Bishop's Stortford · East Hertfordshire · 2026-27
How much is council tax in Bishop's Stortford?
Estimate: council average plus this parish's precept (exact). In 6 published bills we checked, estimates were within £34. How the figures work
- East Hertfordshire council£207.03
- Hertfordshire County Council£1,858.19
- Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner£280.00
- Bishop's Stortford parish precept£68.69
Council tax bands in Bishop's Stortford, 2026-27
Estimates: the East Hertfordshire average charge plus the parish precept. Every band pays a fixed share of Band D.
| Band | Per year | Per month (10 payments) | Ratio to D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,609.27 | £160.93 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,877.49 | £187.75 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,145.70 | £214.57 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,413.91 | £241.39 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £2,950.33 | £295.03 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,486.76 | £348.68 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,023.18 | £402.32 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £4,827.82 | £482.78 | 18/9 |
Not sure of your band?
We cannot look up individual homes. The Valuation Office Agency checker on GOV.UK gives the band for any address in Bishop's Stortford.
Band D in Bishop's Stortford compared
Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Bishop's Stortford figure is an estimate
- Band D a year
- Bishop's Stortford
Bishop's Stortford in 2026-27
Bishop's Stortford's local council set a precept of £1,222,786 for 2026-27, raised from 17,802 Band D-equivalent homes: £68.69 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 the parish part was the same, £68.69. Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,304.60 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.7%.
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 Bishop's Stortford, 2026-27
Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band
- Bishop's Stortford, each band
- Band D, the band every charge is set from
- England average for the band
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| Band | Per year | 10 payments of | 12 payments of | England average | Ratio to D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,609.27 | £160.93 | £134.11 | £1,594.35 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,877.49 | £187.75 | £156.46 | £1,860.07 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,145.70 | £214.57 | £178.81 | £2,125.80 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,413.91 | £241.39 | £201.16 | £2,391.52 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £2,950.33 | £295.03 | £245.86 | £2,922.97 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,486.76 | £348.68 | £290.56 | £3,454.42 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,023.18 | £402.32 | £335.26 | £3,985.87 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £4,827.82 | £482.78 | £402.32 | £4,783.04 | 18/9 |
Questions
- What is Band D council tax in Bishop's Stortford?
- About £2,413.91 for 2026-27, of which £68.69 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
- How much is Band B council tax in Bishop's Stortford?
- About £1,877.49 a year, or £187.75 a month over 10 payments.
- How does Bishop's Stortford compare with the rest of East Hertfordshire?
- Its parish precept adds £68.69 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