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How much is council tax in East Staffordshire?

Band D, 2026-27 (area average)£2,351.34Up 4.2% (£93.86) on 2025-26 at Band D. England Band D average £2,391.52.
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Area average, including parish precepts. In 6 published bills we checked, figures were within £34; yours also depends on your parish and discounts. How the figures work

Council tax 2026-27East StaffordshireBand D
  • East Staffordshire council£221.80
  • Staffordshire County Council£1,686.42
  • Staffordshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Police£302.57
  • Staffordshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Fire£96.77
  • Parish and town councils (average)£43.78
Total for the year£2,351.34
Band A
£1,567.56
the lowest band, 6/9 of Band D
Per month
£235.13
Band D over 10 payments
Change
+4.2%
+£93.86 on 2025-26 at Band D
Rank
88 of 296
by Band D; 1 = lowest in England

Council tax bands in East Staffordshire, 2026-27

Area averages including parish precepts. Every band pays a fixed share of Band D.

BandPer yearPer month (10 payments)Ratio to D
Band A most common here£1,567.56£156.766/9
Band B£1,828.82£182.887/9
Band C£2,090.08£209.018/9
Band D£2,351.34£235.139/9
Band E£2,873.86£287.3911/9
Band F£3,396.38£339.6413/9
Band G£3,918.90£391.8915/9
Band H£4,702.68£470.2718/9

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Council tax by band in East Staffordshire, 2026-27

Average for the council area, including parish precepts; the tick is the England average for the band

Band A: £1,567.56£1,568AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,828.82£1,829BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,090.08£2,090CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,351.34£2,351DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,873.86£2,874EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,396.38£3,396FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,918.90£3,919GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,702.68£4,703HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,567.56£1,568AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,828.82£1,829BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,090.08£2,090CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,351.34£2,351DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,873.86£2,874EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,396.38£3,396FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,918.90£3,919GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,702.68£4,703HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • this council, 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£1,567.56£156.76£130.63£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,828.82£182.88£152.40£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,090.08£209.01£174.17£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,351.34£235.13£195.95£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,873.86£287.39£239.49£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,396.38£339.64£283.03£3,454.4213/9
Band G£3,918.90£391.89£326.57£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,702.68£470.27£391.89£4,783.0418/9
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27, Table 9.

East Staffordshire in 2026-27

For 2026-27 the average Band D council tax across East Staffordshire is £2,351.34, up 4.2% (£93.86) on 2025-26. Of that, East Staffordshire council's own charge is £221.80. The rest goes to Staffordshire County Council, Staffordshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Police, Staffordshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Fire, and on average £43.78 to parish and town councils.

The most common band here is Band A (32% of homes), which costs £1,567.56 a year at the area average.

The average bill actually charged per home, after discounts and exemptions, is £1,755.64 (MHCLG, 2026-27).

Where a Band D bill in East Staffordshire goes

£2,351.34 a year at Band D, by the body that sets each part

East Staffordshire council: £221.80 (9.4%)Staffordshire County Council: £1,686.42 (71.7%)Staffordshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Police: £302.57 (12.9%)Staffordshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Fire: £96.77 (4.1%)Parish and town councils (average): £43.78 (1.9%)
  • East Staffordshire council£221.809%
  • Staffordshire County Council£1,686.4272%
  • Staffordshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Police£302.5713%
  • Staffordshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Fire£96.774%
  • Parish and town councils (average)£43.782%
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Goes toBand DShare
East Staffordshire council£221.809.4%
Staffordshire County Council£1,686.4271.7%
Staffordshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Police£302.5712.9%
Staffordshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Fire£96.774.1%
Parish and town councils (average)£43.781.9%
Total£2,351.34100%
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27, Table 10 (lines 9, 16 and 17).

Band D in East Staffordshire since 1993

Average area Band D each year, including parish precepts; the line is the England average

£0£1,000£2,000£3,0001993-94: £520.881993-941994-95: £558.001995-96: £572.631996-97: £611.341997-98: £654.501998-99: £726.681999-00: £786.142000-01: £833.792000-012001-02: £908.612002-03: £970.212003-04: £1,111.452004-05: £1,192.282005-06: £1,247.882006-07: £1,306.272007-08: £1,366.772008-09: £1,420.142009-10: £1,458.772010-11: £1,491.242010-112011-12: £1,484.572012-13: £1,488.032013-14: £1,485.872014-15: £1,483.262015-16: £1,503.692016-17: £1,546.162017-18: £1,604.842018-19: £1,686.672019-20: £1,754.442020-21: £1,819.732020-212021-22: £1,904.182022-23: £1,962.302023-24: £2,054.052024-25: £2,151.392025-26: £2,257.482026-27: £2,351.342026-27England average
£0£1,000£2,000£3,0001993-94: £520.881993-941994-95: £558.001995-96: £572.631996-97: £611.341997-98: £654.501998-99: £726.681999-00: £786.142000-01: £833.792001-02: £908.612002-03: £970.212003-04: £1,111.452004-05: £1,192.282005-06: £1,247.882006-07: £1,306.272007-08: £1,366.772008-09: £1,420.142009-10: £1,458.772010-11: £1,491.242010-112011-12: £1,484.572012-13: £1,488.032013-14: £1,485.872014-15: £1,483.262015-16: £1,503.692016-17: £1,546.162017-18: £1,604.842018-19: £1,686.672019-20: £1,754.442020-21: £1,819.732021-22: £1,904.182022-23: £1,962.302023-24: £2,054.052024-25: £2,151.392025-26: £2,257.482026-27: £2,351.342026-27England average
  • this council, average Band D
  • England average
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YearEast StaffordshireEngland
2026-27£2,351.34£2,391.52
2025-26£2,257.48£2,280.21
2024-25£2,151.39£2,170.99
2023-24£2,054.05£2,065.05
2022-23£1,962.30£1,965.71
2021-22£1,904.18£1,898.48
2020-21£1,819.73£1,817.67
2019-20£1,754.44£1,749.88
2018-19£1,686.67£1,671.46
2017-18£1,604.84£1,590.55
2016-17£1,546.16£1,529.56
2015-16£1,503.69£1,483.58
2014-15£1,483.26£1,467.98
2013-14£1,485.87£1,455.60
2012-13£1,488.03£1,444.13
2011-12£1,484.57£1,439.33
2010-11£1,491.24£1,439.22
2009-10£1,458.77£1,413.84
2008-09£1,420.14£1,373.08
2007-08£1,366.77£1,321.32
2006-07£1,306.27£1,267.91
2005-06£1,247.88£1,213.81
2004-05£1,192.28£1,166.56
2003-04£1,111.45£1,101.75
2002-03£970.21£975.56
2001-02£908.61£901.33
2000-01£833.79£847.00
1999-00£786.14£798.00
1998-99£726.68£747.00
1997-98£654.50£688.00
1996-97£611.34£646.00
1995-96£572.63£609.00
1994-95£558.00£580.11
1993-94£520.88£567.95
Source: MHCLG live tables on council tax, Band D council tax figures 1993 onwards.

Homes in each band in East Staffordshire

Share of the 57,020 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026; the tick is England

Band ABand A32.5%Band BBand B21.8%Band CBand C17.2%Band DBand D12.1%Band EBand E9.3%Band FBand F4.7%Band GBand G2.3%Band HBand H0.2%
Band ABand A32.5%Band BBand B21.8%Band CBand C17.2%Band DBand D12.1%Band EBand E9.3%Band FBand F4.7%Band GBand G2.3%Band HBand H0.2%
  • share of homes
  • most common band (A)
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BandHomesShareEngland share
Band A18,52032.5%23.6%
Band B12,44021.8%19.5%
Band C9,78017.2%22.0%
Band D6,89012.1%15.7%
Band E5,3009.3%9.9%
Band F2,6904.7%5.2%
Band G1,3002.3%3.5%
Band H1000.2%0.6%
Source: VOA Council Tax stock of properties 2026 (CTSOP1.0).

Parish and town councils in East Staffordshire

35 of the 38 parishes and charter trustees here set a precept for 2026-27. Band D in an area with no parish precept is about £2,296.41. The estimated bills add each parish part to the council's average charge; where a council charges special expenses or levies in part of its area the real bill differs, in the bills we checked by up to £34.

East Staffordshire also charges special expenses in part of its area (£463,026 in all, £11.15 per Band D home on average across the council). The parish and no-parish figures here leave them out, because the statistics do not say which areas pay them, so where they apply the bill is higher. The council's own bill shows them.

ParishParish partChange in parish partEst. Band D billBand D homes
Abbots Bromley£42.98no change£2,339.39841
Anglesey£21.01+£0.91£2,317.421,666
Anslow£35.84+£3.34£2,332.25363
Barton under Needwood£44.79+£3.64£2,341.201,984
Blithfield£49.52+£5.26£2,345.93141
Branston£32.57+£0.63£2,328.983,726
Brizlincote£12.94no change£2,309.351,927
Burton£13.93−£0.33£2,310.341,435
Croxden£92.45+£27.02£2,388.86129
Denstone£53.83+£8.01£2,350.24427
Draycott in the Clay£75.92+£6.05£2,372.33354
Dunstall£60.69+£5.26£2,357.1086

Band D homes is the parish tax base: homes counted as Band D equivalents after discounts and exemptions.

Questions

What is Band D council tax in East Staffordshire?
£2,351.34 for 2026-27, the average for the area including parish precepts. In an area with no parish precept it is about £2,296.41.
How much is Band A council tax in East Staffordshire?
£1,567.56 a year, or £156.76 a month over 10 payments.
How much did council tax go up in East Staffordshire?
Band D is up 4.2% (£93.86) on 2025-26. The council's own part changed by +3.6%.
Is East Staffordshire cheaper than average?
East Staffordshire ranks 88 of 296 councils by Band D, where 1 is the lowest. The England average is £2,391.52.

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Data: MHCLG, VOA, ONS, 2026-27 releases, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources and method