Greenstead Green and Halstead Rural · Braintree · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Greenstead Green and Halstead Rural?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,267.26£13.08 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 2026-27Greenstead Green and Halstead RuralBand 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
  • Greenstead Green and Halstead Rural parish precept£51.46
Total for the year£2,267.26
Parish part
£51.46
+£2.19 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,511.51
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£226.73
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
279
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Greenstead Green and Halstead Rural, 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£1,511.51£151.156/9
Band B£1,763.42£176.347/9
Band C£2,015.34£201.538/9
Band D£2,267.26£226.739/9
Band E£2,771.10£277.1111/9
Band F£3,274.93£327.4913/9
Band G£3,778.77£377.8815/9
Band H£4,534.52£453.4518/9

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Band D in Greenstead Green and Halstead Rural compared

Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Greenstead Green and Halstead Rural figure is an estimate

Greenstead Green and Halstead…Greenstead Green and Halstead Rural£2,267Braintree averageBraintree average£2,280No parish partNo parish part£2,216England averageEngland average£2,392
Greenstead Gre…Greenstead Green and Halstead Rural£2,267Braintree aver…Braintree average£2,280No parish partNo parish part£2,216England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Greenstead Green and Halstead Rural
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Greenstead Green and Halstead Rural in 2026-27

Greenstead Green and Halstead Rural's local council set a precept of £14,350 for 2026-27, raised from 279 Band D-equivalent homes: £51.46 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £49.27, so it has risen by £2.19 (4.4%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,182.81 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 Greenstead Green and Halstead Rural, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,511.51£1,512AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,763.42£1,763BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,015.34£2,015CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,267.26£2,267DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,771.10£2,771EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,274.93£3,275FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,778.77£3,779GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,534.52£4,535HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,511.51£1,512AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,763.42£1,763BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,015.34£2,015CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,267.26£2,267DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,771.10£2,771EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,274.93£3,275FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,778.77£3,779GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,534.52£4,535HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Greenstead Green and Halstead Rural, 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£1,511.51£151.15£125.96£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,763.42£176.34£146.95£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,015.34£201.53£167.94£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,267.26£226.73£188.94£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,771.10£277.11£230.92£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,274.93£327.49£272.91£3,454.4213/9
Band G£3,778.77£377.88£314.90£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,534.52£453.45£377.88£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 Greenstead Green and Halstead Rural?
About £2,267.26 for 2026-27, of which £51.46 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Greenstead Green and Halstead Rural?
About £1,763.42 a year, or £176.34 a month over 10 payments.
How does Greenstead Green and Halstead Rural compare with the rest of Braintree?
Its parish precept adds £51.46 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