Cressing · Braintree · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Cressing?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,269.58£10.76 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 2026-27CressingBand 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
  • Cressing parish precept£53.78
Total for the year£2,269.58
Parish part
£53.78
no change on 2025-26
Band A
£1,513.05
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£226.96
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
1,112
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Cressing, 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£1,513.05£151.316/9
Band B£1,765.23£176.527/9
Band C£2,017.40£201.748/9
Band D£2,269.58£226.969/9
Band E£2,773.93£277.3911/9
Band F£3,278.28£327.8313/9
Band G£3,782.63£378.2615/9
Band H£4,539.16£453.9218/9

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Band D in Cressing compared

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

CressingCressing£2,270Braintree averageBraintree average£2,280No parish partNo parish part£2,216England averageEngland average£2,392
CressingCressing£2,270Braintree aver…Braintree average£2,280No parish partNo parish part£2,216England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Cressing
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Cressing in 2026-27

Cressing's local council set a precept of £59,800 for 2026-27, raised from 1,112 Band D-equivalent homes: £53.78 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 the parish part was the same, £53.78. Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,187.32 in 2025-26, so it is up 3.8%.

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 Cressing, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,513.05£1,513AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,765.23£1,765BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,017.40£2,017CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,269.58£2,270DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,773.93£2,774EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,278.28£3,278FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,782.63£3,783GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,539.16£4,539HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,513.05£1,513AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,765.23£1,765BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,017.40£2,017CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,269.58£2,270DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,773.93£2,774EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,278.28£3,278FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,782.63£3,783GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,539.16£4,539HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Cressing, 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£1,513.05£151.31£126.09£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,765.23£176.52£147.10£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,017.40£201.74£168.12£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,269.58£226.96£189.13£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,773.93£277.39£231.16£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,278.28£327.83£273.19£3,454.4213/9
Band G£3,782.63£378.26£315.22£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,539.16£453.92£378.26£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 Cressing?
About £2,269.58 for 2026-27, of which £53.78 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Cressing?
About £1,765.23 a year, or £176.52 a month over 10 payments.
How does Cressing compare with the rest of Braintree?
Its parish precept adds £53.78 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