Marston Moretaine · Central Bedfordshire · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Marston Moretaine?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,433.83£82.33 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 2026-27Marston MoretaineBand D
  • Central Bedfordshire council£1,931.54
  • Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner£297.59
  • Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Authority£122.72
  • Marston Moretaine parish precept£81.98
Total for the year£2,433.83
Parish part
£81.98
+£2.62 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,622.55
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£243.38
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
2,627
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Marston Moretaine, 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£1,622.55£162.256/9
Band B£1,892.98£189.307/9
Band C£2,163.40£216.348/9
Band D£2,433.83£243.389/9
Band E£2,974.68£297.4711/9
Band F£3,515.53£351.5513/9
Band G£4,056.38£405.6415/9
Band H£4,867.66£486.7718/9

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Band D in Marston Moretaine compared

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

Marston MoretaineMarston Moretaine£2,434Central Bedfordshire averageCentral Bedfordshire average£2,516No parish partNo parish part£2,352England averageEngland average£2,392
Marston Moreta…Marston Moretaine£2,434Central Bedfor…Central Bedfordshire average£2,516No parish partNo parish part£2,352England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Marston Moretaine
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Marston Moretaine in 2026-27

Marston Moretaine's local council set a precept of £215,365 for 2026-27, raised from 2,627 Band D-equivalent homes: £81.98 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £79.36, so it has risen by £2.62 (3.3%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,315.91 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 Marston Moretaine, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,622.55£1,623AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,892.98£1,893BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,163.40£2,163CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,433.83£2,434DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,974.68£2,975EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,515.53£3,516FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,056.38£4,056GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,867.66£4,868HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,622.55£1,623AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,892.98£1,893BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,163.40£2,163CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,433.83£2,434DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,974.68£2,975EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,515.53£3,516FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,056.38£4,056GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,867.66£4,868HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Marston Moretaine, 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£1,622.55£162.25£135.21£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,892.98£189.30£157.75£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,163.40£216.34£180.28£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,433.83£243.38£202.82£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,974.68£297.47£247.89£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,515.53£351.55£292.96£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,056.38£405.64£338.03£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,867.66£486.77£405.64£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 Marston Moretaine?
About £2,433.83 for 2026-27, of which £81.98 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Marston Moretaine?
About £1,892.98 a year, or £189.30 a month over 10 payments.
How does Marston Moretaine compare with the rest of Central Bedfordshire?
Its parish precept adds £81.98 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