Colne Engaine · Braintree · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Colne Engaine?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,284.50£4.16 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 2026-27Colne EngaineBand 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
  • Colne Engaine parish precept£68.70
Total for the year£2,284.50
Parish part
£68.70
+£5.41 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,523.00
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£228.45
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
416
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Colne Engaine, 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£1,523.00£152.306/9
Band B£1,776.83£177.687/9
Band C£2,030.67£203.078/9
Band D£2,284.50£228.459/9
Band E£2,792.17£279.2211/9
Band F£3,299.83£329.9813/9
Band G£3,807.50£380.7515/9
Band H£4,569.00£456.9018/9

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Band D in Colne Engaine compared

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

Colne EngaineColne Engaine£2,284Braintree averageBraintree average£2,280No parish partNo parish part£2,216England averageEngland average£2,392
Colne EngaineColne Engaine£2,284Braintree aver…Braintree average£2,280No parish partNo parish part£2,216England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Colne Engaine
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Colne Engaine in 2026-27

Colne Engaine's local council set a precept of £28,609 for 2026-27, raised from 416 Band D-equivalent homes: £68.70 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £63.29, so it has risen by £5.41 (8.5%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,196.83 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 Colne Engaine, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,523.00£1,523AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,776.83£1,777BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,030.67£2,031CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,284.50£2,284DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,792.17£2,792EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,299.83£3,300FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,807.50£3,808GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,569.00£4,569HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,523.00£1,523AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,776.83£1,777BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,030.67£2,031CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,284.50£2,284DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,792.17£2,792EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,299.83£3,300FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,807.50£3,808GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,569.00£4,569HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Colne Engaine, 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£1,523.00£152.30£126.92£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,776.83£177.68£148.07£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,030.67£203.07£169.22£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,284.50£228.45£190.38£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,792.17£279.22£232.68£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,299.83£329.98£274.99£3,454.4213/9
Band G£3,807.50£380.75£317.29£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,569.00£456.90£380.75£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 Colne Engaine?
About £2,284.50 for 2026-27, of which £68.70 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Colne Engaine?
About £1,776.83 a year, or £177.68 a month over 10 payments.
How does Colne Engaine compare with the rest of Braintree?
Its parish precept adds £68.70 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