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An average Band D home in Newport pays £2,088 in council tax in 2026-27. That is up 5.3% on last year. Ten years ago, in 2016-17, it was £1,199. The Wales average is £2,283.
Band D is the middle council tax band, used to compare councils. Homes in lower bands pay less and homes in higher bands pay more.
One council tax bill pays for up to three bodies. The council sets its own part; the police and crime commissioner and any community or town council set theirs. The community council part is an average across the area: many homes pay none.
| Year | Band D total | Welsh average |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | £2,088.48 | £2,283.08 |
| 2025-26 | £1,983.97 | £2,169.71 |
| 2024-25 | £1,855.63 | £2,024.31 |
| 2023-24 | £1,712.90 | £1,879.46 |
| 2022-23 | £1,583.48 | £1,777.18 |
| 2021-22 | £1,537.38 | £1,730.98 |
| 2020-21 | £1,477.77 | £1,666.94 |
| 2019-20 | £1,381.80 | £1,590.85 |
| 2018-19 | £1,300.71 | £1,492.03 |
| 2017-18 | £1,242.16 | £1,420.00 |
| 2016-17 | £1,199.13 | £1,374.21 |
| 2015-16 | £1,153.95 | £1,327.62 |
| 2014-15 | £1,101.00 | £1,275.85 |
| 2013-14 | £1,057.24 | £1,225.87 |
| 2012-13 | £1,023.05 | £1,187.84 |
| 2011-12 | £994.64 | £1,161.96 |
| 2010-11 | £957.49 | £1,126.54 |
| 2009-10 | £921.39 | £1,086.43 |
| 2008-09 | £885.56 | £1,044.03 |
| 2007-08 | £854.13 | £1,004.79 |
| 2006-07 | £813.86 | £962.05 |
| 2005-06 | £772.22 | £921.00 |
| 2004-05 | £731.62 | £887.42 |
| 2003-04 | £671.11 | £837.23 |
| 2002-03 | £597.39 | £762.20 |
| 2001-02 | £576.24 | £709.70 |
| 2000-01 | £566.98 | £669.43 |
| 1999-00 | £530.72 | £601.69 |
| 1998-99 | £463.89 | £554.74 |
| 1997-98 | £412.83 | £495.57 |
| 1996-97 | £390.96 | £462.39 |
The council's budget for 2026-27, per person living in the area, by service. The line on each bar shows the average for Welsh councils.
The council plans to spend £3,409 per person on its services in 2026-27. Education is the biggest part, at £1,383 per person, or 41% of the total.
Education
£1,383 (Welsh average: £1,307)
Social services
£986 (Welsh average: £1,045)
Housing
£413 (Welsh average: £327)
Bins, streets and public protection
£162 (Welsh average: £172)
Borrowing costs
£121 (Welsh average: £113)
Other spending
£102 (Welsh average: £92)
Roads and transport
£93 (Welsh average: £107)
Libraries, leisure and culture
£74 (Welsh average: £76)
Running the council
£40 (Welsh average: £67)
Planning and economic development
£29 (Welsh average: £40)
Collecting council tax
£7 (Welsh average: £19)
In 2026-27, council tax pays for about 27% of what Welsh councils budget for. Most of the rest comes from the Welsh Government's support for councils, which includes business rates collected across Wales and shared out. These figures leave out the levies councils pay to fire and rescue authorities and national park authorities.
Per person figures are the Welsh Government's own, using its population estimates.
In 2026-27, the Welsh Government gives the council £356 million, or £2,121 per person: £301 million of revenue support grant and £55.6 million from the national pool of business rates.
Across Wales, councils get £6.6 billion in 2026-27. The Welsh Government says this is an average increase of 4.5% on the year before, comparing like with like, and that no council gets an increase below 4.0%. The Welsh Government's statement on the settlement
This is the general support councils can spend as they choose. They get other grants for particular purposes on top. For the whole Welsh Government budget, see Open Senedd.
Total spending per person on the council's services in past years, from its accounts (revenue outturn). The accounts group services differently from the budget above, so only the total is shown here. Amounts are as spent each year, not adjusted for inflation.
| Service | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All services | £2,748 | £2,919 | £2,901 | £3,043 | £3,225 | £3,313 |
The reports behind each year's budget and council tax, from full Council and Cabinet meetings. Each opens the meeting's papers.
Welsh Government statistics published on StatsWales: average Band D council tax by billing authority, budgeted revenue expenditure by authority and service, central government support for councils, and revenue outturn (what councils actually spent). They are accredited official statistics.