Sawbridgeworth · East Hertfordshire · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Sawbridgeworth?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,466.81£12.03 more 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 2026-27SawbridgeworthBand D
  • East Hertfordshire council£207.03
  • Hertfordshire County Council£1,858.19
  • Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner£280.00
  • Sawbridgeworth parish precept£121.59
Total for the year£2,466.81
Parish part
£121.59
+£5.71 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,644.54
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£246.68
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
4,150
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Sawbridgeworth, 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£1,644.54£164.456/9
Band B£1,918.63£191.867/9
Band C£2,192.72£219.278/9
Band D£2,466.81£246.689/9
Band E£3,014.99£301.5011/9
Band F£3,563.17£356.3213/9
Band G£4,111.35£411.1415/9
Band H£4,933.62£493.3618/9

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Band D in Sawbridgeworth compared

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

SawbridgeworthSawbridgeworth£2,467East Hertfordshire averageEast Hertfordshire average£2,455No parish partNo parish part£2,345England averageEngland average£2,392
SawbridgeworthSawbridgeworth£2,467East Hertfords…East Hertfordshire average£2,455No parish partNo parish part£2,345England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Sawbridgeworth
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Sawbridgeworth in 2026-27

Sawbridgeworth's local council set a precept of £504,660 for 2026-27, raised from 4,150 Band D-equivalent homes: £121.59 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £115.88, so it has risen by £5.71 (4.9%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,351.79 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.9%.

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 Sawbridgeworth, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,644.54£1,645AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,918.63£1,919BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,192.72£2,193CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,466.81£2,467DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,014.99£3,015EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,563.17£3,563FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,111.35£4,111GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,933.62£4,934HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,644.54£1,645AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,918.63£1,919BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,192.72£2,193CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,466.81£2,467DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,014.99£3,015EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,563.17£3,563FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,111.35£4,111GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,933.62£4,934HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Sawbridgeworth, 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£1,644.54£164.45£137.04£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,918.63£191.86£159.89£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,192.72£219.27£182.73£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,466.81£246.68£205.57£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,014.99£301.50£251.25£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,563.17£356.32£296.93£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,111.35£411.14£342.61£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,933.62£493.36£411.13£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 Sawbridgeworth?
About £2,466.81 for 2026-27, of which £121.59 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Sawbridgeworth?
About £1,918.63 a year, or £191.86 a month over 10 payments.
How does Sawbridgeworth compare with the rest of East Hertfordshire?
Its parish precept adds £121.59 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