Witton Gilbert · Durham · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Witton Gilbert?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,541.01£81.14 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 2026-27Witton GilbertBand D
  • Durham council£2,071.11
  • Durham Police and Crime Commissioner£300.74
  • Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Authority£128.12
  • Witton Gilbert parish precept£41.04
Total for the year£2,541.01
Parish part
£41.04
+£3.77 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,694.01
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£254.10
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
789
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Witton Gilbert, 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£1,694.01£169.406/9
Band B£1,976.34£197.637/9
Band C£2,258.68£225.878/9
Band D£2,541.01£254.109/9
Band E£3,105.68£310.5711/9
Band F£3,670.35£367.0313/9
Band G£4,235.02£423.5015/9
Band H£5,082.02£508.2018/9

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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 Witton Gilbert compared

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

Witton GilbertWitton Gilbert£2,541Durham averageDurham average£2,622No parish partNo parish part£2,500England averageEngland average£2,392
Witton GilbertWitton Gilbert£2,541Durham averageDurham average£2,622No parish partNo parish part£2,500England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Witton Gilbert
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Witton Gilbert in 2026-27

Witton Gilbert's local council set a precept of £32,379 for 2026-27, raised from 789 Band D-equivalent homes: £41.04 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £37.27, so it has risen by £3.77 (10.1%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,473.33 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 Witton Gilbert, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,694.01£1,694AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,976.34£1,976BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,258.68£2,259CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,541.01£2,541DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,105.68£3,106EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,670.35£3,670FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,235.02£4,235GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,082.02£5,082HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,694.01£1,694AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,976.34£1,976BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,258.68£2,259CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,541.01£2,541DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,105.68£3,106EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,670.35£3,670FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,235.02£4,235GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,082.02£5,082HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Witton Gilbert, 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£1,694.01£169.40£141.17£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,976.34£197.63£164.69£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,258.68£225.87£188.22£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,541.01£254.10£211.75£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,105.68£310.57£258.81£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,670.35£367.03£305.86£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,235.02£423.50£352.92£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,082.02£508.20£423.50£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 Witton Gilbert?
About £2,541.01 for 2026-27, of which £41.04 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Witton Gilbert?
About £1,976.34 a year, or £197.63 a month over 10 payments.
How does Witton Gilbert compare with the rest of Durham?
Its parish precept adds £41.04 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