# Bath and North East Somerset: your area url: https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/your-area/bath-and-north-east-somerset/ 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) # Bath and North East Somerset: your area Last updated 29 September 2026. Figures refresh every night. [How each figure is worked out](/methodology/). **Bath and North East Somerset** sets a Band D council tax of **£2,383** for 2026-27, 188 of 296 councils in England from the highest. Police: Avon and Somerset. Fire and rescue: Avon. Health: NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board. This page links to everything the site holds on the area; the full bill, the report card and parking each have a page of their own. 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 - [£2,383Band D council tax, 2026-27](/council-tax/england/bath-and-north-east-somerset/) ▲ As of 6 April 2026 - [£9.2mParking surplus, 2025-26](/parking/bath-and-north-east-somerset-ua/) As of 6 April 2025 - [56.5%Household waste recycled, 2024-25](/council-tax/england/bath-and-north-east-somerset/#report-card) - [5%A roads where maintenance should be considered, 2024-25](/council-tax/england/bath-and-north-east-somerset/#report-card) - [49%Reserves as a share of spending, 2025-26](/council-tax/england/bath-and-north-east-somerset/#report-card) Source: [Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government](https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/council-tax-statistics). ## What is the council tax in Bath and North East Somerset? Band D is **£2,383** a year for 2026-27, and Band A, the lowest, **£1,589**. That is £28 below the England average of £2,411, 188 of 296 in England from the highest. Of a Band D bill, **£1,914** goes to Bath and North East Somerset. [Every band, who gets the money and how Bath and North East Somerset compares](/council-tax/england/bath-and-north-east-somerset/) [Where your council tax goes: from your bill to each service](/council-tax/england/bath-and-north-east-somerset/where-it-goes/) ## How does the council compare? - Council tax rise this year5.2%Higher than the England figure of 4.9% - Council tax per head£846Higher than the England figure of £796 - Ombudsman uphold rate82% (9 of 11)Lower than the England figure of 86% - Reserves as a share of net spending49%Lower than the England figure of 50% - Borrowing per home£3,397Lower than the England figure of £3,474 - Accounts, 2024-25Delivered by backstop92% of bodies had an opinion delivered by the backstop date - Ofsted, children's servicesGood73% of English councils are good or outstanding - A roads needing maintenance considered5%The same as the England figure of 5% - Recycling rate56.5%Higher than the England figure of 42.0% - Major planning decisions on time90.4%Lower than the England figure of 91.0% Each figure is set against the figure for England 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](/methodology/#council-report-cards). [The full report card: complaints, finances, audit, pay and services](/council-tax/england/bath-and-north-east-somerset/#report-card) ## Roads, bins and planning | Measure | Figure | Period | | --- | --- | --- | | A roads where maintenance should be consideredDetails | 5% | 2024-25 | | Period2024-25 | | | | B and C roads where maintenance should be consideredDetails | 17% | 2024-25 | | Period2024-25 | | | | Unclassified roads where maintenance should be consideredDetails | 24% | 2024-25 | | Period2024-25 | | | | Household waste reused, recycled or compostedDetails | 56.5% | 2024-25 | | Period2024-25 | | | | Major planning decisions made on timeDetails | 90.4% | 24 months to end of June 2026 | | Period24 months to end of June 2026 | | | Road condition is from the Department for Transport; each figure is compared with England as a whole in the [report card](/council-tax/england/bath-and-north-east-somerset/#report-card). ## What does the council make from parking? | Authority | Year | Income | Surplus | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Bath & North East Somerset UA](/parking/bath-and-north-east-somerset-ua/)Details | 2025-26 | £17.7m | £9.2m | | Year2025-26Surplus£9.2m | | | | What the law lets a council spend a parking surplus on is on [parking fines and council parking income](/parking-fines-and-council-parking-income/). ## Who is your MP? A council area can span several constituencies, so your MP depends on your address. Enter your postcode in the box at the top of this page to see your MP and what their office cost, [find any MP by name or constituency](/mps/), or see every constituency and its MP on [the MP map](/mps/map/). ## How much crime is recorded here? In the 12 months to June 2026, police recorded **74.3 crimes per 1,000 residents** in Bath and North East Somerset, excluding anti-social behaviour, against 82.4 across England. [Bath and North East Somerset on the crime map, down to streets of a few hundred homes](/crime/?in=E23000036&level=lad&area=E06000022) ### Your police precept A Band D home in Bath and North East Somerset pays **£308.20** police precept in 2026-27. It funds **Avon and Somerset**, which has £462m in all for 2026-27. The precept is set once for the whole force area and spent across the whole force area, so the crime figures above for Bath and North East Somerset are not what its precept bought. [Avon and Somerset: funding, precept and results for the whole force](/police/avon-and-somerset/) ## Who runs police, fire, health and ambulances here? | Service | Body | Latest | Per resident | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | PoliceDetails | [Avon and Somerset](/police/avon-and-somerset/) | £462m (2026-27) | £254 | | Body[Avon and Somerset](/police/avon-and-somerset/)Per resident£254 | | | | | Fire and rescueDetails | [Avon Fire and Rescue Service](/fire-and-rescue/avon/) | £64m (2025-26) | £51.67 | | Body[Avon Fire and Rescue Service](/fire-and-rescue/avon/)Per resident£51.67 | | | | | AmbulanceDetails | [South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust](/ambulance/south-western-ambulance-service/) | £435m (2024-25) | £73.85 | | Body[South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust](/ambulance/south-western-ambulance-service/)Per resident£73.85 | | | | | NHSDetails | [NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board](/nhs/bath-and-north-east-somerset-swindon-and-wiltshire/) | £2.8bn (2028-29) | £2,859 | | Body[NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board](/nhs/bath-and-north-east-somerset-swindon-and-wiltshire/)Per resident£2,859 | | | | | RoadsDetails | [Bath and North East Somerset](/roads/bath-and-north-east-somerset/) | £7m (2025-26) | £36.34 | | Body[Bath and North East Somerset](/roads/bath-and-north-east-somerset/)Per resident£36.34 | | | | | SchoolsDetails | [Bath and North East Somerset](/education/bath-and-north-east-somerset/) | £152m (2026-27) | £758 | | Body[Bath and North East Somerset](/education/bath-and-north-east-somerset/)Per resident£758 | | | | | Council spendingDetails | [Bath and North East Somerset](/your-area/bath-and-north-east-somerset/) | £312m (2025-26) | £1,552 | | Body[Bath and North East Somerset](/your-area/bath-and-north-east-somerset/)Per resident£1,552 | | | | | Social careDetails | [Bath and North East Somerset](/social-care/bath-and-north-east-somerset/) | £142m (2024-25) | £709 | | Body[Bath and North East Somerset](/social-care/bath-and-north-east-somerset/)Per resident£709 | | | | | HousingDetails | [Bath and North East Somerset](/your-area/bath-and-north-east-somerset/) | £7m (2025-26) | £37.03 | | Body[Bath and North East Somerset](/your-area/bath-and-north-east-somerset/)Per resident£37.03 | | | | | Waste and recyclingDetails | Bath and North East Somerset | not published | — | | BodyBath and North East SomersetPer resident— | | | | Each body serves a wider area than Bath and North East Somerset, and its money is for the whole of that area. Its page has its funding over time and what is recorded alongside it; [public services near you](/public-services-near-you/) looks them up for any postcode. Water is not covered yet: see [Discover Water](https://www.discoverwater.co.uk/). Which bodies cover Bath and North East Somerset: ONS lookups of local authorities to police force areas, fire and rescue authorities, integrated care boards and local health boards (Open Government Licence v3.0); where an area is split between integrated care boards, the one covering most residents is named. ## How does Bath and North East Somerset look against other councils? See Bath and North East Somerset on [the council map](/councils/map/?council=E06000022), alongside every other council on council tax, complaints, reserves, audit and inspections, or [browse every council](/councils/). ## Common questions How much is council tax in Bath and North East Somerset? Band D is £2,383 a year for 2026-27. [Every band](/council-tax/england/bath-and-north-east-somerset/).Which police force covers Bath and North East Somerset? Avon and Somerset police force area. Fire and rescue: Avon. ## 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 (RO2 parking)](https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing-england-revenue-outturn-multi-year-data-set) | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | the 2025–26 financial year | 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 - [Back to Every council](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/councils/) - [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). The figures belong to the publishers listed under Sources and are used under their licences. Figures last updated 29 September 2026.