Houghton Regis · Central Bedfordshire · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Houghton Regis?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,586.30£70.14 more 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 RegisBand D
  • Central Bedfordshire council£1,931.54
  • Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner£297.59
  • Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Authority£122.72
  • Houghton Regis parish precept£234.45
Total for the year£2,586.30
Parish part
£234.45
+£4.91 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,724.20
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£258.63
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
7,760
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Houghton Regis, 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£1,724.20£172.426/9
Band B£2,011.57£201.167/9
Band C£2,298.93£229.898/9
Band D£2,586.30£258.639/9
Band E£3,161.03£316.1011/9
Band F£3,735.77£373.5813/9
Band G£4,310.50£431.0515/9
Band H£5,172.60£517.2618/9

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Band D in Houghton Regis compared

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

Houghton RegisHoughton Regis£2,586Central Bedfordshire averageCentral Bedfordshire average£2,516No parish partNo parish part£2,352England averageEngland average£2,392
Houghton RegisHoughton Regis£2,586Central Bedfor…Central Bedfordshire average£2,516No parish partNo parish part£2,352England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Houghton Regis
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Houghton Regis in 2026-27

Houghton Regis's local council set a precept of £1,819,350 for 2026-27, raised from 7,760 Band D-equivalent homes: £234.45 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £229.54, so it has risen by £4.91 (2.1%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,466.09 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 Houghton Regis, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,724.20£1,724AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,011.57£2,012BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,298.93£2,299CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,586.30£2,586DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,161.03£3,161EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,735.77£3,736FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,310.50£4,310GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,172.60£5,173HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,724.20£1,724AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,011.57£2,012BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,298.93£2,299CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,586.30£2,586DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,161.03£3,161EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,735.77£3,736FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,310.50£4,310GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,172.60£5,173HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Houghton Regis, 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£1,724.20£172.42£143.68£1,594.356/9
Band B£2,011.57£201.16£167.63£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,298.93£229.89£191.58£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,586.30£258.63£215.53£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,161.03£316.10£263.42£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,735.77£373.58£311.31£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,310.50£431.05£359.21£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,172.60£517.26£431.05£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 Regis?
About £2,586.30 for 2026-27, of which £234.45 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Houghton Regis?
About £2,011.57 a year, or £201.16 a month over 10 payments.
How does Houghton Regis compare with the rest of Central Bedfordshire?
Its parish precept adds £234.45 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