Belchamp Otten · Braintree · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Belchamp Otten?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,236.43£43.91 less than the Braintree Band D average (£2,280.34).
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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 2026-27Belchamp OttenBand D
  • 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
  • Belchamp Otten parish precept£20.63
Total for the year£2,236.43
Parish part
£20.63
+£4.08 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,490.95
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£223.64
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
76
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Belchamp Otten, 2026-27

Estimates: the Braintree 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£1,490.95£149.096/9
Band B£1,739.45£173.947/9
Band C£1,987.94£198.798/9
Band D£2,236.43£223.649/9
Band E£2,733.41£273.3411/9
Band F£3,230.40£323.0413/9
Band G£3,727.38£372.7415/9
Band H£4,472.86£447.2918/9

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Belchamp Otten is small: its tax base is 76 Band D-equivalent homes, so a modest change in the precept moves the charge per home a lot. It is left out of the parish rankings.

Band D in Belchamp Otten compared

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

Belchamp OttenBelchamp Otten£2,236Braintree averageBraintree average£2,280No parish partNo parish part£2,216England averageEngland average£2,392
Belchamp OttenBelchamp Otten£2,236Braintree aver…Braintree average£2,280No parish partNo parish part£2,216England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Belchamp Otten
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Belchamp Otten in 2026-27

Belchamp Otten's local council set a precept of £1,563 for 2026-27, raised from 76 Band D-equivalent homes: £20.63 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £16.55, so it has risen by £4.08. Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,150.09 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.0%.

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 Belchamp Otten, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,490.95£1,491AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,739.45£1,739BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £1,987.94£1,988CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,236.43£2,236DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,733.41£2,733EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,230.40£3,230FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,727.38£3,727GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,472.86£4,473HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,490.95£1,491AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,739.45£1,739BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £1,987.94£1,988CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,236.43£2,236DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,733.41£2,733EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,230.40£3,230FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,727.38£3,727GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,472.86£4,473HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Belchamp Otten, 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£1,490.95£149.09£124.25£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,739.45£173.94£144.95£1,860.077/9
Band C£1,987.94£198.79£165.66£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,236.43£223.64£186.37£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,733.41£273.34£227.78£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,230.40£323.04£269.20£3,454.4213/9
Band G£3,727.38£372.74£310.62£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,472.86£447.29£372.74£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 Belchamp Otten?
About £2,236.43 for 2026-27, of which £20.63 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Belchamp Otten?
About £1,739.45 a year, or £173.94 a month over 10 payments.
How does Belchamp Otten compare with the rest of Braintree?
Its parish precept adds £20.63 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