Colton · Lichfield · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Colton?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,345.29£6.61 less than the Lichfield Band D average (£2,351.90).
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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 2026-27ColtonBand D
  • Lichfield council£201.79
  • Staffordshire County Council£1,686.42
  • Staffordshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Police£302.57
  • Staffordshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Fire£96.77
  • Colton parish precept£57.74
Total for the year£2,345.29
Parish part
£57.74
+£2.60 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,563.53
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£234.53
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
346
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Colton, 2026-27

Estimates: the Lichfield 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£1,563.53£156.356/9
Band B£1,824.11£182.417/9
Band C£2,084.70£208.478/9
Band D£2,345.29£234.539/9
Band E£2,866.47£286.6511/9
Band F£3,387.64£338.7613/9
Band G£3,908.82£390.8815/9
Band H£4,690.58£469.0618/9

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Band D in Colton compared

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

ColtonColton£2,345Lichfield averageLichfield average£2,352No parish partNo parish part£2,288England averageEngland average£2,392
ColtonColton£2,345Lichfield aver…Lichfield average£2,352No parish partNo parish part£2,288England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Colton
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Colton in 2026-27

Colton's local council set a precept of £19,950 for 2026-27, raised from 346 Band D-equivalent homes: £57.74 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £55.14, so it has risen by £2.60 (4.7%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,254.04 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.0%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Lichfield: £201.79 for Lichfield council, £1,686.42 for Staffordshire County Council, £302.57 for Staffordshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Police, £96.77 for Staffordshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Fire.

Council tax by band in Colton, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,563.53£1,564AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,824.11£1,824BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,084.70£2,085CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,345.29£2,345DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,866.47£2,866EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,387.64£3,388FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,908.82£3,909GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,690.58£4,691HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,563.53£1,564AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,824.11£1,824BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,084.70£2,085CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,345.29£2,345DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,866.47£2,866EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,387.64£3,388FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,908.82£3,909GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,690.58£4,691HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Colton, 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£1,563.53£156.35£130.29£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,824.11£182.41£152.01£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,084.70£208.47£173.72£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,345.29£234.53£195.44£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,866.47£286.65£238.87£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,387.64£338.76£282.30£3,454.4213/9
Band G£3,908.82£390.88£325.74£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,690.58£469.06£390.88£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 Colton?
About £2,345.29 for 2026-27, of which £57.74 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Colton?
About £1,824.11 a year, or £182.41 a month over 10 payments.
How does Colton compare with the rest of Lichfield?
Its parish precept adds £57.74 to a Band D bill; across Lichfield parish precepts add £64.35 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in Lichfield 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