Bishop Middleham · Durham · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Bishop Middleham?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,640.80£18.65 more than the Durham Band D average (£2,622.15).
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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 2026-27Bishop MiddlehamBand D
  • Durham council£2,071.11
  • Durham Police and Crime Commissioner£300.74
  • Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Authority£128.12
  • Bishop Middleham parish precept£140.83
Total for the year£2,640.80
Parish part
£140.83
+£4.63 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,760.53
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£264.08
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
430
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Bishop Middleham, 2026-27

Estimates: the Durham 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£1,760.53£176.056/9
Band B£2,053.96£205.407/9
Band C£2,347.38£234.748/9
Band D£2,640.80£264.089/9
Band E£3,227.64£322.7611/9
Band F£3,814.49£381.4513/9
Band G£4,401.33£440.1315/9
Band H£5,281.60£528.1618/9

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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 Middleham compared

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

Bishop MiddlehamBishop Middleham£2,641Durham averageDurham average£2,622No parish partNo parish part£2,500England averageEngland average£2,392
Bishop Middleh…Bishop Middleham£2,641Durham averageDurham average£2,622No parish partNo parish part£2,500England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Bishop Middleham
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Bishop Middleham in 2026-27

Bishop Middleham's local council set a precept of £60,515 for 2026-27, raised from 430 Band D-equivalent homes: £140.83 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £136.20, so it has risen by £4.63 (3.4%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,572.26 in 2025-26, so it is up 2.7%.

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 Middleham, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,760.53£1,761AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,053.96£2,054BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,347.38£2,347CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,640.80£2,641DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,227.64£3,228EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,814.49£3,814FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,401.33£4,401GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,281.60£5,282HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,760.53£1,761AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,053.96£2,054BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,347.38£2,347CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,640.80£2,641DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,227.64£3,228EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,814.49£3,814FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,401.33£4,401GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,281.60£5,282HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Bishop Middleham, 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£1,760.53£176.05£146.71£1,594.356/9
Band B£2,053.96£205.40£171.16£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,347.38£234.74£195.62£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,640.80£264.08£220.07£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,227.64£322.76£268.97£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,814.49£381.45£317.87£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,401.33£440.13£366.78£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,281.60£528.16£440.13£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 Bishop Middleham?
About £2,640.80 for 2026-27, of which £140.83 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Bishop Middleham?
About £2,053.96 a year, or £205.40 a month over 10 payments.
How does Bishop Middleham compare with the rest of Durham?
Its parish precept adds £140.83 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