Great Tey · Colchester · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Great Tey?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,299.80£16.95 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 2026-27Great TeyBand 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 Tey parish precept£58.86
Total for the year£2,299.80
Parish part
£58.86
+£2.15 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,533.20
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£229.98
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
389
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Great Tey, 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£1,533.20£153.326/9
Band B£1,788.73£178.877/9
Band C£2,044.27£204.438/9
Band D£2,299.80£229.989/9
Band E£2,810.87£281.0911/9
Band F£3,321.93£332.1913/9
Band G£3,833.00£383.3015/9
Band H£4,599.60£459.9618/9

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Band D in Great Tey compared

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

Great TeyGreat Tey£2,300Colchester averageColchester average£2,283No parish partNo parish part£2,241England averageEngland average£2,392
Great TeyGreat Tey£2,300Colchester ave…Colchester average£2,283No parish partNo parish part£2,241England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Great Tey
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Great Tey in 2026-27

Great Tey's local council set a precept of £22,902 for 2026-27, raised from 389 Band D-equivalent homes: £58.86 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £56.71, so it has risen by £2.15 (3.8%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,208.68 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.1%.

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 Tey, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,533.20£1,533AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,788.73£1,789BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,044.27£2,044CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,299.80£2,300DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,810.87£2,811EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,321.93£3,322FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,833.00£3,833GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,599.60£4,600HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,533.20£1,533AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,788.73£1,789BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,044.27£2,044CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,299.80£2,300DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,810.87£2,811EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,321.93£3,322FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,833.00£3,833GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,599.60£4,600HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Great Tey, 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£1,533.20£153.32£127.77£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,788.73£178.87£149.06£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,044.27£204.43£170.36£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,299.80£229.98£191.65£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,810.87£281.09£234.24£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,321.93£332.19£276.83£3,454.4213/9
Band G£3,833.00£383.30£319.42£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,599.60£459.96£383.30£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 Tey?
About £2,299.80 for 2026-27, of which £58.86 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Great Tey?
About £1,788.73 a year, or £178.87 a month over 10 payments.
How does Great Tey compare with the rest of Colchester?
Its parish precept adds £58.86 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