South Elmsall · Wakefield · 2026-27

How much is council tax in South Elmsall?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,455.49£158.60 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 2026-27South ElmsallBand D
  • Wakefield council£1,891.63
  • West Yorkshire Combined Authority£278.28
  • West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority£89.49
  • South Elmsall parish precept£196.08
Total for the year£2,455.49
Parish part
£196.08
−£0.77 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,636.99
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£245.55
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
2,346
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in South Elmsall, 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£1,636.99£163.706/9
Band B£1,909.83£190.987/9
Band C£2,182.66£218.278/9
Band D£2,455.49£245.559/9
Band E£3,001.15£300.1211/9
Band F£3,546.82£354.6813/9
Band G£4,092.48£409.2515/9
Band H£4,910.98£491.1018/9

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Band D in South Elmsall compared

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

South ElmsallSouth Elmsall£2,455Wakefield averageWakefield average£2,297No parish partNo parish part£2,259England averageEngland average£2,392
South ElmsallSouth Elmsall£2,455Wakefield aver…Wakefield average£2,297No parish partNo parish part£2,259England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • South Elmsall
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

South Elmsall in 2026-27

South Elmsall's local council set a precept of £460,000 for 2026-27, raised from 2,346 Band D-equivalent homes: £196.08 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £196.85, so it has fallen by £0.77 (0.4%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,346.35 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.7%.

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 South Elmsall, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,636.99£1,637AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,909.83£1,910BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,182.66£2,183CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,455.49£2,455DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,001.15£3,001EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,546.82£3,547FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,092.48£4,092GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,910.98£4,911HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,636.99£1,637AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,909.83£1,910BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,182.66£2,183CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,455.49£2,455DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,001.15£3,001EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,546.82£3,547FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,092.48£4,092GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,910.98£4,911HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • South Elmsall, 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£1,636.99£163.70£136.42£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,909.83£190.98£159.15£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,182.66£218.27£181.89£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,455.49£245.55£204.62£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,001.15£300.12£250.10£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,546.82£354.68£295.57£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,092.48£409.25£341.04£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,910.98£491.10£409.25£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 South Elmsall?
About £2,455.49 for 2026-27, of which £196.08 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in South Elmsall?
About £1,909.83 a year, or £190.98 a month over 10 payments.
How does South Elmsall compare with the rest of Wakefield?
Its parish precept adds £196.08 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