# Where your council tax goes in South Gloucestershire url: https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/council-tax/england/south-gloucestershire/where-it-goes/ updated: 29 September 2026 licence: Our words, analysis, charts and derived calculations: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), credit [Tekstak Ltd](https://tek-stak.co.uk). Figures: each source's own licence, listed under Sources. publisher: [Tekstak Ltd](https://tek-stak.co.uk) # Where your council tax goes in South Gloucestershire Last updated 29 September 2026. Figures refresh every night. [How each figure is worked out](/methodology/). A Band D council tax bill in **South Gloucestershire** is **£2,550.59** for 2026-27, split between South Gloucestershire £1,989.08, South Gloucestershire: adult social care precept, this year's increase £38.63, Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable £308.20, Avon Combined Fire and Rescue Authority £95.43, Parish and town councils (average for the area) £119.25. Shared out in proportion to what each body spends, the largest single line is adult social care at South Gloucestershire: **£875.68** of the bill. Council tax pays for 25% 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 - £2,550.59Band D bill, 2026-27 As of 6 April 2026 - £1,989.08Goes to South Gloucestershire itself (78%) As of 6 April 2026 - £875.68Largest line: adult social care As of 28 September 2026 - 25.4%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. 1989.08 38.63 308.20 95.43 119.25 South Gloucestershire 78%South Gloucestershire: adult social care precept, this year's increase 2%Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable 12%Avon Combined Fire and Rescue Authority 4%Parish and town councils (average for the area) 5% 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 25.4%** of the money South Gloucestershire had to spend in 2025-26. ********** - Council tax 25.4% £200.1m - Business rates 8.9% £70.3m - Government grants for specific services 40.0% £315.2m - Fees, charges and other income 25.3% £199.4m - Taken from reserves 0.3% £2.0m 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: £2,550.59 - [South Gloucestershire](#d-council) £1,989.08 ** Your council · 78.0% of the bill - [South Gloucestershire: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) £38.63 ** Adult social care precept · 1.5% of the bill - [Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable](#d-police) £308.20 ** Police · 12.1% of the bill - [Avon Combined Fire and Rescue Authority](#d-fire) £95.43 ** Fire and rescue · 3.7% of the bill - Parish and town councils (average for the area) £119.25 ** Parish or town council · 4.7% 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) - South Gloucestershire ### South Gloucestershire £1,989.08 of your bill goes to South Gloucestershire. It is shared out below in proportion to how South Gloucestershire spent its money in 2025-26, its latest published return. - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) £875.68 ** 44.0% of this part · £165.7m in 2025-26 · £537 per resident; similar councils £451 · up 9.5% on 2024-25 - [Children's social care](#d-council~childrens-social-care) £342.40 ** 17.2% of this part · £64.8m in 2025-26 · £210 per resident; similar councils £315 · up 3.2% on 2024-25 - [Education](#d-council~education) £281.58 ** 14.2% of this part · £229.1m in 2025-26 · £742 per resident; similar councils £652 · up 22.4% on 2024-25 - [Environment and regulation](#d-council~environment) £205.30 ** 10.3% of this part · £38.8m in 2025-26 · £126 per resident; similar councils £110 · up 3.7% on 2024-25 - [Roads and transport](#d-council~highways-transport) £89.33 ** 4.5% of this part · £16.9m in 2025-26 · £55 per resident; similar councils £46 · up 3.7% on 2024-25 - [Running the council](#d-council~central) £80.09 ** 4.0% of this part · £15.2m in 2025-26 · £49 per resident; similar councils £48 · up 19.8% on 2024-25 - [Parks, leisure, libraries and culture](#d-council~culture-leisure) £39.03 ** 2.0% of this part · £7.4m in 2025-26 · £24 per resident; similar councils £39 · up 6.1% on 2024-25 - [Housing (not council homes)](#d-council~housing) £32.88 ** 1.7% of this part · £6.2m in 2025-26 · £20 per resident; similar councils £46 · down 3.0% on 2024-25 Not council homes: [see the note](#d-council~housing). - Other services £19.45 ** 1.0% of this part · £3.7m in 2025-26 · £12 per resident; similar councils £4.56 · down 66.6% on 2024-25 - [Planning and development](#d-council~planning-development) £15.80 ** 0.8% of this part · £3.0m in 2025-26 · £9.68 per resident; similar councils £19 · down 47.3% on 2024-25 - [Public health](#d-council~public-health) £7.52 ** 0.4% of this part · £12.6m in 2025-26 · £41 per resident; similar councils £68 · up 17.4% on 2024-25 Before sharing out your bill, the part of education paid for by the Dedicated Schools Grant (£175.8m) and public health paid for by the public health grant (£11.2m) is taken off, because council tax does not pay for it. **Which councils count as similar** Medians are across the 10 unitary councils in England closest in population: Milton Keynes, Central Bedfordshire, Medway Towns, Nottingham City, Shropshire, Northumberland, Brighton and Hove, Cumberland, Derby City, Kingston-upon-Hull. Per-resident figures use ONS mid-year population estimates. - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [South Gloucestershire](#d-council) - Adult social care ### Adult social care £875.68 of your bill goes to adult social care at South Gloucestershire. Here is how its £165.7m of net spending on it divides in the return. - [Learning disability support](#d-council~adult-social-care.learning-disability) £298.34 ** 34.1% of this · £56.5m in 2025-26 · £183 per resident; similar councils £146 · up 6.0% on 2024-25 - [Physical support](#d-council~adult-social-care.physical) £232.82 ** 26.6% of this · £44.1m in 2025-26 · £143 per resident; similar councils £152 · up 1.6% on 2024-25 - [Mental health support](#d-council~adult-social-care.mental-health) £153.34 ** 17.5% of this · £29.0m in 2025-26 · £94 per resident; similar councils £44 · up 51.8% on 2024-25 - Care assessment and safeguarding £67.98 ** 7.8% of this · £12.9m in 2025-26 · £42 per resident; similar councils £37 · up 13.1% on 2024-25 - Commissioning, strategy and administration £51.09 ** 5.8% of this · £9.7m in 2025-26 · £31 per resident; similar councils £17 · up 1.4% on 2024-25 - [Support with memory and cognition](#d-council~adult-social-care.memory) £27.79 ** 3.2% of this · £5.3m in 2025-26 · £17 per resident; similar councils £23 · down 16.7% on 2024-25 - Social support (carers, substance misuse, isolation, asylum) £26.71 ** 3.1% of this · £5.1m in 2025-26 · £16 per resident; similar councils £6.52 · up 12.3% on 2024-25 - Information and early intervention £9.78 ** 1.1% of this · £1.9m in 2025-26 · £5.99 per resident; similar councils £1.71 · down 12.3% on 2024-25 - [Sensory support](#d-council~adult-social-care.sensory) £4.66 ** 0.5% of this · £881k in 2025-26 · £2.85 per resident; similar councils £1.47 · down 18.3% on 2024-25 - Assistive equipment and technology £3.18 ** 0.4% of this · £601k in 2025-26 · £1.95 per resident; similar councils £0.91 · down 6.4% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [South Gloucestershire](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Learning disability support ### Learning disability support £298.34 of your bill goes to learning disability support at South Gloucestershire. Here is how its £56.5m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £268.73 ** 90.1% of this · £50.8m in 2025-26 · £165 per resident; similar councils £131 · up 8.1% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £29.62 ** 9.9% of this · £5.6m in 2025-26 · £18 per resident; similar councils £15 · down 9.5% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [South Gloucestershire](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Physical support ### Physical support £232.82 of your bill goes to physical support at South Gloucestershire. Here is how its £44.1m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £154.35 ** 66.3% of this · £29.2m in 2025-26 · £95 per resident; similar councils £102 · down 2.8% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £78.46 ** 33.7% of this · £14.8m in 2025-26 · £48 per resident; similar councils £41 · up 11.6% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [South Gloucestershire](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Mental health support ### Mental health support £153.34 of your bill goes to mental health support at South Gloucestershire. Here is how its £29.0m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £89.59 ** 58.4% of this · £17.0m in 2025-26 · £55 per resident; similar councils £13 · up 73.4% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £63.75 ** 41.6% of this · £12.1m in 2025-26 · £39 per resident; similar councils £33 · up 29.2% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [South Gloucestershire](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Support with memory and cognition ### Support with memory and cognition £27.79 of your bill goes to support with memory and cognition at South Gloucestershire. Here is how its £5.3m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £25.83 ** 92.9% of this · £4.9m in 2025-26 · £16 per resident; similar councils £21 · down 18.3% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £1.97 ** 7.1% of this · £372k in 2025-26 · £1.20 per resident; similar councils £2.29 · up 12.0% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [South Gloucestershire](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Sensory support ### Sensory support £4.66 of your bill goes to sensory support at South Gloucestershire. Here is how its £881k of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £2.68 ** 57.5% of this · £507k in 2025-26 · £1.64 per resident; similar councils £0.51 · down 2.3% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £1.98 ** 42.5% of this · £374k in 2025-26 · £1.21 per resident; similar councils £0.61 · down 33.1% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [South Gloucestershire](#d-council) - Children's social care ### Children's social care £342.40 of your bill goes to children's social care at South Gloucestershire. Here is how its £64.8m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Children looked after £159.37 ** 46.5% of this · £30.2m in 2025-26 · £98 per resident; similar councils £199 · up 18.4% on 2024-25 - Safeguarding and social work £69.21 ** 20.2% of this · £13.1m in 2025-26 · £42 per resident; similar councils £52 · down 12.7% on 2024-25 - Family support £46.78 ** 13.7% of this · £8.9m in 2025-26 · £29 per resident; similar councils £23 · down 12.0% on 2024-25 - Asylum-seeking children £22.96 ** 6.7% of this · £4.3m in 2025-26 · £14 per resident; similar councils £3.78 · down 14.2% on 2024-25 - Services for young people £20.30 ** 5.9% of this · £3.8m in 2025-26 · £12 per resident; similar councils £4.34 · up 24.0% on 2024-25 - Children's centres and early years £9.75 ** 2.8% of this · £1.8m in 2025-26 · £5.97 per resident; similar councils £7.92 · up 26.8% on 2024-25 - Youth justice £7.09 ** 2.1% of this · £1.3m in 2025-26 · £4.34 per resident; similar councils £5.15 · down 9.5% on 2024-25 - Other children's and families' services £6.94 ** 2.0% of this · £1.3m in 2025-26 · £4.26 per resident; similar councils £3.65 · up 9.8% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [South Gloucestershire](#d-council) - Education ### Education £281.58 of your bill goes to education at South Gloucestershire. Here is how its £229.1m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Primary schools £104.74 ** 37.2% of this · £85.2m in 2025-26 · £276 per resident; similar councils £258 · down 0.9% on 2024-25 - Early years and nursery £67.06 ** 23.8% of this · £54.6m in 2025-26 · £177 per resident; similar councils £140 · up 45.1% on 2024-25 - Special schools and alternative provision £52.71 ** 18.7% of this · £42.9m in 2025-26 · £139 per resident; similar councils £145 · up 27.8% on 2024-25 - Other education £22.28 ** 7.9% of this · £18.1m in 2025-26 · £59 per resident; similar councils £70 · up 3.5% on 2024-25 - Post-16 £17.40 ** 6.2% of this · £14.2m in 2025-26 · £46 per resident; similar councils £11 · up 45.0% on 2024-25 - Secondary schools £17.39 ** 6.2% of this · £14.1m in 2025-26 · £46 per resident; similar councils £72 · up 437.5% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [South Gloucestershire](#d-council) - Environment and regulation ### Environment and regulation £205.30 of your bill goes to environment and regulation at South Gloucestershire. Here is how its £38.8m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Waste disposal £69.85 ** 34.0% of this · £13.3m in 2025-26 · £43 per resident; similar councils £32 · up 8.1% on 2024-25 - Waste collection £48.73 ** 23.7% of this · £9.3m in 2025-26 · £30 per resident; similar councils £28 · down 1.0% on 2024-25 - Recycling and waste minimisation £25.21 ** 12.3% of this · £4.8m in 2025-26 · £16 per resident; similar councils £15 · up 4.6% on 2024-25 - Street cleaning £15.98 ** 7.8% of this · £3.0m in 2025-26 · £9.85 per resident; similar councils £15 · down 0.6% on 2024-25 - Other environmental services £14.36 ** 7.0% of this · £2.7m in 2025-26 · £8.86 per resident; similar councils £0.47 · up 18.3% on 2024-25 - Environmental health, food safety, pest control and licensing £13.82 ** 6.7% of this · £2.6m in 2025-26 · £8.52 per resident; similar councils £6.59 · down 7.8% on 2024-25 - Community safety and CCTV £8.54 ** 4.2% of this · £1.6m in 2025-26 · £5.27 per resident; similar councils £4.42 · up 4.4% on 2024-25 - Flood defence, land drainage and coast protection £4.12 ** 2.0% of this · £784k in 2025-26 · £2.54 per resident; similar councils £1.28 · up 0.5% on 2024-25 - Trading standards £2.88 ** 1.4% of this · £549k in 2025-26 · £1.78 per resident; similar councils £1.82 · down 13.0% on 2024-25 - Public toilets £1.34 ** 0.7% of this · £256k in 2025-26 · £0.83 per resident; similar councils £0.14 · up 0.8% on 2024-25 - Trade waste £0.48 ** 0.2% of this · £91k in 2025-26 · £0.29 per resident; similar councils £0.00 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [South Gloucestershire](#d-council) - Roads and transport ### Roads and transport £89.33 of your bill goes to roads and transport at South Gloucestershire. Here is how its £16.9m of net spending on it divides in the return. - [Road and bridge maintenance](#d-council~highways-transport.maintenance) £47.94 ** 53.7% of this · £9.1m in 2025-26 · £29 per resident; similar councils £14 · up 6.1% on 2024-25 - Transport planning and policy £10.47 ** 11.7% of this · £2.0m in 2025-26 · £6.42 per resident; similar councils £4.20 · up 33.6% on 2024-25 - Traffic management and road safety £9.35 ** 10.5% of this · £1.8m in 2025-26 · £5.73 per resident; similar councils £0.23 · up 1.7% on 2024-25 - Street lighting (including energy) £8.95 ** 10.0% of this · £1.7m in 2025-26 · £5.49 per resident; similar councils £9.54 · down 4.9% on 2024-25 - Winter service (gritting) £5.16 ** 5.8% of this · £976k in 2025-26 · £3.16 per resident; similar councils £2.07 · up 11.3% on 2024-25 - Support for bus, rail and other public transport £4.72 ** 5.3% of this · £894k in 2025-26 · £2.90 per resident; similar councils £12 · up 6.6% on 2024-25 - Parking £2.59 ** 2.9% of this · £490k in 2025-26 · £1.59 per resident; similar councils £-14 · down 48.6% on 2024-25 - Concessionary bus fares £0.14 ** 0.2% of this · £27k in 2025-26 · £0.09 per resident; similar councils £14 · down 62.0% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [South Gloucestershire](#d-council) - [Roads and transport](#d-council~highways-transport) - Road and bridge maintenance ### Road and bridge maintenance £47.94 of your bill goes to road and bridge maintenance at South Gloucestershire. Here is how its £9.1m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Environmental, safety and routine maintenance £29.67 ** 61.9% of this · £5.6m in 2025-26 · £18 per resident; similar councils £7.35 · down 1.5% on 2024-25 - Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges) £18.27 ** 38.1% of this · £3.5m in 2025-26 · £11 per resident; similar councils £3.37 · up 21.2% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [South Gloucestershire](#d-council) - Running the council ### Running the council £80.09 of your bill goes to running the council at South Gloucestershire. Here is how its £15.2m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Corporate and democratic core £41.99 ** 52.4% of this · £9.5m in 2025-26 · £31 per resident; similar councils £14 · up 6.5% on 2024-25 - Local welfare assistance £16.82 ** 21.0% of this · £3.8m in 2025-26 · £12 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · up 17.7% on 2024-25 - Collecting council tax and business rates £16.20 ** 20.2% of this · £3.7m in 2025-26 · £12 per resident; similar councils £9.38 · up 31.1% on 2024-25 - Coroners' and other courts £3.93 ** 4.9% of this · £888k in 2025-26 · £2.88 per resident; similar councils £2.19 · up 11.3% on 2024-25 - Elections and electoral registration £1.14 ** 1.4% of this · £258k in 2025-26 · £0.84 per resident; similar councils £2.13 · down 32.3% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [South Gloucestershire](#d-council) - Parks, leisure, libraries and culture ### Parks, leisure, libraries and culture £39.03 of your bill goes to parks, leisure, libraries and culture at South Gloucestershire. Here is how its £7.4m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Parks and open spaces (including play areas) £24.55 ** 62.9% of this · £4.7m in 2025-26 · £15 per resident; similar councils £21 · up 9.2% on 2024-25 - Libraries £13.07 ** 33.5% of this · £2.5m in 2025-26 · £8.05 per resident; similar councils £12 · down 1.9% on 2024-25 - Museums, arts, heritage and archives £1.41 ** 3.6% of this · £269k in 2025-26 · £0.87 per resident; similar councils £8.34 · down 4.3% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [South Gloucestershire](#d-council) - Housing (not council homes) ### Housing (not council homes) £32.88 of your bill goes to housing (not council homes) at South Gloucestershire. Here is how its £6.2m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Homelessness and temporary accommodation £11.84 ** 36.0% of this · £2.2m in 2025-26 · £7.25 per resident; similar councils £23 · up 33.8% on 2024-25 - Supporting People and welfare services £9.54 ** 29.0% of this · £1.8m in 2025-26 · £5.85 per resident; similar councils £2.03 · down 4.9% on 2024-25 - Housing strategy, advice and enabling £6.47 ** 19.7% of this · £1.2m in 2025-26 · £3.97 per resident; similar councils £1.54 · no change on 2024-25 - Housing benefit administration and discretionary payments £4.69 ** 14.3% of this · £888k in 2025-26 · £2.88 per resident; similar councils £5.75 · down 43.4% on 2024-25 - Other General Fund housing £0.20 ** 0.6% of this · £38k in 2025-26 · £0.12 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · down 7.3% on 2024-25 - Private sector housing renewal £0.13 ** 0.4% of this · £25k in 2025-26 · £0.08 per resident; similar councils £0.92 · up 400.0% 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. South Gloucestershire 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) - [South Gloucestershire](#d-council) - Planning and development ### Planning and development £15.80 of your bill goes to planning and development at South Gloucestershire. Here is how its £3.0m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Planning policy £8.74 ** 55.3% of this · £1.7m in 2025-26 · £5.39 per resident; similar councils £4.11 · down 4.6% on 2024-25 - Economic development and business support £2.77 ** 17.5% of this · £528k in 2025-26 · £1.71 per resident; similar councils £7.11 · down 65.3% on 2024-25 - Building control £1.64 ** 10.4% of this · £312k in 2025-26 · £1.01 per resident; similar councils £0.59 · down 0.3% on 2024-25 - Environmental initiatives £1.60 ** 10.1% of this · £305k in 2025-26 · £0.99 per resident; similar councils £0.20 · up 134.6% on 2024-25 - Community development £1.05 ** 6.7% of this · £201k in 2025-26 · £0.65 per resident; similar councils £4.55 · down 86.7% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [South Gloucestershire](#d-council) - Public health ### Public health £7.52 of your bill goes to public health at South Gloucestershire. Here is how its £12.6m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Drug and alcohol services £1.86 ** 24.7% of this · £3.1m in 2025-26 · £10 per resident; similar councils £16 · up 24.9% on 2024-25 - Health visiting and children's 0-5 services £1.72 ** 22.9% of this · £2.9m in 2025-26 · £9.34 per resident; similar councils £16 · up 14.1% on 2024-25 - Sexual health £1.05 ** 14.0% of this · £1.8m in 2025-26 · £5.70 per resident; similar councils £9.72 · up 17.3% on 2024-25 - Children's 5-19 programmes £1.05 ** 14.0% of this · £1.8m in 2025-26 · £5.70 per resident; similar councils £7.36 · up 27.2% on 2024-25 - NHS health checks and health protection £0.63 ** 8.4% of this · £1.1m in 2025-26 · £3.42 per resident; similar councils £3.08 · up 7.1% on 2024-25 - Other public health £0.58 ** 7.7% of this · £971k in 2025-26 · £3.14 per resident; similar councils £3.92 · up 102.3% on 2024-25 - Stop smoking and tobacco control £0.43 ** 5.7% of this · £714k in 2025-26 · £2.31 per resident; similar councils £2.75 · up 2.1% on 2024-25 - Public mental health £0.15 ** 2.0% of this · £247k in 2025-26 · £0.80 per resident; similar councils £1.96 · down 27.6% on 2024-25 - Obesity and physical activity £0.06 ** 0.8% of this · £101k in 2025-26 · £0.33 per resident; similar councils £4.11 · down 68.7% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - South Gloucestershire: adult social care precept, this year's increase ### South Gloucestershire: adult social care precept, this year's increase £38.63 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 South Gloucestershire's adult social care spending of £165.7m 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. - [Learning disability support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.learning-disability) £13.16 ** 34.1% of this precept · £56.5m in 2025-26 · £183 per resident; similar councils £146 · up 6.0% on 2024-25 - [Physical support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.physical) £10.27 ** 26.6% of this precept · £44.1m in 2025-26 · £143 per resident; similar councils £152 · up 1.6% on 2024-25 - [Mental health support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.mental-health) £6.76 ** 17.5% of this precept · £29.0m in 2025-26 · £94 per resident; similar councils £44 · up 51.8% on 2024-25 - Care assessment and safeguarding £3.00 ** 7.8% of this precept · £12.9m in 2025-26 · £42 per resident; similar councils £37 · up 13.1% on 2024-25 - Commissioning, strategy and administration £2.25 ** 5.8% of this precept · £9.7m in 2025-26 · £31 per resident; similar councils £17 · up 1.4% on 2024-25 - [Support with memory and cognition](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.memory) £1.23 ** 3.2% of this precept · £5.3m in 2025-26 · £17 per resident; similar councils £23 · down 16.7% on 2024-25 - Social support (carers, substance misuse, isolation, asylum) £1.18 ** 3.1% of this precept · £5.1m in 2025-26 · £16 per resident; similar councils £6.52 · up 12.3% on 2024-25 - Information and early intervention £0.43 ** 1.1% of this precept · £1.9m in 2025-26 · £5.99 per resident; similar councils £1.71 · down 12.3% on 2024-25 - [Sensory support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.sensory) £0.21 ** 0.5% of this precept · £881k in 2025-26 · £2.85 per resident; similar councils £1.47 · down 18.3% on 2024-25 - Assistive equipment and technology £0.14 ** 0.4% of this precept · £601k in 2025-26 · £1.95 per resident; similar councils £0.91 · down 6.4% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [South Gloucestershire: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Learning disability support ### Learning disability support £13.16 of your bill goes to learning disability support at South Gloucestershire. Here is how its £56.5m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £11.85 ** 90.1% of this · £50.8m in 2025-26 · £165 per resident; similar councils £131 · up 8.1% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £1.31 ** 9.9% of this · £5.6m in 2025-26 · £18 per resident; similar councils £15 · down 9.5% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [South Gloucestershire: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Physical support ### Physical support £10.27 of your bill goes to physical support at South Gloucestershire. Here is how its £44.1m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £6.81 ** 66.3% of this · £29.2m in 2025-26 · £95 per resident; similar councils £102 · down 2.8% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £3.46 ** 33.7% of this · £14.8m in 2025-26 · £48 per resident; similar councils £41 · up 11.6% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [South Gloucestershire: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Mental health support ### Mental health support £6.76 of your bill goes to mental health support at South Gloucestershire. Here is how its £29.0m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £3.95 ** 58.4% of this · £17.0m in 2025-26 · £55 per resident; similar councils £13 · up 73.4% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £2.81 ** 41.6% of this · £12.1m in 2025-26 · £39 per resident; similar councils £33 · up 29.2% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [South Gloucestershire: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Support with memory and cognition ### Support with memory and cognition £1.23 of your bill goes to support with memory and cognition at South Gloucestershire. Here is how its £5.3m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £1.14 ** 92.9% of this · £4.9m in 2025-26 · £16 per resident; similar councils £21 · down 18.3% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £0.09 ** 7.1% of this · £372k in 2025-26 · £1.20 per resident; similar councils £2.29 · up 12.0% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [South Gloucestershire: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Sensory support ### Sensory support £0.21 of your bill goes to sensory support at South Gloucestershire. Here is how its £881k of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £0.12 ** 57.5% of this · £507k in 2025-26 · £1.64 per resident; similar councils £0.51 · down 2.3% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £0.09 ** 42.5% of this · £374k in 2025-26 · £1.21 per resident; similar councils £0.61 · down 33.1% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable ### Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable £308.20 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 Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable's adult social care spending of £466.8m 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. - [Your bill](#d-bill) - Avon Combined Fire and Rescue Authority ### Avon Combined Fire and Rescue Authority £95.43 of your bill goes to Avon Combined Fire and Rescue Authority. It is shared out below in proportion to how Avon Combined Fire and Rescue Authority spent its money in 2025-26, its latest published return. - [Fire and rescue](#d-fire~fire) £92.67 ** 97.1% of this part · £63.7m in 2025-26 · £52 per resident; similar councils £47 · up 7.2% on 2024-25 - Running the council £2.76 ** 2.9% of this part · £1.9m in 2025-26 · £1.54 per resident; similar councils £0.73 · up 7.4% on 2024-25 **Which councils count as similar** Medians are across the 10 fire and rescue authorities closest in population: Nottinghamshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Staffordshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Leicestershire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Authority, Cheshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Derbyshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority, Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority, Berkshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, South Wales Fire Authority. Per-resident figures use ONS mid-year population estimates. - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Avon Combined Fire and Rescue Authority](#d-fire) - Fire and rescue ### Fire and rescue £92.67 of your bill goes to fire and rescue at Avon Combined Fire and Rescue Authority. Here is how its £63.7m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Firefighting and rescue £82.17 ** 88.7% of this · £56.4m in 2025-26 · £46 per resident; similar councils £35 · up 7.4% on 2024-25 - Community fire safety £10.32 ** 11.1% of this · £7.1m in 2025-26 · £5.75 per resident; similar councils £6.23 · up 5.8% on 2024-25 - Fire emergency planning £0.18 ** 0.2% of this · £123k in 2025-26 · £0.10 per resident; similar councils £0.01 · up 7.9% on 2024-25 ## Parks, street cleaning and roads here What South Gloucestershire 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 | £4.7m | £15 | £21 | — | up 9.2% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£15Similar councils, per resident£21Per mile of road—Changeup 9.2% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Street cleaningDetails | £3.0m | £9.85 | £15 | £3,255 (similar: £4,753) | down 0.6% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£9.85Similar councils, per resident£15Per mile of road£3,255 (similar: £4,753)Changedown 0.6% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Road and bridge maintenanceDetails | £9.1m | £29 | £14 | £9,703 (similar: £4,018) | up 6.1% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£29Similar councils, per resident£14Per mile of road£9,703 (similar: £4,018)Changeup 6.1% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Environmental, safety and routine maintenanceDetails | £5.6m | £18 | £7.99 | £6,004 (similar: £3,931) | down 1.5% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£18Similar councils, per resident£7.99Per mile of road£6,004 (similar: £3,931)Changedown 1.5% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges)Details | £3.5m | £11 | £3.70 | £3,698 (similar: £1,896) | up 21.2% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£11Similar councils, per resident£3.70Per mile of road£3,698 (similar: £1,896)Changeup 21.2% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Winter service (gritting)Details | £976k | £3.16 | £2.07 | £1,044 (similar: £818) | up 11.3% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£3.16Similar councils, per resident£2.07Per mile of road£1,044 (similar: £818)Changeup 11.3% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Street lighting (including energy)Details | £1.7m | £5.49 | £9.54 | £1,812 (similar: £2,875) | down 4.9% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£5.49Similar councils, per resident£9.54Per mile of road£1,812 (similar: £2,875)Changedown 4.9% 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 | | --- | --- | --- | | EducationDetails | £742 | £712 | | Median£712 | | | | Adult social careDetails | £537 | £478 | | Median£478 | | | | Children's social careDetails | £210 | £309 | | Median£309 | | | | Environment and regulationDetails | £126 | £110 | | Median£110 | | | | Roads and transportDetails | £55 | £49 | | Median£49 | | | | Running the councilDetails | £49 | £52 | | Median£52 | | | | Public healthDetails | £41 | £65 | | Median£65 | | | | Parks, leisure, libraries and cultureDetails | £24 | £38 | | Median£38 | | | | Housing (not council homes)Details | £20 | £34 | | Median£34 | | | | Other servicesDetails | £12 | £9.20 | | Median£9.20 | | | | Planning and developmentDetails | £9.68 | £22 | | Median£22 | | | - South Gloucestershire spent **29.2%** of its gross service spending on its own staff in 2025-26 (median for unitary councils in England: 31.4%); 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 South Gloucestershire](/council-tax/england/south-gloucestershire/) and [everything else about South Gloucestershire](/your-area/south-gloucestershire/). ## Common questions What does council tax pay for in South Gloucestershire? A Band D bill of £2,550.59 is split between South Gloucestershire, South Gloucestershire: adult social care precept, this year's increase, Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable, Avon Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Parish and town councils (average for the area). In proportion to spending, the largest line is adult social care, £875.68.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 are ours, under [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). ## Related pages - [Next in this section: Parking income in South Gloucestershire UA](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/parking/south-gloucestershire-ua/) - [Back to South Gloucestershire: your area](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/your-area/south-gloucestershire/) - [How much is council tax and what does it pay for?](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/council-tax/) - [Who is my MP, and what does their office cost?](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/mps/) - [Where does my tax money actually go?](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/for-every-100-pounds-of-tax/) ## More from this publisher - [UK tax calculators](https://howlongisit.co.uk) Published by [Tekstak Ltd](https://tek-stak.co.uk). Our words, analysis, charts and derived calculations: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), credit [Tekstak Ltd](https://tek-stak.co.uk). 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