Houghton Conquest · Central Bedfordshire · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Houghton Conquest?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,412.53£103.63 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 2026-27Houghton ConquestBand D
  • Central Bedfordshire council£1,931.54
  • Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner£297.59
  • Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Authority£122.72
  • Houghton Conquest parish precept£60.68
Total for the year£2,412.53
Parish part
£60.68
no change on 2025-26
Band A
£1,608.35
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£241.25
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
1,937
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Houghton Conquest, 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£1,608.35£160.836/9
Band B£1,876.41£187.647/9
Band C£2,144.47£214.458/9
Band D£2,412.53£241.259/9
Band E£2,948.65£294.8711/9
Band F£3,484.77£348.4813/9
Band G£4,020.88£402.0915/9
Band H£4,825.06£482.5118/9

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Band D in Houghton Conquest compared

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

Houghton ConquestHoughton Conquest£2,413Central Bedfordshire averageCentral Bedfordshire average£2,516No parish partNo parish part£2,352England averageEngland average£2,392
Houghton Conqu…Houghton Conquest£2,413Central Bedfor…Central Bedfordshire average£2,516No parish partNo parish part£2,352England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Houghton Conquest
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Houghton Conquest in 2026-27

Houghton Conquest's local council set a precept of £117,537 for 2026-27, raised from 1,937 Band D-equivalent homes: £60.68 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 the parish part was the same, £60.68. Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,297.23 in 2025-26, so it is up 5.0%.

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 Houghton Conquest, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,608.35£1,608AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,876.41£1,876BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,144.47£2,144CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,412.53£2,413DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,948.65£2,949EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,484.77£3,485FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,020.88£4,021GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,825.06£4,825HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,608.35£1,608AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,876.41£1,876BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,144.47£2,144CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,412.53£2,413DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,948.65£2,949EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,484.77£3,485FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,020.88£4,021GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,825.06£4,825HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Houghton Conquest, 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£1,608.35£160.83£134.03£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,876.41£187.64£156.37£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,144.47£214.45£178.71£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,412.53£241.25£201.04£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,948.65£294.87£245.72£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,484.77£348.48£290.40£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,020.88£402.09£335.07£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,825.06£482.51£402.09£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 Houghton Conquest?
About £2,412.53 for 2026-27, of which £60.68 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Houghton Conquest?
About £1,876.41 a year, or £187.64 a month over 10 payments.
How does Houghton Conquest compare with the rest of Central Bedfordshire?
Its parish precept adds £60.68 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