Benington · East Hertfordshire · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Benington?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,399.55£55.23 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 2026-27BeningtonBand D
  • East Hertfordshire council£207.03
  • Hertfordshire County Council£1,858.19
  • Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner£280.00
  • Benington parish precept£54.33
Total for the year£2,399.55
Parish part
£54.33
+£1.40 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,599.70
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£239.96
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
417
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Benington, 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£1,599.70£159.976/9
Band B£1,866.32£186.637/9
Band C£2,132.93£213.298/9
Band D£2,399.55£239.969/9
Band E£2,932.78£293.2811/9
Band F£3,466.02£346.6013/9
Band G£3,999.25£399.9315/9
Band H£4,799.10£479.9118/9

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Band D in Benington compared

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

BeningtonBenington£2,400East Hertfordshire averageEast Hertfordshire average£2,455No parish partNo parish part£2,345England averageEngland average£2,392
BeningtonBenington£2,400East Hertfords…East Hertfordshire average£2,455No parish partNo parish part£2,345England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Benington
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Benington in 2026-27

Benington's local council set a precept of £22,663 for 2026-27, raised from 417 Band D-equivalent homes: £54.33 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £52.93, so it has risen by £1.40 (2.6%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,288.84 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 Benington, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,599.70£1,600AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,866.32£1,866BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,132.93£2,133CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,399.55£2,400DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,932.78£2,933EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,466.02£3,466FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,999.25£3,999GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,799.10£4,799HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,599.70£1,600AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,866.32£1,866BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,132.93£2,133CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,399.55£2,400DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,932.78£2,933EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,466.02£3,466FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,999.25£3,999GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,799.10£4,799HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Benington, 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£1,599.70£159.97£133.31£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,866.32£186.63£155.53£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,132.93£213.29£177.74£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,399.55£239.96£199.96£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,932.78£293.28£244.40£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,466.02£346.60£288.83£3,454.4213/9
Band G£3,999.25£399.93£333.27£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,799.10£479.91£399.93£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 Benington?
About £2,399.55 for 2026-27, of which £54.33 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Benington?
About £1,866.32 a year, or £186.63 a month over 10 payments.
How does Benington compare with the rest of East Hertfordshire?
Its parish precept adds £54.33 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