Fordham · Colchester · 2026-27
How much is council tax in Fordham?
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
- Fordham parish precept£112.21
Council tax bands in Fordham, 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 | £1,568.77 | £156.88 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,830.23 | £183.02 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,091.69 | £209.17 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,353.15 | £235.31 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £2,876.07 | £287.61 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,398.99 | £339.90 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £3,921.92 | £392.19 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £4,706.30 | £470.63 | 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 Fordham.
Band D in Fordham compared
Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Fordham figure is an estimate
- Band D a year
- Fordham
Fordham in 2026-27
Fordham's local council set a precept of £39,175 for 2026-27, raised from 349 Band D-equivalent homes: £112.21 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £113.26, so it has fallen by £1.05 (0.9%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,265.23 in 2025-26, so it is up 3.9%.
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 Fordham, 2026-27
Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band
- Fordham, each band
- Band D, the band every charge is set from
- England average for the band
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| Band | Per year | 10 payments of | 12 payments of | England average | Ratio to D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,568.77 | £156.88 | £130.73 | £1,594.35 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,830.23 | £183.02 | £152.52 | £1,860.07 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,091.69 | £209.17 | £174.31 | £2,125.80 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,353.15 | £235.31 | £196.10 | £2,391.52 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £2,876.07 | £287.61 | £239.67 | £2,922.97 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,398.99 | £339.90 | £283.25 | £3,454.42 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £3,921.92 | £392.19 | £326.83 | £3,985.87 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £4,706.30 | £470.63 | £392.19 | £4,783.04 | 18/9 |
Questions
- What is Band D council tax in Fordham?
- About £2,353.15 for 2026-27, of which £112.21 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
- How much is Band B council tax in Fordham?
- About £1,830.23 a year, or £183.02 a month over 10 payments.
- How does Fordham compare with the rest of Colchester?
- Its parish precept adds £112.21 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