Blunham · Central Bedfordshire · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Blunham?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,449.80£66.36 less than the Central Bedfordshire Band D average (£2,516.16).
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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 2026-27BlunhamBand D
  • Central Bedfordshire council£1,931.54
  • Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner£297.59
  • Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Authority£122.72
  • Blunham parish precept£97.95
Total for the year£2,449.80
Parish part
£97.95
+£3.90 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,633.20
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£244.98
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
633
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Blunham, 2026-27

Estimates: the Central Bedfordshire 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£1,633.20£163.326/9
Band B£1,905.40£190.547/9
Band C£2,177.60£217.768/9
Band D£2,449.80£244.989/9
Band E£2,994.20£299.4211/9
Band F£3,538.60£353.8613/9
Band G£4,083.00£408.3015/9
Band H£4,899.60£489.9618/9

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Band D in Blunham compared

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

BlunhamBlunham£2,450Central Bedfordshire averageCentral Bedfordshire average£2,516No parish partNo parish part£2,352England averageEngland average£2,392
BlunhamBlunham£2,450Central Bedfor…Central Bedfordshire average£2,516No parish partNo parish part£2,352England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Blunham
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Blunham in 2026-27

Blunham's local council set a precept of £62,000 for 2026-27, raised from 633 Band D-equivalent homes: £97.95 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £94.05, so it has risen by £3.90 (4.1%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,330.60 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 Blunham, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,633.20£1,633AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,905.40£1,905BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,177.60£2,178CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,449.80£2,450DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,994.20£2,994EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,538.60£3,539FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,083.00£4,083GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,899.60£4,900HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,633.20£1,633AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,905.40£1,905BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,177.60£2,178CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,449.80£2,450DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,994.20£2,994EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,538.60£3,539FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,083.00£4,083GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,899.60£4,900HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Blunham, 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£1,633.20£163.32£136.10£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,905.40£190.54£158.78£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,177.60£217.76£181.47£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,449.80£244.98£204.15£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,994.20£299.42£249.52£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,538.60£353.86£294.88£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,083.00£408.30£340.25£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,899.60£489.96£408.30£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 Blunham?
About £2,449.80 for 2026-27, of which £97.95 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Blunham?
About £1,905.40 a year, or £190.54 a month over 10 payments.
How does Blunham compare with the rest of Central Bedfordshire?
Its parish precept adds £97.95 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