Ackworth · Wakefield · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Ackworth?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,363.89£67.00 more than the Wakefield Band D average (£2,296.89).
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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 2026-27AckworthBand D
  • Wakefield council£1,891.63
  • West Yorkshire Combined Authority£278.28
  • West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority£89.49
  • Ackworth parish precept£104.49
Total for the year£2,363.89
Parish part
£104.49
+£9.87 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,575.93
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£236.39
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
2,866
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Ackworth, 2026-27

Estimates: the Wakefield 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£1,575.93£157.596/9
Band B£1,838.58£183.867/9
Band C£2,101.24£210.128/9
Band D£2,363.89£236.399/9
Band E£2,889.20£288.9211/9
Band F£3,414.51£341.4513/9
Band G£3,939.82£393.9815/9
Band H£4,727.78£472.7818/9

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Band D in Ackworth compared

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

AckworthAckworth£2,364Wakefield averageWakefield average£2,297No parish partNo parish part£2,259England averageEngland average£2,392
AckworthAckworth£2,364Wakefield aver…Wakefield average£2,297No parish partNo parish part£2,259England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Ackworth
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Ackworth in 2026-27

Ackworth's local council set a precept of £299,461 for 2026-27, raised from 2,866 Band D-equivalent homes: £104.49 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £94.62, so it has risen by £9.87 (10.4%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,244.12 in 2025-26, so it is up 5.3%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Wakefield: £1,891.63 for Wakefield council, £278.28 for West Yorkshire Combined Authority, £89.49 for West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority.

Council tax by band in Ackworth, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,575.93£1,576AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,838.58£1,839BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,101.24£2,101CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,363.89£2,364DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,889.20£2,889EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,414.51£3,415FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,939.82£3,940GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,727.78£4,728HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,575.93£1,576AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,838.58£1,839BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,101.24£2,101CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,363.89£2,364DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,889.20£2,889EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,414.51£3,415FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,939.82£3,940GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,727.78£4,728HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Ackworth, 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£1,575.93£157.59£131.33£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,838.58£183.86£153.22£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,101.24£210.12£175.10£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,363.89£236.39£196.99£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,889.20£288.92£240.77£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,414.51£341.45£284.54£3,454.4213/9
Band G£3,939.82£393.98£328.32£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,727.78£472.78£393.98£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 Ackworth?
About £2,363.89 for 2026-27, of which £104.49 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Ackworth?
About £1,838.58 a year, or £183.86 a month over 10 payments.
How does Ackworth compare with the rest of Wakefield?
Its parish precept adds £104.49 to a Band D bill; across Wakefield parish precepts add £37.49 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in Wakefield 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