Ashen · Braintree · 2026-27
How much is council tax in Ashen?
Estimate: council average plus this parish's precept (exact). In 6 published bills we checked, estimates were within £34. How the figures work
- Braintree council£206.01
- Essex County Council£1,641.96
- Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Police£275.31
- Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Fire£92.52
- Ashen parish precept£48.00
Council tax bands in Ashen, 2026-27
Estimates: the Braintree average charge plus the parish precept. Every band pays a fixed share of Band D.
| Band | Per year | Per month (10 payments) | Ratio to D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,509.20 | £150.92 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,760.73 | £176.07 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,012.27 | £201.23 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,263.80 | £226.38 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £2,766.87 | £276.69 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,269.93 | £326.99 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £3,773.00 | £377.30 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £4,527.60 | £452.76 | 18/9 |
Not sure of your band?
We cannot look up individual homes. The Valuation Office Agency checker on GOV.UK gives the band for any address in Ashen.
Band D in Ashen compared
Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Ashen figure is an estimate
- Band D a year
- Ashen
Ashen in 2026-27
Ashen's local council set a precept of £7,130 for 2026-27, raised from 149 Band D-equivalent homes: £48.00 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £44.67, so it has risen by £3.33 (7.5%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,178.21 in 2025-26, so it is up 3.9%.
The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Braintree: £206.01 for Braintree council, £1,641.96 for Essex County Council, £275.31 for Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Police, £92.52 for Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Fire.
Council tax by band in Ashen, 2026-27
Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band
- Ashen, each band
- Band D, the band every charge is set from
- England average for the band
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| Band | Per year | 10 payments of | 12 payments of | England average | Ratio to D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,509.20 | £150.92 | £125.77 | £1,594.35 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,760.73 | £176.07 | £146.73 | £1,860.07 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,012.27 | £201.23 | £167.69 | £2,125.80 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,263.80 | £226.38 | £188.65 | £2,391.52 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £2,766.87 | £276.69 | £230.57 | £2,922.97 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,269.93 | £326.99 | £272.49 | £3,454.42 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £3,773.00 | £377.30 | £314.42 | £3,985.87 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £4,527.60 | £452.76 | £377.30 | £4,783.04 | 18/9 |
Questions
- What is Band D council tax in Ashen?
- About £2,263.80 for 2026-27, of which £48.00 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
- How much is Band B council tax in Ashen?
- About £1,760.73 a year, or £176.07 a month over 10 payments.
- How does Ashen compare with the rest of Braintree?
- Its parish precept adds £48.00 to a Band D bill; across Braintree parish precepts add £64.54 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).
Parishes in Braintree 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