South Kirkby and Moorthorpe · Wakefield · 2026-27

How much is council tax in South Kirkby and Moorthorpe?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,538.95£242.06 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 Kirkby and MoorthorpeBand D
  • Wakefield council£1,891.63
  • West Yorkshire Combined Authority£278.28
  • West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority£89.49
  • South Kirkby and Moorthorpe parish precept£279.55
Total for the year£2,538.95
Parish part
£279.55
no change on 2025-26
Band A
£1,692.63
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£253.89
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
2,771
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in South Kirkby and Moorthorpe, 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£1,692.63£169.266/9
Band B£1,974.74£197.477/9
Band C£2,256.84£225.688/9
Band D£2,538.95£253.899/9
Band E£3,103.16£310.3211/9
Band F£3,667.37£366.7413/9
Band G£4,231.58£423.1615/9
Band H£5,077.90£507.7918/9

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Band D in South Kirkby and Moorthorpe compared

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

South Kirkby and MoorthorpeSouth Kirkby and Moorthorpe£2,539Wakefield averageWakefield average£2,297No parish partNo parish part£2,259England averageEngland average£2,392
South Kirkby a…South Kirkby and Moorthorpe£2,539Wakefield aver…Wakefield average£2,297No parish partNo parish part£2,259England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • South Kirkby and Moorthorpe
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

South Kirkby and Moorthorpe in 2026-27

South Kirkby and Moorthorpe's local council set a precept of £774,633 for 2026-27, raised from 2,771 Band D-equivalent homes: £279.55 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 the parish part was the same, £279.55. Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,429.05 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.5%.

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 Kirkby and Moorthorpe, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,692.63£1,693AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,974.74£1,975BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,256.84£2,257CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,538.95£2,539DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,103.16£3,103EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,667.37£3,667FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,231.58£4,232GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,077.90£5,078HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,692.63£1,693AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,974.74£1,975BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,256.84£2,257CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,538.95£2,539DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,103.16£3,103EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,667.37£3,667FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,231.58£4,232GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,077.90£5,078HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • South Kirkby and Moorthorpe, 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£1,692.63£169.26£141.05£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,974.74£197.47£164.56£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,256.84£225.68£188.07£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,538.95£253.89£211.58£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,103.16£310.32£258.60£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,667.37£366.74£305.61£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,231.58£423.16£352.63£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,077.90£507.79£423.16£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 Kirkby and Moorthorpe?
About £2,538.95 for 2026-27, of which £279.55 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in South Kirkby and Moorthorpe?
About £1,974.74 a year, or £197.47 a month over 10 payments.
How does South Kirkby and Moorthorpe compare with the rest of Wakefield?
Its parish precept adds £279.55 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