Bishop Auckland · Durham · 2026-27
How much is council tax in Bishop Auckland?
Estimate: council average plus this parish's precept (exact). In 6 published bills we checked, estimates were within £34. How the figures work
- Durham council£2,071.11
- Durham Police and Crime Commissioner£300.74
- Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Authority£128.12
- Bishop Auckland parish precept£149.08
Council tax bands in Bishop Auckland, 2026-27
Estimates: the Durham average charge plus the parish precept. Every band pays a fixed share of Band D.
| Band | Per year | Per month (10 payments) | Ratio to D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,766.03 | £176.60 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £2,060.37 | £206.04 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,354.71 | £235.47 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,649.05 | £264.91 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,237.73 | £323.77 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,826.41 | £382.64 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,415.08 | £441.51 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £5,298.10 | £529.81 | 18/9 |
Not sure of your band?
We cannot look up individual homes. The Valuation Office Agency checker on GOV.UK gives the band for any address in Bishop Auckland.
About 24,500 homes in the City of Durham pay both a parish precept and the Charter Trustees for the City of Durham; the parish figures here do not add the charter trustees' charge to those homes.
Band D in Bishop Auckland compared
Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Bishop Auckland figure is an estimate
- Band D a year
- Bishop Auckland
Bishop Auckland in 2026-27
Bishop Auckland's local council set a precept of £671,735 for 2026-27, raised from 4,506 Band D-equivalent homes: £149.08 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £109.10, so it has risen by £39.98 (36.6%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,545.16 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.1%.
The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Durham: £2,071.11 for Durham council, £300.74 for Durham Police and Crime Commissioner, £128.12 for Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Authority.
Council tax by band in Bishop Auckland, 2026-27
Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band
- Bishop Auckland, each band
- Band D, the band every charge is set from
- England average for the band
View as table
| Band | Per year | 10 payments of | 12 payments of | England average | Ratio to D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,766.03 | £176.60 | £147.17 | £1,594.35 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £2,060.37 | £206.04 | £171.70 | £1,860.07 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,354.71 | £235.47 | £196.23 | £2,125.80 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,649.05 | £264.91 | £220.75 | £2,391.52 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,237.73 | £323.77 | £269.81 | £2,922.97 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,826.41 | £382.64 | £318.87 | £3,454.42 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,415.08 | £441.51 | £367.92 | £3,985.87 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £5,298.10 | £529.81 | £441.51 | £4,783.04 | 18/9 |
Questions
- What is Band D council tax in Bishop Auckland?
- About £2,649.05 for 2026-27, of which £149.08 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
- How much is Band B council tax in Bishop Auckland?
- About £2,060.37 a year, or £206.04 a month over 10 payments.
- How does Bishop Auckland compare with the rest of Durham?
- Its parish precept adds £149.08 to a Band D bill; across Durham parish precepts add £122.18 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).
Parishes in Durham 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