Downham · East Cambridgeshire · 2026-27
How much is council tax in Downham?
Estimate: council average plus this parish's precept (exact). In 6 published bills we checked, estimates were within £34. How the figures work
- East Cambridgeshire council£142.14
- Cambridgeshire County Council£1,785.42
- Cambridgeshire Police and Crime Commissioner£314.37
- Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Fire Authority£92.16
- Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority£36.00
- Downham parish precept£125.70
Council tax bands in Downham, 2026-27
Estimates: the East Cambridgeshire 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 | £1,663.86 | £166.39 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,941.17 | £194.12 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,218.48 | £221.85 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,495.79 | £249.58 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,050.41 | £305.04 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,605.03 | £360.50 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,159.65 | £415.96 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £4,991.58 | £499.16 | 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 Downham.
Band D in Downham compared
Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Downham figure is an estimate
- Band D a year
- Downham
Downham in 2026-27
Downham's local council set a precept of £123,813 for 2026-27, raised from 985 Band D-equivalent homes: £125.70 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £109.90, so it has risen by £15.80 (14.4%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,375.32 in 2025-26, so it is up 5.1%.
The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across East Cambridgeshire: £142.14 for East Cambridgeshire council, £1,785.42 for Cambridgeshire County Council, £314.37 for Cambridgeshire Police and Crime Commissioner, £92.16 for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Fire Authority, £36.00 for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority.
Council tax by band in Downham, 2026-27
Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band
- Downham, 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 | £1,663.86 | £166.39 | £138.66 | £1,594.35 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,941.17 | £194.12 | £161.76 | £1,860.07 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,218.48 | £221.85 | £184.87 | £2,125.80 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,495.79 | £249.58 | £207.98 | £2,391.52 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,050.41 | £305.04 | £254.20 | £2,922.97 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,605.03 | £360.50 | £300.42 | £3,454.42 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,159.65 | £415.96 | £346.64 | £3,985.87 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £4,991.58 | £499.16 | £415.96 | £4,783.04 | 18/9 |
Questions
- What is Band D council tax in Downham?
- About £2,495.79 for 2026-27, of which £125.70 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
- How much is Band B council tax in Downham?
- About £1,941.17 a year, or £194.12 a month over 10 payments.
- How does Downham compare with the rest of East Cambridgeshire?
- Its parish precept adds £125.70 to a Band D bill; across East Cambridgeshire parish precepts add £115.09 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).
Parishes in East Cambridgeshire 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