Old Warden · Central Bedfordshire · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Old Warden?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,437.90£78.26 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 2026-27Old WardenBand D
  • Central Bedfordshire council£1,931.54
  • Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner£297.59
  • Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Authority£122.72
  • Old Warden parish precept£86.05
Total for the year£2,437.90
Parish part
£86.05
no change on 2025-26
Band A
£1,625.27
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£243.79
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
134
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Old Warden, 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£1,625.27£162.536/9
Band B£1,896.14£189.617/9
Band C£2,167.02£216.708/9
Band D£2,437.90£243.799/9
Band E£2,979.66£297.9711/9
Band F£3,521.41£352.1413/9
Band G£4,063.17£406.3215/9
Band H£4,875.80£487.5818/9

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Band D in Old Warden compared

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

Old WardenOld Warden£2,438Central Bedfordshire averageCentral Bedfordshire average£2,516No parish partNo parish part£2,352England averageEngland average£2,392
Old WardenOld Warden£2,438Central Bedfor…Central Bedfordshire average£2,516No parish partNo parish part£2,352England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Old Warden
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Old Warden in 2026-27

Old Warden's local council set a precept of £11,531 for 2026-27, raised from 134 Band D-equivalent homes: £86.05 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 the parish part was the same, £86.05. Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,322.60 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 Old Warden, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,625.27£1,625AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,896.14£1,896BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,167.02£2,167CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,437.90£2,438DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,979.66£2,980EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,521.41£3,521FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,063.17£4,063GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,875.80£4,876HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,625.27£1,625AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,896.14£1,896BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,167.02£2,167CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,437.90£2,438DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,979.66£2,980EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,521.41£3,521FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,063.17£4,063GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,875.80£4,876HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Old Warden, 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£1,625.27£162.53£135.44£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,896.14£189.61£158.01£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,167.02£216.70£180.59£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,437.90£243.79£203.16£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,979.66£297.97£248.30£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,521.41£352.14£293.45£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,063.17£406.32£338.60£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,875.80£487.58£406.32£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 Old Warden?
About £2,437.90 for 2026-27, of which £86.05 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Old Warden?
About £1,896.14 a year, or £189.61 a month over 10 payments.
How does Old Warden compare with the rest of Central Bedfordshire?
Its parish precept adds £86.05 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