Mount Bures · Colchester · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Mount Bures?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,273.22£9.63 less 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 2026-27Mount BuresBand 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
  • Mount Bures parish precept£32.28
Total for the year£2,273.22
Parish part
£32.28
+£0.80 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,515.48
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£227.32
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
114
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Mount Bures, 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£1,515.48£151.556/9
Band B£1,768.06£176.817/9
Band C£2,020.64£202.068/9
Band D£2,273.22£227.329/9
Band E£2,778.38£277.8411/9
Band F£3,283.54£328.3513/9
Band G£3,788.70£378.8715/9
Band H£4,546.44£454.6418/9

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Band D in Mount Bures compared

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

Mount BuresMount Bures£2,273Colchester averageColchester average£2,283No parish partNo parish part£2,241England averageEngland average£2,392
Mount BuresMount Bures£2,273Colchester ave…Colchester average£2,283No parish partNo parish part£2,241England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Mount Bures
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Mount Bures in 2026-27

Mount Bures's local council set a precept of £3,684 for 2026-27, raised from 114 Band D-equivalent homes: £32.28 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £31.48, so it has risen by £0.80 (2.5%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,183.45 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 Mount Bures, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,515.48£1,515AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,768.06£1,768BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,020.64£2,021CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,273.22£2,273DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,778.38£2,778EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,283.54£3,284FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,788.70£3,789GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,546.44£4,546HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,515.48£1,515AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,768.06£1,768BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,020.64£2,021CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,273.22£2,273DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,778.38£2,778EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,283.54£3,284FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,788.70£3,789GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,546.44£4,546HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Mount Bures, 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£1,515.48£151.55£126.29£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,768.06£176.81£147.34£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,020.64£202.06£168.39£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,273.22£227.32£189.43£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,778.38£277.84£231.53£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,283.54£328.35£273.63£3,454.4213/9
Band G£3,788.70£378.87£315.72£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,546.44£454.64£378.87£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 Mount Bures?
About £2,273.22 for 2026-27, of which £32.28 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Mount Bures?
About £1,768.06 a year, or £176.81 a month over 10 payments.
How does Mount Bures compare with the rest of Colchester?
Its parish precept adds £32.28 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