Great Bardfield · Braintree · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Great Bardfield?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,306.06£25.72 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 2026-27Great BardfieldBand 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
  • Great Bardfield parish precept£90.26
Total for the year£2,306.06
Parish part
£90.26
+£3.60 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,537.37
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£230.61
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
620
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Great Bardfield, 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£1,537.37£153.746/9
Band B£1,793.60£179.367/9
Band C£2,049.83£204.988/9
Band D£2,306.06£230.619/9
Band E£2,818.52£281.8511/9
Band F£3,330.98£333.1013/9
Band G£3,843.43£384.3415/9
Band H£4,612.12£461.2118/9

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Band D in Great Bardfield compared

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

Great BardfieldGreat Bardfield£2,306Braintree averageBraintree average£2,280No parish partNo parish part£2,216England averageEngland average£2,392
Great BardfieldGreat Bardfield£2,306Braintree aver…Braintree average£2,280No parish partNo parish part£2,216England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Great Bardfield
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Great Bardfield in 2026-27

Great Bardfield's local council set a precept of £56,000 for 2026-27, raised from 620 Band D-equivalent homes: £90.26 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £86.66, so it has risen by £3.60 (4.2%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,220.20 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 Great Bardfield, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,537.37£1,537AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,793.60£1,794BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,049.83£2,050CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,306.06£2,306DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,818.52£2,819EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,330.98£3,331FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,843.43£3,843GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,612.12£4,612HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,537.37£1,537AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,793.60£1,794BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,049.83£2,050CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,306.06£2,306DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,818.52£2,819EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,330.98£3,331FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,843.43£3,843GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,612.12£4,612HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Great Bardfield, 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£1,537.37£153.74£128.11£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,793.60£179.36£149.47£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,049.83£204.98£170.82£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,306.06£230.61£192.17£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,818.52£281.85£234.88£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,330.98£333.10£277.58£3,454.4213/9
Band G£3,843.43£384.34£320.29£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,612.12£461.21£384.34£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 Great Bardfield?
About £2,306.06 for 2026-27, of which £90.26 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Great Bardfield?
About £1,793.60 a year, or £179.36 a month over 10 payments.
How does Great Bardfield compare with the rest of Braintree?
Its parish precept adds £90.26 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