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Council tax in Rhondda Cynon Taf
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Council tax in Rhondda Cynon Taf for 2026-27 is £2,289 a year for a Band D home, £1,526 for Band A and £5,342 for the top band. That is £37 below the Wales average of £2,326. It ranks 14 of 22 billing areas in Wales. Figures are the council's own set rates. Wales publishes Band D only, so the other bands here are worked out from the statutory ratios.
Figures for the 2026–27 financial year. Source: Welsh Government.
Key figures
- £2,289Band D a year, 2026-27
- £1,526Band A, the lowest
- −£37Band D against the Wales average of £2,326 Below average
- 14 of 22Rank in Wales, highest first
Source: Welsh Government.
What is the bill for each band?
| Band | A year | A month |
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Band ADetails for Band A | £1,526.29 | £127.19 |
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Band BDetails for Band B | £1,780.67 | £148.39 |
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Band CDetails for Band C | £2,035.05 | £169.59 |
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Band DDetails for Band D | £2,289.43 | £190.79 |
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Band EDetails for Band E | £2,798.19 | £233.18 |
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Band FDetails for Band F | £3,306.95 | £275.58 |
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Band GDetails for Band G | £3,815.72 | £317.98 |
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Band HDetails for Band H | £4,578.86 | £381.57 |
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Band IDetails for Band I | £5,342.00 | £445.17 |
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Wales publishes Band D only. The other bands are derived using the statutory ratios, which are fixed in law and the same for every Welsh authority, so these are exact rather than estimated.
Who gets the money?
| Who receives it | Band D | Share |
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County or county borough councilDetails for County or county borough council | £1,845 | 81% |
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Police and crime commissionerDetails for Police and crime commissioner | £405 | 18% |
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Community councilDetails for Community council | £39 | 2% |
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Each body sets its own precept and the council simply collects them together. The council that sends the bill keeps only its own share.
How does it compare?
Band D here is £37 below the Wales average, 14 of 22 councils from the highest. It rose 5% on last year.
How does Rhondda Cynon Taf compare? The report card
Official figures on complaints, finances, audit, pay and services for Rhondda Cynon Taf, each from the body that published it and set against the figure for Wales. See every council on the council map.
- Council tax rise this year4.5%Lower than the Wales figure of 5.2%
- Council tax per head£781Lower than the Wales figure of £963
- Ombudsman interventions10% (6 of 60 closed)Lower than the Wales figure of 13%
- Recycling rate71.0%Higher than the Wales figure of 68.4%
- Planning decisions on time88.4%Lower than the Wales figure of 90.5%
Each figure is set against the figure for Wales as a whole. They are plain comparisons, one measure at a time: there is no overall score and no ranking of councils. Higher is not always better or worse; what each measure does and does not show is on the methodology page.
What do complaints to the ombudsman show?
| Measure | Rhondda Cynon Taf | For comparison |
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Complaints closedDetails for Complaints closed | 60 | — |
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Closed with the Ombudsman interveningDetails for Closed with the Ombudsman intervening | 6 (10%) | 13% across Welsh councils |
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The Ombudsman publishes one row per closed case; the counts here are this site’s own, from those rows, for the 2024-25 financial year. The Ombudsman’s annual letter to each council may count slightly differently.
Source: Public Services Ombudsman for Wales, Open data: complaints closed, 2024-25.
How healthy are its finances?
| Measure | Rhondda Cynon Taf | For comparison |
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Outstanding borrowing at 30 June 2026Details for Outstanding borrowing at 30 June 2026 | £270.7m | — |
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The Welsh Government publishes council reserves as a PDF report only, so no figure is shown here. Much of any council’s reserves is set aside for particular purposes. Borrowing is total outstanding loans of every kind; councils borrow mainly to pay for buildings, roads and housing, and the figure does not show what the borrowing was for.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Local authority borrowing and investment live table, 30 June 2026.
What have the auditors said?
| Report | Title | Published |
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| Latest local report (Audit Wales) | Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council – Housing adaptations | 15 July 2026 |
| Latest Annual Audit Summary (Audit Wales) | Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council – Annual Audit Summary 2025 | 18 May 2026 |
Audit Wales publishes an Annual Audit Summary for each council, which states its opinion on the accounts, and reports on particular services. Follow each link for the findings in full.
Source: Audit Wales, Local reports and Annual Audit Summaries, latest report. Checked 22 September 2026.
What are senior staff and councillors paid?
| Measure | 2024-25 | 2023-24 |
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Employees paid £60,000 or moreDetails for Employees paid £60,000 or more | 447 | 349 |
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Councillors’ allowancesDetails for Councillors’ allowances | £1,744,000 | £1,667,000 |
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The count is up 98 on the year before. Current = 2024/25, previous = 2023/24. Welsh threshold £60,000; includes redundancy payments. 2024/25 printed as 'At 31/03/25', 'Left in Year' and 'Total' (counts used are Total: 447; 2023/24 total 349). 'The above table is based on full time equivalent posts and does not represent the actual payments to employees. Officers employed by Voluntary Aided Schools have been excluded.' Joint Committee salaries are not included. 'The above table excludes specific Senior Officers, disclosed in the following table'. includesSchools is recorded true because only voluntary aided school staff are stated to be excluded. The accounts describe the allowances figure as “Paid to 75 Members in respect of basic allowances, special responsibility allowances and dependent care allowances (excluding employer's NI, pension and associated costs): Allowances 1,737 (2023/24 1,636); Expenses 7 (31); Total 1,744 (1,667) £'000”. Thresholds are not adjusted for inflation, so more staff cross them each year as pay rises.
Source: Rhondda Cynon Taf, Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council Statement of Accounts 2024/25, PDF pages 81-82 (printed pages 76-77), Note 22.0. Checked 24 September 2026.
How are its services rated?
| Measure | Rhondda Cynon Taf | For comparison |
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Municipal waste reused, recycled or composted (the statutory target measure), 2024-25Details for Municipal waste reused, recycled or composted (the statutory target measure), 2024-25 | 71.0% | 68.4% for Wales |
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Planning decisions on time, January to March 2026Details for Planning decisions on time, January to March 2026 | 88.4% | 90.5% for Wales |
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Inspections happen at different times, so a rating can be several years old; the date is shown with each. Planning figures are measured differently in each nation: share of planning applications determined within the statutory or an agreed time, in one quarter. Recycling rates are measured differently in England, Scotland and Wales, so compare within a nation.
Source: Welsh Government, Local authority municipal waste management, 2024-25; Welsh Government, Development management quarterly survey, January to March 2026.
What has happened recently?
Decisions and publications by official bodies about Rhondda Cynon Taf, newest first. Each links to the body that made or published it. News reports are not included.
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Audit
Audit Wales
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Audit
Audit Wales
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Council tax
Welsh Government
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Election
Labour Party 58, Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 8, Independent 6, Conservative and Unionist Party 2, Labour and Co-operative Party 1Democracy Club
Does the council think something here is wrong?
If you represent Rhondda Cynon Taf and think a figure here is wrong, out of date or unfairly presented, email hello@whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk with this page’s address and the source you would point to. Every correction is logged, with its date, on the corrections page.
Where can I find out more?
What council tax is and why it works this way, including why the bands are still based on 1991 property values in England and Scotland, and how every area compares, everything else on Rhondda Cynon Taf: parking, roads, your MP and local services, and Rhondda Cynon Taf on the council map.
Common questions
- How much is council tax in Rhondda Cynon Taf?
- Band D is £2,289 a year for 2026-27. Band A is £1,526 and the top band £5,342.
- Is council tax in Rhondda Cynon Taf higher than average?
- No. Band D here is £37 below the Wales average of £2,326.
Sources for this page
| Source | Publisher | Figures as of | Updated | Licence |
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| Council Tax levels | Welsh Government | the 2026–27 financial year | annual | Open Government Licence v3.0 |
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.