Upton by Chester · Cheshire West and Chester · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Upton by Chester?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,544.45Cheshire 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 2026-27Upton by ChesterBand D
  • Cheshire West and Chester council£2,075.03
  • Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner£295.44
  • Cheshire Fire Authority£100.09
  • Upton by Chester parish precept£73.89
Total for the year£2,544.45
Parish part
£73.89
+£7.70 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,696.30
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£254.44
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
3,461
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Upton by Chester, 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£1,696.30£169.636/9
Band B£1,979.02£197.907/9
Band C£2,261.73£226.178/9
Band D£2,544.45£254.449/9
Band E£3,109.88£310.9911/9
Band F£3,675.32£367.5313/9
Band G£4,240.75£424.0715/9
Band H£5,088.90£508.8918/9

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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 Upton by Chester compared

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

Upton by ChesterUpton by Chester£2,544Cheshire West and Chester ave…Cheshire West and Chester average£2,517No parish partNo parish part£2,471England averageEngland average£2,392
Upton by Chest…Upton by Chester£2,544Cheshire West…Cheshire West and Chester average£2,517No parish partNo parish part£2,471England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Upton by Chester
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Upton by Chester in 2026-27

Upton by Chester's local council (grouped with Bache and Moston) set a precept of £255,700 for 2026-27, raised from 3,461 Band D-equivalent homes: £73.89 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £66.19, so it has risen by £7.70 (11.6%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,414.58 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 Upton by Chester, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,696.30£1,696AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,979.02£1,979BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,261.73£2,262CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,544.45£2,544DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,109.88£3,110EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,675.32£3,675FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,240.75£4,241GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,088.90£5,089HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,696.30£1,696AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,979.02£1,979BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,261.73£2,262CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,544.45£2,544DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,109.88£3,110EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,675.32£3,675FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,240.75£4,241GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,088.90£5,089HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Upton by Chester, 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£1,696.30£169.63£141.36£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,979.02£197.90£164.92£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,261.73£226.17£188.48£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,544.45£254.44£212.04£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,109.88£310.99£259.16£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,675.32£367.53£306.28£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,240.75£424.07£353.40£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,088.90£508.89£424.07£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 Upton by Chester?
About £2,544.45 for 2026-27, of which £73.89 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Upton by Chester?
About £1,979.02 a year, or £197.90 a month over 10 payments.
How does Upton by Chester compare with the rest of Cheshire West and Chester?
Its parish precept adds £73.89 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