Macclesfield · Cheshire East · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Macclesfield?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,442.92£11.95 less than the Cheshire East Band D average (£2,454.87).
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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 2026-27MacclesfieldBand D
  • Cheshire East council£1,975.95
  • Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner£295.44
  • Cheshire Fire Authority£100.09
  • Macclesfield parish precept£71.44
Total for the year£2,442.92
Parish part
£71.44
+£3.65 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,628.61
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£244.29
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
19,871
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Macclesfield, 2026-27

Estimates: the Cheshire East 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£1,628.61£162.866/9
Band B£1,900.05£190.007/9
Band C£2,171.48£217.158/9
Band D£2,442.92£244.299/9
Band E£2,985.79£298.5811/9
Band F£3,528.66£352.8713/9
Band G£4,071.53£407.1515/9
Band H£4,885.84£488.5818/9

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Band D in Macclesfield compared

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

MacclesfieldMacclesfield£2,443Cheshire East averageCheshire East average£2,455No parish partNo parish part£2,371England averageEngland average£2,392
MacclesfieldMacclesfield£2,443Cheshire East…Cheshire East average£2,455No parish partNo parish part£2,371England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Macclesfield
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Macclesfield in 2026-27

Macclesfield's local council set a precept of £1,419,550 for 2026-27, raised from 19,871 Band D-equivalent homes: £71.44 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £67.79, so it has risen by £3.65 (5.4%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,321.86 in 2025-26, so it is up 5.2%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Cheshire East: £1,975.95 for Cheshire East council, £295.44 for Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner, £100.09 for Cheshire Fire Authority.

Council tax by band in Macclesfield, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,628.61£1,629AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,900.05£1,900BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,171.48£2,171CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,442.92£2,443DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,985.79£2,986EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,528.66£3,529FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,071.53£4,072GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,885.84£4,886HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,628.61£1,629AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,900.05£1,900BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,171.48£2,171CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,442.92£2,443DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,985.79£2,986EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,528.66£3,529FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,071.53£4,072GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,885.84£4,886HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Macclesfield, 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£1,628.61£162.86£135.72£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,900.05£190.00£158.34£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,171.48£217.15£180.96£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,442.92£244.29£203.58£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,985.79£298.58£248.82£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,528.66£352.87£294.06£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,071.53£407.15£339.29£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,885.84£488.58£407.15£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 Macclesfield?
About £2,442.92 for 2026-27, of which £71.44 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Macclesfield?
About £1,900.05 a year, or £190.00 a month over 10 payments.
How does Macclesfield compare with the rest of Cheshire East?
Its parish precept adds £71.44 to a Band D bill; across Cheshire East parish precepts add £83.39 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in Cheshire East 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