Helions Bumpstead · Braintree · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Helions Bumpstead?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,285.66£5.32 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 2026-27Helions BumpsteadBand 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
  • Helions Bumpstead parish precept£69.86
Total for the year£2,285.66
Parish part
£69.86
+£0.94 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,523.77
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£228.57
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
190
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Helions Bumpstead, 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£1,523.77£152.386/9
Band B£1,777.74£177.777/9
Band C£2,031.70£203.178/9
Band D£2,285.66£228.579/9
Band E£2,793.58£279.3611/9
Band F£3,301.51£330.1513/9
Band G£3,809.43£380.9415/9
Band H£4,571.32£457.1318/9

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Band D in Helions Bumpstead compared

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

Helions BumpsteadHelions Bumpstead£2,286Braintree averageBraintree average£2,280No parish partNo parish part£2,216England averageEngland average£2,392
Helions Bumpst…Helions Bumpstead£2,286Braintree aver…Braintree average£2,280No parish partNo parish part£2,216England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Helions Bumpstead
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Helions Bumpstead in 2026-27

Helions Bumpstead's local council set a precept of £13,260 for 2026-27, raised from 190 Band D-equivalent homes: £69.86 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £68.92, so it has risen by £0.94 (1.4%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,202.46 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 Helions Bumpstead, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,523.77£1,524AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,777.74£1,778BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,031.70£2,032CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,285.66£2,286DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,793.58£2,794EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,301.51£3,302FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,809.43£3,809GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,571.32£4,571HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,523.77£1,524AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,777.74£1,778BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,031.70£2,032CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,285.66£2,286DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,793.58£2,794EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,301.51£3,302FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,809.43£3,809GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,571.32£4,571HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Helions Bumpstead, 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£1,523.77£152.38£126.98£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,777.74£177.77£148.15£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,031.70£203.17£169.31£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,285.66£228.57£190.47£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,793.58£279.36£232.80£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,301.51£330.15£275.13£3,454.4213/9
Band G£3,809.43£380.94£317.45£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,571.32£457.13£380.94£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 Helions Bumpstead?
About £2,285.66 for 2026-27, of which £69.86 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Helions Bumpstead?
About £1,777.74 a year, or £177.77 a month over 10 payments.
How does Helions Bumpstead compare with the rest of Braintree?
Its parish precept adds £69.86 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