Cheshire East · unitary council · North West · 2026-27
How much is council tax in Cheshire East?
Area average, including parish precepts. In 6 published bills we checked, figures were within £34; yours also depends on your parish and discounts. How the figures work
- Cheshire East council£1,975.95
- Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner£295.44
- Cheshire Fire Authority£100.09
- Parish and town councils (average)£83.39
Council tax bands in Cheshire East, 2026-27
Area averages including parish precepts. Every band pays a fixed share of Band D.
| Band | Per year | Per month (10 payments) | Ratio to D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,636.58 | £163.66 | 6/9 |
| Band B most common here | £1,909.34 | £190.93 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,182.11 | £218.21 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,454.87 | £245.49 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,000.40 | £300.04 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,545.92 | £354.59 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,091.45 | £409.14 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £4,909.74 | £490.97 | 18/9 |
Not sure of your band?
We cannot look up individual homes. The Valuation Office Agency checker on GOV.UK gives the band for any address in Cheshire East.
Council tax by band in Cheshire East, 2026-27
Average for the council area, including parish precepts; the tick is the England average for the band
- this council, each band
- Band D, the band every charge is set from
- England average for the band
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| Band | Per year | 10 payments of | 12 payments of | England average | Ratio to D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,636.58 | £163.66 | £136.38 | £1,594.35 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,909.34 | £190.93 | £159.11 | £1,860.07 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,182.11 | £218.21 | £181.84 | £2,125.80 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,454.87 | £245.49 | £204.57 | £2,391.52 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,000.40 | £300.04 | £250.03 | £2,922.97 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,545.92 | £354.59 | £295.49 | £3,454.42 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,091.45 | £409.14 | £340.95 | £3,985.87 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £4,909.74 | £490.97 | £409.14 | £4,783.04 | 18/9 |
Cheshire East in 2026-27
For 2026-27 the average Band D council tax across Cheshire East is £2,454.87, up 5.2% (£122.26) on 2025-26. Of that, Cheshire East council's own charge is £1,975.95, of which £37.64 is this year's adult social care increase. The rest goes to Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner, Cheshire Fire Authority, and on average £83.39 to parish and town councils.
The most common band here is Band B (21% of homes), which costs £1,909.34 a year at the area average.
The average bill actually charged per home, after discounts and exemptions, is £2,172.25 (MHCLG, 2026-27).
Where a Band D bill in Cheshire East goes
£2,454.87 a year at Band D, by the body that sets each part
- Cheshire East council£1,975.9580%
- Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner£295.4412%
- Cheshire Fire Authority£100.094%
- Parish and town councils (average)£83.393%
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| Goes to | Band D | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cheshire East council | £1,975.95 | 80.5% |
| Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner | £295.44 | 12.0% |
| Cheshire Fire Authority | £100.09 | 4.1% |
| Parish and town councils (average) | £83.39 | 3.4% |
| Total | £2,454.87 | 100% |
Band D in Cheshire East since 1993
Average area Band D each year, including parish precepts; the line is the England average
- this council, average Band D
- England average
- no figure: the council did not exist in this form
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| Year | Cheshire East | England |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | £2,454.87 | £2,391.52 |
| 2025-26 | £2,332.61 | £2,280.21 |
| 2024-25 | £2,217.19 | £2,170.99 |
| 2023-24 | £2,109.02 | £2,065.05 |
| 2022-23 | £2,003.60 | £1,965.71 |
| 2021-22 | £1,944.45 | £1,898.48 |
| 2020-21 | £1,851.05 | £1,817.67 |
| 2019-20 | £1,777.26 | £1,749.88 |
| 2018-19 | £1,706.28 | £1,671.46 |
| 2017-18 | £1,610.44 | £1,590.55 |
| 2016-17 | £1,539.99 | £1,529.56 |
| 2015-16 | £1,482.72 | £1,483.58 |
| 2014-15 | £1,473.29 | £1,467.98 |
| 2013-14 | £1,470.29 | £1,455.60 |
| 2012-13 | £1,463.15 | £1,444.13 |
| 2011-12 | £1,450.74 | £1,439.33 |
| 2010-11 | £1,448.24 | £1,439.22 |
| 2009-10 | £1,420.01 | £1,413.84 |
| 2008-09 | — | £1,373.08 |
| 2007-08 | — | £1,321.32 |
| 2006-07 | — | £1,267.91 |
| 2005-06 | — | £1,213.81 |
| 2004-05 | — | £1,166.56 |
| 2003-04 | — | £1,101.75 |
| 2002-03 | — | £975.56 |
| 2001-02 | — | £901.33 |
| 2000-01 | — | £847.00 |
| 1999-00 | — | £798.00 |
| 1998-99 | — | £747.00 |
| 1997-98 | — | £688.00 |
| 1996-97 | — | £646.00 |
| 1995-96 | — | £609.00 |
| 1994-95 | — | £580.11 |
| 1993-94 | — | £567.95 |
Homes in each band in Cheshire East
Share of the 192,850 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026; the tick is England
- share of homes
- most common band (B)
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| Band | Homes | Share | England share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | 31,870 | 16.5% | 23.6% |
| Band B | 39,710 | 20.6% | 19.5% |
| Band C | 38,050 | 19.7% | 22.0% |
| Band D | 28,530 | 14.8% | 15.7% |
| Band E | 23,840 | 12.4% | 9.9% |
| Band F | 15,570 | 8.1% | 5.2% |
| Band G | 13,270 | 6.9% | 3.5% |
| Band H | 2,020 | 1.0% | 0.6% |
Parish and town councils in Cheshire East
103 of the 106 parishes and charter trustees here set a precept for 2026-27. Band D in an area with no parish precept is about £2,371.48. The estimated bills add each parish part to the council's average charge; where a council charges special expenses or levies in part of its area the real bill differs, in the bills we checked by up to £34.
| Parish | Parish part | Change in parish part | Est. Band D bill | Band D homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adlington | £77.25 | +£45.95 | £2,448.73 | 647 |
| Alderley Edge | £55.71 | −£3.67 | £2,427.19 | 2,782 |
| Alpraham and Calveley Community Council | £74.40 | +£12.88 | £2,445.88 | 403 |
| Alsager | £118.17 | −£0.54 | £2,489.65 | 5,822 |
| Arclid | £23.09 | +£0.73 | £2,394.57 | 197 |
| Ashley | £32.99 | −£1.52 | £2,404.47 | 185 |
| Aston by Budworth | £17.55 | +£2.71 | £2,389.03 | 199 |
| Audlem | £86.48 | +£1.23 | £2,457.96 | 1,070 |
| Barthomley | £38.74 | +£0.02 | £2,410.22 | 103 |
| Betchton | £38.68 | +£19.40 | £2,410.16 | 310 |
| Bickerton | £14.44 | −£0.54 | £2,385.92 | 173 |
| Bollington | £145.26 | +£8.60 | £2,516.74 | 3,253 |
| Bosley | £21.37 | +£0.39 | £2,392.85 | 224 |
| Bradwall | £31.62 | +£0.03 | £2,403.10 | 95 |
| Brereton | £31.89 | +£0.88 | £2,403.37 | 875 |
| Brindley | £23.26 | −£0.32 | £2,394.74 | 155 |
| Buerton | £41.53 | +£1.78 | £2,413.01 | 258 |
| Bulkeley & Ridley | £24.99 | +£2.05 | £2,396.47 | 240 |
| Bunbury | £64.72 | +£4.32 | £2,436.20 | 726 |
| Burland & Acton | £43.05 | +£9.70 | £2,414.53 | 534 |
| Chelford | £65.41 | +£0.71 | £2,436.89 | 832 |
| Cholmondeley | £20.51 | −£0.13 | £2,391.99 | 171 |
| Cholmondeston | £24.49 | +£0.26 | £2,395.97 | 204 |
| Chorley (Wilmslow West and Chorley) | £17.74 | no change | £2,389.22 | 281 |
| Church Lawton | £49.91 | +£2.29 | £2,421.39 | 887 |
| Church Minshull | £34.44 | +£2.36 | £2,405.92 | 218 |
| Congleton | £138.33 | +£20.92 | £2,509.81 | 11,465 |
| Cranage | £35.89 | +£1.32 | £2,407.37 | 683 |
| Crewe | £99.99 | +£2.73 | £2,471.47 | 15,106 |
| Disley | £106.11 | +£7.39 | £2,477.59 | 2,086 |
| Dodcott cum Wilkesley | £34.96 | +£0.60 | £2,406.44 | 215 |
| Doddington | £19.33 | +£3.71 | £2,390.81 | 317 |
| Eaton | £31.60 | +£2.33 | £2,403.08 | 190 |
| Gawsworth | £53.04 | +£1.04 | £2,424.52 | 844 |
| Goostrey | £54.16 | +£2.93 | £2,425.64 | 1,093 |
| Great Warford | £24.86 | +£0.89 | £2,396.34 | 460 |
| Handforth | £85.70 | +£20.12 | £2,457.18 | 2,742 |
| Hankelow | £31.77 | +£22.07 | £2,403.25 | 188 |
| Haslington | £35.36 | +£2.58 | £2,406.84 | 2,828 |
| Hassall | £41.39 | −£0.48 | £2,412.87 | 113 |
| Hatherton | £26.38 | +£2.57 | £2,397.86 | 257 |
| Haughton | £8.53 | +£0.12 | £2,380.01 | 103 |
| Henbury | £82.27 | +£11.56 | £2,453.75 | 377 |
| High Legh | £13.79 | −£0.12 | £2,385.27 | 906 |
| Higher Hurdsfield | £22.60 | −£0.20 | £2,394.08 | 332 |
| Holmes Chapel | £101.16 | +£6.54 | £2,472.64 | 2,941 |
| Hough | £28.99 | +£3.52 | £2,400.47 | 1,035 |
| Hulme Walfield | £24.82 | −£7.38 | £2,396.30 | 647 |
| Kettleshulme & Lyme Handley | £52.52 | +£1.17 | £2,424.00 | 247 |
| Knutsford | £148.93 | +£16.01 | £2,520.41 | 6,311 |
| Little Bollington with Agden Community Council | £22.14 | +£3.93 | £2,393.62 | 226 |
| Little Warford no precept | none | — | £2,371.48 | 41 |
| Lower Withington | £37.92 | +£3.02 | £2,409.40 | 319 |
| Macclesfield | £71.44 | +£3.65 | £2,442.92 | 19,871 |
| Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough no precept | none | — | £2,371.48 | 132 |
| Marbury cum Quoisley | £31.50 | +£0.78 | £2,402.98 | 300 |
| Marton | £31.62 | −£1.71 | £2,403.10 | 127 |
| Mere | £19.02 | +£0.13 | £2,390.50 | 473 |
| Middlewich | £131.39 | +£3.89 | £2,502.87 | 5,171 |
| Millington & Rostherne | £39.50 | no change | £2,410.98 | 211 |
| Minshull Vernon | £22.00 | no change | £2,393.48 | 2,506 |
| Mobberley | £36.02 | +£2.58 | £2,407.50 | 1,527 |
| Moston | £42.10 | −£0.78 | £2,413.58 | 191 |
| Mottram St. Andrew | £19.33 | +£0.35 | £2,390.81 | 432 |
| Nantwich | £166.53 | +£5.63 | £2,538.01 | 6,748 |
| Nether Alderley | £101.45 | −£2.63 | £2,472.93 | 688 |
| Newbold Astbury | £60.41 | −£0.79 | £2,431.89 | 364 |
| Newhall | £12.45 | +£2.48 | £2,383.93 | 482 |
| North Rode | £16.59 | +£0.08 | £2,388.07 | 136 |
| Odd Rode | £52.88 | +£1.04 | £2,424.36 | 2,039 |
| Ollerton | £25.34 | −£6.43 | £2,396.82 | 369 |
| Over Alderley | £29.23 | +£6.45 | £2,400.71 | 301 |
| Peckforton | £45.00 | +£2.23 | £2,416.48 | 81 |
| Peover Inferior | £41.23 | +£1.15 | £2,412.71 | 78 |
| Peover Superior & Snelson | £67.74 | +£2.74 | £2,439.22 | 510 |
| Pickmere | £53.89 | +£4.45 | £2,425.37 | 400 |
| Plumley | £55.09 | +£2.62 | £2,426.57 | 425 |
| Pott Shrigley | £32.44 | +£4.69 | £2,403.92 | 163 |
| Poynton with Worth | £109.19 | +£5.17 | £2,480.67 | 6,390 |
| Prestbury | £66.58 | −£0.01 | £2,438.06 | 2,277 |
| Rainow | £25.60 | +£1.25 | £2,397.08 | 625 |
| Rope | £10.50 | +£2.91 | £2,381.98 | 807 |
| Sandbach | £95.21 | +£4.34 | £2,466.69 | 9,044 |
| Shavington cum Gresty | £93.15 | no change | £2,464.63 | 2,660 |
| Siddington | £26.88 | +£2.34 | £2,398.36 | 182 |
| Smallwood | £12.13 | +£0.10 | £2,383.61 | 330 |
| Somerford | £50.05 | −£1.11 | £2,421.53 | 1,099 |
| Sound | £13.34 | +£2.35 | £2,384.82 | 450 |
| Spurstow | £27.09 | +£1.60 | £2,398.57 | 207 |
| Stapeley | £15.82 | +£4.26 | £2,387.30 | 1,770 |
| Stoke | £42.96 | −£2.26 | £2,414.44 | 167 |
| Styal | £33.38 | −£0.01 | £2,404.86 | 395 |
| Sutton | £22.04 | −£0.10 | £2,393.52 | 1,378 |
| Swettenham | £48.50 | +£6.46 | £2,419.98 | 188 |
| Tabley Inferior | £14.93 | no change | £2,386.41 | 267 |
| Twemlow | £69.55 | +£32.16 | £2,441.03 | 122 |
| Wardle | £40.82 | +£1.95 | £2,412.30 | 81 |
| Warmingham | £37.02 | +£0.39 | £2,408.50 | 123 |
| Weston & Basford | £50.73 | +£1.32 | £2,422.21 | 1,262 |
| Willaston | £40.23 | +£4.63 | £2,411.71 | 1,602 |
| Wilmslow | £57.05 | +£1.12 | £2,428.53 | 12,362 |
| Wincle no precept | none | — | £2,371.48 | 95 |
| Wistaston | £23.55 | +£0.91 | £2,395.03 | 3,362 |
| Worleston | £18.69 | +£2.74 | £2,390.17 | 293 |
| Wrenbury cum Frith | £32.64 | −£5.65 | £2,404.12 | 536 |
| Wybunbury | £52.93 | +£2.45 | £2,424.41 | 835 |
Band D homes is the parish tax base: homes counted as Band D equivalents after discounts and exemptions.
Questions
- What is Band D council tax in Cheshire East?
- £2,454.87 for 2026-27, the average for the area including parish precepts. In an area with no parish precept it is about £2,371.48.
- How much is Band A council tax in Cheshire East?
- £1,636.58 a year, or £163.66 a month over 10 payments.
- How much did council tax go up in Cheshire East?
- Band D is up 5.2% (£122.26) on 2025-26. The council's own part changed by +5.0%.
- Is Cheshire East cheaper than average?
- Cheshire East ranks 162 of 296 councils by Band D, where 1 is the lowest. The England average is £2,391.52.
Nearby councils
Data: MHCLG, VOA, ONS, 2026-27 releases, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources and method