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Council tax in St. Helens

Metropolitan borough

The south west of the North West. 189,890 people in 136 square kilometres.

2 layers about council tax for St. Helens, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Band A homes by neighbourhood

Council Tax: stock of properties · 2026

Under 2%50% or more

St. Helens’s 121 neighbourhoods range from 0.0% to 96.3%.

Band D council tax

CouncilGreat Britain only
£2,403.38
MHCLG and Welsh Government and Scottish Government · 2026/27

Band D council tax in St. Helens is £2,403.38 for 2026/27.

That is 3% lower than the North West average of £2,478.62.

It rose 5.0% on the year before.

St. Helens has the 118th cheapest Band D council tax in England.

Against North West
3% lower£2,478.62
Band D council tax: St. Helens among every council350 areas from £1,028 to £2,765. The middle area is £2,415. St. Helens is £2,403.

Council tax by band in St. Helens, 2026/27

BandYearly billShare of homes, March 2026
Band A£1,602.2543.8%
Band B£1,869.3022.4%
Band C£2,136.3418.4%
Band D£2,403.388.2%
Band E£2,937.464.5%
Band F£3,471.552.0%
Band G£4,005.630.7%
Band H£4,806.760.0%

Worked out by Open Index from the Band D figure and the band ratios set in law.

You get 25% off if you live on your own, or if everyone else in your home is disregarded (full-time students, for example).

Share of homes: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026.

Annual council tax change

CouncilGreat Britain only
5.0%
Worked out by Open Index · 2026/27

Band D council tax in St. Helens changed by 5.0% on the year before, for 2026/27.

Worked out by Open Index from the Band D council tax figures.

Annual council tax change: St. Helens among every council350 areas from 2.5% to 10.0%. The middle area is 4.9%. St. Helens is 5.0%.