Ampthill · Central Bedfordshire · 2026-27
How much is council tax in Ampthill?
Estimate: council average plus this parish's precept (exact). In 6 published bills we checked, estimates were within £34. How the figures work
- Central Bedfordshire council£1,931.54
- Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner£297.59
- Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Authority£122.72
- Ampthill parish precept£248.67
Council tax bands in Ampthill, 2026-27
Estimates: the Central Bedfordshire 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 | £1,733.68 | £173.37 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £2,022.63 | £202.26 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,311.57 | £231.16 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,600.52 | £260.05 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,178.41 | £317.84 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,756.31 | £375.63 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,334.20 | £433.42 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £5,201.04 | £520.10 | 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 Ampthill.
Band D in Ampthill compared
Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Ampthill figure is an estimate
- Band D a year
- Ampthill
Ampthill in 2026-27
Ampthill's local council set a precept of £896,472 for 2026-27, raised from 3,605 Band D-equivalent homes: £248.67 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £237.67, so it has risen by £11.00 (4.6%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,474.22 in 2025-26, so it is up 5.1%.
The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Central Bedfordshire: £1,931.54 for Central Bedfordshire council, £297.59 for Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner, £122.72 for Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Authority.
Council tax by band in Ampthill, 2026-27
Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band
- Ampthill, each band
- Band D, the band every charge is set from
- England average for the band
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| Band | Per year | 10 payments of | 12 payments of | England average | Ratio to D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,733.68 | £173.37 | £144.47 | £1,594.35 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £2,022.63 | £202.26 | £168.55 | £1,860.07 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,311.57 | £231.16 | £192.63 | £2,125.80 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,600.52 | £260.05 | £216.71 | £2,391.52 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,178.41 | £317.84 | £264.87 | £2,922.97 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,756.31 | £375.63 | £313.03 | £3,454.42 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,334.20 | £433.42 | £361.18 | £3,985.87 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £5,201.04 | £520.10 | £433.42 | £4,783.04 | 18/9 |
Questions
- What is Band D council tax in Ampthill?
- About £2,600.52 for 2026-27, of which £248.67 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
- How much is Band B council tax in Ampthill?
- About £2,022.63 a year, or £202.26 a month over 10 payments.
- How does Ampthill compare with the rest of Central Bedfordshire?
- Its parish precept adds £248.67 to a Band D bill; across Central Bedfordshire parish precepts add £164.31 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).
Parishes in Central Bedfordshire 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