High Ongar · Epping Forest · 2026-27
How much is council tax in High Ongar?
Estimate: council average plus this parish's precept (exact). In 6 published bills we checked, estimates were within £34. How the figures work
- Epping Forest council£177.12
- Essex County Council£1,641.96
- Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Police£275.31
- Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Fire£92.52
- High Ongar parish precept£22.68
Council tax bands in High Ongar, 2026-27
Estimates: the Epping Forest 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 | £1,473.06 | £147.31 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,718.57 | £171.86 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £1,964.08 | £196.41 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,209.59 | £220.96 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £2,700.61 | £270.06 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,191.63 | £319.16 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £3,682.65 | £368.26 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £4,419.18 | £441.92 | 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 High Ongar.
Band D in High Ongar compared
Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the High Ongar figure is an estimate
- Band D a year
- High Ongar
High Ongar in 2026-27
High Ongar's local council set a precept of £14,978 for 2026-27, raised from 660 Band D-equivalent homes: £22.68 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £21.60, so it has risen by £1.08 (5.0%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,121.12 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.2%.
The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Epping Forest: £177.12 for Epping Forest council, £1,641.96 for Essex County Council, £275.31 for Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Police, £92.52 for Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Fire.
Council tax by band in High Ongar, 2026-27
Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band
- High Ongar, each band
- Band D, the band every charge is set from
- England average for the band
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| Band | Per year | 10 payments of | 12 payments of | England average | Ratio to D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,473.06 | £147.31 | £122.75 | £1,594.35 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,718.57 | £171.86 | £143.21 | £1,860.07 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £1,964.08 | £196.41 | £163.67 | £2,125.80 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,209.59 | £220.96 | £184.13 | £2,391.52 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £2,700.61 | £270.06 | £225.05 | £2,922.97 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,191.63 | £319.16 | £265.97 | £3,454.42 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £3,682.65 | £368.26 | £306.89 | £3,985.87 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £4,419.18 | £441.92 | £368.27 | £4,783.04 | 18/9 |
Questions
- What is Band D council tax in High Ongar?
- About £2,209.59 for 2026-27, of which £22.68 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
- How much is Band B council tax in High Ongar?
- About £1,718.57 a year, or £171.86 a month over 10 payments.
- How does High Ongar compare with the rest of Epping Forest?
- Its parish precept adds £22.68 to a Band D bill; across Epping Forest parish precepts add £90.30 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).
Parishes in Epping Forest 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