Aldham · Colchester · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Aldham?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,321.43£38.58 more than the Colchester Band D average (£2,282.85).
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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 2026-27AldhamBand D
  • Colchester council£231.15
  • Essex County Council£1,641.96
  • Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Police£275.31
  • Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Fire£92.52
  • Aldham parish precept£80.49
Total for the year£2,321.43
Parish part
£80.49
no change on 2025-26
Band A
£1,547.62
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£232.14
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
216
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Aldham, 2026-27

Estimates: the Colchester 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£1,547.62£154.766/9
Band B£1,805.56£180.567/9
Band C£2,063.49£206.358/9
Band D£2,321.43£232.149/9
Band E£2,837.30£283.7311/9
Band F£3,353.18£335.3213/9
Band G£3,869.05£386.9115/9
Band H£4,642.86£464.2918/9

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Band D in Aldham compared

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

AldhamAldham£2,321Colchester averageColchester average£2,283No parish partNo parish part£2,241England averageEngland average£2,392
AldhamAldham£2,321Colchester ave…Colchester average£2,283No parish partNo parish part£2,241England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Aldham
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Aldham in 2026-27

Aldham's local council set a precept of £17,378 for 2026-27, raised from 216 Band D-equivalent homes: £80.49 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 the parish part was the same, £80.49. Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,232.46 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.0%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Colchester: £231.15 for Colchester council, £1,641.96 for Essex County Council, £275.31 for Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Police, £92.52 for Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Fire.

Council tax by band in Aldham, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,547.62£1,548AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,805.56£1,806BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,063.49£2,063CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,321.43£2,321DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,837.30£2,837EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,353.18£3,353FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,869.05£3,869GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,642.86£4,643HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,547.62£1,548AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,805.56£1,806BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,063.49£2,063CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,321.43£2,321DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,837.30£2,837EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,353.18£3,353FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,869.05£3,869GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,642.86£4,643HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Aldham, 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£1,547.62£154.76£128.97£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,805.56£180.56£150.46£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,063.49£206.35£171.96£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,321.43£232.14£193.45£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,837.30£283.73£236.44£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,353.18£335.32£279.43£3,454.4213/9
Band G£3,869.05£386.91£322.42£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,642.86£464.29£386.90£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 Aldham?
About £2,321.43 for 2026-27, of which £80.49 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Aldham?
About £1,805.56 a year, or £180.56 a month over 10 payments.
How does Aldham compare with the rest of Colchester?
Its parish precept adds £80.49 to a Band D bill; across Colchester parish precepts add £41.91 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in Colchester 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