Mepal · East Cambridgeshire · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Mepal?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,530.46£45.28 more 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 2026-27MepalBand 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
  • Mepal parish precept£160.37
Total for the year£2,530.46
Parish part
£160.37
no change on 2025-26
Band A
£1,686.97
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£253.05
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
392
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Mepal, 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£1,686.97£168.706/9
Band B£1,968.14£196.817/9
Band C£2,249.30£224.938/9
Band D£2,530.46£253.059/9
Band E£3,092.78£309.2811/9
Band F£3,655.11£365.5113/9
Band G£4,217.43£421.7415/9
Band H£5,060.92£506.0918/9

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Band D in Mepal compared

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

MepalMepal£2,530East Cambridgeshire averageEast Cambridgeshire average£2,485No parish partNo parish part£2,370England averageEngland average£2,392
MepalMepal£2,530East Cambridge…East Cambridgeshire average£2,485No parish partNo parish part£2,370England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Mepal
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Mepal in 2026-27

Mepal's local council set a precept of £62,945 for 2026-27, raised from 392 Band D-equivalent homes: £160.37 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 the parish part was the same, £160.37. Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,425.79 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.3%.

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 Mepal, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,686.97£1,687AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,968.14£1,968BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,249.30£2,249CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,530.46£2,530DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,092.78£3,093EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,655.11£3,655FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,217.43£4,217GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,060.92£5,061HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,686.97£1,687AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,968.14£1,968BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,249.30£2,249CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,530.46£2,530DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,092.78£3,093EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,655.11£3,655FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,217.43£4,217GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,060.92£5,061HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Mepal, 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£1,686.97£168.70£140.58£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,968.14£196.81£164.01£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,249.30£224.93£187.44£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,530.46£253.05£210.87£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,092.78£309.28£257.73£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,655.11£365.51£304.59£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,217.43£421.74£351.45£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,060.92£506.09£421.74£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 Mepal?
About £2,530.46 for 2026-27, of which £160.37 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Mepal?
About £1,968.14 a year, or £196.81 a month over 10 payments.
How does Mepal compare with the rest of East Cambridgeshire?
Its parish precept adds £160.37 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