Low Coniscliffe and Merrybent · Darlington · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Low Coniscliffe and Merrybent?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,503.70£9.87 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 2026-27Low Coniscliffe and MerrybentBand D
  • Darlington council£2,056.87
  • Durham Police and Crime Commissioner£300.74
  • Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Authority£128.12
  • Low Coniscliffe and Merrybent parish precept£17.97
Total for the year£2,503.70
Parish part
£17.97
−£0.18 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,669.13
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£250.37
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
352
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Low Coniscliffe and Merrybent, 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£1,669.13£166.916/9
Band B£1,947.32£194.737/9
Band C£2,225.51£222.558/9
Band D£2,503.70£250.379/9
Band E£3,060.08£306.0111/9
Band F£3,616.46£361.6513/9
Band G£4,172.83£417.2815/9
Band H£5,007.40£500.7418/9

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Band D in Low Coniscliffe and Merrybent compared

Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Low Coniscliffe and Merrybent figure is an estimate

Low Coniscliffe and MerrybentLow Coniscliffe and Merrybent£2,504Darlington averageDarlington average£2,494No parish partNo parish part£2,486England averageEngland average£2,392
Low Coniscliff…Low Coniscliffe and Merrybent£2,504Darlington ave…Darlington average£2,494No parish partNo parish part£2,486England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Low Coniscliffe and Merrybent
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Low Coniscliffe and Merrybent in 2026-27

Low Coniscliffe and Merrybent's local council set a precept of £6,329 for 2026-27, raised from 352 Band D-equivalent homes: £17.97 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £18.15, so it has fallen by £0.18 (1.0%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,382.62 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 Low Coniscliffe and Merrybent, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,669.13£1,669AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,947.32£1,947BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,225.51£2,226CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,503.70£2,504DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,060.08£3,060EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,616.46£3,616FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,172.83£4,173GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,007.40£5,007HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,669.13£1,669AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,947.32£1,947BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,225.51£2,226CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,503.70£2,504DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,060.08£3,060EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,616.46£3,616FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,172.83£4,173GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,007.40£5,007HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Low Coniscliffe and Merrybent, 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£1,669.13£166.91£139.09£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,947.32£194.73£162.28£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,225.51£222.55£185.46£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,503.70£250.37£208.64£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,060.08£306.01£255.01£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,616.46£361.65£301.37£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,172.83£417.28£347.74£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,007.40£500.74£417.28£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 Low Coniscliffe and Merrybent?
About £2,503.70 for 2026-27, of which £17.97 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Low Coniscliffe and Merrybent?
About £1,947.32 a year, or £194.73 a month over 10 payments.
How does Low Coniscliffe and Merrybent compare with the rest of Darlington?
Its parish precept adds £17.97 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