minimisation
£13.21

**
32.9% of this · £6.1m in 2025-26 · £9.01 per resident; similar councils £9.51 · down 1.2% on 2024-25
- Flood defence, land drainage and coast protection
£3.29

**
8.2% of this · £1.5m in 2025-26 · £2.25 per resident; similar councils £1.13 · up 32.0% on 2024-25
- Trading standards
£2.97

**
7.4% of this · £1.4m in 2025-26 · £2.02 per resident; similar councils £2.27
- Other environmental services
£2.36

**
5.9% of this · £1.1m in 2025-26 · £1.61 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · up 33.4% on 2024-25
- Community safety and CCTV
£0.00

**
under 0.1% of this · £1k in 2025-26 · £0.00 per resident; similar councils £0.49











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Gloucestershire County Council](#d-county)
- Parks, leisure, libraries and culture





### Parks, leisure, libraries and culture



£28.59 of your bill goes to parks, leisure, libraries and culture at Gloucestershire County Council. Here is how its £12.6m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Libraries
£18.37

**
64.2% of this · £8.1m in 2025-26 · £12 per resident; similar councils £8.49 · down 0.8% on 2024-25
- Museums, arts, heritage and archives
£7.87

**
27.5% of this · £3.5m in 2025-26 · £5.17 per resident; similar councils £2.29 · down 2.9% on 2024-25
- Parks and open spaces (including play areas)
£2.35

**
8.2% of this · £1.0m in 2025-26 · £1.55 per resident; similar councils £1.38 · up 0.3% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Gloucestershire County Council](#d-county)
- Planning and development





### Planning and development



£5.41 of your bill goes to planning and development at Gloucestershire County Council. Here is how its £2.4m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Planning applications (development management)
£4.10

**
75.8% of this · £2.4m in 2025-26 · £3.57 per resident; similar councils £0.56 · up 58.6% on 2024-25
- Planning policy
£1.09

**
20.1% of this · £635k in 2025-26 · £0.95 per resident; similar councils £0.36 · down 27.1% on 2024-25
- Community development
£0.23

**
4.2% of this · £132k in 2025-26 · £0.20 per resident; similar councils £1.30 · down 8.3% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Gloucestershire County Council](#d-county)
- Public health





### Public health



£2.65 of your bill goes to public health at Gloucestershire County Council. Here is how its £29.8m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Health visiting and children's 0-5 services
£1.08

**
40.8% of this · £12.2m in 2025-26 · £18 per resident; similar councils £13 · up 4.5% on 2024-25
- Drug and alcohol services
£0.70

**
26.4% of this · £7.9m in 2025-26 · £12 per resident; similar councils £11 · up 1.8% on 2024-25
- Sexual health
£0.36

**
13.4% of this · £4.0m in 2025-26 · £5.95 per resident; similar councils £8.22 · up 3.9% on 2024-25
- Stop smoking and tobacco control
£0.13

**
4.7% of this · £1.4m in 2025-26 · £2.11 per resident; similar councils £2.38 · up 15.9% on 2024-25
- Obesity and physical activity
£0.11

**
4.0% of this · £1.2m in 2025-26 · £1.77 per resident; similar councils £2.34 · up 2.7% on 2024-25
- Children's 5-19 programmes
£0.10

**
3.9% of this · £1.2m in 2025-26 · £1.73 per resident; similar councils £4.80 · up 5.5% on 2024-25
- NHS health checks and health protection
£0.10

**
3.8% of this · £1.1m in 2025-26 · £1.71 per resident; similar councils £2.50 · down 55.1% on 2024-25
- Public mental health
£0.04

**
1.6% of this · £492k in 2025-26 · £0.73 per resident; similar councils £1.13 · down 5.0% on 2024-25
- Other public health
£0.03

**
1.3% of this · £378k in 2025-26 · £0.56 per resident; similar councils £5.34 · down 69.0% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- Gloucestershire County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase





### Gloucestershire County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase



£33.59 of your bill is this year's adult social care precept, which councils may raise on top of
the usual limit for adult social care. It is shown against how Gloucestershire County Council's adult social care spending of
£267.1m divided in 2025-26. MHCLG publishes only this year's increase; the running
total since 2016-17 printed on your bill is in the council part above.


- [Physical support](#d-county-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.physical)
£12.72

**
37.9% of this precept · £101.1m in 2025-26 · £151 per resident; similar councils £139 · down 2.3% on 2024-25
- [Learning disability support](#d-county-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.learning-disability)
£9.22

**
27.4% of this precept · £73.3m in 2025-26 · £109 per resident; similar councils £154 · up 13.0% on 2024-25
- Care assessment and safeguarding
£5.28

**
15.7% of this precept · £42.0m in 2025-26 · £63 per resident; similar councils £44 · up 8.1% on 2024-25
- [Mental health support](#d-county-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.mental-health)
£1.68

**
5.0% of this precept · £13.4m in 2025-26 · £20 per resident; similar councils £36 · up 10.3% on 2024-25
- [Support with memory and cognition](#d-county-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.memory)
£1.62

**
4.8% of this precept · £12.9m in 2025-26 · £19 per resident; similar councils £38 · down 4.7% on 2024-25
- Social support (carers, substance misuse, isolation, asylum)
£1.04

**
3.1% of this precept · £8.3m in 2025-26 · £12 per resident; similar councils £9.41 · down 11.5% on 2024-25
- Commissioning, strategy and administration
£1.01

**
3.0% of this precept · £8.0m in 2025-26 · £12 per resident; similar councils £24
- Assistive equipment and technology
£0.75

**
2.2% of this precept · £6.0m in 2025-26 · £8.86 per resident; similar councils £5.48 · down 0.4% on 2024-25
- Information and early intervention
£0.14

**
0.4% of this precept · £1.1m in 2025-26 · £1.70 per resident; similar councils £3.20 · down 8.0% on 2024-25
- [Sensory support](#d-county-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.sensory)
£0.12

**
0.4% of this precept · £966k in 2025-26 · £1.44 per resident; similar councils £2.67 · up 4.0% on 2024-25





- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Gloucestershire County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-county-adult-social-care)
- Physical support





### Physical support



£12.72 of your bill goes to physical support at Gloucestershire County Council. Here is how its £101.1m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Aged 65 and over
£9.29

**
73.0% of this · £73.8m in 2025-26 · £110 per resident; similar councils £105 · down 4.0% on 2024-25
- Aged 18 to 64
£3.43

**
27.0% of this · £27.3m in 2025-26 · £41 per resident; similar councils £27 · up 2.8% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Gloucestershire County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-county-adult-social-care)
- Learning disability support





### Learning disability support



£9.22 of your bill goes to learning disability support at Gloucestershire County Council. Here is how its £73.3m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Aged 18 to 64
£8.84

**
95.9% of this · £70.3m in 2025-26 · £105 per resident; similar councils £135 · up 13.3% on 2024-25
- Aged 65 and over
£0.37

**
4.1% of this · £3.0m in 2025-26 · £4.43 per resident; similar councils £20 · up 6.2% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Gloucestershire County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-county-adult-social-care)
- Mental health support





### Mental health support



£1.68 of your bill goes to mental health support at Gloucestershire County Council. Here is how its £13.4m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Aged 18 to 64
£1.39

**
82.7% of this · £11.0m in 2025-26 · £16 per resident; similar councils £21 · up 9.6% on 2024-25
- Aged 65 and over
£0.29

**
17.3% of this · £2.3m in 2025-26 · £3.44 per resident; similar councils £13 · up 13.5% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Gloucestershire County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-county-adult-social-care)
- Support with memory and cognition





### Support with memory and cognition



£1.62 of your bill goes to support with memory and cognition at Gloucestershire County Council. Here is how its £12.9m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Aged 65 and over
£1.30

**
80.1% of this · £10.3m in 2025-26 · £15 per resident; similar councils £33 · down 8.2% on 2024-25
- Aged 18 to 64
£0.32

**
19.9% of this · £2.6m in 2025-26 · £3.81 per resident; similar councils £3.33 · up 12.3% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Gloucestershire County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-county-adult-social-care)
- Sensory support





### Sensory support



£0.12 of your bill goes to sensory support at Gloucestershire County Council. Here is how its £966k of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Aged 65 and over
£0.07

**
54.2% of this · £524k in 2025-26 · £0.78 per resident; similar councils £1.40 · up 0.2% on 2024-25
- Aged 18 to 64
£0.06

**
45.8% of this · £442k in 2025-26 · £0.66 per resident; similar councils £1.34 · up 8.9% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- Gloucestershire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable





### Gloucestershire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable



£340.58 of your bill is this year's adult social care precept, which councils may raise on top of
the usual limit for adult social care. It is shown against how Gloucestershire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable's adult social care spending of
£171.2m divided in 2024-25. MHCLG publishes only this year's increase; the running
total since 2016-17 printed on your bill is in the council part above.
















## Parks, street cleaning and roads here



What Gloucester and Gloucestershire County Council spent, net of income, on the lines readers ask about most. Roads and
street cleaning are also shown per mile of road the council looks after, where it is the highway authority. Gully
cleaning and verge cutting are inside routine maintenance; no return splits them out.





| Line | Net spending | Per resident | Similar councils, per resident | Per mile of road | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Parks and open spaces (including play areas)Details | £1.7m | £12 | £13 | — | up 363.6% on 2024-25 |
| Per resident£12Similar councils, per resident£13Per mile of road—Changeup 363.6% on 2024-25 | | | | | |
| Street cleaningDetails | £2.7m | £19 | £12 | — | up 179.0% on 2024-25 |
| Per resident£19Similar councils, per resident£12Per mile of road—Changeup 179.0% on 2024-25 | | | | | |
| Road and bridge maintenanceDetails | £13k | £0.09 | £0.62 | — | down 48.0% on 2024-25 |
| Per resident£0.09Similar councils, per resident£0.62Per mile of road—Changedown 48.0% on 2024-25 | | | | | |
| Environmental, safety and routine maintenanceDetails | £13k | £0.09 | £0.61 | — | down 48.0% on 2024-25 |
| Per resident£0.09Similar councils, per resident£0.61Per mile of road—Changedown 48.0% on 2024-25 | | | | | |






| Line | Net spending | Per resident | Similar councils, per resident | Per mile of road | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Parks and open spaces (including play areas)Details | £1.0m | £1.55 | £1.48 | — | up 0.3% on 2024-25 |
| Per resident£1.55Similar councils, per resident£1.48Per mile of road—Changeup 0.3% on 2024-25 | | | | | |
| Road and bridge maintenanceDetails | £28.0m | £42 | £23 | £8,153 (similar: £5,441) | down 8.9% on 2024-25 |
| Per resident£42Similar councils, per resident£23Per mile of road£8,153 (similar: £5,441)Changedown 8.9% on 2024-25 | | | | | |
| Environmental, safety and routine maintenanceDetails | £26.5m | £39 | £17 | £7,708 (similar: £3,942) | up 1.7% on 2024-25 |
| Per resident£39Similar councils, per resident£17Per mile of road£7,708 (similar: £3,942)Changeup 1.7% on 2024-25 | | | | | |
| Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges)Details | £1.5m | £2.28 | £4.86 | £445 (similar: £1,248) | down 67.6% on 2024-25 |
| Per resident£2.28Similar councils, per resident£4.86Per mile of road£445 (similar: £1,248)Changedown 67.6% on 2024-25 | | | | | |
| Winter service (gritting)Details | £3.7m | £5.49 | £4.67 | £1,075 (similar: £1,059) | up 8.9% on 2024-25 |
| Per resident£5.49Similar councils, per resident£4.67Per mile of road£1,075 (similar: £1,059)Changeup 8.9% on 2024-25 | | | | | |
| Street lighting (including energy)Details | £4.7m | £7.06 | £5.90 | £1,382 (similar: £1,453) | down 13.7% on 2024-25 |
| Per resident£7.06Similar councils, per resident£5.90Per mile of road£1,382 (similar: £1,453)Changedown 13.7% on 2024-25 | | | | | |





Miles of road: Department for Transport road lengths, 2025; locally managed major roads and all minor roads. More on [what council tax does and doesn't pay for](/what-council-tax-pays-for/#local-environment).





## What it adds up to






| Service | Per resident | Median |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Environment and regulationDetails | £47 | £56 |
| Median£56 | | |
| Housing (not council homes)Details | £35 | £24 |
| Median£24 | | |
| Running the councilDetails | £33 | £41 |
| Median£41 | | |
| Parks, leisure, libraries and cultureDetails | £27 | £23 |
| Median£23 | | |
| Roads and transportDetails | £-9.97 | £-4.18 |
| Median£-4.18 | | |
| Planning and developmentDetails | £-22.59 | £22 |
| Median£22 | | |





- Gloucester spent **29.1%** of its gross service spending on its own staff in 2025-26 (median for district councils in England: 39.3%); the rest went on suppliers, contractors, grants, benefits and other running costs.








| Service | Per resident | Median |
| --- | --- | --- |
| EducationDetails | £791 | £714 |
| Median£714 | | |
| Adult social careDetails | £397 | £457 |
| Median£457 | | |
| Children's social careDetails | £281 | £239 |
| Median£239 | | |
| Roads and transportDetails | £86 | £65 |
| Median£65 | | |
| Fire and rescueDetails | £51 | £47 |
| Median£47 | | |
| Public healthDetails | £44 | £53 |
| Median£53 | | |
| Running the councilDetails | £37 | £21 |
| Median£21 | | |
| Environment and regulationDetails | £26 | £58 |
| Median£58 | | |
| Parks, leisure, libraries and cultureDetails | £19 | £16 |
| Median£16 | | |
| Planning and developmentDetails | £3.55 | £5.56 |
| Median£5.56 | | |
| Housing (not council homes)Details | £0.32 | £3.07 |
| Median£3.07 | | |





- Gloucestershire County Council spent **33.8%** of its gross service spending on its own staff in 2025-26 (median for county councils: 28.1%); the rest went on suppliers, contractors, grants, benefits and other running costs.








## What this data does and doesn't show



- These are each body's own figures, as reported to government in its revenue outturn return. Net spending is after the fees, charges and grants a service brings in.

- Your bill is for 2026-27; it is shared out using the latest published return, which covers an earlier year. The mix of spending changes little from one year to the next, but it does change.

- Council tax is not ring-fenced: this shows your bill in proportion to spending, not what your money bought. Where a precept is set aside for adult social care, it is shown against adult social care.

- No council publishes spending at street or property level, so nothing here says what was spent near you.

- Sub-service lines are the ones the national returns itemise. Councils describe their own budgets differently; their budget books and statements of accounts have more detail.






## Sources



- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, [Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England: Table 10, local authority level data](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a02eeeccd2e0e8b5b20b449/Table_10_2026-27.ods), published 25 March 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, [Local authority revenue expenditure and financing: Revenue Outturn multi-year data set](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6ab26ffffe72ed1e2b02ee74/Revenue_Outturn_time_series_data_v4.csv), published 28 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.




How the split is worked out, and how the three nations' returns are matched to one list of services, is on the
[methodology page](/methodology/#council-spending). The dataset is on the [data page](/data/#council-spending).
See also [council tax in Gloucester](/council-tax/england/gloucester/) and [everything else about Gloucester](/your-area/gloucester/).





## Common questions


What does council tax pay for in Gloucester?
A Band D bill of £2,355.84 is split between Gloucester, Gloucestershire County Council, Gloucestershire County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase, Gloucestershire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable, Parish and town councils (average for the area). In proportion to spending, the largest line is adult social care, £605.32.Is council tax ring-fenced for particular services?
No. Council tax is pooled with grants, business rates and fees. The adult social care precept is the exception: councils raise it for adult social care.





## Sources for this page





| Source | Publisher | Figures as of | Updated | Licence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England](https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/council-tax-statistics) | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | the 2026–27 financial year | annual | [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/) |
| [Local authority revenue expenditure and financing: Revenue Outturn multi-year data set](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6ab26ffffe72ed1e2b02ee74/Revenue_Outturn_time_series_data_v4.csv) | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 28 September 2026 | annual | [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/) |





Each source's figures are used under the licence shown. Our own words, analysis, charts and derived calculations
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