Eight Ash Green · Colchester · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Eight Ash Green?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,308.80£25.95 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 2026-27Eight Ash GreenBand 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
  • Eight Ash Green parish precept£67.86
Total for the year£2,308.80
Parish part
£67.86
+£4.90 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,539.20
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£230.88
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
737
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Eight Ash Green, 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£1,539.20£153.926/9
Band B£1,795.73£179.577/9
Band C£2,052.27£205.238/9
Band D£2,308.80£230.889/9
Band E£2,821.87£282.1911/9
Band F£3,334.93£333.4913/9
Band G£3,848.00£384.8015/9
Band H£4,617.60£461.7618/9

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Band D in Eight Ash Green compared

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

Eight Ash GreenEight Ash Green£2,309Colchester averageColchester average£2,283No parish partNo parish part£2,241England averageEngland average£2,392
Eight Ash GreenEight Ash Green£2,309Colchester ave…Colchester average£2,283No parish partNo parish part£2,241England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Eight Ash Green
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Eight Ash Green in 2026-27

Eight Ash Green's local council set a precept of £50,000 for 2026-27, raised from 737 Band D-equivalent homes: £67.86 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £62.96, so it has risen by £4.90 (7.8%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,214.93 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.2%.

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 Eight Ash Green, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,539.20£1,539AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,795.73£1,796BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,052.27£2,052CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,308.80£2,309DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,821.87£2,822EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,334.93£3,335FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,848.00£3,848GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,617.60£4,618HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,539.20£1,539AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,795.73£1,796BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,052.27£2,052CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,308.80£2,309DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,821.87£2,822EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,334.93£3,335FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,848.00£3,848GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,617.60£4,618HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Eight Ash Green, 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£1,539.20£153.92£128.27£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,795.73£179.57£149.64£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,052.27£205.23£171.02£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,308.80£230.88£192.40£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,821.87£282.19£235.16£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,334.93£333.49£277.91£3,454.4213/9
Band G£3,848.00£384.80£320.67£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,617.60£461.76£384.80£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 Eight Ash Green?
About £2,308.80 for 2026-27, of which £67.86 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Eight Ash Green?
About £1,795.73 a year, or £179.57 a month over 10 payments.
How does Eight Ash Green compare with the rest of Colchester?
Its parish precept adds £67.86 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