How does Flintshire’s £2,376 council tax bill stack up against the rest of Wales?
Flintshire residents face an average council tax bill of £2,376.17 for a Band D property from April, following the publication of official Welsh Government figures today.
The figure is an increase of £129.70, or 5.77%, on the 2025-26 bill of £2,246.47.
For a Band D household, that works out at approximately £10.81 extra a month, though the actual amount paid varies depending on the band of the property and any discounts or exemptions in place.
Flintshire’s bill sits £93 above the Wales-wide average Band D figure for 2026-27, which Welsh Government data puts at £2,283.
Within north Wales, only Conwy at £2,472 and Gwynedd at £2,468 have higher Band D bills.
Flintshire’s 5.77% overall rise is the second highest in the region, behind Conwy where the bill increased by 6.55%.
Average band D council tax, north Wales authorities, 2026-27 (£)
Source: Welsh Government Council Tax Levels statistics, 24 March 2026
FThe county council’s own element of the bill rose by £99.14, or 5.46%, to £1,914.92.
The North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner’s precept increased by £26.10, or 7.01%, to £398.25.
Community council precepts account for the remaining £62.99 on the average Flintshire bill.
Today’s increase is the smallest Flintshire has seen in three years.
The 2025-26 bill rose by 8.92%, and the year before that by 8.18% on the total bill, as the council faced successive multi-million pound budget gaps.
Since 2021-22, when the Band D bill stood at £1,748, the cumulative rise amounts to £628, or 35.9%.
UK consumer price inflation over the same five-year period rose by approximately 26%, though the most recent annual figures in that comparison are based on ONS projections rather than final data.
Flintshire band D council tax, 2021-22 to 2026-27 (£ and % annual rise)
Source: Welsh Government Council Tax Levels statistics · Flintshire County Council budget resolutions
Flintshire County Council’s total budget requirement for 2026-27 is £426.06m, an increase of £25.51m on the previous year.
Council tax income funds £131.97m of that total, around 31% of the overall budget requirement.
The Welsh Government statistics, published today as accredited official figures, cover all 22 county councils in Wales and are based on budget requirement returns submitted by local authorities.
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