Birch · Colchester · 2026-27
How much is council tax in Birch?
Estimate: council average plus this parish's precept (exact). In 6 published bills we checked, estimates were within £34. How the figures work
- 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
- Birch parish precept£80.00
Council tax bands in Birch, 2026-27
Estimates: the Colchester average charge plus the parish precept. Every band pays a fixed share of Band D.
| Band | Per year | Per month (10 payments) | Ratio to D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,547.29 | £154.73 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,805.18 | £180.52 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,063.06 | £206.31 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,320.94 | £232.09 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £2,836.70 | £283.67 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,352.47 | £335.25 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £3,868.23 | £386.82 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £4,641.88 | £464.19 | 18/9 |
Not sure of your band?
We cannot look up individual homes. The Valuation Office Agency checker on GOV.UK gives the band for any address in Birch.
Band D in Birch compared
Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Birch figure is an estimate
- Band D a year
- Birch
Birch in 2026-27
Birch's local council set a precept of £25,000 for 2026-27, raised from 312 Band D-equivalent homes: £80.00 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £63.96, so it has risen by £16.04 (25.1%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,215.93 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.7%.
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 Birch, 2026-27
Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band
- Birch, each band
- Band D, the band every charge is set from
- England average for the band
View as table
| Band | Per year | 10 payments of | 12 payments of | England average | Ratio to D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,547.29 | £154.73 | £128.94 | £1,594.35 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,805.18 | £180.52 | £150.43 | £1,860.07 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,063.06 | £206.31 | £171.92 | £2,125.80 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,320.94 | £232.09 | £193.41 | £2,391.52 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £2,836.70 | £283.67 | £236.39 | £2,922.97 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,352.47 | £335.25 | £279.37 | £3,454.42 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £3,868.23 | £386.82 | £322.35 | £3,985.87 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £4,641.88 | £464.19 | £386.82 | £4,783.04 | 18/9 |
Questions
- What is Band D council tax in Birch?
- About £2,320.94 for 2026-27, of which £80.00 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
- How much is Band B council tax in Birch?
- About £1,805.18 a year, or £180.52 a month over 10 payments.
- How does Birch compare with the rest of Colchester?
- Its parish precept adds £80.00 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