Heighington · Darlington · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Heighington?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,519.27£25.44 more than the Darlington Band D average (£2,493.83).
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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 2026-27HeighingtonBand D
  • Darlington council£2,056.87
  • Durham Police and Crime Commissioner£300.74
  • Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Authority£128.12
  • Heighington parish precept£33.54
Total for the year£2,519.27
Parish part
£33.54
+£1.24 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,679.51
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£251.93
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
1,134
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Heighington, 2026-27

Estimates: the Darlington 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£1,679.51£167.956/9
Band B£1,959.43£195.947/9
Band C£2,239.35£223.948/9
Band D£2,519.27£251.939/9
Band E£3,079.11£307.9111/9
Band F£3,638.95£363.8913/9
Band G£4,198.78£419.8815/9
Band H£5,038.54£503.8518/9

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Band D in Heighington compared

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

HeighingtonHeighington£2,519Darlington averageDarlington average£2,494No parish partNo parish part£2,486England averageEngland average£2,392
HeighingtonHeighington£2,519Darlington ave…Darlington average£2,494No parish partNo parish part£2,486England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Heighington
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Heighington in 2026-27

Heighington's local council set a precept of £38,036 for 2026-27, raised from 1,134 Band D-equivalent homes: £33.54 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £32.30, so it has risen by £1.24 (3.8%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,396.77 in 2025-26, so it is up 5.1%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Darlington: £2,056.87 for Darlington council, £300.74 for Durham Police and Crime Commissioner, £128.12 for Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Authority.

Council tax by band in Heighington, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,679.51£1,680AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,959.43£1,959BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,239.35£2,239CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,519.27£2,519DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,079.11£3,079EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,638.95£3,639FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,198.78£4,199GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,038.54£5,039HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,679.51£1,680AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,959.43£1,959BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,239.35£2,239CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,519.27£2,519DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,079.11£3,079EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,638.95£3,639FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,198.78£4,199GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,038.54£5,039HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Heighington, 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£1,679.51£167.95£139.96£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,959.43£195.94£163.29£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,239.35£223.94£186.61£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,519.27£251.93£209.94£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,079.11£307.91£256.59£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,638.95£363.89£303.25£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,198.78£419.88£349.90£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,038.54£503.85£419.88£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 Heighington?
About £2,519.27 for 2026-27, of which £33.54 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Heighington?
About £1,959.43 a year, or £195.94 a month over 10 payments.
How does Heighington compare with the rest of Darlington?
Its parish precept adds £33.54 to a Band D bill; across Darlington parish precepts add £8.10 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in Darlington 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