Sacriston · Durham · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Sacriston?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,553.03£69.12 less 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 2026-27SacristonBand D
  • Durham council£2,071.11
  • Durham Police and Crime Commissioner£300.74
  • Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Authority£128.12
  • Sacriston parish precept£53.06
Total for the year£2,553.03
Parish part
£53.06
+£7.15 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,702.02
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£255.30
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
1,386
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Sacriston, 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£1,702.02£170.206/9
Band B£1,985.69£198.577/9
Band C£2,269.36£226.948/9
Band D£2,553.03£255.309/9
Band E£3,120.37£312.0411/9
Band F£3,687.71£368.7713/9
Band G£4,255.05£425.5015/9
Band H£5,106.06£510.6118/9

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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 Sacriston compared

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

SacristonSacriston£2,553Durham averageDurham average£2,622No parish partNo parish part£2,500England averageEngland average£2,392
SacristonSacriston£2,553Durham averageDurham average£2,622No parish partNo parish part£2,500England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Sacriston
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Sacriston in 2026-27

Sacriston's local council set a precept of £73,530 for 2026-27, raised from 1,386 Band D-equivalent homes: £53.06 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £45.91, so it has risen by £7.15 (15.6%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,481.97 in 2025-26, so it is up 2.9%.

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 Sacriston, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,702.02£1,702AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,985.69£1,986BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,269.36£2,269CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,553.03£2,553DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,120.37£3,120EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,687.71£3,688FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,255.05£4,255GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,106.06£5,106HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,702.02£1,702AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,985.69£1,986BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,269.36£2,269CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,553.03£2,553DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,120.37£3,120EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,687.71£3,688FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,255.05£4,255GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,106.06£5,106HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Sacriston, 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£1,702.02£170.20£141.84£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,985.69£198.57£165.47£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,269.36£226.94£189.11£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,553.03£255.30£212.75£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,120.37£312.04£260.03£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,687.71£368.77£307.31£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,255.05£425.50£354.59£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,106.06£510.61£425.51£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 Sacriston?
About £2,553.03 for 2026-27, of which £53.06 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Sacriston?
About £1,985.69 a year, or £198.57 a month over 10 payments.
How does Sacriston compare with the rest of Durham?
Its parish precept adds £53.06 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