Great Houghton · Barnsley · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Great Houghton?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,373.32£47.36 more than the Barnsley Band D average (£2,325.96).
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Estimate: council average plus this parish's precept (exact). In 6 published bills we checked, estimates were within £34. How the figures work

Council tax 2026-27Great HoughtonBand D
  • Barnsley council£1,942.29
  • South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority£280.04
  • South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority£95.05
  • Great Houghton parish precept£55.94
Total for the year£2,373.32
Parish part
£55.94
+£3.78 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,582.21
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£237.33
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
620
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Great Houghton, 2026-27

Estimates: the Barnsley average charge plus the parish precept. Every band pays a fixed share of Band D.

BandPer yearPer month (10 payments)Ratio to D
Band A£1,582.21£158.226/9
Band B£1,845.92£184.597/9
Band C£2,109.62£210.968/9
Band D£2,373.32£237.339/9
Band E£2,900.72£290.0711/9
Band F£3,428.13£342.8113/9
Band G£3,955.53£395.5515/9
Band H£4,746.64£474.6618/9

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Band D in Great Houghton compared

Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Great Houghton figure is an estimate

Great HoughtonGreat Houghton£2,373Barnsley averageBarnsley average£2,326No parish partNo parish part£2,317England averageEngland average£2,392
Great HoughtonGreat Houghton£2,373Barnsley avera…Barnsley average£2,326No parish partNo parish part£2,317England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Great Houghton
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Great Houghton in 2026-27

Great Houghton's local council set a precept of £34,667 for 2026-27, raised from 620 Band D-equivalent homes: £55.94 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £52.16, so it has risen by £3.78 (7.2%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,285.67 in 2025-26, so it is up 3.8%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Barnsley: £1,942.29 for Barnsley council, £280.04 for South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority, £95.05 for South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority.

Council tax by band in Great Houghton, 2026-27

Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band

Band A: £1,582.21£1,582AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,845.92£1,846BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,109.62£2,110CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,373.32£2,373DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,900.72£2,901EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,428.13£3,428FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,955.53£3,956GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,746.64£4,747HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,582.21£1,582AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,845.92£1,846BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,109.62£2,110CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,373.32£2,373DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,900.72£2,901EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,428.13£3,428FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,955.53£3,956GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,746.64£4,747HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Great Houghton, each band
  • Band D, the band every charge is set from
  • England average for the band
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BandPer year10 payments of12 payments ofEngland averageRatio to D
Band A£1,582.21£158.22£131.85£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,845.92£184.59£153.83£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,109.62£210.96£175.80£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,373.32£237.33£197.78£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,900.72£290.07£241.73£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,428.13£342.81£285.68£3,454.4213/9
Band G£3,955.53£395.55£329.63£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,746.64£474.66£395.55£4,783.0418/9
Source: worked out from MHCLG 2026-27 Band D amounts and the statutory band ratios.

Questions

What is Band D council tax in Great Houghton?
About £2,373.32 for 2026-27, of which £55.94 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Great Houghton?
About £1,845.92 a year, or £184.59 a month over 10 payments.
How does Great Houghton compare with the rest of Barnsley?
Its parish precept adds £55.94 to a Band D bill; across Barnsley parish precepts add £8.58 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in Barnsley with a similar precept

Parish part of a Band D bill.

Data: MHCLG, 2026-27 releases, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources and method