Merton · Torridge · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Merton (Torridge)?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,575.63£25.79 less than the Torridge Band D average (£2,601.42).
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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 2026-27MertonBand D
  • Torridge council£201.01
  • Devon County Council£1,891.17
  • Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner£303.20
  • Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Authority£109.68
  • Merton parish precept£70.57
Total for the year£2,575.63
Parish part
£70.57
−£5.92 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,717.09
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£257.56
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
146
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Merton, 2026-27

Estimates: the Torridge 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£1,717.09£171.716/9
Band B£2,003.27£200.337/9
Band C£2,289.45£228.948/9
Band D£2,575.63£257.569/9
Band E£3,147.99£314.8011/9
Band F£3,720.35£372.0313/9
Band G£4,292.72£429.2715/9
Band H£5,151.26£515.1318/9

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Band D in Merton compared

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

MertonMerton£2,576Torridge averageTorridge average£2,601No parish partNo parish part£2,505England averageEngland average£2,392
MertonMerton£2,576Torridge avera…Torridge average£2,601No parish partNo parish part£2,505England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Merton
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Merton in 2026-27

Merton's local council set a precept of £10,307 for 2026-27, raised from 146 Band D-equivalent homes: £70.57 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £76.49, so it has fallen by £5.92 (7.7%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,465.80 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.5%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Torridge: £201.01 for Torridge council, £1,891.17 for Devon County Council, £303.20 for Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner, £109.68 for Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Authority.

Council tax by band in Merton, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,717.09£1,717AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,003.27£2,003BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,289.45£2,289CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,575.63£2,576DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,147.99£3,148EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,720.35£3,720FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,292.72£4,293GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,151.26£5,151HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,717.09£1,717AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,003.27£2,003BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,289.45£2,289CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,575.63£2,576DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,147.99£3,148EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,720.35£3,720FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,292.72£4,293GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,151.26£5,151HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Merton, 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£1,717.09£171.71£143.09£1,594.356/9
Band B£2,003.27£200.33£166.94£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,289.45£228.94£190.79£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,575.63£257.56£214.64£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,147.99£314.80£262.33£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,720.35£372.03£310.03£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,292.72£429.27£357.73£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,151.26£515.13£429.27£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 Merton?
About £2,575.63 for 2026-27, of which £70.57 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Merton?
About £2,003.27 a year, or £200.33 a month over 10 payments.
How does Merton compare with the rest of Torridge?
Its parish precept adds £70.57 to a Band D bill; across Torridge parish precepts add £96.36 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in Torridge 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