Witham · Braintree · 2026-27
How much is council tax in Witham?
Estimate: council average plus this parish's precept (exact). In 6 published bills we checked, estimates were within £34. How the figures work
- 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
- Witham parish precept£117.52
Council tax bands in Witham, 2026-27
Estimates: the Braintree average charge plus the parish precept. Every band pays a fixed share of Band D.
| Band | Per year | Per month (10 payments) | Ratio to D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,555.55 | £155.56 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,814.80 | £181.48 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,074.06 | £207.41 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,333.32 | £233.33 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £2,851.84 | £285.18 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,370.35 | £337.03 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £3,888.87 | £388.89 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £4,666.64 | £466.66 | 18/9 |
Not sure of your band?
We cannot look up individual homes. The Valuation Office Agency checker on GOV.UK gives the band for any address in Witham.
Band D in Witham compared
Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Witham figure is an estimate
- Band D a year
- Witham
Witham in 2026-27
Witham's local council set a precept of £1,112,027 for 2026-27, raised from 9,463 Band D-equivalent homes: £117.52 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £111.26, so it has risen by £6.26 (5.6%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,244.80 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 Witham, 2026-27
Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band
- Witham, each band
- Band D, the band every charge is set from
- England average for the band
View as table
| Band | Per year | 10 payments of | 12 payments of | England average | Ratio to D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,555.55 | £155.56 | £129.63 | £1,594.35 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,814.80 | £181.48 | £151.23 | £1,860.07 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,074.06 | £207.41 | £172.84 | £2,125.80 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,333.32 | £233.33 | £194.44 | £2,391.52 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £2,851.84 | £285.18 | £237.65 | £2,922.97 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,370.35 | £337.03 | £280.86 | £3,454.42 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £3,888.87 | £388.89 | £324.07 | £3,985.87 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £4,666.64 | £466.66 | £388.89 | £4,783.04 | 18/9 |
Questions
- What is Band D council tax in Witham?
- About £2,333.32 for 2026-27, of which £117.52 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
- How much is Band B council tax in Witham?
- About £1,814.80 a year, or £181.48 a month over 10 payments.
- How does Witham compare with the rest of Braintree?
- Its parish precept adds £117.52 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