Stanstead St Margarets · East Hertfordshire · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Stanstead St Margarets?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,386.65£68.13 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 2026-27Stanstead St MargaretsBand D
  • East Hertfordshire council£207.03
  • Hertfordshire County Council£1,858.19
  • Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner£280.00
  • Stanstead St Margarets parish precept£41.43
Total for the year£2,386.65
Parish part
£41.43
+£7.31 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,591.10
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£238.67
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
700
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Stanstead St Margarets, 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£1,591.10£159.116/9
Band B£1,856.28£185.637/9
Band C£2,121.47£212.158/9
Band D£2,386.65£238.679/9
Band E£2,917.02£291.7011/9
Band F£3,447.38£344.7413/9
Band G£3,977.75£397.7715/9
Band H£4,773.30£477.3318/9

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Band D in Stanstead St Margarets compared

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

Stanstead St MargaretsStanstead St Margarets£2,387East Hertfordshire averageEast Hertfordshire average£2,455No parish partNo parish part£2,345England averageEngland average£2,392
Stanstead St M…Stanstead St Margarets£2,387East Hertfords…East Hertfordshire average£2,455No parish partNo parish part£2,345England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Stanstead St Margarets
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Stanstead St Margarets in 2026-27

Stanstead St Margarets's local council set a precept of £29,000 for 2026-27, raised from 700 Band D-equivalent homes: £41.43 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £34.12, so it has risen by £7.31 (21.4%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,270.03 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 St Margarets, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,591.10£1,591AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,856.28£1,856BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,121.47£2,121CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,386.65£2,387DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,917.02£2,917EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,447.38£3,447FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,977.75£3,978GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,773.30£4,773HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,591.10£1,591AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,856.28£1,856BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,121.47£2,121CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,386.65£2,387DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,917.02£2,917EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,447.38£3,447FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,977.75£3,978GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,773.30£4,773HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Stanstead St Margarets, 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£1,591.10£159.11£132.59£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,856.28£185.63£154.69£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,121.47£212.15£176.79£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,386.65£238.67£198.89£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,917.02£291.70£243.09£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,447.38£344.74£287.28£3,454.4213/9
Band G£3,977.75£397.77£331.48£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,773.30£477.33£397.78£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 St Margarets?
About £2,386.65 for 2026-27, of which £41.43 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Stanstead St Margarets?
About £1,856.28 a year, or £185.63 a month over 10 payments.
How does Stanstead St Margarets compare with the rest of East Hertfordshire?
Its parish precept adds £41.43 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