Barkway · North Hertfordshire · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Barkway?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,518.33£69.81 more than the North Hertfordshire Band D average (£2,448.52).
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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 2026-27BarkwayBand D
  • North Hertfordshire council£275.79
  • Hertfordshire County Council£1,858.19
  • Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner£280.00
  • Barkway parish precept£104.35
Total for the year£2,518.33
Parish part
£104.35
+£6.07 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,678.89
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£251.83
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
440
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Barkway, 2026-27

Estimates: the North Hertfordshire 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£1,678.89£167.896/9
Band B£1,958.70£195.877/9
Band C£2,238.52£223.858/9
Band D£2,518.33£251.839/9
Band E£3,077.96£307.8011/9
Band F£3,637.59£363.7613/9
Band G£4,197.22£419.7215/9
Band H£5,036.66£503.6718/9

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Band D in Barkway compared

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

BarkwayBarkway£2,518North Hertfordshire averageNorth Hertfordshire average£2,449No parish partNo parish part£2,414England averageEngland average£2,392
BarkwayBarkway£2,518North Hertford…North Hertfordshire average£2,449No parish partNo parish part£2,414England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Barkway
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Barkway in 2026-27

Barkway's local council set a precept of £45,905 for 2026-27, raised from 440 Band D-equivalent homes: £104.35 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £98.28, so it has risen by £6.07 (6.2%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,400.93 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.9%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across North Hertfordshire: £275.79 for North Hertfordshire council, £1,858.19 for Hertfordshire County Council, £280.00 for Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner.

Council tax by band in Barkway, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,678.89£1,679AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,958.70£1,959BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,238.52£2,239CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,518.33£2,518DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,077.96£3,078EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,637.59£3,638FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,197.22£4,197GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,036.66£5,037HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,678.89£1,679AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,958.70£1,959BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,238.52£2,239CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,518.33£2,518DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,077.96£3,078EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,637.59£3,638FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,197.22£4,197GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,036.66£5,037HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Barkway, 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£1,678.89£167.89£139.91£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,958.70£195.87£163.22£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,238.52£223.85£186.54£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,518.33£251.83£209.86£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,077.96£307.80£256.50£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,637.59£363.76£303.13£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,197.22£419.72£349.77£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,036.66£503.67£419.72£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 Barkway?
About £2,518.33 for 2026-27, of which £104.35 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Barkway?
About £1,958.70 a year, or £195.87 a month over 10 payments.
How does Barkway compare with the rest of North Hertfordshire?
Its parish precept adds £104.35 to a Band D bill; across North Hertfordshire parish precepts add £34.54 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in North Hertfordshire 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