Helsby · Cheshire West and Chester · 2026-27
How much is council tax in Helsby?
Estimate: council average plus this parish's precept (exact). In 6 published bills we checked, estimates were within £34. How the figures work
- Cheshire West and Chester council£2,075.03
- Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner£295.44
- Cheshire Fire Authority£100.09
- Helsby parish precept£65.96
Council tax bands in Helsby, 2026-27
Estimates: the Cheshire West and Chester average charge plus the parish precept. Every band pays a fixed share of Band D.
| Band | Per year | Per month (10 payments) | Ratio to D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,691.01 | £169.10 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,972.85 | £197.28 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,254.68 | £225.47 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,536.52 | £253.65 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,100.19 | £310.02 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,663.86 | £366.39 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,227.53 | £422.75 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £5,073.04 | £507.30 | 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 Helsby.
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 Helsby compared
Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Helsby figure is an estimate
- Band D a year
- Helsby
Helsby in 2026-27
Helsby's local council set a precept of £142,710 for 2026-27, raised from 2,164 Band D-equivalent homes: £65.96 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £57.21, so it has risen by £8.75 (15.3%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,405.60 in 2025-26, so it is up 5.4%.
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 Helsby, 2026-27
Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band
- Helsby, each band
- Band D, the band every charge is set from
- England average for the band
View as table
| Band | Per year | 10 payments of | 12 payments of | England average | Ratio to D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,691.01 | £169.10 | £140.92 | £1,594.35 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,972.85 | £197.28 | £164.40 | £1,860.07 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,254.68 | £225.47 | £187.89 | £2,125.80 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,536.52 | £253.65 | £211.38 | £2,391.52 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,100.19 | £310.02 | £258.35 | £2,922.97 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,663.86 | £366.39 | £305.32 | £3,454.42 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,227.53 | £422.75 | £352.29 | £3,985.87 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £5,073.04 | £507.30 | £422.75 | £4,783.04 | 18/9 |
Questions
- What is Band D council tax in Helsby?
- About £2,536.52 for 2026-27, of which £65.96 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
- How much is Band B council tax in Helsby?
- About £1,972.85 a year, or £197.28 a month over 10 payments.
- How does Helsby compare with the rest of Cheshire West and Chester?
- Its parish precept adds £65.96 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