West Bretton · Wakefield · 2026-27

How much is council tax in West Bretton?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,295.15£1.74 less 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 2026-27West BrettonBand D
  • Wakefield council£1,891.63
  • West Yorkshire Combined Authority£278.28
  • West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority£89.49
  • West Bretton parish precept£35.75
Total for the year£2,295.15
Parish part
£35.75
+£1.50 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,530.10
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£229.52
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
221
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in West Bretton, 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£1,530.10£153.016/9
Band B£1,785.12£178.517/9
Band C£2,040.13£204.018/9
Band D£2,295.15£229.529/9
Band E£2,805.18£280.5211/9
Band F£3,315.22£331.5213/9
Band G£3,825.25£382.5215/9
Band H£4,590.30£459.0318/9

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Band D in West Bretton compared

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

West BrettonWest Bretton£2,295Wakefield averageWakefield average£2,297No parish partNo parish part£2,259England averageEngland average£2,392
West BrettonWest Bretton£2,295Wakefield aver…Wakefield average£2,297No parish partNo parish part£2,259England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • West Bretton
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

West Bretton in 2026-27

West Bretton's local council set a precept of £7,900 for 2026-27, raised from 221 Band D-equivalent homes: £35.75 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £34.25, so it has risen by £1.50 (4.4%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,183.75 in 2025-26, so it is up 5.1%.

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 West Bretton, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,530.10£1,530AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,785.12£1,785BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,040.13£2,040CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,295.15£2,295DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,805.18£2,805EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,315.22£3,315FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,825.25£3,825GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,590.30£4,590HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,530.10£1,530AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,785.12£1,785BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,040.13£2,040CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,295.15£2,295DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,805.18£2,805EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,315.22£3,315FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,825.25£3,825GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,590.30£4,590HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • West Bretton, 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£1,530.10£153.01£127.51£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,785.12£178.51£148.76£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,040.13£204.01£170.01£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,295.15£229.52£191.26£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,805.18£280.52£233.76£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,315.22£331.52£276.27£3,454.4213/9
Band G£3,825.25£382.52£318.77£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,590.30£459.03£382.53£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 West Bretton?
About £2,295.15 for 2026-27, of which £35.75 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in West Bretton?
About £1,785.12 a year, or £178.51 a month over 10 payments.
How does West Bretton compare with the rest of Wakefield?
Its parish precept adds £35.75 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