Gainford · Durham · 2026-27
How much is council tax in Gainford?
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
- Gainford parish precept£69.54
Council tax bands in Gainford, 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 | £1,713.01 | £171.30 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,998.51 | £199.85 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,284.01 | £228.40 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,569.51 | £256.95 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,140.51 | £314.05 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,711.51 | £371.15 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,282.52 | £428.25 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £5,139.02 | £513.90 | 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 Gainford.
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 Gainford compared
Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Gainford figure is an estimate
- Band D a year
- Gainford
Gainford in 2026-27
Gainford's local council (grouped with Langton) set a precept of £35,208 for 2026-27, raised from 506 Band D-equivalent homes: £69.54 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £73.21, so it has fallen by £3.67 (5.0%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,509.27 in 2025-26, so it is up 2.4%.
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 Gainford, 2026-27
Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band
- Gainford, 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 | £1,713.01 | £171.30 | £142.75 | £1,594.35 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,998.51 | £199.85 | £166.54 | £1,860.07 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,284.01 | £228.40 | £190.33 | £2,125.80 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,569.51 | £256.95 | £214.13 | £2,391.52 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,140.51 | £314.05 | £261.71 | £2,922.97 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,711.51 | £371.15 | £309.29 | £3,454.42 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,282.52 | £428.25 | £356.88 | £3,985.87 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £5,139.02 | £513.90 | £428.25 | £4,783.04 | 18/9 |
Questions
- What is Band D council tax in Gainford?
- About £2,569.51 for 2026-27, of which £69.54 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
- How much is Band B council tax in Gainford?
- About £1,998.51 a year, or £199.85 a month over 10 payments.
- How does Gainford compare with the rest of Durham?
- Its parish precept adds £69.54 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