High Wych · East Hertfordshire · 2026-27

How much is council tax in High Wych?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,403.52£51.26 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 2026-27High WychBand D
  • East Hertfordshire council£207.03
  • Hertfordshire County Council£1,858.19
  • Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner£280.00
  • High Wych parish precept£58.30
Total for the year£2,403.52
Parish part
£58.30
+£1.65 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,602.35
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£240.35
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
355
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in High Wych, 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£1,602.35£160.236/9
Band B£1,869.40£186.947/9
Band C£2,136.46£213.658/9
Band D£2,403.52£240.359/9
Band E£2,937.64£293.7611/9
Band F£3,471.75£347.1813/9
Band G£4,005.87£400.5915/9
Band H£4,807.04£480.7018/9

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Band D in High Wych compared

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

High WychHigh Wych£2,404East Hertfordshire averageEast Hertfordshire average£2,455No parish partNo parish part£2,345England averageEngland average£2,392
High WychHigh Wych£2,404East Hertfords…East Hertfordshire average£2,455No parish partNo parish part£2,345England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • High Wych
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

High Wych in 2026-27

High Wych's local council set a precept of £20,690 for 2026-27, raised from 355 Band D-equivalent homes: £58.30 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £56.65, so it has risen by £1.65 (2.9%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,292.56 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 High Wych, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,602.35£1,602AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,869.40£1,869BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,136.46£2,136CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,403.52£2,404DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,937.64£2,938EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,471.75£3,472FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,005.87£4,006GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,807.04£4,807HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,602.35£1,602AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,869.40£1,869BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,136.46£2,136CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,403.52£2,404DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,937.64£2,938EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,471.75£3,472FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,005.87£4,006GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,807.04£4,807HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • High Wych, 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£1,602.35£160.23£133.53£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,869.40£186.94£155.78£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,136.46£213.65£178.04£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,403.52£240.35£200.29£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,937.64£293.76£244.80£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,471.75£347.18£289.31£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,005.87£400.59£333.82£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,807.04£480.70£400.59£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 High Wych?
About £2,403.52 for 2026-27, of which £58.30 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in High Wych?
About £1,869.40 a year, or £186.94 a month over 10 payments.
How does High Wych compare with the rest of East Hertfordshire?
Its parish precept adds £58.30 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