Upper Lighthorne · Stratford-on-Avon · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Upper Lighthorne?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,434.00£50.17 less than the Stratford-on-Avon Band D average (£2,484.17).
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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 2026-27Upper LighthorneBand D
  • Stratford-on-Avon council£174.18
  • Warwickshire County Council£1,903.86
  • Warwickshire Police and Crime Commissioner£318.71
  • Upper Lighthorne parish precept£37.25
Total for the year£2,434.00
Parish part
£37.25
+£9.31 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,622.67
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£243.40
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
1,150
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Upper Lighthorne, 2026-27

Estimates: the Stratford-on-Avon 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£1,622.67£162.276/9
Band B£1,893.11£189.317/9
Band C£2,163.56£216.368/9
Band D£2,434.00£243.409/9
Band E£2,974.89£297.4911/9
Band F£3,515.78£351.5813/9
Band G£4,056.67£405.6715/9
Band H£4,868.00£486.8018/9

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Band D in Upper Lighthorne compared

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

Upper LighthorneUpper Lighthorne£2,434Stratford-on-Avon averageStratford-on-Avon average£2,484No parish partNo parish part£2,397England averageEngland average£2,392
Upper Lighthor…Upper Lighthorne£2,434Stratford-on-A…Stratford-on-Avon average£2,484No parish partNo parish part£2,397England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Upper Lighthorne
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Upper Lighthorne in 2026-27

Upper Lighthorne's local council set a precept of £42,831 for 2026-27, raised from 1,150 Band D-equivalent homes: £37.25 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £27.94, so it has risen by £9.31 (33.3%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,323.72 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.7%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Stratford-on-Avon: £174.18 for Stratford-on-Avon council, £1,903.86 for Warwickshire County Council, £318.71 for Warwickshire Police and Crime Commissioner.

Council tax by band in Upper Lighthorne, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,622.67£1,623AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,893.11£1,893BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,163.56£2,164CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,434.00£2,434DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,974.89£2,975EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,515.78£3,516FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,056.67£4,057GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,868.00£4,868HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,622.67£1,623AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,893.11£1,893BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,163.56£2,164CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,434.00£2,434DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,974.89£2,975EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,515.78£3,516FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,056.67£4,057GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,868.00£4,868HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Upper Lighthorne, 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£1,622.67£162.27£135.22£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,893.11£189.31£157.76£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,163.56£216.36£180.30£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,434.00£243.40£202.83£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,974.89£297.49£247.91£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,515.78£351.58£292.98£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,056.67£405.67£338.06£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,868.00£486.80£405.67£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 Upper Lighthorne?
About £2,434.00 for 2026-27, of which £37.25 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Upper Lighthorne?
About £1,893.11 a year, or £189.31 a month over 10 payments.
How does Upper Lighthorne compare with the rest of Stratford-on-Avon?
Its parish precept adds £37.25 to a Band D bill; across Stratford-on-Avon parish precepts add £87.42 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in Stratford-on-Avon 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