Helston · Cornwall · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Helston?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,680.43£89.50 more than the Cornwall Band D average (£2,590.93).
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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 2026-27HelstonBand D
  • Cornwall council£2,086.36
  • Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner£303.20
  • Helston parish precept£290.87
Total for the year£2,680.43
Parish part
£290.87
+£38.96 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,786.95
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£268.04
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
3,821
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Helston, 2026-27

Estimates: the Cornwall 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£1,786.95£178.696/9
Band B£2,084.78£208.487/9
Band C£2,382.60£238.268/9
Band D£2,680.43£268.049/9
Band E£3,276.08£327.6111/9
Band F£3,871.73£387.1713/9
Band G£4,467.38£446.7415/9
Band H£5,360.86£536.0918/9

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Band D in Helston compared

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

HelstonHelston£2,680Cornwall averageCornwall average£2,591No parish partNo parish part£2,390England averageEngland average£2,392
HelstonHelston£2,680Cornwall avera…Cornwall average£2,591No parish partNo parish part£2,390England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
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Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Helston in 2026-27

Helston's local council set a precept of £1,111,440 for 2026-27, raised from 3,821 Band D-equivalent homes: £290.87 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £251.91, so it has risen by £38.96 (15.5%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,527.31 in 2025-26, so it is up 6.1%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Cornwall: £2,086.36 for Cornwall council, £303.20 for Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner.

Council tax by band in Helston, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,786.95£1,787AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,084.78£2,085BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,382.60£2,383CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,680.43£2,680DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,276.08£3,276EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,871.73£3,872FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,467.38£4,467GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,360.86£5,361HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,786.95£1,787AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,084.78£2,085BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,382.60£2,383CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,680.43£2,680DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,276.08£3,276EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,871.73£3,872FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,467.38£4,467GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,360.86£5,361HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Helston, 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£1,786.95£178.69£148.91£1,594.356/9
Band B£2,084.78£208.48£173.73£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,382.60£238.26£198.55£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,680.43£268.04£223.37£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,276.08£327.61£273.01£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,871.73£387.17£322.64£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,467.38£446.74£372.28£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,360.86£536.09£446.74£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 Helston?
About £2,680.43 for 2026-27, of which £290.87 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Helston?
About £2,084.78 a year, or £208.48 a month over 10 payments.
How does Helston compare with the rest of Cornwall?
Its parish precept adds £290.87 to a Band D bill; across Cornwall parish precepts add £201.37 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in Cornwall 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