Staffordshire Moorlands Council Tax 2026
West Midlands, England · 45,260 domestic properties
According to MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026-27, Staffordshire Moorlands's Band D Council Tax is £2,338.21 for 2026-27, the 230th highest of 350 UK billing authorities (higher than 34% of them) and 0% above the UK average of £2,337.00. Nearest published Band D rates sit with Babergh, Tewkesbury, South Derbyshire, Chesterfield, then Denbighshire, North Kesteven. Closest published housing-stock shapes include North Devon, North Warwickshire, West Northamptonshire, Exeter.
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. Nearest published Band D rates sit with Babergh, Tewkesbury, South Derbyshire, Chesterfield, then Denbighshire, North Kesteven. See our methodology page for the full source-to-figure lineage.
- £2,338.21
- Band D charge · 2026 statutory
- Near the UK average
- +4.36%
- year-on-year vs £2,240.43
- Lower-quarter rise
- +0.1%
- vs UK avg £2,337.00
- £4,676.42
- Band H · 18/9 of Band D
Nearest published Band D rates sit with Babergh, Tewkesbury, South Derbyshire, Chesterfield, then Denbighshire, North Kesteven. Closest published housing-stock shapes include North Devon, North Warwickshire, West Northamptonshire, Exeter. Open Babergh for the closest published Band D on the same vintage.
Staffordshire Moorlands · year-on-year Band D
What changed for Staffordshire Moorlands
Staffordshire Moorlands's Band D Council Tax rose from £2,240.43 (2025-26) to £2,338.21 (2026-27). Among 350 billing authorities by percentage rise, it ranks 268.
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 changesStaffordshire Moorlands bands A-H schedule
Per-band charge 2026
Staffordshire Moorlands's nearest Band D charges nationwide
Staffordshire Moorlands is 230th of 350 on the national Band D list at £2,338.21. Nearest published Band D rates sit with Babergh, Tewkesbury, South Derbyshire, Chesterfield, then Denbighshire, North Kesteven. The six closest published 2026-27 rates, led by Babergh, ignore geography on purpose, so a map neighbour is not mistaken for a charge twin. Read the difference column as a pound gap; cross-check the West Midlands ranking further down when you care about local neighbours, and the stock-weighted average when you care what most of Staffordshire Moorlands's 45,260 dwellings actually pay. Closest published housing-stock shapes include North Devon, North Warwickshire, West Northamptonshire, Exeter.
| Council | Band D | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Babergh | £2,341.55 | +£3.34 |
| Tewkesbury | £2,340.53 | +£2.32 |
| South Derbyshire | £2,339.61 | +£1.40 |
| Chesterfield | £2,339.49 | +£1.28 |
| Denbighshire | £2,339.03 | +£0.82 |
| North Kesteven | £2,337.81 | −£0.40 |
Band A–H charge table (2026/2027)
| Band | Annual Charge | Monthly | Sole occupant (−25%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | £1,558.81 | £155.88 | £1,169.11 |
| B | £1,818.61 | £181.86 | £1,363.96 |
| C | £2,078.41 | £207.84 | £1,558.81 |
| D | £2,338.21 | £233.82 | £1,753.66 |
| E | £2,857.81 | £285.78 | £2,143.36 |
| F | £3,377.41 | £337.74 | £2,533.06 |
| G | £3,897.02 | £389.70 | £2,922.77 |
| H | £4,676.42 | £467.64 | £3,507.32 |
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 Staffordshire Moorlands's 45,260 properties actually pay
Staffordshire Moorlands's housing stock peaks below the reference point, in Band B, which covers 10,890 of 45,260 dwellings (24.1%). 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. It takes 3 bands — A, B, C — to cover half the stock, a wider spread than most authorities show. 69.4% of dwellings on the England valuation list here are banded below D.
Weighting each band's statutory charge by the number of properties in it gives a stock-weighted average of £2,113.88 per dwelling, £224.33 (9.6%) below the £2,338.21 Band D headline, because most of the stock sits in bands charged at less than the Band D rate. On that measure Staffordshire Moorlands is 211th of 318 authorities with published stock counts, against a £2,269.00 average. That places Staffordshire Moorlands 17th of the 30 billing authorities in West Midlands, below the regional median of £2,132.00.
How to read this stock pattern
Staffordshire Moorlands's largest property group sits in the lower half of the valuation ladder rather than at the Band D reference used in national tables. Its modal Band B charge is seven-ninths of the Band D rate, and 69.4% of the published stock lies below D. The headline alone does not show how often each band occurs. The stock-weighted amount applies the full distribution for an area-level comparison, while remaining an average rather than a household quotation.
Staffordshire Moorlands has a broad valuation-band profile: the largest 3 groups are needed before the cumulative share passes half of the stock. No single band dominates the local picture, which makes a one-band headline especially incomplete. The weighted result is useful for comparing this authority with peers, but the spread across 8 published bands matters just as much. A broad mix also means the area-level mean is less representative of any one household than it is in a concentrated council.
Staffordshire Moorlands occupies the middle half of the West Midlands stock-weighted distribution, below its £2,132.00 median. The regional result gives more context than a UK-wide rank without turning the difference into a superlative. It also shows that the council's band mix, not only its published Band D rate, determines where it sits among nearby authorities. The remaining distance from the median is an area-level comparison rather than a household saving or premium.
Closest housing-stock shape: Wyre
Wyre is an exceptionally close stock-shape match for Staffordshire Moorlands: moving 1.7% of dwellings between valuation bands would make the two published distributions align. That is a stricter comparison than sharing a modal band, because all published bands contribute to the distance.
Four largest band differences
- The largest separation is lower on the ladder at Band B: Staffordshire Moorlands has 24.1% of dwellings there, against 22.5% in Wyre. That extra lower-band weight pulls its stock profile away from the peer.
- A smaller distinction is an upper-band difference at Band E. Wyre records 10.8% of dwellings there, compared with 10.1% in Staffordshire Moorlands, so the peer carries more of its stock at that higher rung.
- A smaller distinction is an upper-band difference at Band F. Wyre records 4.9% of dwellings there, compared with 4.5% in Staffordshire Moorlands, so the peer carries more of its stock at that higher rung.
- A smaller distinction is an upper-band difference at Band G. Wyre records 2.0% of dwellings there, compared with 1.8% in Staffordshire Moorlands, so the peer carries more of its stock at that higher rung.
How the wider profile compares
Staffordshire Moorlands has the stronger combined lower-band tilt: Bands A to C account for 1.5% more of its stock than they do in Wyre. The nearest match still leaves that bottom-of-ladder difference visible.
Wyre carries the heavier upper tail across Bands E and above, exceeding Staffordshire Moorlands's combined share there by 1.4%. Total-variation distance counts those absolute band gaps without assuming they offset the lower-band pattern.
Staffordshire Moorlands and Wyre do not even peak in the same valuation band: the peer's largest group is Band C. Their total-variation match is therefore built from offsetting shares across the ladder, not from one identical headline category.
Band D is the most stable point in the comparison, with shares of 14.1% and 14.1%. Reading that near-match beside the largest gaps prevents the peer label from hiding where the two published distributions actually agree.
Show every band direction
- Band A is closely balanced
- Band B leans toward Staffordshire Moorlands
- Band C is closely balanced
- Band D is closely balanced
- Band E leans toward Wyre
- Band F is closely balanced
- Band G is closely balanced
- Band H is closely balanced
This sequence is read from the lowest published band to the highest.
Other close England matches for Staffordshire Moorlands: North Devon (3.8% redistribution distance); North Warwickshire (3.8% redistribution distance); West Northamptonshire (3.9% redistribution distance); Exeter (4.0% redistribution distance). Ranked across every published band in the England valuation system, this shortlist shows whether Wyre stands alone or sits in a cluster of similarly shaped authorities.
| Band | Properties | Share of stock | Annual charge |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 9,650 | 21.3% | £1,558.81 |
| B | 10,890 | 24.1% | £1,818.61 |
| C | 10,890 | 24.1% | £2,078.41 |
| D | 6,370 | 14.1% | £2,338.21 |
| E | 4,570 | 10.1% | £2,857.81 |
| F | 2,030 | 4.5% | £3,377.41 |
| G | 820 | 1.8% | £3,897.02 |
| H | 40 | 0.1% | £4,676.42 |
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
These are the closest authorities to Staffordshire Moorlands on the stock-weighted measure, which is a different ordering from the Band D neighbours above because it accounts for how each area's properties are banded.
- Medway£2,117.11
- East Suffolk£2,114.93
- Lancaster£2,114.80
- Harlow£2,106.28
- Worcester£2,105.34
Staffordshire Moorlands's nearest year-on-year movers
Staffordshire Moorlands moved Band D from £2,240.43 to £2,338.21 (+4.36%, competition rank 268th of 350). The closest published movements sit with Watford, Stratford-on-Avon, Reigate & Banstead.
- Watford4.41%
- Stratford-on-Avon4.38%
- Reigate & Banstead4.37%
- City of London4.36%
- Nuneaton & Bedworth4.34%
- Swale4.33%
How Staffordshire Moorlands compares in West Midlands
Among the 30 billing authorities in West Midlands, Staffordshire Moorlands's 2026-27 Band D charge of £2,338.21 ranks 21st of 30, higher than 30% of them (£61.79 below the West Midlands average of £2,400.00). Its nearest-charged neighbours in the region:
| Region rank | Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|---|
| 19th | Lichfield | £2,351.90 |
| 20th | East Staffordshire | £2,351.34 |
| 21st | Staffordshire Moorlands | £2,338.21 |
| 22nd | Newcastle-under-Lyme | £2,334.25 |
| 23rd | South Staffordshire | £2,313.67 |
Regional rank out of 30 West Midlands billing authorities by 2026-27 Band D charge (1 = dearest). See the full UK ranking or the complete directory.
Questions answered from Staffordshire Moorlands's data
These answers use Staffordshire Moorlands's £2,338.21 Band D rate, the England statutory multipliers, and the VOA stock mix (modal Band B, 69.4% below D).
Is Staffordshire Moorlands Council Tax above the UK average?
Staffordshire Moorlands's 2026-27 Band D rate is £2,338.21, 0.1% above the UK average of £2,337.00. It has competition rank 230th of 350, with equal charges sharing a rank. Nearest published Band D rates sit with Babergh, Tewkesbury, South Derbyshire, Chesterfield, then Denbighshire, North Kesteven.
Which councils have charges closest to Staffordshire Moorlands?
The closest published Band D rates are Babergh (£2,341.55), Tewkesbury (£2,340.53), South Derbyshire (£2,339.61), Chesterfield (£2,339.49), Denbighshire (£2,339.03), North Kesteven (£2,337.81). The comparison table above shows the six nearest authorities and the exact difference from Staffordshire Moorlands.
What is the average Council Tax bill in Staffordshire Moorlands?
Across Staffordshire Moorlands's 45,260 domestic properties, the stock-weighted average charge is £2,113.88 for 2026-27. That is £224.33 below the £2,338.21 Band D rate, because the most common band here is Band B (24.1% of the stock) and 69.4% of dwellings are banded below D. Closest published housing-stock shapes include North Devon, North Warwickshire, West Northamptonshire, Exeter. Property counts are from the VOA 2025 stock release; the weighting is our calculation.
How did Staffordshire Moorlands Council Tax change for 2026-27?
Band D moved from £2,240.43 to £2,338.21, a 4.36% rise. Its competition rank by annual increase is 268th of 350; the closest movements include Watford, Stratford-on-Avon, Reigate & Banstead.
Advice boundary for Staffordshire Moorlands
They are not personalised advice - expand a question for the figure that matches the tables above for the 2026-27 vintage, then follow the methodology or gov.uk links for a binding bill on a specific property.
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. This area Band D is a two-tier total for Staffordshire Moorlands: district charge plus county, police, fire where separate, and the average parish precept across the district. Nearest published Band D rates sit with Babergh, Tewkesbury, South Derbyshire, Chesterfield, then Denbighshire, North Kesteven. Closest published housing-stock shapes include North Devon, North Warwickshire, West Northamptonshire, Exeter. For a binding figure consult your Staffordshire Moorlands Council Tax bill or the official gov.uk Council Tax service. Figures published in 2026 reflect the 2026/2027 financial year only.
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Charges shown for Staffordshire Moorlands are the area Band D and statutory band multiples, already including county, police, fire and average parish precepts where they apply. Nearest published Band D rates sit with Babergh, Tewkesbury, South Derbyshire, Chesterfield, then Denbighshire, North Kesteven.