Meltham · Kirklees · 2026-27
How much is council tax in Meltham?
Estimate: council average plus this parish's precept (exact). In 6 published bills we checked, estimates were within £34. How the figures work
- Kirklees council£2,062.42
- West Yorkshire Combined Authority£278.28
- West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority£89.49
- Meltham parish precept£77.95
Council tax bands in Meltham, 2026-27
Estimates: the Kirklees 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 | £1,672.09 | £167.21 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,950.78 | £195.08 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,229.46 | £222.95 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,508.14 | £250.81 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,065.50 | £306.55 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,622.87 | £362.29 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,180.23 | £418.02 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £5,016.28 | £501.63 | 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 Meltham.
Band D in Meltham compared
Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Meltham figure is an estimate
- Band D a year
- Meltham
Meltham in 2026-27
Meltham's local council set a precept of £238,183 for 2026-27, raised from 3,056 Band D-equivalent homes: £77.95 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £72.19, so it has risen by £5.76 (8.0%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,384.36 in 2025-26, so it is up 5.2%.
The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Kirklees: £2,062.42 for Kirklees council, £278.28 for West Yorkshire Combined Authority, £89.49 for West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority.
Council tax by band in Meltham, 2026-27
Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band
- Meltham, each band
- Band D, the band every charge is set from
- England average for the band
View as table
| Band | Per year | 10 payments of | 12 payments of | England average | Ratio to D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,672.09 | £167.21 | £139.34 | £1,594.35 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,950.78 | £195.08 | £162.56 | £1,860.07 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,229.46 | £222.95 | £185.79 | £2,125.80 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,508.14 | £250.81 | £209.01 | £2,391.52 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,065.50 | £306.55 | £255.46 | £2,922.97 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,622.87 | £362.29 | £301.91 | £3,454.42 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,180.23 | £418.02 | £348.35 | £3,985.87 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £5,016.28 | £501.63 | £418.02 | £4,783.04 | 18/9 |
Questions
- What is Band D council tax in Meltham?
- About £2,508.14 for 2026-27, of which £77.95 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
- How much is Band B council tax in Meltham?
- About £1,950.78 a year, or £195.08 a month over 10 payments.
- How does Meltham compare with the rest of Kirklees?
- Its parish precept adds £77.95 to a Band D bill; across Kirklees parish precepts add £10.88 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).
Parishes in Kirklees 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