West Mersea · Colchester · 2026-27
How much is council tax in West Mersea?
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
- West Mersea parish precept£126.27
Council tax bands in West Mersea, 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 | £1,578.14 | £157.81 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,841.16 | £184.12 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,104.19 | £210.42 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,367.21 | £236.72 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £2,893.26 | £289.33 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,419.30 | £341.93 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £3,945.35 | £394.53 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £4,734.42 | £473.44 | 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 West Mersea.
Band D in West Mersea compared
Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the West Mersea figure is an estimate
- Band D a year
- West Mersea
West Mersea in 2026-27
West Mersea's local council set a precept of £426,088 for 2026-27, raised from 3,374 Band D-equivalent homes: £126.27 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £121.71, so it has risen by £4.56 (3.7%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,273.68 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 West Mersea, 2026-27
Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band
- West Mersea, each band
- Band D, the band every charge is set from
- England average for the band
View as table
| Band | Per year | 10 payments of | 12 payments of | England average | Ratio to D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,578.14 | £157.81 | £131.51 | £1,594.35 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,841.16 | £184.12 | £153.43 | £1,860.07 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,104.19 | £210.42 | £175.35 | £2,125.80 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,367.21 | £236.72 | £197.27 | £2,391.52 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £2,893.26 | £289.33 | £241.11 | £2,922.97 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,419.30 | £341.93 | £284.94 | £3,454.42 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £3,945.35 | £394.53 | £328.78 | £3,985.87 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £4,734.42 | £473.44 | £394.54 | £4,783.04 | 18/9 |
Questions
- What is Band D council tax in West Mersea?
- About £2,367.21 for 2026-27, of which £126.27 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
- How much is Band B council tax in West Mersea?
- About £1,841.16 a year, or £184.12 a month over 10 payments.
- How does West Mersea compare with the rest of Colchester?
- Its parish precept adds £126.27 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