Markyate · Dacorum · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Markyate?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,471.80£63.29 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 2026-27MarkyateBand D
  • Dacorum council£243.21
  • Hertfordshire County Council£1,858.19
  • Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner£280.00
  • Markyate parish precept£90.40
Total for the year£2,471.80
Parish part
£90.40
+£21.33 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,647.87
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£247.18
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
1,348
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Markyate, 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£1,647.87£164.796/9
Band B£1,922.51£192.257/9
Band C£2,197.16£219.728/9
Band D£2,471.80£247.189/9
Band E£3,021.09£302.1111/9
Band F£3,570.38£357.0413/9
Band G£4,119.67£411.9715/9
Band H£4,943.60£494.3618/9

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Band D in Markyate compared

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

MarkyateMarkyate£2,472Dacorum averageDacorum average£2,409No parish partNo parish part£2,381England averageEngland average£2,392
MarkyateMarkyate£2,472Dacorum averageDacorum average£2,409No parish partNo parish part£2,381England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Markyate
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Markyate in 2026-27

Markyate's local council set a precept of £121,908 for 2026-27, raised from 1,348 Band D-equivalent homes: £90.40 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £69.07, so it has risen by £21.33 (30.9%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,340.09 in 2025-26, so it is up 5.6%.

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 Markyate, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,647.87£1,648AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,922.51£1,923BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,197.16£2,197CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,471.80£2,472DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,021.09£3,021EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,570.38£3,570FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,119.67£4,120GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,943.60£4,944HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,647.87£1,648AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,922.51£1,923BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,197.16£2,197CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,471.80£2,472DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,021.09£3,021EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,570.38£3,570FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,119.67£4,120GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,943.60£4,944HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Markyate, 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£1,647.87£164.79£137.32£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,922.51£192.25£160.21£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,197.16£219.72£183.10£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,471.80£247.18£205.98£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,021.09£302.11£251.76£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,570.38£357.04£297.53£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,119.67£411.97£343.31£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,943.60£494.36£411.97£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 Markyate?
About £2,471.80 for 2026-27, of which £90.40 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Markyate?
About £1,922.51 a year, or £192.25 a month over 10 payments.
How does Markyate compare with the rest of Dacorum?
Its parish precept adds £90.40 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