Drakelow · South Derbyshire · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Drakelow?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,331.40£8.21 less than the South Derbyshire Band D average (£2,339.61).
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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 2026-27DrakelowBand D
  • South Derbyshire council£190.78
  • Derbyshire County Council£1,708.99
  • Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner£308.60
  • Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Authority£98.41
  • Drakelow parish precept£24.62
Total for the year£2,331.40
Parish part
£24.62
+£11.75 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,554.27
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£233.14
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
899
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Drakelow, 2026-27

Estimates: the South Derbyshire 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£1,554.27£155.436/9
Band B£1,813.31£181.337/9
Band C£2,072.36£207.248/9
Band D£2,331.40£233.149/9
Band E£2,849.49£284.9511/9
Band F£3,367.58£336.7613/9
Band G£3,885.67£388.5715/9
Band H£4,662.80£466.2818/9

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Band D in Drakelow compared

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

DrakelowDrakelow£2,331South Derbyshire averageSouth Derbyshire average£2,340No parish partNo parish part£2,307England averageEngland average£2,392
DrakelowDrakelow£2,331South Derbyshi…South Derbyshire average£2,340No parish partNo parish part£2,307England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Drakelow
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Drakelow in 2026-27

Drakelow's local council set a precept of £22,130 for 2026-27, raised from 899 Band D-equivalent homes: £24.62 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £12.87, so it has risen by £11.75 (91.3%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,214.28 in 2025-26, so it is up 5.3%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across South Derbyshire: £190.78 for South Derbyshire council, £1,708.99 for Derbyshire County Council, £308.60 for Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner, £98.41 for Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Authority.

Council tax by band in Drakelow, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,554.27£1,554AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,813.31£1,813BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,072.36£2,072CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,331.40£2,331DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,849.49£2,849EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,367.58£3,368FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,885.67£3,886GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,662.80£4,663HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,554.27£1,554AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,813.31£1,813BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,072.36£2,072CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,331.40£2,331DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,849.49£2,849EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,367.58£3,368FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,885.67£3,886GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,662.80£4,663HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Drakelow, 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£1,554.27£155.43£129.52£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,813.31£181.33£151.11£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,072.36£207.24£172.70£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,331.40£233.14£194.28£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,849.49£284.95£237.46£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,367.58£336.76£280.63£3,454.4213/9
Band G£3,885.67£388.57£323.81£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,662.80£466.28£388.57£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 Drakelow?
About £2,331.40 for 2026-27, of which £24.62 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Drakelow?
About £1,813.31 a year, or £181.33 a month over 10 payments.
How does Drakelow compare with the rest of South Derbyshire?
Its parish precept adds £24.62 to a Band D bill; across South Derbyshire parish precepts add £32.83 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in South Derbyshire 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