Berkhamsted · Dacorum · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Berkhamsted?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,450.43£41.92 more than the Dacorum Band D average (£2,408.51).
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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 2026-27BerkhamstedBand D
  • Dacorum council£243.21
  • Hertfordshire County Council£1,858.19
  • Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner£280.00
  • Berkhamsted parish precept£69.03
Total for the year£2,450.43
Parish part
£69.03
+£9.67 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,633.62
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£245.04
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
8,692
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Berkhamsted, 2026-27

Estimates: the Dacorum 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£1,633.62£163.366/9
Band B£1,905.89£190.597/9
Band C£2,178.16£217.828/9
Band D£2,450.43£245.049/9
Band E£2,994.97£299.5011/9
Band F£3,539.51£353.9513/9
Band G£4,084.05£408.4115/9
Band H£4,900.86£490.0918/9

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Band D in Berkhamsted compared

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

BerkhamstedBerkhamsted£2,450Dacorum averageDacorum average£2,409No parish partNo parish part£2,381England averageEngland average£2,392
BerkhamstedBerkhamsted£2,450Dacorum averageDacorum average£2,409No parish partNo parish part£2,381England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Berkhamsted
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Berkhamsted in 2026-27

Berkhamsted's local council set a precept of £600,000 for 2026-27, raised from 8,692 Band D-equivalent homes: £69.03 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £59.36, so it has risen by £9.67 (16.3%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,330.38 in 2025-26, so it is up 5.2%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Dacorum: £243.21 for Dacorum council, £1,858.19 for Hertfordshire County Council, £280.00 for Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner.

Council tax by band in Berkhamsted, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,633.62£1,634AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,905.89£1,906BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,178.16£2,178CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,450.43£2,450DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,994.97£2,995EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,539.51£3,540FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,084.05£4,084GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,900.86£4,901HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,633.62£1,634AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,905.89£1,906BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,178.16£2,178CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,450.43£2,450DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,994.97£2,995EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,539.51£3,540FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,084.05£4,084GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,900.86£4,901HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Berkhamsted, 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£1,633.62£163.36£136.13£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,905.89£190.59£158.82£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,178.16£217.82£181.51£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,450.43£245.04£204.20£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,994.97£299.50£249.58£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,539.51£353.95£294.96£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,084.05£408.41£340.34£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,900.86£490.09£408.40£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 Berkhamsted?
About £2,450.43 for 2026-27, of which £69.03 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Berkhamsted?
About £1,905.89 a year, or £190.59 a month over 10 payments.
How does Berkhamsted compare with the rest of Dacorum?
Its parish precept adds £69.03 to a Band D bill; across Dacorum parish precepts add £27.11 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in Dacorum 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