St Austell · Cornwall · 2026-27

How much is council tax in St Austell?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,603.46£12.53 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 2026-27St AustellBand D
  • Cornwall council£2,086.36
  • Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner£303.20
  • St Austell parish precept£213.90
Total for the year£2,603.46
Parish part
£213.90
+£16.70 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,735.64
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£260.35
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
6,641
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in St Austell, 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£1,735.64£173.566/9
Band B£2,024.91£202.497/9
Band C£2,314.19£231.428/9
Band D£2,603.46£260.359/9
Band E£3,182.01£318.2011/9
Band F£3,760.55£376.0613/9
Band G£4,339.10£433.9115/9
Band H£5,206.92£520.6918/9

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Band D in St Austell compared

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

St AustellSt Austell£2,603Cornwall averageCornwall average£2,591No parish partNo parish part£2,390England averageEngland average£2,392
St AustellSt Austell£2,603Cornwall avera…Cornwall average£2,591No parish partNo parish part£2,390England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • St Austell
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

St Austell in 2026-27

St Austell's local council set a precept of £1,420,600 for 2026-27, raised from 6,641 Band D-equivalent homes: £213.90 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £197.20, so it has risen by £16.70 (8.5%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,472.60 in 2025-26, so it is up 5.3%.

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 St Austell, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,735.64£1,736AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,024.91£2,025BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,314.19£2,314CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,603.46£2,603DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,182.01£3,182EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,760.55£3,761FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,339.10£4,339GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,206.92£5,207HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,735.64£1,736AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,024.91£2,025BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,314.19£2,314CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,603.46£2,603DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,182.01£3,182EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,760.55£3,761FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,339.10£4,339GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,206.92£5,207HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • St Austell, 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£1,735.64£173.56£144.64£1,594.356/9
Band B£2,024.91£202.49£168.74£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,314.19£231.42£192.85£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,603.46£260.35£216.96£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,182.01£318.20£265.17£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,760.55£376.06£313.38£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,339.10£433.91£361.59£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,206.92£520.69£433.91£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 St Austell?
About £2,603.46 for 2026-27, of which £213.90 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in St Austell?
About £2,024.91 a year, or £202.49 a month over 10 payments.
How does St Austell compare with the rest of Cornwall?
Its parish precept adds £213.90 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