Pentlow · Braintree · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Pentlow?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,280.12About the same as 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 2026-27PentlowBand 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
  • Pentlow parish precept£64.32
Total for the year£2,280.12
Parish part
£64.32
no change on 2025-26
Band A
£1,520.08
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£228.01
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
113
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Pentlow, 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£1,520.08£152.016/9
Band B£1,773.43£177.347/9
Band C£2,026.77£202.688/9
Band D£2,280.12£228.019/9
Band E£2,786.81£278.6811/9
Band F£3,293.51£329.3513/9
Band G£3,800.20£380.0215/9
Band H£4,560.24£456.0218/9

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Band D in Pentlow compared

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

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

Pentlow in 2026-27

Pentlow's local council set a precept of £7,268 for 2026-27, raised from 113 Band D-equivalent homes: £64.32 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 the parish part was the same, £64.32. Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,197.86 in 2025-26, so it is up 3.7%.

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 Pentlow, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,520.08£1,520AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,773.43£1,773BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,026.77£2,027CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,280.12£2,280DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,786.81£2,787EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,293.51£3,294FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,800.20£3,800GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,560.24£4,560HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,520.08£1,520AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,773.43£1,773BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,026.77£2,027CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,280.12£2,280DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,786.81£2,787EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,293.51£3,294FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,800.20£3,800GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,560.24£4,560HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Pentlow, 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£1,520.08£152.01£126.67£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,773.43£177.34£147.79£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,026.77£202.68£168.90£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,280.12£228.01£190.01£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,786.81£278.68£232.23£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,293.51£329.35£274.46£3,454.4213/9
Band G£3,800.20£380.02£316.68£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,560.24£456.02£380.02£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 Pentlow?
About £2,280.12 for 2026-27, of which £64.32 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Pentlow?
About £1,773.43 a year, or £177.34 a month over 10 payments.
How does Pentlow compare with the rest of Braintree?
Its parish precept adds £64.32 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