Ware · East Hertfordshire · 2026-27
How much is council tax in Ware?
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
- Ware parish precept£278.47
Council tax bands in Ware, 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 | £1,749.13 | £174.91 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £2,040.65 | £204.06 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,332.17 | £233.22 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,623.69 | £262.37 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,206.73 | £320.67 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,789.77 | £378.98 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,372.82 | £437.28 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £5,247.38 | £524.74 | 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 Ware.
Band D in Ware compared
Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Ware figure is an estimate
- Band D a year
- Ware
Ware in 2026-27
Ware's local council set a precept of £2,121,219 for 2026-27, raised from 7,617 Band D-equivalent homes: £278.47 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £271.09, so it has risen by £7.38 (2.7%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,507.00 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.7%.
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 Ware, 2026-27
Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band
- Ware, each band
- Band D, the band every charge is set from
- England average for the band
View as table
| Band | Per year | 10 payments of | 12 payments of | England average | Ratio to D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,749.13 | £174.91 | £145.76 | £1,594.35 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £2,040.65 | £204.06 | £170.05 | £1,860.07 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,332.17 | £233.22 | £194.35 | £2,125.80 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,623.69 | £262.37 | £218.64 | £2,391.52 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,206.73 | £320.67 | £267.23 | £2,922.97 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,789.77 | £378.98 | £315.81 | £3,454.42 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,372.82 | £437.28 | £364.40 | £3,985.87 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £5,247.38 | £524.74 | £437.28 | £4,783.04 | 18/9 |
Questions
- What is Band D council tax in Ware?
- About £2,623.69 for 2026-27, of which £278.47 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
- How much is Band B council tax in Ware?
- About £2,040.65 a year, or £204.06 a month over 10 payments.
- How does Ware compare with the rest of East Hertfordshire?
- Its parish precept adds £278.47 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