Great Horkesley · Colchester · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Great Horkesley?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,296.90£14.05 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 2026-27Great HorkesleyBand 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
  • Great Horkesley parish precept£55.96
Total for the year£2,296.90
Parish part
£55.96
+£10.82 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,531.27
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£229.69
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
1,091
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Great Horkesley, 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£1,531.27£153.136/9
Band B£1,786.48£178.657/9
Band C£2,041.69£204.178/9
Band D£2,296.90£229.699/9
Band E£2,807.32£280.7311/9
Band F£3,317.74£331.7713/9
Band G£3,828.17£382.8215/9
Band H£4,593.80£459.3818/9

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Band D in Great Horkesley compared

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

Great HorkesleyGreat Horkesley£2,297Colchester averageColchester average£2,283No parish partNo parish part£2,241England averageEngland average£2,392
Great HorkesleyGreat Horkesley£2,297Colchester ave…Colchester average£2,283No parish partNo parish part£2,241England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Great Horkesley
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Great Horkesley in 2026-27

Great Horkesley's local council set a precept of £61,052 for 2026-27, raised from 1,091 Band D-equivalent homes: £55.96 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £45.14, so it has risen by £10.82 (24.0%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,197.11 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.5%.

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 Great Horkesley, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,531.27£1,531AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,786.48£1,786BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,041.69£2,042CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,296.90£2,297DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,807.32£2,807EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,317.74£3,318FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,828.17£3,828GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,593.80£4,594HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,531.27£1,531AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,786.48£1,786BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,041.69£2,042CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,296.90£2,297DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,807.32£2,807EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,317.74£3,318FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,828.17£3,828GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,593.80£4,594HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Great Horkesley, 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£1,531.27£153.13£127.61£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,786.48£178.65£148.87£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,041.69£204.17£170.14£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,296.90£229.69£191.41£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,807.32£280.73£233.94£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,317.74£331.77£276.48£3,454.4213/9
Band G£3,828.17£382.82£319.01£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,593.80£459.38£382.82£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 Great Horkesley?
About £2,296.90 for 2026-27, of which £55.96 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Great Horkesley?
About £1,786.48 a year, or £178.65 a month over 10 payments.
How does Great Horkesley compare with the rest of Colchester?
Its parish precept adds £55.96 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