Stanstead Abbots · East Hertfordshire · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Stanstead Abbots?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,456.28£1.50 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 2026-27Stanstead AbbotsBand D
  • East Hertfordshire council£207.03
  • Hertfordshire County Council£1,858.19
  • Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner£280.00
  • Stanstead Abbots parish precept£111.06
Total for the year£2,456.28
Parish part
£111.06
+£9.21 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,637.52
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£245.63
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
738
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Stanstead Abbots, 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£1,637.52£163.756/9
Band B£1,910.44£191.047/9
Band C£2,183.36£218.348/9
Band D£2,456.28£245.639/9
Band E£3,002.12£300.2111/9
Band F£3,547.96£354.8013/9
Band G£4,093.80£409.3815/9
Band H£4,912.56£491.2618/9

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Band D in Stanstead Abbots compared

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

Stanstead AbbotsStanstead Abbots£2,456East Hertfordshire averageEast Hertfordshire average£2,455No parish partNo parish part£2,345England averageEngland average£2,392
Stanstead Abbo…Stanstead Abbots£2,456East Hertfords…East Hertfordshire average£2,455No parish partNo parish part£2,345England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Stanstead Abbots
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Stanstead Abbots in 2026-27

Stanstead Abbots's local council set a precept of £82,000 for 2026-27, raised from 738 Band D-equivalent homes: £111.06 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £101.85, so it has risen by £9.21 (9.0%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,337.76 in 2025-26, so it is up 5.1%.

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 Stanstead Abbots, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,637.52£1,638AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,910.44£1,910BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,183.36£2,183CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,456.28£2,456DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,002.12£3,002EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,547.96£3,548FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,093.80£4,094GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,912.56£4,913HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,637.52£1,638AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,910.44£1,910BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,183.36£2,183CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,456.28£2,456DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,002.12£3,002EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,547.96£3,548FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,093.80£4,094GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,912.56£4,913HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Stanstead Abbots, 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£1,637.52£163.75£136.46£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,910.44£191.04£159.20£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,183.36£218.34£181.95£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,456.28£245.63£204.69£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,002.12£300.21£250.18£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,547.96£354.80£295.66£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,093.80£409.38£341.15£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,912.56£491.26£409.38£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 Stanstead Abbots?
About £2,456.28 for 2026-27, of which £111.06 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Stanstead Abbots?
About £1,910.44 a year, or £191.04 a month over 10 payments.
How does Stanstead Abbots compare with the rest of East Hertfordshire?
Its parish precept adds £111.06 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