Alton · Staffordshire Moorlands · 2026-27
How much is council tax in Alton?
Estimate: council average plus this parish's precept (exact). In 6 published bills we checked, estimates were within £34. How the figures work
- 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
- Alton parish precept£35.34
Council tax bands in Alton, 2026-27
Estimates: the Staffordshire Moorlands 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 | £1,541.73 | £154.17 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,798.69 | £179.87 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,055.64 | £205.56 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,312.60 | £231.26 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £2,826.51 | £282.65 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,340.42 | £334.04 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £3,854.33 | £385.43 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £4,625.20 | £462.52 | 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 Alton.
Band D in Alton compared
Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Alton figure is an estimate
- Band D a year
- Alton
Alton in 2026-27
Alton's local council set a precept of £20,500 for 2026-27, raised from 580 Band D-equivalent homes: £35.34 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £31.95, so it has risen by £3.39 (10.6%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,218.96 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.2%.
The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Staffordshire Moorlands: £191.50 for Staffordshire Moorlands 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 Alton, 2026-27
Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band
- Alton, each band
- Band D, the band every charge is set from
- England average for the band
View as table
| Band | Per year | 10 payments of | 12 payments of | England average | Ratio to D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,541.73 | £154.17 | £128.48 | £1,594.35 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,798.69 | £179.87 | £149.89 | £1,860.07 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,055.64 | £205.56 | £171.30 | £2,125.80 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,312.60 | £231.26 | £192.72 | £2,391.52 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £2,826.51 | £282.65 | £235.54 | £2,922.97 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,340.42 | £334.04 | £278.37 | £3,454.42 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £3,854.33 | £385.43 | £321.19 | £3,985.87 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £4,625.20 | £462.52 | £385.43 | £4,783.04 | 18/9 |
Questions
- What is Band D council tax in Alton?
- About £2,312.60 for 2026-27, of which £35.34 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
- How much is Band B council tax in Alton?
- About £1,798.69 a year, or £179.87 a month over 10 payments.
- How does Alton compare with the rest of Staffordshire Moorlands?
- Its parish precept adds £35.34 to a Band D bill; across Staffordshire Moorlands parish precepts add £60.95 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).
Parishes in Staffordshire Moorlands 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