Balcombe · Mid Sussex · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Balcombe?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,469.06£5.20 less than the Mid Sussex Band D average (£2,474.26).
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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 2026-27BalcombeBand D
  • Mid Sussex council£202.22
  • West Sussex County Council£1,890.36
  • Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner£281.91
  • Balcombe parish precept£94.57
Total for the year£2,469.06
Parish part
£94.57
+£3.24 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,646.04
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£246.91
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
884
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Balcombe, 2026-27

Estimates: the Mid Sussex 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£1,646.04£164.606/9
Band B£1,920.38£192.047/9
Band C£2,194.72£219.478/9
Band D£2,469.06£246.919/9
Band E£3,017.74£301.7711/9
Band F£3,566.42£356.6413/9
Band G£4,115.10£411.5115/9
Band H£4,938.12£493.8118/9

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Band D in Balcombe compared

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

BalcombeBalcombe£2,469Mid Sussex averageMid Sussex average£2,474No parish partNo parish part£2,374England averageEngland average£2,392
BalcombeBalcombe£2,469Mid Sussex ave…Mid Sussex average£2,474No parish partNo parish part£2,374England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Balcombe
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Balcombe in 2026-27

Balcombe's local council set a precept of £83,589 for 2026-27, raised from 884 Band D-equivalent homes: £94.57 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £91.33, so it has risen by £3.24 (3.5%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,355.21 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.8%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Mid Sussex: £202.22 for Mid Sussex council, £1,890.36 for West Sussex County Council, £281.91 for Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner.

Council tax by band in Balcombe, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,646.04£1,646AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,920.38£1,920BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,194.72£2,195CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,469.06£2,469DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,017.74£3,018EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,566.42£3,566FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,115.10£4,115GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,938.12£4,938HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,646.04£1,646AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,920.38£1,920BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,194.72£2,195CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,469.06£2,469DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,017.74£3,018EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,566.42£3,566FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,115.10£4,115GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,938.12£4,938HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Balcombe, 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£1,646.04£164.60£137.17£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,920.38£192.04£160.03£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,194.72£219.47£182.89£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,469.06£246.91£205.75£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,017.74£301.77£251.48£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,566.42£356.64£297.20£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,115.10£411.51£342.93£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,938.12£493.81£411.51£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 Balcombe?
About £2,469.06 for 2026-27, of which £94.57 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Balcombe?
About £1,920.38 a year, or £192.04 a month over 10 payments.
How does Balcombe compare with the rest of Mid Sussex?
Its parish precept adds £94.57 to a Band D bill; across Mid Sussex parish precepts add £99.77 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in Mid Sussex 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