West Rainton · Durham · 2026-27
How much is council tax in West Rainton?
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
- West Rainton parish precept£57.11
Council tax bands in West Rainton, 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 | £1,704.72 | £170.47 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,988.84 | £198.88 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,272.96 | £227.30 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,557.08 | £255.71 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,125.32 | £312.53 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,693.56 | £369.36 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,261.80 | £426.18 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £5,114.16 | £511.42 | 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 West Rainton.
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 West Rainton compared
Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the West Rainton figure is an estimate
- Band D a year
- West Rainton
West Rainton in 2026-27
West Rainton's local council set a precept of £44,757 for 2026-27, raised from 784 Band D-equivalent homes: £57.11 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £54.39, so it has risen by £2.72 (5.0%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,490.45 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 West Rainton, 2026-27
Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band
- West Rainton, each band
- Band D, the band every charge is set from
- England average for the band
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| Band | Per year | 10 payments of | 12 payments of | England average | Ratio to D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,704.72 | £170.47 | £142.06 | £1,594.35 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,988.84 | £198.88 | £165.74 | £1,860.07 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,272.96 | £227.30 | £189.41 | £2,125.80 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,557.08 | £255.71 | £213.09 | £2,391.52 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,125.32 | £312.53 | £260.44 | £2,922.97 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,693.56 | £369.36 | £307.80 | £3,454.42 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,261.80 | £426.18 | £355.15 | £3,985.87 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £5,114.16 | £511.42 | £426.18 | £4,783.04 | 18/9 |
Questions
- What is Band D council tax in West Rainton?
- About £2,557.08 for 2026-27, of which £57.11 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
- How much is Band B council tax in West Rainton?
- About £1,988.84 a year, or £198.88 a month over 10 payments.
- How does West Rainton compare with the rest of Durham?
- Its parish precept adds £57.11 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