City of Chester Charter Trustee · Cheshire West and Chester · 2026-27

How much is council tax in the City of Chester Charter Trustee area?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,483.16Cheshire West and Chester also charges special expenses in part of its area (note below). Cheshire West and Chester Band D average: £2,517.33.
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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 2026-27City of Chester Charter TrusteeBand D
  • Cheshire West and Chester council£2,075.03
  • Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner£295.44
  • Cheshire Fire Authority£100.09
  • City of Chester Charter Trustee (charter trustees)£12.60
Total for the year£2,483.16
Parish part
£12.60
+£0.61 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,655.44
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£248.32
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
21,966
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in City of Chester Charter Trustee, 2026-27

Estimates: the Cheshire West and Chester 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£1,655.44£165.546/9
Band B£1,931.35£193.137/9
Band C£2,207.25£220.728/9
Band D£2,483.16£248.329/9
Band E£3,034.97£303.5011/9
Band F£3,586.79£358.6813/9
Band G£4,138.60£413.8615/9
Band H£4,966.32£496.6318/9

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Cheshire West and Chester also charges special expenses in part of its area (£232,495 in all, £1.76 per Band D home on average across the council). The parish and no-parish figures here leave them out, because the statistics do not say which areas pay them, so where they apply the bill is higher. The council's own bill shows them.

Band D in City of Chester Charter Trustee compared

Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the City of Chester Charter Trustee figure is an estimate

City of Chester Charter Trust…City of Chester Charter Trustee£2,483Cheshire West and Chester ave…Cheshire West and Chester average£2,517No parish partNo parish part£2,471England averageEngland average£2,392
City of Cheste…City of Chester Charter Trustee£2,483Cheshire West…Cheshire West and Chester average£2,517No parish partNo parish part£2,471England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • City of Chester Charter Trustee
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

City of Chester Charter Trustee in 2026-27

City of Chester Charter Trustee's charter trustees set a precept of £276,680 for 2026-27, raised from 21,966 Band D-equivalent homes: £12.60 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £11.99, so it has risen by £0.61 (5.1%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,360.38 in 2025-26, so it is up 5.2%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Cheshire West and Chester: £2,075.03 for Cheshire West and Chester council, £295.44 for Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner, £100.09 for Cheshire Fire Authority.

Council tax by band in City of Chester Charter Trustee, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,655.44£1,655AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,931.35£1,931BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,207.25£2,207CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,483.16£2,483DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,034.97£3,035EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,586.79£3,587FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,138.60£4,139GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,966.32£4,966HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,655.44£1,655AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,931.35£1,931BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,207.25£2,207CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,483.16£2,483DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,034.97£3,035EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,586.79£3,587FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,138.60£4,139GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,966.32£4,966HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • City of Chester Charter Trustee, 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£1,655.44£165.54£137.95£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,931.35£193.13£160.95£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,207.25£220.72£183.94£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,483.16£248.32£206.93£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,034.97£303.50£252.91£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,586.79£358.68£298.90£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,138.60£413.86£344.88£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,966.32£496.63£413.86£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 City of Chester Charter Trustee?
About £2,483.16 for 2026-27, of which £12.60 is the charter trustees precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in City of Chester Charter Trustee?
About £1,931.35 a year, or £193.13 a month over 10 payments.
How does City of Chester Charter Trustee compare with the rest of Cheshire West and Chester?
Its parish precept adds £12.60 to a Band D bill; across Cheshire West and Chester parish precepts add £45.01 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in Cheshire West and Chester 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