Eaton Bray · Central Bedfordshire · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Eaton Bray?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,439.62£76.54 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 2026-27Eaton BrayBand D
  • Central Bedfordshire council£1,931.54
  • Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner£297.59
  • Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Authority£122.72
  • Eaton Bray parish precept£87.77
Total for the year£2,439.62
Parish part
£87.77
−£0.97 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,626.41
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£243.96
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
1,198
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Eaton Bray, 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£1,626.41£162.646/9
Band B£1,897.48£189.757/9
Band C£2,168.55£216.868/9
Band D£2,439.62£243.969/9
Band E£2,981.76£298.1811/9
Band F£3,523.90£352.3913/9
Band G£4,066.03£406.6015/9
Band H£4,879.24£487.9218/9

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Band D in Eaton Bray compared

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

Eaton BrayEaton Bray£2,440Central Bedfordshire averageCentral Bedfordshire average£2,516No parish partNo parish part£2,352England averageEngland average£2,392
Eaton BrayEaton Bray£2,440Central Bedfor…Central Bedfordshire average£2,516No parish partNo parish part£2,352England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Eaton Bray
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Eaton Bray in 2026-27

Eaton Bray's local council set a precept of £105,152 for 2026-27, raised from 1,198 Band D-equivalent homes: £87.77 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £88.74, so it has fallen by £0.97 (1.1%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,325.29 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.9%.

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 Eaton Bray, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,626.41£1,626AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,897.48£1,897BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,168.55£2,169CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,439.62£2,440DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,981.76£2,982EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,523.90£3,524FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,066.03£4,066GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,879.24£4,879HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,626.41£1,626AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,897.48£1,897BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,168.55£2,169CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,439.62£2,440DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,981.76£2,982EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,523.90£3,524FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,066.03£4,066GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,879.24£4,879HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Eaton Bray, 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£1,626.41£162.64£135.53£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,897.48£189.75£158.12£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,168.55£216.86£180.71£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,439.62£243.96£203.30£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,981.76£298.18£248.48£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,523.90£352.39£293.66£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,066.03£406.60£338.84£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,879.24£487.92£406.60£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 Eaton Bray?
About £2,439.62 for 2026-27, of which £87.77 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Eaton Bray?
About £1,897.48 a year, or £189.75 a month over 10 payments.
How does Eaton Bray compare with the rest of Central Bedfordshire?
Its parish precept adds £87.77 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