Rainford · St Helens · 2026-27
How much is council tax in Rainford?
Estimate: council average plus this parish's precept (exact). In 6 published bills we checked, estimates were within £34. How the figures work
- St Helens council£1,975.65
- Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner£293.97
- Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority£101.25
- Liverpool City Region Combined Authority£24.00
- Rainford parish precept£42.24
Council tax bands in Rainford, 2026-27
Estimates: the St Helens average charge plus the parish precept. Every band pays a fixed share of Band D.
| Band | Per year | Per month (10 payments) | Ratio to D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,624.74 | £162.47 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,895.53 | £189.55 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,166.32 | £216.63 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,437.11 | £243.71 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £2,978.69 | £297.87 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,520.27 | £352.03 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,061.85 | £406.19 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £4,874.22 | £487.42 | 18/9 |
Not sure of your band?
We cannot look up individual homes. The Valuation Office Agency checker on GOV.UK gives the band for any address in Rainford.
Band D in Rainford compared
Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Rainford figure is an estimate
- Band D a year
- Rainford
Rainford in 2026-27
Rainford's local council set a precept of £126,720 for 2026-27, raised from 3,000 Band D-equivalent homes: £42.24 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £32.24, so it has risen by £10.00 (31.0%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,313.21 in 2025-26, so it is up 5.4%.
The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across St Helens: £1,975.65 for St Helens 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 Rainford, 2026-27
Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band
- Rainford, each band
- Band D, the band every charge is set from
- England average for the band
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| Band | Per year | 10 payments of | 12 payments of | England average | Ratio to D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,624.74 | £162.47 | £135.40 | £1,594.35 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,895.53 | £189.55 | £157.96 | £1,860.07 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,166.32 | £216.63 | £180.53 | £2,125.80 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,437.11 | £243.71 | £203.09 | £2,391.52 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £2,978.69 | £297.87 | £248.22 | £2,922.97 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,520.27 | £352.03 | £293.36 | £3,454.42 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,061.85 | £406.19 | £338.49 | £3,985.87 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £4,874.22 | £487.42 | £406.19 | £4,783.04 | 18/9 |
Questions
- What is Band D council tax in Rainford?
- About £2,437.11 for 2026-27, of which £42.24 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
- How much is Band B council tax in Rainford?
- About £1,895.53 a year, or £189.55 a month over 10 payments.
- How does Rainford compare with the rest of St Helens?
- Its parish precept adds £42.24 to a Band D bill; across St Helens parish precepts add £8.51 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).
Parishes in St Helens 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