Whaley Bridge · High Peak · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Whaley Bridge?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,398.68£14.02 more than the High Peak Band D average (£2,384.66).
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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 2026-27Whaley BridgeBand D
  • High Peak council£230.89
  • Derbyshire County Council£1,708.99
  • Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner£308.60
  • Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Authority£98.41
  • Whaley Bridge parish precept£51.79
Total for the year£2,398.68
Parish part
£51.79
+£1.99 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,599.12
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£239.87
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
2,450
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Whaley Bridge, 2026-27

Estimates: the High Peak 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£1,599.12£159.916/9
Band B£1,865.64£186.567/9
Band C£2,132.16£213.228/9
Band D£2,398.68£239.879/9
Band E£2,931.72£293.1711/9
Band F£3,464.76£346.4813/9
Band G£3,997.80£399.7815/9
Band H£4,797.36£479.7418/9

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Band D in Whaley Bridge compared

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

Whaley BridgeWhaley Bridge£2,399High Peak averageHigh Peak average£2,385No parish partNo parish part£2,347England averageEngland average£2,392
Whaley BridgeWhaley Bridge£2,399High Peak aver…High Peak average£2,385No parish partNo parish part£2,347England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Whaley Bridge
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Whaley Bridge in 2026-27

Whaley Bridge's local council set a precept of £126,886 for 2026-27, raised from 2,450 Band D-equivalent homes: £51.79 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £49.80, so it has risen by £1.99 (4.0%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,290.16 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.7%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across High Peak: £230.89 for High Peak council, £1,708.99 for Derbyshire County Council, £308.60 for Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner, £98.41 for Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Authority.

Council tax by band in Whaley Bridge, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,599.12£1,599AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,865.64£1,866BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,132.16£2,132CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,398.68£2,399DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,931.72£2,932EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,464.76£3,465FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,997.80£3,998GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,797.36£4,797HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,599.12£1,599AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,865.64£1,866BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,132.16£2,132CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,398.68£2,399DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,931.72£2,932EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,464.76£3,465FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,997.80£3,998GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,797.36£4,797HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Whaley Bridge, 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£1,599.12£159.91£133.26£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,865.64£186.56£155.47£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,132.16£213.22£177.68£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,398.68£239.87£199.89£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,931.72£293.17£244.31£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,464.76£346.48£288.73£3,454.4213/9
Band G£3,997.80£399.78£333.15£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,797.36£479.74£399.78£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 Whaley Bridge?
About £2,398.68 for 2026-27, of which £51.79 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Whaley Bridge?
About £1,865.64 a year, or £186.56 a month over 10 payments.
How does Whaley Bridge compare with the rest of High Peak?
Its parish precept adds £51.79 to a Band D bill; across High Peak parish precepts add £37.77 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in High Peak 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