Prescot · Knowsley · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Prescot?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,527.95£39.70 more than the Knowsley Band D average (£2,488.25).
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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 2026-27PrescotBand D
  • Knowsley council£2,028.94
  • Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner£293.97
  • Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority£101.25
  • Liverpool City Region Combined Authority£24.00
  • Prescot parish precept£79.79
Total for the year£2,527.95
Parish part
£79.79
no change on 2025-26
Band A
£1,685.30
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£252.79
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
3,940
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Prescot, 2026-27

Estimates: the Knowsley 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£1,685.30£168.536/9
Band B£1,966.18£196.627/9
Band C£2,247.07£224.718/9
Band D£2,527.95£252.799/9
Band E£3,089.72£308.9711/9
Band F£3,651.48£365.1513/9
Band G£4,213.25£421.3215/9
Band H£5,055.90£505.5918/9

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Band D in Prescot compared

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

PrescotPrescot£2,528Knowsley averageKnowsley average£2,488No parish partNo parish part£2,448England averageEngland average£2,392
PrescotPrescot£2,528Knowsley avera…Knowsley average£2,488No parish partNo parish part£2,448England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Prescot
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Prescot in 2026-27

Prescot's local council set a precept of £314,373 for 2026-27, raised from 3,940 Band D-equivalent homes: £79.79 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 the parish part was the same, £79.79. Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,411.52 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.8%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Knowsley: £2,028.94 for Knowsley council, £293.97 for Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner, £101.25 for Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority, £24.00 for Liverpool City Region Combined Authority.

Council tax by band in Prescot, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,685.30£1,685AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,966.18£1,966BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,247.07£2,247CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,527.95£2,528DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,089.72£3,090EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,651.48£3,651FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,213.25£4,213GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,055.90£5,056HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,685.30£1,685AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,966.18£1,966BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,247.07£2,247CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,527.95£2,528DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,089.72£3,090EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,651.48£3,651FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,213.25£4,213GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,055.90£5,056HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Prescot, 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£1,685.30£168.53£140.44£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,966.18£196.62£163.85£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,247.07£224.71£187.26£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,527.95£252.79£210.66£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,089.72£308.97£257.48£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,651.48£365.15£304.29£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,213.25£421.32£351.10£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,055.90£505.59£421.32£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 Prescot?
About £2,527.95 for 2026-27, of which £79.79 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Prescot?
About £1,966.18 a year, or £196.62 a month over 10 payments.
How does Prescot compare with the rest of Knowsley?
Its parish precept adds £79.79 to a Band D bill; across Knowsley parish precepts add £40.09 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in Knowsley 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