Keele · Newcastle-under-Lyme · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Keele?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,365.71£31.46 more than the Newcastle-under-Lyme Band D average (£2,334.25).
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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 2026-27KeeleBand D
  • Newcastle-under-Lyme council£227.48
  • Staffordshire County Council£1,686.42
  • Staffordshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Police£302.57
  • Staffordshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Fire£96.77
  • Keele parish precept£52.47
Total for the year£2,365.71
Parish part
£52.47
+£12.58 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,577.14
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£236.57
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
515
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Keele, 2026-27

Estimates: the Newcastle-under-Lyme 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£1,577.14£157.716/9
Band B£1,840.00£184.007/9
Band C£2,102.85£210.288/9
Band D£2,365.71£236.579/9
Band E£2,891.42£289.1411/9
Band F£3,417.14£341.7113/9
Band G£3,942.85£394.2815/9
Band H£4,731.42£473.1418/9

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Band D in Keele compared

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

KeeleKeele£2,366Newcastle-under-Lyme averageNewcastle-under-Lyme average£2,334No parish partNo parish part£2,313England averageEngland average£2,392
KeeleKeele£2,366Newcastle-unde…Newcastle-under-Lyme average£2,334No parish partNo parish part£2,313England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Keele
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Keele in 2026-27

Keele's local council set a precept of £27,020 for 2026-27, raised from 515 Band D-equivalent homes: £52.47 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £39.89, so it has risen by £12.58 (31.5%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,263.98 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.5%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Newcastle-under-Lyme: £227.48 for Newcastle-under-Lyme 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 Keele, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,577.14£1,577AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,840.00£1,840BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,102.85£2,103CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,365.71£2,366DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,891.42£2,891EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,417.14£3,417FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,942.85£3,943GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,731.42£4,731HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,577.14£1,577AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,840.00£1,840BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,102.85£2,103CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,365.71£2,366DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,891.42£2,891EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,417.14£3,417FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,942.85£3,943GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,731.42£4,731HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Keele, 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£1,577.14£157.71£131.43£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,840.00£184.00£153.33£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,102.85£210.28£175.24£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,365.71£236.57£197.14£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,891.42£289.14£240.95£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,417.14£341.71£284.76£3,454.4213/9
Band G£3,942.85£394.28£328.57£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,731.42£473.14£394.29£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 Keele?
About £2,365.71 for 2026-27, of which £52.47 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Keele?
About £1,840.00 a year, or £184.00 a month over 10 payments.
How does Keele compare with the rest of Newcastle-under-Lyme?
Its parish precept adds £52.47 to a Band D bill; across Newcastle-under-Lyme parish precepts add £21.01 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in Newcastle-under-Lyme 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