# Caerphilly: your area url: https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/your-area/caerphilly/ 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) # Caerphilly: your area Last updated 29 September 2026. Figures refresh every night. [How each figure is worked out](/methodology/). **Caerphilly** sets a Band D council tax of **£2,083** for 2026-27, 21 of 22 councils in Wales from the highest. Police: Gwent. Fire and rescue: South Wales. Health: Aneurin Bevan University Health 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: [Welsh Government](https://www.gov.wales/council-tax-levels). ## Key figures - [£2,083Band D council tax, 2026-27](/council-tax/wales/caerphilly/) As of 6 April 2026 - [£136,400Parking surplus, 2024-25](/parking/caerphilly/) As of 6 April 2024 - [61.6%Household waste recycled, 2024-25](/council-tax/wales/caerphilly/#report-card) Sources: [Welsh Government](https://www.gov.wales/council-tax-levels), [Welsh Government (StatsWales)](https://stats.gov.wales/). ## What is the council tax in Caerphilly? Band D is **£2,083** a year for 2026-27, and Band A, the lowest, **£1,389**. That is £243 below the Wales average of £2,326, 21 of 22 in Wales from the highest. It rose 6.5% on last year. Of a Band D bill, **£1,658** goes to County or county borough council, **£404** goes to Police and crime commissioner, **£21** goes to Community council. [Every band, who gets the money and how Caerphilly compares](/council-tax/wales/caerphilly/) [Where your council tax goes: from your bill to each service](/council-tax/wales/caerphilly/where-it-goes/) ## How does the council compare? - Council tax rise this year6.5%Higher than the Wales figure of 5.2% - Council tax per head£751Lower than the Wales figure of £963 - Ombudsman interventions14% (11 of 79 closed)Higher than the Wales figure of 13% - Recycling rate61.6%Lower than the Wales figure of 68.4% - Planning decisions on time98.4%Higher 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](/methodology/#council-report-cards). [The full report card: complaints, finances, audit, pay and services](/council-tax/wales/caerphilly/#report-card) ## Roads, bins and planning | Measure | Figure | Period | | --- | --- | --- | | Household waste reused, recycled or compostedDetails | 61.6% | 2024-25 | | Period2024-25 | | | | Planning decisions made on timeDetails | 98.4% | January to March 2026 | | PeriodJanuary to March 2026 | | | Road condition is not published in the same form for Wales councils. Road condition is from the Department for Transport; each figure is compared with Wales as a whole in the [report card](/council-tax/wales/caerphilly/#report-card). ## What does the council make from parking? | Authority | Year | Income | Surplus | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Caerphilly](/parking/caerphilly/)Details | 2024-25 | £1.1m | £136,400 | | Year2024-25Surplus£136,400 | | | | 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 **85.8 crimes per 1,000 residents** in Caerphilly, excluding anti-social behaviour, against 81.3 across Wales. [Caerphilly on the crime map, down to streets of a few hundred homes](/crime/?in=W15000002&level=lad&area=W06000018) ### Your police precept A Band D home in Caerphilly pays **£403.53** police precept in 2026-27. It funds **Gwent**, which has £209m 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 Caerphilly are not what its precept bought. [Gwent: funding, precept and results for the whole force](/police/gwent/) ## Who runs police, fire, health and ambulances here? | Service | Body | Latest | Per resident | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | PoliceDetails | [Gwent](/police/gwent/) | £209m (2026-27) | £348 | | Latest£209m (2026-27)Per resident£348 | | | | | Fire and rescueDetails | [South Wales Fire and Rescue Service](/fire-and-rescue/south-wales/) | £90m (2024-25) | £57.21 | | Latest£90m (2024-25)Per resident£57.21 | | | | | AmbulanceDetails | [Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust](/ambulance/welsh-ambulance-services/) | £345m (2025-26) | £109 | | Latest£345m (2025-26)Per resident£109 | | | | | NHSDetails | [Aneurin Bevan University Health Board](/nhs/aneurin-bevan/) | £1.8bn (2023-24) | £3,074 | | Latest£1.8bn (2023-24)Per resident£3,074 | | | | | RoadsDetails | [Caerphilly](/roads/caerphilly/) | £13m (2024-25) | £73.77 | | Latest£13m (2024-25)Per resident£73.77 | | | | | SchoolsDetails | [Caerphilly](/education/caerphilly/) | £240m (2024-25) | £1,361 | | Latest£240m (2024-25)Per resident£1,361 | | | | | Council spendingDetails | [Caerphilly](/your-area/caerphilly/) | £549m (2024-25) | £3,114 | | Latest£549m (2024-25)Per resident£3,114 | | | | | Social careDetails | [Caerphilly](/social-care/caerphilly/) | £162m (2024-25) | £918 | | Latest£162m (2024-25)Per resident£918 | | | | | HousingDetails | [Caerphilly](/your-area/caerphilly/) | £59m (2024-25) | £337 | | Latest£59m (2024-25)Per resident£337 | | | | | Waste and recyclingDetails | Caerphilly | not published | — | | Latestnot publishedPer resident— | | | | Each body serves a wider area than Caerphilly, 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 Caerphilly: 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). ## How does Caerphilly look against other councils? See Caerphilly on [the council map](/councils/map/?council=W06000018), 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 Caerphilly? Band D is £2,083 a year for 2026-27. [Every band](/council-tax/wales/caerphilly/).Which police force covers Caerphilly? Gwent police force area. Fire and rescue: South Wales. ## Sources for this page | Source | Publisher | Figures as of | Updated | Licence | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Council Tax levels](https://www.gov.wales/council-tax-levels) | Welsh Government | the 2026–27 financial year | annual | [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/) | | [Roads and transport revenue outturn expenditure by authority and service](https://stats.gov.wales/) | Welsh Government (StatsWales) | the 2024–25 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.