Hightown · Sefton · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Hightown?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,596.96£13.74 more than the Sefton Band D average (£2,583.22).
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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 2026-27HightownBand D
  • Sefton council£2,145.51
  • Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner£293.97
  • Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority£101.25
  • Liverpool City Region Combined Authority£24.00
  • Hightown parish precept£32.23
Total for the year£2,596.96
Parish part
£32.23
+£0.62 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,731.31
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£259.70
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
879
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Hightown, 2026-27

Estimates: the Sefton 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£1,731.31£173.136/9
Band B£2,019.86£201.997/9
Band C£2,308.41£230.848/9
Band D£2,596.96£259.709/9
Band E£3,174.06£317.4111/9
Band F£3,751.16£375.1213/9
Band G£4,328.27£432.8315/9
Band H£5,193.92£519.3918/9

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Band D in Hightown compared

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

HightownHightown£2,597Sefton averageSefton average£2,583No parish partNo parish part£2,565England averageEngland average£2,392
HightownHightown£2,597Sefton averageSefton average£2,583No parish partNo parish part£2,565England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Hightown
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Hightown in 2026-27

Hightown's local council set a precept of £28,325 for 2026-27, raised from 879 Band D-equivalent homes: £32.23 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £31.61, so it has risen by £0.62 (2.0%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,474.37 in 2025-26, so it is up 5.0%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Sefton: £2,145.51 for Sefton council, £293.97 for Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner, £101.25 for Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority, £24.00 for Liverpool City Region Combined Authority.

Council tax by band in Hightown, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,731.31£1,731AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,019.86£2,020BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,308.41£2,308CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,596.96£2,597DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,174.06£3,174EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,751.16£3,751FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,328.27£4,328GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,193.92£5,194HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,731.31£1,731AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,019.86£2,020BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,308.41£2,308CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,596.96£2,597DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,174.06£3,174EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,751.16£3,751FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,328.27£4,328GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,193.92£5,194HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Hightown, 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£1,731.31£173.13£144.28£1,594.356/9
Band B£2,019.86£201.99£168.32£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,308.41£230.84£192.37£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,596.96£259.70£216.41£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,174.06£317.41£264.50£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,751.16£375.12£312.60£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,328.27£432.83£360.69£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,193.92£519.39£432.83£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 Hightown?
About £2,596.96 for 2026-27, of which £32.23 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Hightown?
About £2,019.86 a year, or £201.99 a month over 10 payments.
How does Hightown compare with the rest of Sefton?
Its parish precept adds £32.23 to a Band D bill; across Sefton parish precepts add £18.49 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in Sefton 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