What is Band D council tax in Staffordshire Moorlands?

£2,338.21 for 2026-27, the average for the area including parish precepts. In an area with no parish precept it is about £2,277.26.

How much is Band A council tax in Staffordshire Moorlands?

£1,558.81 a year, or £155.88 a month over 10 payments.

How much did council tax go up in Staffordshire Moorlands?

Band D is up 4.4% (£97.78) on 2025-26. The council's own part changed by +5.5%.

Is Staffordshire Moorlands cheaper than average?

Staffordshire Moorlands ranks 79 of 296 councils by Band D, where 1 is the lowest. The England average is £2,391.52.

Staffordshire Moorlands · district council · West Midlands · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Staffordshire Moorlands?

Band D, 2026-27 (area average)£2,338.21Up 4.4% (£97.78) on 2025-26 at Band D. England Band D average £2,391.52.

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Area average, including parish precepts. In 6 published bills we checked, figures were within £34; yours also depends on your parish and discounts. How the figures work

Council tax 2026-27Staffordshire MoorlandsBand D

Staffordshire Moorlands council£191.50
Staffordshire County Council£1,686.42
Staffordshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Police£302.57
Staffordshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Fire£96.77
Parish and town councils (average)£60.95

Total for the year£2,338.21

Band A

£1,558.81

the lowest band, 6/9 of Band D

Per month

£233.82

Band D over 10 payments

Change

+4.4%

+£97.78 on 2025-26 at Band D

Rank

79 of 296

by Band D; 1 = lowest in England

Council tax bands in Staffordshire Moorlands, 2026-27

Area averages including parish precepts. Every band pays a fixed share of Band D.

Band	Per year	Per month (10 payments)	Ratio to D
Band A	£1,558.81	£155.88	6/9
Band B most common here	£1,818.61	£181.86	7/9
Band C	£2,078.41	£207.84	8/9
Band D	£2,338.21	£233.82	9/9
Band E	£2,857.81	£285.78	11/9
Band F	£3,377.41	£337.74	13/9
Band G	£3,897.02	£389.70	15/9
Band H	£4,676.42	£467.64	18/9

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Council tax by band in Staffordshire Moorlands, 2026-27

Average for the council area, including parish precepts; the tick is the England average for the band

this council, 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	£1,558.81	£155.88	£129.90	£1,594.35	6/9
Band B	£1,818.61	£181.86	£151.55	£1,860.07	7/9
Band C	£2,078.41	£207.84	£173.20	£2,125.80	8/9
Band D	£2,338.21	£233.82	£194.85	£2,391.52	9/9
Band E	£2,857.81	£285.78	£238.15	£2,922.97	11/9
Band F	£3,377.41	£337.74	£281.45	£3,454.42	13/9
Band G	£3,897.02	£389.70	£324.75	£3,985.87	15/9
Band H	£4,676.42	£467.64	£389.70	£4,783.04	18/9

Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27, Table 9.

Staffordshire Moorlands in 2026-27

For 2026-27 the average Band D council tax across Staffordshire Moorlands is £2,338.21, up 4.4% (£97.78) on 2025-26. Of that, Staffordshire Moorlands council's own charge is £191.50. The rest goes to Staffordshire County Council, Staffordshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Police, Staffordshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Fire, and on average £60.95 to parish and town councils.

The most common band here is Band B (24% of homes), which costs £1,818.61 a year at the area average.

The average bill actually charged per home, after discounts and exemptions, is £1,815.67 (MHCLG, 2026-27).

Where a Band D bill in Staffordshire Moorlands goes

£2,338.21 a year at Band D, by the body that sets each part

Staffordshire Moorlands council£191.508%
Staffordshire County Council£1,686.4272%
Staffordshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Police£302.5713%
Staffordshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Fire£96.774%
Parish and town councils (average)£60.953%

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Goes to	Band D	Share
Staffordshire Moorlands council	£191.50	8.2%
Staffordshire County Council	£1,686.42	72.1%
Staffordshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Police	£302.57	12.9%
Staffordshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Fire	£96.77	4.1%
Parish and town councils (average)	£60.95	2.6%
Total	£2,338.21	100%

Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27, Table 10 (lines 9, 16 and 17).

Band D in Staffordshire Moorlands since 1993

Average area Band D each year, including parish precepts; the line is the England average

this council, average Band D
England average

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Year	Staffordshire Moorlands	England
2026-27	£2,338.21	£2,391.52
2025-26	£2,240.43	£2,280.21
2024-25	£2,135.00	£2,170.99
2023-24	£2,038.19	£2,065.05
2022-23	£1,949.83	£1,965.71
2021-22	£1,890.39	£1,898.48
2020-21	£1,805.36	£1,817.67
2019-20	£1,739.79	£1,749.88
2018-19	£1,671.14	£1,671.46
2017-18	£1,583.72	£1,590.55
2016-17	£1,520.30	£1,529.56
2015-16	£1,476.85	£1,483.58
2014-15	£1,455.53	£1,467.98
2013-14	£1,455.56	£1,455.60
2012-13	£1,455.11	£1,444.13
2011-12	£1,454.35	£1,439.33
2010-11	£1,454.73	£1,439.22
2009-10	£1,427.69	£1,413.84
2008-09	£1,388.95	£1,373.08
2007-08	£1,340.48	£1,321.32
2006-07	£1,279.44	£1,267.91
2005-06	£1,224.13	£1,213.81
2004-05	£1,170.55	£1,166.56
2003-04	£1,095.42	£1,101.75
2002-03	£958.64	£975.56
2001-02	£903.12	£901.33
2000-01	£833.91	£847.00
1999-00	£789.18	£798.00
1998-99	£730.13	£747.00
1997-98	£653.92	£688.00
1996-97	£594.16	£646.00
1995-96	£583.88	£609.00
1994-95	£571.50	£580.11
1993-94	£553.50	£567.95

Source: MHCLG live tables on council tax, Band D council tax figures 1993 onwards.

Homes in each band in Staffordshire Moorlands

Share of the 45,350 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026; the tick is England

share of homes
most common band (B)

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Band	Homes	Share	England share
Band A	9,650	21.3%	23.6%
Band B	10,910	24.1%	19.5%
Band C	10,910	24.1%	22.0%
Band D	6,410	14.1%	15.7%
Band E	4,610	10.2%	9.9%
Band F	2,030	4.5%	5.2%
Band G	810	1.8%	3.5%
Band H	30	0.1%	0.6%

Source: VOA Council Tax stock of properties 2026 (CTSOP1.0).

Parish and town councils in Staffordshire Moorlands

43 of the 43 parishes and charter trustees here set a precept for 2026-27. Band D in an area with no parish precept is about £2,277.26. The estimated bills add each parish part to the council's average charge; where a council charges special expenses or levies in part of its area the real bill differs, in the bills we checked by up to £34.

Parish	Parish part	Change in parish part	Est. Band D bill	Band D homes
Alstonefield	£61.63	+£3.06	£2,338.89	202
Alton	£35.34	+£3.39	£2,312.60	580
Bagnall	£33.28	+£2.01	£2,310.54	379
Biddulph	£86.11	+£10.82	£2,363.37	6,373
Blore with Swinscoe	£16.20	+£0.38	£2,293.46	46
Bradnop	£18.38	+£3.57	£2,295.64	136
Brown Edge	£50.80	+£11.72	£2,328.06	847
Butterton	£59.81	+£3.41	£2,337.07	104
Caverswall	£22.76	+£0.70	£2,300.02	399
Cheadle	£103.45	+£10.47	£2,380.71	4,083
Checkley	£58.18	+£10.41	£2,335.44	1,648
Cheddleton	£41.03	+£3.73	£2,318.29	2,281
Consall	£31.41	+£4.18	£2,308.67	65
Cotton	£73.33	+£7.78	£2,350.59	120
Dilhorne	£22.29	+£0.07	£2,299.55	231
Draycott in the Moors	£28.11	+£0.42	£2,305.37	382
Endon and Stanley	£26.93	+£0.12	£2,304.19	1,348
Farley	£26.92	no change	£2,304.18	104
Fawfieldhead	£43.25	no change	£2,320.51	130
Forsbrook	£102.68	+£16.52	£2,379.94	1,869
Grindon	£32.67	+£1.56	£2,309.93	98
Heathylee	£10.38	−£0.10	£2,287.64	101
Heaton	£12.58	no change	£2,289.84	159
Hollinsclough	£30.30	+£3.83	£2,307.56	66
Horton	£25.58	+£0.13	£2,302.84	391
Ilam	£18.60	−£0.91	£2,295.86	43
Ipstones	£61.08	+£7.91	£2,338.34	605
Kingsley	£39.07	+£5.15	£2,316.33	628
Leek	£41.27	+£7.99	£2,318.53	6,638
Leekfrith	£12.78	no change	£2,290.04	176
Longnor	£45.26	no change	£2,322.52	150
Longsdon	£18.58	+£0.84	£2,295.84	296
Oakamoor	£31.97	+£3.44	£2,309.23	268
Onecote	£37.44	+£1.76	£2,314.70	84
Quarnford	£28.09	+£3.23	£2,305.35	100
Rushton	£23.76	+£9.47	£2,301.02	254
Sheen	£21.82	−£0.20	£2,299.08	110
Tittesworth	£22.85	−£0.25	£2,300.11	110
Warslow and Elkstones	£89.17	+£1.12	£2,366.43	157
Waterhouses	£55.06	+£4.38	£2,332.32	445
Werrington	£59.41	+£2.83	£2,336.67	1,977
Wetton	£115.38	+£4.27	£2,392.64	104
Whiston	£39.07	+£5.15	£2,316.33	168

Band D homes is the parish tax base: homes counted as Band D equivalents after discounts and exemptions.

Questions

What is Band D council tax in Staffordshire Moorlands?: £2,338.21 for 2026-27, the average for the area including parish precepts. In an area with no parish precept it is about £2,277.26.
How much is Band A council tax in Staffordshire Moorlands?: £1,558.81 a year, or £155.88 a month over 10 payments.
How much did council tax go up in Staffordshire Moorlands?: Band D is up 4.4% (£97.78) on 2025-26. The council's own part changed by +5.5%.
Is Staffordshire Moorlands cheaper than average?: Staffordshire Moorlands ranks 79 of 296 councils by Band D, where 1 is the lowest. The England average is £2,391.52.

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Data: MHCLG, VOA, ONS, 2026-27 releases, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources and method