Little Horkesley · Colchester · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Little Horkesley?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,310.16£27.31 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 2026-27Little 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
  • Little Horkesley parish precept£69.22
Total for the year£2,310.16
Parish part
£69.22
+£10.67 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,540.11
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£231.02
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
88
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Little 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£1,540.11£154.016/9
Band B£1,796.79£179.687/9
Band C£2,053.48£205.358/9
Band D£2,310.16£231.029/9
Band E£2,823.53£282.3511/9
Band F£3,336.90£333.6913/9
Band G£3,850.27£385.0315/9
Band H£4,620.32£462.0318/9

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Little Horkesley is small: its tax base is 88 Band D-equivalent homes, so a modest change in the precept moves the charge per home a lot. It is left out of the parish rankings.

Band D in Little Horkesley compared

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

Little HorkesleyLittle Horkesley£2,310Colchester averageColchester average£2,283No parish partNo parish part£2,241England averageEngland average£2,392
Little Horkesl…Little Horkesley£2,310Colchester ave…Colchester average£2,283No parish partNo parish part£2,241England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Little Horkesley
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Little Horkesley in 2026-27

Little Horkesley's local council set a precept of £6,121 for 2026-27, raised from 88 Band D-equivalent homes: £69.22 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £58.55, so it has risen by £10.67. Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,210.52 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 Little Horkesley, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,540.11£1,540AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,796.79£1,797BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,053.48£2,053CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,310.16£2,310DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,823.53£2,824EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,336.90£3,337FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,850.27£3,850GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,620.32£4,620HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,540.11£1,540AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,796.79£1,797BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,053.48£2,053CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,310.16£2,310DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,823.53£2,824EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,336.90£3,337FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,850.27£3,850GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,620.32£4,620HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Little 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£1,540.11£154.01£128.34£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,796.79£179.68£149.73£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,053.48£205.35£171.12£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,310.16£231.02£192.51£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,823.53£282.35£235.29£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,336.90£333.69£278.07£3,454.4213/9
Band G£3,850.27£385.03£320.86£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,620.32£462.03£385.03£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 Little Horkesley?
About £2,310.16 for 2026-27, of which £69.22 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Little Horkesley?
About £1,796.79 a year, or £179.68 a month over 10 payments.
How does Little Horkesley compare with the rest of Colchester?
Its parish precept adds £69.22 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