Whiston · Knowsley · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Whiston?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,533.59£45.34 more than the Knowsley Band D average (£2,488.25).
Your band
Check your band on GOV.UK

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 2026-27WhistonBand 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
  • Whiston parish precept£85.43
Total for the year£2,533.59
Parish part
£85.43
−£3.00 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,689.06
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£253.36
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
3,933
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Whiston, 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£1,689.06£168.916/9
Band B£1,970.57£197.067/9
Band C£2,252.08£225.218/9
Band D£2,533.59£253.369/9
Band E£3,096.61£309.6611/9
Band F£3,659.63£365.9613/9
Band G£4,222.65£422.2615/9
Band H£5,067.18£506.7218/9

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 Whiston.

Find your own home's band GOV.UK, opens the official tool

Band D in Whiston compared

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

WhistonWhiston£2,534Knowsley averageKnowsley average£2,488No parish partNo parish part£2,448England averageEngland average£2,392
WhistonWhiston£2,534Knowsley avera…Knowsley average£2,488No parish partNo parish part£2,448England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Whiston
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Whiston in 2026-27

Whiston's local council set a precept of £335,996 for 2026-27, raised from 3,933 Band D-equivalent homes: £85.43 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £88.43, so it has fallen by £3.00 (3.4%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,420.16 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.7%.

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 Whiston, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,689.06£1,689AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,970.57£1,971BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,252.08£2,252CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,533.59£2,534DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,096.61£3,097EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,659.63£3,660FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,222.65£4,223GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,067.18£5,067HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,689.06£1,689AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,970.57£1,971BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,252.08£2,252CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,533.59£2,534DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,096.61£3,097EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,659.63£3,660FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,222.65£4,223GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,067.18£5,067HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Whiston, each band
  • Band D, the band every charge is set from
  • England average for the band
View as table
BandPer year10 payments of12 payments ofEngland averageRatio to D
Band A£1,689.06£168.91£140.75£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,970.57£197.06£164.21£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,252.08£225.21£187.67£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,533.59£253.36£211.13£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,096.61£309.66£258.05£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,659.63£365.96£304.97£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,222.65£422.26£351.89£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,067.18£506.72£422.27£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 Whiston?
About £2,533.59 for 2026-27, of which £85.43 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Whiston?
About £1,970.57 a year, or £197.06 a month over 10 payments.
How does Whiston compare with the rest of Knowsley?
Its parish precept adds £85.43 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