Hertford · East Hertfordshire · 2026-27
How much is council tax in Hertford?
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
- Hertford parish precept£146.57
Council tax bands in Hertford, 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 | £1,661.19 | £166.12 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,938.06 | £193.81 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,214.92 | £221.49 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,491.79 | £249.18 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,045.52 | £304.55 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,599.25 | £359.93 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,152.98 | £415.30 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £4,983.58 | £498.36 | 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 Hertford.
Band D in Hertford compared
Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Hertford figure is an estimate
- Band D a year
- Hertford
Hertford in 2026-27
Hertford's local council set a precept of £1,880,271 for 2026-27, raised from 12,828 Band D-equivalent homes: £146.57 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £125.46, so it has risen by £21.11 (16.8%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,361.37 in 2025-26, so it is up 5.5%.
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 Hertford, 2026-27
Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band
- Hertford, 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 | £1,661.19 | £166.12 | £138.43 | £1,594.35 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,938.06 | £193.81 | £161.50 | £1,860.07 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,214.92 | £221.49 | £184.58 | £2,125.80 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,491.79 | £249.18 | £207.65 | £2,391.52 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,045.52 | £304.55 | £253.79 | £2,922.97 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,599.25 | £359.93 | £299.94 | £3,454.42 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,152.98 | £415.30 | £346.08 | £3,985.87 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £4,983.58 | £498.36 | £415.30 | £4,783.04 | 18/9 |
Questions
- What is Band D council tax in Hertford?
- About £2,491.79 for 2026-27, of which £146.57 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
- How much is Band B council tax in Hertford?
- About £1,938.06 a year, or £193.81 a month over 10 payments.
- How does Hertford compare with the rest of East Hertfordshire?
- Its parish precept adds £146.57 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