Ely · East Cambridgeshire · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Ely?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,479.92£5.26 less than the East Cambridgeshire Band D average (£2,485.18).
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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 2026-27ElyBand D
  • 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
  • Ely parish precept£109.83
Total for the year£2,479.92
Parish part
£109.83
+£2.26 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,653.28
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£247.99
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
7,714
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Ely, 2026-27

Estimates: the East Cambridgeshire 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£1,653.28£165.336/9
Band B£1,928.83£192.887/9
Band C£2,204.37£220.448/9
Band D£2,479.92£247.999/9
Band E£3,031.01£303.1011/9
Band F£3,582.11£358.2113/9
Band G£4,133.20£413.3215/9
Band H£4,959.84£495.9818/9

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Band D in Ely compared

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

ElyEly£2,480East Cambridgeshire averageEast Cambridgeshire average£2,485No parish partNo parish part£2,370England averageEngland average£2,392
ElyEly£2,480East Cambridge…East Cambridgeshire average£2,485No parish partNo parish part£2,370England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Ely
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Ely in 2026-27

Ely's local council set a precept of £847,235 for 2026-27, raised from 7,714 Band D-equivalent homes: £109.83 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £107.57, so it has risen by £2.26 (2.1%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,372.99 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.5%.

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 Ely, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,653.28£1,653AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,928.83£1,929BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,204.37£2,204CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,479.92£2,480DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,031.01£3,031EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,582.11£3,582FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,133.20£4,133GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,959.84£4,960HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,653.28£1,653AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,928.83£1,929BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,204.37£2,204CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,479.92£2,480DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,031.01£3,031EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,582.11£3,582FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,133.20£4,133GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,959.84£4,960HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Ely, 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£1,653.28£165.33£137.77£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,928.83£192.88£160.74£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,204.37£220.44£183.70£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,479.92£247.99£206.66£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,031.01£303.10£252.58£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,582.11£358.21£298.51£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,133.20£413.32£344.43£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,959.84£495.98£413.32£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 Ely?
About £2,479.92 for 2026-27, of which £109.83 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Ely?
About £1,928.83 a year, or £192.88 a month over 10 payments.
How does Ely compare with the rest of East Cambridgeshire?
Its parish precept adds £109.83 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