Bayford · East Hertfordshire · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Bayford?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,366.16£88.62 less than the East Hertfordshire Band D average (£2,454.78).
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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 2026-27BayfordBand D
  • East Hertfordshire council£207.03
  • Hertfordshire County Council£1,858.19
  • Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner£280.00
  • Bayford parish precept£20.94
Total for the year£2,366.16
Parish part
£20.94
−£0.45 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,577.44
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£236.62
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
238
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Bayford, 2026-27

Estimates: the East Hertfordshire 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£1,577.44£157.746/9
Band B£1,840.35£184.037/9
Band C£2,103.25£210.328/9
Band D£2,366.16£236.629/9
Band E£2,891.97£289.2011/9
Band F£3,417.79£341.7813/9
Band G£3,943.60£394.3615/9
Band H£4,732.32£473.2318/9

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Band D in Bayford compared

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

BayfordBayford£2,366East Hertfordshire averageEast Hertfordshire average£2,455No parish partNo parish part£2,345England averageEngland average£2,392
BayfordBayford£2,366East Hertfords…East Hertfordshire average£2,455No parish partNo parish part£2,345England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Bayford
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Bayford in 2026-27

Bayford's local council set a precept of £4,981 for 2026-27, raised from 238 Band D-equivalent homes: £20.94 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £21.39, so it has fallen by £0.45 (2.1%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,257.30 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.8%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across East Hertfordshire: £207.03 for East Hertfordshire council, £1,858.19 for Hertfordshire County Council, £280.00 for Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner.

Council tax by band in Bayford, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,577.44£1,577AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,840.35£1,840BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,103.25£2,103CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,366.16£2,366DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,891.97£2,892EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,417.79£3,418FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,943.60£3,944GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,732.32£4,732HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,577.44£1,577AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,840.35£1,840BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,103.25£2,103CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,366.16£2,366DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,891.97£2,892EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,417.79£3,418FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,943.60£3,944GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,732.32£4,732HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Bayford, 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£1,577.44£157.74£131.45£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,840.35£184.03£153.36£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,103.25£210.32£175.27£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,366.16£236.62£197.18£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,891.97£289.20£241.00£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,417.79£341.78£284.82£3,454.4213/9
Band G£3,943.60£394.36£328.63£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,732.32£473.23£394.36£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 Bayford?
About £2,366.16 for 2026-27, of which £20.94 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Bayford?
About £1,840.35 a year, or £184.03 a month over 10 payments.
How does Bayford compare with the rest of East Hertfordshire?
Its parish precept adds £20.94 to a Band D bill; across East Hertfordshire parish precepts add £109.56 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in East Hertfordshire 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