Council tax bands in Cheshire West and Chester 2026-27
Band D council tax in Cheshire West and Chester is £2,470.56 a year in 2026-27, about £247.06 a month over 10 payments.
This is the charge for a home with no parish or town council charge and no special expense.
Cheshire West and Chester also charges special expenses for local services in parts of its area, averaging £1.76 a year at Band D across all homes.
Every band in Cheshire West and Chester
Council tax in Cheshire West and Chester runs from £1,647.04 a year for Band A to £4,941.12 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,647.04 | £164.70 | £137.25 | £1,235.28 |
| Band B | £1,921.55 | £192.16 | £160.13 | £1,441.16 |
| Band C | £2,196.05 | £219.61 | £183.00 | £1,647.04 |
| Band D | £2,470.56 | £247.06 | £205.88 | £1,852.92 |
| Band E | £3,019.57 | £301.96 | £251.63 | £2,264.68 |
| Band F | £3,568.59 | £356.86 | £297.38 | £2,676.44 |
| Band G | £4,117.60 | £411.76 | £343.13 | £3,088.20 |
| Band H | £4,941.12 | £494.11 | £411.76 | £3,705.84 |
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How bands work: every band is a fixed fraction of Band D, set in law (Band A is 6/9 of Band D and Band H 18/9), rounded here to the penny. A home's band comes from its value on 1 April 1991: Band A up to £40,000, Band H over £320,000. Payments are the yearly charge divided by 10 or 12. Other bands may differ by a penny from your council's table because of how councils round.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, local authority level data (Table 10, Data_Billing), published 25 March 2026.
Homes by band in Cheshire West and Chester
The most common band in Cheshire West and Chester is Band B (24% of homes). Semi-detached houses, about 3 in 10 homes here, are most often Band C (37%). The most common kind of home is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house (37,350 homes), most often Band C (42%). These are shares of all 167,930 homes on the list, not the band of any one home: a home's own band is on GOV.UK.
| Band | Share of homes |
|---|---|
| Band A | 21.1% |
| Band B | 23.5% |
| Band C | 19.8% |
| Band D | 13.5% |
| Band E | 10.6% |
| Band F | 6.3% |
| Band G | 4.8% |
| Band H | 0.4% |
Compared with the North West average, there are fewer homes in Bands A and B (45%, against 60%) and more homes in Band F and above (12%, against 5%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached houses | 49,580 | 30% | Band C (37%) |
| Terraced houses | 39,050 | 23% | Band B (41%) |
| Detached houses | 39,050 | 23% | Band E (29%) |
| Flats and maisonettes | 22,280 | 13% | Band A (60%) |
Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, 31 March 2026 (CTSOP3.0, band by property type), published 24 September 2026. VOA counts are rounded to the nearest 10; property types with fewer than 500 homes are not shown.
Where Band D council tax in Cheshire West and Chester goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| Cheshire West and Chester council | £2,075.03 (84%) |
| Police | £295.44 (12%) |
| Fire and rescue | £100.09 (4%) |
£39.56 of the council's own Band D share in 2026-27 is the adult social care precept (MHCLG).
Special expenses (averaging £1.76 at Band D) come on top in the parts of Cheshire West and Chester that pay them. Parish and town council charges come on top for homes in their areas.
How council tax in Cheshire West and Chester has changed
Band D went up by £122.17 (5.2%), from £2,348.39 in 2025-26 to £2,470.56 in 2026-27.
Band D in Cheshire West and Chester is £8.73 a year above the North West average of £2,461.83, and its 5.2% rise this year was bigger than most councils in the North West (North West average: 5.3%).
Over the four years from 2023-24 to 2026-27, Band D here rose 16.0%, close to the North West average rise of 16.2%.
Band D in Cheshire West and Chester is the 15th highest of 35 councils in the North West, and the 87th highest of 296 councils in England, ranked by the Band D figure on each council's page.
Averages are weighted by number of homes and use each council's Band D as shown on its page.
Cheshire West and Chester and other councils
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| Halton | £2,358.34 |
| Wrexham | £2,233.80 |
| Warrington | £2,403.03 |
| Cheshire East | £2,371.48 |
| Liverpool | £2,673.59 |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | £2,313.24 |
Similar unitary councils
Other unitary councils closest in size to Cheshire West and Chester (167,930 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| East Riding of Yorkshire | £2,386.05 | 168,180 |
| Northumberland | £2,493.67 | 163,900 |
| North Northamptonshire | £2,343.66 | 163,450 |
| Shropshire | £2,400.03 | 153,430 |
Band D as shown on each council's page: the basic charge, or where no home pays that alone, Band D including special expenses or the average including parish charges. Similar councils are the same type of council, nearest in number of homes (Valuation Office Agency, 31 March 2026).
Finding a home's band
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