Waltham on the Wolds and Thorpe Arnold · Melton · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Waltham on the Wolds and Thorpe Arnold?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,430.15Melton also charges special expenses in part of its area (note below). Melton Band D average: £2,429.67.
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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 2026-27Waltham on the Wolds and Thorpe ArnoldBand D
  • Melton council£213.80
  • Leicestershire County Council£1,731.79
  • Leicestershire Police and Crime Commissioner£315.23
  • Leicestershire Combined Fire Authority£91.65
  • Waltham on the Wolds and Thorpe Arnold parish precept£77.68
Total for the year£2,430.15
Parish part
£77.68
−£3.23 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,620.10
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£243.02
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
583
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Waltham on the Wolds and Thorpe Arnold, 2026-27

Estimates: the Melton 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£1,620.10£162.016/9
Band B£1,890.12£189.017/9
Band C£2,160.13£216.018/9
Band D£2,430.15£243.029/9
Band E£2,970.18£297.0211/9
Band F£3,510.22£351.0213/9
Band G£4,050.25£405.0215/9
Band H£4,860.30£486.0318/9

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Melton also charges special expenses in part of its area (£654,705 in all, £31.07 per Band D home on average across the council). The parish and no-parish figures here leave them out, because the statistics do not say which areas pay them, so where they apply the bill is higher. The council's own bill shows them.

Band D in Waltham on the Wolds and Thorpe Arnold compared

Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Waltham on the Wolds and Thorpe Arnold figure is an estimate

Waltham on the Wolds and Thor…Waltham on the Wolds and Thorpe Arnold£2,430Melton averageMelton average£2,430No parish partNo parish part£2,352England averageEngland average£2,392
Waltham on the…Waltham on the Wolds and Thorpe Arnold£2,430Melton averageMelton average£2,430No parish partNo parish part£2,352England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Waltham on the Wolds and Thorpe Arnold
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Waltham on the Wolds and Thorpe Arnold in 2026-27

Waltham on the Wolds and Thorpe Arnold's local council set a precept of £45,250 for 2026-27, raised from 583 Band D-equivalent homes: £77.68 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £80.91, so it has fallen by £3.23 (4.0%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,357.40 in 2025-26, so it is up 3.1%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Melton: £213.80 for Melton council, £1,731.79 for Leicestershire County Council, £315.23 for Leicestershire Police and Crime Commissioner, £91.65 for Leicestershire Combined Fire Authority.

Council tax by band in Waltham on the Wolds and Thorpe Arnold, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,620.10£1,620AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,890.12£1,890BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,160.13£2,160CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,430.15£2,430DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,970.18£2,970EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,510.22£3,510FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,050.25£4,050GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,860.30£4,860HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,620.10£1,620AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,890.12£1,890BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,160.13£2,160CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,430.15£2,430DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,970.18£2,970EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,510.22£3,510FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,050.25£4,050GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,860.30£4,860HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Waltham on the Wolds and Thorpe Arnold, 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£1,620.10£162.01£135.01£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,890.12£189.01£157.51£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,160.13£216.01£180.01£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,430.15£243.02£202.51£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,970.18£297.02£247.51£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,510.22£351.02£292.52£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,050.25£405.02£337.52£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,860.30£486.03£405.03£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 Waltham on the Wolds and Thorpe Arnold?
About £2,430.15 for 2026-27, of which £77.68 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Waltham on the Wolds and Thorpe Arnold?
About £1,890.12 a year, or £189.01 a month over 10 payments.
How does Waltham on the Wolds and Thorpe Arnold compare with the rest of Melton?
Its parish precept adds £77.68 to a Band D bill; across Melton parish precepts add £46.12 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in Melton 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