Knaresborough · North Yorkshire · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Knaresborough?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,531.69£12.65 less than the North Yorkshire Band D average (£2,544.34).
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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 2026-27KnaresboroughBand D
  • North Yorkshire council£2,036.32
  • York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority£335.86
  • York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority£116.62
  • Knaresborough parish precept£42.89
Total for the year£2,531.69
Parish part
£42.89
+£5.90 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,687.79
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£253.17
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
6,536
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Knaresborough, 2026-27

Estimates: the North Yorkshire 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£1,687.79£168.786/9
Band B£1,969.09£196.917/9
Band C£2,250.39£225.048/9
Band D£2,531.69£253.179/9
Band E£3,094.29£309.4311/9
Band F£3,656.89£365.6913/9
Band G£4,219.48£421.9515/9
Band H£5,063.38£506.3418/9

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Band D in Knaresborough compared

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

KnaresboroughKnaresborough£2,532North Yorkshire averageNorth Yorkshire average£2,544No parish partNo parish part£2,489England averageEngland average£2,392
KnaresboroughKnaresborough£2,532North Yorkshir…North Yorkshire average£2,544No parish partNo parish part£2,489England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Knaresborough
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Knaresborough in 2026-27

Knaresborough's local council set a precept of £280,351 for 2026-27, raised from 6,536 Band D-equivalent homes: £42.89 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £36.99, so it has risen by £5.90 (16.0%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,404.41 in 2025-26, so it is up 5.3%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across North Yorkshire: £2,036.32 for North Yorkshire council, £335.86 for York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority, £116.62 for York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority.

Council tax by band in Knaresborough, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,687.79£1,688AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,969.09£1,969BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,250.39£2,250CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,531.69£2,532DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,094.29£3,094EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,656.89£3,657FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,219.48£4,219GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,063.38£5,063HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,687.79£1,688AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,969.09£1,969BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,250.39£2,250CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,531.69£2,532DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,094.29£3,094EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,656.89£3,657FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,219.48£4,219GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,063.38£5,063HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Knaresborough, 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£1,687.79£168.78£140.65£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,969.09£196.91£164.09£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,250.39£225.04£187.53£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,531.69£253.17£210.97£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,094.29£309.43£257.86£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,656.89£365.69£304.74£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,219.48£421.95£351.62£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,063.38£506.34£421.95£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 Knaresborough?
About £2,531.69 for 2026-27, of which £42.89 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Knaresborough?
About £1,969.09 a year, or £196.91 a month over 10 payments.
How does Knaresborough compare with the rest of North Yorkshire?
Its parish precept adds £42.89 to a Band D bill; across North Yorkshire parish precepts add £55.54 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in North Yorkshire 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