Swaffham Bulbeck · East Cambridgeshire · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Swaffham Bulbeck?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,481.48£3.70 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 2026-27Swaffham BulbeckBand 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
  • Swaffham Bulbeck parish precept£111.39
Total for the year£2,481.48
Parish part
£111.39
no change on 2025-26
Band A
£1,654.32
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£248.15
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
376
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Swaffham Bulbeck, 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£1,654.32£165.436/9
Band B£1,930.04£193.007/9
Band C£2,205.76£220.588/9
Band D£2,481.48£248.159/9
Band E£3,032.92£303.2911/9
Band F£3,584.36£358.4413/9
Band G£4,135.80£413.5815/9
Band H£4,962.96£496.3018/9

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Band D in Swaffham Bulbeck compared

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

Swaffham BulbeckSwaffham Bulbeck£2,481East Cambridgeshire averageEast Cambridgeshire average£2,485No parish partNo parish part£2,370England averageEngland average£2,392
Swaffham Bulbe…Swaffham Bulbeck£2,481East Cambridge…East Cambridgeshire average£2,485No parish partNo parish part£2,370England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Swaffham Bulbeck
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Swaffham Bulbeck in 2026-27

Swaffham Bulbeck's local council set a precept of £41,836 for 2026-27, raised from 376 Band D-equivalent homes: £111.39 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 the parish part was the same, £111.39. Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,376.81 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.4%.

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 Swaffham Bulbeck, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,654.32£1,654AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,930.04£1,930BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,205.76£2,206CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,481.48£2,481DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,032.92£3,033EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,584.36£3,584FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,135.80£4,136GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,962.96£4,963HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,654.32£1,654AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,930.04£1,930BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,205.76£2,206CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,481.48£2,481DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,032.92£3,033EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,584.36£3,584FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,135.80£4,136GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,962.96£4,963HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Swaffham Bulbeck, 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£1,654.32£165.43£137.86£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,930.04£193.00£160.84£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,205.76£220.58£183.81£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,481.48£248.15£206.79£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,032.92£303.29£252.74£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,584.36£358.44£298.70£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,135.80£413.58£344.65£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,962.96£496.30£413.58£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 Swaffham Bulbeck?
About £2,481.48 for 2026-27, of which £111.39 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Swaffham Bulbeck?
About £1,930.04 a year, or £193.00 a month over 10 payments.
How does Swaffham Bulbeck compare with the rest of East Cambridgeshire?
Its parish precept adds £111.39 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