Your Council Tax Explained
Learn how Cheshire West and Chester Council spends its budget on services that benefit the community.
Did you know? Your Council Tax supports Council, Police and Fire Service
- The Band B charges are: £1538.51
- £215.40 Police Element
- £73.96 Fire and Rescue Authority Element
TOTAL: £1,827.87
Key Council Facts:
- Population: 365,061
- 0 - 15 year olds: 62,766
- 16 - 64 year olds: 223,423
- Over 65 year olds: 78,872
- People living in the 10% most deprived in England: 26,700
- Number of Children in Care: 671 children in care (as of 30 November from the PMF)
- Number of businesses: 13,920
- Miles of roads: 1420
- Miles of footway: 1645
* Source for population data: Mid-2023 population estimates, Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0
Weekly increase of 4.99% for a band B property would be:
- 2024/25 Band B was £28.18 a week
- 2025/2026 Band B will be £29.59 a week
- Increase £1.41 a week
|
Service |
Cost |
|---|---|
|
Adult Social Care |
£47.44 |
|
Protecting your health and wellbeing |
£4.60 |
|
Children’s Social Care |
£25.09 |
|
Support to schools |
£6.97 |
|
Transport, Roads, Footpaths and Cyclepaths |
£2.39 |
|
Clean and Green Streets |
£2.24 |
|
Waste management and recycling |
£5.84 |
|
Culture, libraries and archives |
£2.04 |
|
Customer Services and Engagement |
£0.99 |
|
Housing and Homelessness |
£1.71 |
|
Support to Businesses and Regeneration |
£0.69 |
Here’s what we expect to spend in 2025/26 using income from Council Tax and other funding streams (for example grants from Central Government, Business Rates, and fees and charges paid for some Council services).
|
Service |
Spend |
|---|---|
|
Adult Social Care |
£253.7m |
|
Protecting your health and wellbeing |
£39.3m |
|
Children’s Social Care |
£98.7m |
|
Support to Schools |
£326.6m |
|
Transport, Roads, Footpaths and Cyclepaths |
£32.3m |
|
Clean and Green Streets |
£9.1m |
|
Waste management and recycling |
£24.4m |
|
Culture, libraries and archives |
£11.9m |
|
Customer Services and Engagement |
£4.2m |
|
Housing and Homelessness |
£37.5m |
|
Support to Businesses and Regeneration |
£10.6m |
|
Other Council Services |
£67.9m |