Purleigh · Maldon · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Purleigh?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,338.96£10.59 more than the Maldon Band D average (£2,328.37).
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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 2026-27PurleighBand D
  • Maldon council£238.95
  • Essex County Council£1,641.96
  • Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Police£275.31
  • Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Fire£92.52
  • Purleigh parish precept£90.22
Total for the year£2,338.96
Parish part
£90.22
+£5.69 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,559.31
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£233.90
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
593
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Purleigh, 2026-27

Estimates: the Maldon 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£1,559.31£155.936/9
Band B£1,819.19£181.927/9
Band C£2,079.08£207.918/9
Band D£2,338.96£233.909/9
Band E£2,858.73£285.8711/9
Band F£3,378.50£337.8513/9
Band G£3,898.27£389.8315/9
Band H£4,677.92£467.7918/9

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Band D in Purleigh compared

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

PurleighPurleigh£2,339Maldon averageMaldon average£2,328No parish partNo parish part£2,249England averageEngland average£2,392
PurleighPurleigh£2,339Maldon averageMaldon average£2,328No parish partNo parish part£2,249England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Purleigh
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Purleigh in 2026-27

Purleigh's local council set a precept of £53,500 for 2026-27, raised from 593 Band D-equivalent homes: £90.22 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £84.53, so it has risen by £5.69 (6.7%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,244.07 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.2%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Maldon: £238.95 for Maldon 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 Purleigh, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,559.31£1,559AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,819.19£1,819BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,079.08£2,079CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,338.96£2,339DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,858.73£2,859EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,378.50£3,378FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,898.27£3,898GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,677.92£4,678HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,559.31£1,559AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,819.19£1,819BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,079.08£2,079CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,338.96£2,339DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,858.73£2,859EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,378.50£3,378FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,898.27£3,898GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,677.92£4,678HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Purleigh, 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£1,559.31£155.93£129.94£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,819.19£181.92£151.60£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,079.08£207.91£173.26£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,338.96£233.90£194.91£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,858.73£285.87£238.23£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,378.50£337.85£281.54£3,454.4213/9
Band G£3,898.27£389.83£324.86£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,677.92£467.79£389.83£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 Purleigh?
About £2,338.96 for 2026-27, of which £90.22 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Purleigh?
About £1,819.19 a year, or £181.92 a month over 10 payments.
How does Purleigh compare with the rest of Maldon?
Its parish precept adds £90.22 to a Band D bill; across Maldon parish precepts add £79.63 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in Maldon 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