Essington · South Staffordshire · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Essington?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,325.98£12.31 more than the South Staffordshire Band D average (£2,313.67).
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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 2026-27EssingtonBand D
  • South Staffordshire council£150.34
  • Staffordshire County Council£1,686.42
  • Staffordshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Police£302.57
  • Staffordshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Fire£96.77
  • Essington parish precept£89.88
Total for the year£2,325.98
Parish part
£89.88
+£1.67 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,550.65
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£232.60
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
1,733
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Essington, 2026-27

Estimates: the South Staffordshire 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£1,550.65£155.066/9
Band B£1,809.10£180.917/9
Band C£2,067.54£206.758/9
Band D£2,325.98£232.609/9
Band E£2,842.86£284.2911/9
Band F£3,359.75£335.9813/9
Band G£3,876.63£387.6615/9
Band H£4,651.96£465.2018/9

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Band D in Essington compared

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

EssingtonEssington£2,326South Staffordshire averageSouth Staffordshire average£2,314No parish partNo parish part£2,236England averageEngland average£2,392
EssingtonEssington£2,326South Stafford…South Staffordshire average£2,314No parish partNo parish part£2,236England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Essington
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Essington in 2026-27

Essington's local council set a precept of £155,800 for 2026-27, raised from 1,733 Band D-equivalent homes: £89.88 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £88.21, so it has risen by £1.67 (1.9%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,234.60 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.1%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across South Staffordshire: £150.34 for South Staffordshire 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 Essington, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,550.65£1,551AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,809.10£1,809BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,067.54£2,068CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,325.98£2,326DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,842.86£2,843EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,359.75£3,360FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,876.63£3,877GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,651.96£4,652HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,550.65£1,551AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,809.10£1,809BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,067.54£2,068CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,325.98£2,326DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,842.86£2,843EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,359.75£3,360FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,876.63£3,877GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,651.96£4,652HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Essington, 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£1,550.65£155.06£129.22£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,809.10£180.91£150.76£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,067.54£206.75£172.29£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,325.98£232.60£193.83£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,842.86£284.29£236.91£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,359.75£335.98£279.98£3,454.4213/9
Band G£3,876.63£387.66£323.05£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,651.96£465.20£387.66£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 Essington?
About £2,325.98 for 2026-27, of which £89.88 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Essington?
About £1,809.10 a year, or £180.91 a month over 10 payments.
How does Essington compare with the rest of South Staffordshire?
Its parish precept adds £89.88 to a Band D bill; across South Staffordshire parish precepts add £77.57 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in South Staffordshire 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