Drayton Bassett · Lichfield · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Drayton Bassett?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,349.83£2.07 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 2026-27Drayton BassettBand 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
  • Drayton Bassett parish precept£62.28
Total for the year£2,349.83
Parish part
£62.28
+£2.82 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,566.55
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£234.98
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
480
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Drayton Bassett, 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£1,566.55£156.666/9
Band B£1,827.65£182.777/9
Band C£2,088.74£208.878/9
Band D£2,349.83£234.989/9
Band E£2,872.01£287.2011/9
Band F£3,394.20£339.4213/9
Band G£3,916.38£391.6415/9
Band H£4,699.66£469.9718/9

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Band D in Drayton Bassett compared

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

Drayton BassettDrayton Bassett£2,350Lichfield averageLichfield average£2,352No parish partNo parish part£2,288England averageEngland average£2,392
Drayton BassettDrayton Bassett£2,350Lichfield aver…Lichfield average£2,352No parish partNo parish part£2,288England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Drayton Bassett
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Drayton Bassett in 2026-27

Drayton Bassett's local council set a precept of £29,919 for 2026-27, raised from 480 Band D-equivalent homes: £62.28 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £59.46, so it has risen by £2.82 (4.7%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,258.36 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.1%.

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 Drayton Bassett, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,566.55£1,567AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,827.65£1,828BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,088.74£2,089CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,349.83£2,350DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,872.01£2,872EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,394.20£3,394FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,916.38£3,916GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,699.66£4,700HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,566.55£1,567AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,827.65£1,828BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,088.74£2,089CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,349.83£2,350DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,872.01£2,872EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,394.20£3,394FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,916.38£3,916GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,699.66£4,700HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Drayton Bassett, 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£1,566.55£156.66£130.55£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,827.65£182.77£152.30£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,088.74£208.87£174.06£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,349.83£234.98£195.82£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,872.01£287.20£239.33£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,394.20£339.42£282.85£3,454.4213/9
Band G£3,916.38£391.64£326.37£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,699.66£469.97£391.64£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 Drayton Bassett?
About £2,349.83 for 2026-27, of which £62.28 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Drayton Bassett?
About £1,827.65 a year, or £182.77 a month over 10 payments.
How does Drayton Bassett compare with the rest of Lichfield?
Its parish precept adds £62.28 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