Wickham Bishops · Maldon · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Wickham Bishops?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,274.40£53.97 less 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 2026-27Wickham BishopsBand 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
  • Wickham Bishops parish precept£25.66
Total for the year£2,274.40
Parish part
£25.66
+£1.66 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,516.27
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£227.44
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
1,021
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Wickham Bishops, 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£1,516.27£151.636/9
Band B£1,768.98£176.907/9
Band C£2,021.69£202.178/9
Band D£2,274.40£227.449/9
Band E£2,779.82£277.9811/9
Band F£3,285.24£328.5213/9
Band G£3,790.67£379.0715/9
Band H£4,548.80£454.8818/9

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Band D in Wickham Bishops compared

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

Wickham BishopsWickham Bishops£2,274Maldon averageMaldon average£2,328No parish partNo parish part£2,249England averageEngland average£2,392
Wickham BishopsWickham Bishops£2,274Maldon averageMaldon average£2,328No parish partNo parish part£2,249England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Wickham Bishops
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Wickham Bishops in 2026-27

Wickham Bishops's local council set a precept of £26,200 for 2026-27, raised from 1,021 Band D-equivalent homes: £25.66 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £24.00, so it has risen by £1.66 (6.9%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,183.54 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 Wickham Bishops, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,516.27£1,516AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,768.98£1,769BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,021.69£2,022CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,274.40£2,274DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,779.82£2,780EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,285.24£3,285FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,790.67£3,791GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,548.80£4,549HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,516.27£1,516AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,768.98£1,769BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,021.69£2,022CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,274.40£2,274DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,779.82£2,780EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,285.24£3,285FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,790.67£3,791GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,548.80£4,549HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Wickham Bishops, 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£1,516.27£151.63£126.36£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,768.98£176.90£147.41£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,021.69£202.17£168.47£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,274.40£227.44£189.53£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,779.82£277.98£231.65£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,285.24£328.52£273.77£3,454.4213/9
Band G£3,790.67£379.07£315.89£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,548.80£454.88£379.07£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 Wickham Bishops?
About £2,274.40 for 2026-27, of which £25.66 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Wickham Bishops?
About £1,768.98 a year, or £176.90 a month over 10 payments.
How does Wickham Bishops compare with the rest of Maldon?
Its parish precept adds £25.66 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