Stow Maries · Maldon · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Stow Maries?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,341.95£13.58 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 2026-27Stow MariesBand 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
  • Stow Maries parish precept£93.21
Total for the year£2,341.95
Parish part
£93.21
+£5.76 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,561.30
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£234.19
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
90
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Stow Maries, 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£1,561.30£156.136/9
Band B£1,821.52£182.157/9
Band C£2,081.73£208.178/9
Band D£2,341.95£234.199/9
Band E£2,862.38£286.2411/9
Band F£3,382.82£338.2813/9
Band G£3,903.25£390.3215/9
Band H£4,683.90£468.3918/9

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Stow Maries is small: its tax base is 90 Band D-equivalent homes, so a modest change in the precept moves the charge per home a lot. It is left out of the parish rankings.

Band D in Stow Maries compared

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

Stow MariesStow Maries£2,342Maldon averageMaldon average£2,328No parish partNo parish part£2,249England averageEngland average£2,392
Stow MariesStow Maries£2,342Maldon averageMaldon average£2,328No parish partNo parish part£2,249England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Stow Maries
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Stow Maries in 2026-27

Stow Maries's local council set a precept of £8,417 for 2026-27, raised from 90 Band D-equivalent homes: £93.21 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £87.45, so it has risen by £5.76. Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,246.99 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 Stow Maries, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,561.30£1,561AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,821.52£1,822BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,081.73£2,082CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,341.95£2,342DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,862.38£2,862EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,382.82£3,383FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,903.25£3,903GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,683.90£4,684HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,561.30£1,561AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,821.52£1,822BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,081.73£2,082CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,341.95£2,342DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,862.38£2,862EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,382.82£3,383FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,903.25£3,903GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,683.90£4,684HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Stow Maries, 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£1,561.30£156.13£130.11£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,821.52£182.15£151.79£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,081.73£208.17£173.48£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,341.95£234.19£195.16£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,862.38£286.24£238.53£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,382.82£338.28£281.90£3,454.4213/9
Band G£3,903.25£390.32£325.27£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,683.90£468.39£390.32£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 Stow Maries?
About £2,341.95 for 2026-27, of which £93.21 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Stow Maries?
About £1,821.52 a year, or £182.15 a month over 10 payments.
How does Stow Maries compare with the rest of Maldon?
Its parish precept adds £93.21 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