Preston · Rutland · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Preston (Rutland)?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,689.90£47.68 less than the Rutland Band D average (£2,737.58).
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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 2026-27PrestonBand D
  • Rutland council£2,263.33
  • Leicestershire Police and Crime Commissioner£315.23
  • Leicestershire Combined Fire Authority£91.65
  • Preston parish precept£19.69
Total for the year£2,689.90
Parish part
£19.69
+£3.46 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,793.27
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£268.99
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
100
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Preston, 2026-27

Estimates: the Rutland 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£1,793.27£179.336/9
Band B£2,092.14£209.217/9
Band C£2,391.02£239.108/9
Band D£2,689.90£268.999/9
Band E£3,287.66£328.7711/9
Band F£3,885.41£388.5413/9
Band G£4,483.17£448.3215/9
Band H£5,379.80£537.9818/9

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Preston is small: its tax base is 100 Band D-equivalent homes, so a modest change in the precept moves the charge per home a lot. It is left out of the parish rankings.

Band D in Preston compared

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

PrestonPreston£2,690Rutland averageRutland average£2,738No parish partNo parish part£2,670England averageEngland average£2,392
PrestonPreston£2,690Rutland averageRutland average£2,738No parish partNo parish part£2,670England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Preston
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Preston in 2026-27

Preston's local council set a precept of £1,966 for 2026-27, raised from 100 Band D-equivalent homes: £19.69 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £16.23, so it has risen by £3.46. Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,622.06 in 2025-26, so it is up 2.6%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Rutland: £2,263.33 for Rutland council, £315.23 for Leicestershire Police and Crime Commissioner, £91.65 for Leicestershire Combined Fire Authority.

Council tax by band in Preston, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,793.27£1,793AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,092.14£2,092BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,391.02£2,391CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,689.90£2,690DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,287.66£3,288EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,885.41£3,885FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,483.17£4,483GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,379.80£5,380HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,793.27£1,793AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,092.14£2,092BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,391.02£2,391CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,689.90£2,690DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,287.66£3,288EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,885.41£3,885FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,483.17£4,483GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,379.80£5,380HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Preston, 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£1,793.27£179.33£149.44£1,594.356/9
Band B£2,092.14£209.21£174.34£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,391.02£239.10£199.25£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,689.90£268.99£224.16£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,287.66£328.77£273.97£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,885.41£388.54£323.78£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,483.17£448.32£373.60£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,379.80£537.98£448.32£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 Preston?
About £2,689.90 for 2026-27, of which £19.69 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Preston?
About £2,092.14 a year, or £209.21 a month over 10 payments.
How does Preston compare with the rest of Rutland?
Its parish precept adds £19.69 to a Band D bill; across Rutland parish precepts add £67.37 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in Rutland 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