Cotton · Staffordshire Moorlands · 2026-27
How much is council tax in Cotton?
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
- Cotton parish precept£73.33
Council tax bands in Cotton, 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 | £1,567.06 | £156.71 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,828.24 | £182.82 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,089.41 | £208.94 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,350.59 | £235.06 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £2,872.94 | £287.29 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,395.30 | £339.53 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £3,917.65 | £391.76 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £4,701.18 | £470.12 | 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 Cotton.
Band D in Cotton compared
Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Cotton figure is an estimate
- Band D a year
- Cotton
Cotton in 2026-27
Cotton's local council set a precept of £8,800 for 2026-27, raised from 120 Band D-equivalent homes: £73.33 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £65.55, so it has risen by £7.78 (11.9%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,252.56 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.4%.
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 Cotton, 2026-27
Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band
- Cotton, 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 | £1,567.06 | £156.71 | £130.59 | £1,594.35 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,828.24 | £182.82 | £152.35 | £1,860.07 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,089.41 | £208.94 | £174.12 | £2,125.80 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,350.59 | £235.06 | £195.88 | £2,391.52 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £2,872.94 | £287.29 | £239.41 | £2,922.97 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,395.30 | £339.53 | £282.94 | £3,454.42 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £3,917.65 | £391.76 | £326.47 | £3,985.87 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £4,701.18 | £470.12 | £391.77 | £4,783.04 | 18/9 |
Questions
- What is Band D council tax in Cotton?
- About £2,350.59 for 2026-27, of which £73.33 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
- How much is Band B council tax in Cotton?
- About £1,828.24 a year, or £182.82 a month over 10 payments.
- How does Cotton compare with the rest of Staffordshire Moorlands?
- Its parish precept adds £73.33 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