Cheshire West and Chester Council Tax 2026
North West, England · 167,260 domestic properties
Cheshire West and Chester Band D is £2,517.33 for 2026-27, the 85th highest of 350 UK billing authorities (8% above the UK average of £2,337.00).
According to MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026-27, Cheshire West and Chester's published Band D Council Tax is £2,517.33 for 2026-27 (OVER). Competition rank is 85th of 350 (higher than 76% of authorities).
- £2,517.33 Band D · OVER
- 85th of 350 authorities
- +7.7% vs UK average
According to MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026-27, Cheshire West and Chester's Band D Council Tax is £2,517.33 for 2026-27 (OVER), the 85th highest of 350 UK billing authorities (higher than 76% of them) and 8% above the UK average of £2,337.00.
How we calculate this rank & percentile
We compare every UK billing authority with a published 2026-27 Band D rate (350 in total). Rank is one plus the number with a higher charge, so equal charges share a rank. Percentile is round(authorities with a lower charge ÷ 350 × 100). The UK average is the simple mean of every council's Band D rate in our coverage set. Because the rank spans all three nations, it compares what each authority charges, not what each charge buys. English bands rest on 1991 property values in eight bands, A to H, while Scotland uses its own 1991 thresholds and Wales revalued to 2003 values with a ninth band. An English Band D home is therefore not the same property profile as a Welsh or Scottish one. See our methodology page for the full source-to-figure lineage.
- £2,517.33
- Band D charge · 2026 statutory
- Above the UK average
- +5.24%
- year-on-year vs £2,392.03
- Upper-quarter rise
- +7.7%
- vs UK avg £2,337.00
- £5,034.66
- Band H · 18/9 of Band D
Cheshire West and Chester · year-on-year Band D
What changed for Cheshire West and Chester
Cheshire West and Chester's Band D Council Tax rose from £2,392.03 (2025-26) to £2,517.33 (2026-27). Among 350 billing authorities by percentage rise, it ranks 80.
How to read this Band D change
This is a change in the published Band D charge, not advice about household bills. Precepts, discounts, and banding decide the amount you pay.
See UK year-on-year changesMHCLG/VOA position brief
Cheshire West and Chester Band D posture in the 2026-27 corpus
Entity-varying stamps from the joined MHCLG, Scottish CTAS and StatsWales extract plus VOA CTSOP stock counts, ABS(charge) peers, not map neighbours.
- £2,517.33 Published Band D 2026-27 OVER
- 85th of 350 UK authorities 76th percentile
- +5.2% Year-on-year Band D STEEP
- 167,260 VOA dwellings on list LOWBAND
Band D charge neighbourhood
Published 2026-27 Band D among the nearest pound-gap peers (snapshot 2026-10-02).
Derived position reading
What the Cheshire West and Chester Band D figure shows
The published Band D charge of £2,517.33 places Cheshire West and Chester 85th out of 350 UK billing authorities when ordered from the highest charge down. That position is derived from the full authority table, rather than from a single quoted comparison. It is 7.7% above the simple UK average of £2,337.00, while the percentile shows that 76% of the recorded authorities have a lower Band D charge.
The more useful local comparison is North West. Here, Cheshire West and Chester ranks 12th among 35 billing authorities, against a regional average of £2,483.00. The table of nearby authorities therefore compares published charges in the same geography, not property values or the level of service a household receives. Equal Band D charges share a position, so the ranking does not invent a difference where the underlying values match.
Band D is a statutory reference point, not a bill for every household. Charges for the other bands are calculated from the applicable national ratios, and discounts or exemptions can change an individual bill. This page is best used to understand the current published schedule and how this authority sits within the recorded 2026-27 council-tax corpus.
Cheshire West and Chester bands A-H schedule
Per-band charge 2026
Band A–H charge table (2026/2027)
| Band | Annual Charge | Monthly | Sole occupant (−25%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | £1,678.22 | £167.82 | £1,258.67 |
| B | £1,957.92 | £195.79 | £1,468.44 |
| C | £2,237.63 | £223.76 | £1,678.22 |
| D | £2,517.33 | £251.73 | £1,888.00 |
| E | £3,076.74 | £307.67 | £2,307.56 |
| F | £3,636.14 | £363.61 | £2,727.11 |
| G | £4,195.55 | £419.56 | £3,146.66 |
| H | £5,034.66 | £503.47 | £3,776.00 |
England 1991 valuation ranges (Band A–H)
- Band A: Up to £40,000 (1991 valuation)
- Band B: £40,001 to £52,000
- Band C: £52,001 to £68,000
- Band D: £68,001 to £88,000 (reference band)
- Band E: £88,001 to £120,000
- Band F: £120,001 to £160,000
- Band G: £160,001 to £320,000
- Band H: Over £320,000
Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026-27 (area Band D) + statutory England band ratios documented in our methodology. Monthly figure is the annual charge / 10 (most councils use 10 monthly instalments). The sole-occupant column applies the statutory 25% single-person discount, payable when only one adult lives in the property.
What Cheshire West and Chester's 167,260 properties actually pay
Cheshire West and Chester's housing stock peaks below the reference point, in Band B, which covers 39,230 of 167,260 dwellings (23.5%). A Band B home is charged at seven-ninths of the Band D rate, which is why the typical bill here lands under the headline figure. VOA CTSOP stamp LOWBAND: 64.4% of dwellings here are banded below D.
Stock-weighted average £2,374.54 is £142.79 (5.7%) below Band D £2,517.33 - 106th of 318 authorities with published counts (corpus mean £2,269.00). That places Cheshire West and Chester 5th of the 35 billing authorities in North West, above the regional median of £2,089.63.
Cheshire West and Chester property mix · A–C / D / E–H · LOWBAND
Sums to 167,260 VOA dwellings, band mix, not a household bill.
Closest housing-stock shape: West Northamptonshire
West Northamptonshire is the closest full-distribution match for Cheshire West and Chester. The profiles are close rather than identical: 5.0% of dwellings would need to shift between valuation bands for their published shares to align. The comparison therefore tests the whole ladder, not just the largest band.
Four largest band differences
- The largest separation sits at lower Band C, where West Northamptonshire holds 24.8% of its stock and Cheshire West and Chester holds 19.8%. The peer is more bottom-weighted at this rung of the valuation list.
- A smaller distinction is lower on the ladder at Band B: Cheshire West and Chester has 23.5% of dwellings there, against 22.1% in West Northamptonshire. That extra lower-band weight pulls its stock profile away from the peer.
- A smaller distinction appears in the upper part of the ladder at Band G. Cheshire West and Chester places 4.9% of dwellings there versus 3.5% for West Northamptonshire, giving this profile the heavier upper-band tail at that point.
- A smaller distinction appears in the upper part of the ladder at Band E. Cheshire West and Chester places 10.6% of dwellings there versus 9.7% for West Northamptonshire, giving this profile the heavier upper-band tail at that point.
Other close England matches for Cheshire West and Chester: East Riding of Yorkshire (5.1% redistribution distance); Shropshire (5.1% redistribution distance); Wyre (5.4% redistribution distance); Westmorland and Furness (5.5% redistribution distance).
| Band | Properties | Share of stock | Annual charge |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 35,330 | 21.1% | £1,678.22 |
| B | 39,230 | 23.5% | £1,957.92 |
| C | 33,100 | 19.8% | £2,237.63 |
| D | 22,570 | 13.5% | £2,517.33 |
| E | 17,700 | 10.6% | £3,076.74 |
| F | 10,570 | 6.3% | £3,636.14 |
| G | 8,120 | 4.9% | £4,195.55 |
| H | 640 | 0.4% | £5,034.66 |
Property-stock source, rounding and weighting notes
Property counts: VOA, Council Tax: stock of properties 2025 (Table CTSOP1.0_SUP, as at 9 September 2025), Open Government Licence v3.0. Counts are published rounded to the nearest 10, so shares are approximate and may not sum to exactly 100%. The stock-weighted average is our calculation: each band's 2026/2027 charge multiplied by its property count, divided by the total. It is a mean across the whole stock, not a bill any individual household receives.
Authorities charging a similar average across their stock
Closest to Cheshire West and Chester on stock-weighted charge (LOWBAND) - a different ordering from Band D twins.
- Dartford£2,379.88
- Bedford£2,378.54
- Bexley£2,377.37
- South Gloucestershire£2,376.53
- Shropshire£2,367.83
Cheshire West and Chester's nearest year-on-year movers · STEEP
Cheshire West and Chester moved Band D from £2,392.03 to £2,517.33 (+5.24%, STEEP; competition rank 80th of 350). Closest published movements: Chichester, Powys, Cheshire East.
- Chichester5.25%
- Powys5.25%
- Cheshire East5.24%
- Solihull5.24%
- Birmingham5.23%
- East Riding of Yorkshire5.23%
How Cheshire West and Chester compares in North West
Among the 35 billing authorities in North West, Cheshire West and Chester's 2026-27 Band D charge of £2,517.33 ranks 12th of 35, higher than 66% of them (£34.33 above the North West average of £2,483.00). Its nearest-charged neighbours in the region:
| Region rank | Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | Burnley | £2,549.42 |
| 11th | Rossendale | £2,519.97 |
| 12th | Cheshire West and Chester | £2,517.33 |
| 13th | Blackpool | £2,513.22 |
| 14th | Cumberland | £2,511.32 |
Regional rank out of 35 North West billing authorities by 2026-27 Band D charge (1 = dearest). See the full UK ranking or the complete directory.
Council Tax figure, precept and liability disclaimer
Council Tax charges shown on this page are derived from the published England Band D dataset and statutory England band ratios. They are intended as informational guidance, not as a personalised tax statement or legal advice. Your actual bill depends on your property's assigned band and on any discounts or exemptions that apply to your household. Cheshire West and Chester is unitary, so this figure combines its own charge (including adult social care) with police and fire precepts where separate, plus any average parish precept. For a binding figure consult your Cheshire West and Chester Council Tax bill or the official gov.uk Council Tax service. Figures published in 2026 reflect the 2026/2027 financial year only.
UK directories, Band D rollup and band challenge
Charges shown for Cheshire West and Chester are the area Band D and statutory band multiples with no county tier.