Castle Hedingham · Braintree · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Castle Hedingham?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,302.12£21.78 more 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 2026-27Castle HedinghamBand 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
  • Castle Hedingham parish precept£86.32
Total for the year£2,302.12
Parish part
£86.32
+£4.11 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,534.75
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£230.21
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
494
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Castle Hedingham, 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£1,534.75£153.476/9
Band B£1,790.54£179.057/9
Band C£2,046.33£204.638/9
Band D£2,302.12£230.219/9
Band E£2,813.70£281.3711/9
Band F£3,325.28£332.5313/9
Band G£3,836.87£383.6915/9
Band H£4,604.24£460.4218/9

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Band D in Castle Hedingham compared

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

Castle HedinghamCastle Hedingham£2,302Braintree averageBraintree average£2,280No parish partNo parish part£2,216England averageEngland average£2,392
Castle Hedingh…Castle Hedingham£2,302Braintree aver…Braintree average£2,280No parish partNo parish part£2,216England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Castle Hedingham
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Castle Hedingham in 2026-27

Castle Hedingham's local council set a precept of £42,661 for 2026-27, raised from 494 Band D-equivalent homes: £86.32 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £82.21, so it has risen by £4.11 (5.0%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,215.75 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 Castle Hedingham, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,534.75£1,535AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,790.54£1,791BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,046.33£2,046CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,302.12£2,302DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,813.70£2,814EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,325.28£3,325FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,836.87£3,837GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,604.24£4,604HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,534.75£1,535AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,790.54£1,791BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,046.33£2,046CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,302.12£2,302DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,813.70£2,814EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,325.28£3,325FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,836.87£3,837GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,604.24£4,604HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Castle Hedingham, 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£1,534.75£153.47£127.90£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,790.54£179.05£149.21£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,046.33£204.63£170.53£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,302.12£230.21£191.84£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,813.70£281.37£234.47£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,325.28£332.53£277.11£3,454.4213/9
Band G£3,836.87£383.69£319.74£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,604.24£460.42£383.69£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 Castle Hedingham?
About £2,302.12 for 2026-27, of which £86.32 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Castle Hedingham?
About £1,790.54 a year, or £179.05 a month over 10 payments.
How does Castle Hedingham compare with the rest of Braintree?
Its parish precept adds £86.32 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