Barley · North Hertfordshire · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Barley?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,521.91£73.39 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 2026-27BarleyBand D
  • North Hertfordshire council£275.79
  • Hertfordshire County Council£1,858.19
  • Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner£280.00
  • Barley parish precept£107.93
Total for the year£2,521.91
Parish part
£107.93
+£8.69 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,681.27
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£252.19
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
342
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Barley, 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£1,681.27£168.136/9
Band B£1,961.49£196.157/9
Band C£2,241.70£224.178/9
Band D£2,521.91£252.199/9
Band E£3,082.33£308.2311/9
Band F£3,642.76£364.2813/9
Band G£4,203.18£420.3215/9
Band H£5,043.82£504.3818/9

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Band D in Barley compared

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

BarleyBarley£2,522North Hertfordshire averageNorth Hertfordshire average£2,449No parish partNo parish part£2,414England averageEngland average£2,392
BarleyBarley£2,522North Hertford…North Hertfordshire average£2,449No parish partNo parish part£2,414England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Barley
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Barley in 2026-27

Barley's local council set a precept of £36,892 for 2026-27, raised from 342 Band D-equivalent homes: £107.93 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £99.24, so it has risen by £8.69 (8.8%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,401.89 in 2025-26, so it is up 5.0%.

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 Barley, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,681.27£1,681AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,961.49£1,961BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,241.70£2,242CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,521.91£2,522DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,082.33£3,082EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,642.76£3,643FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,203.18£4,203GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,043.82£5,044HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,681.27£1,681AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,961.49£1,961BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,241.70£2,242CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,521.91£2,522DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,082.33£3,082EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,642.76£3,643FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,203.18£4,203GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,043.82£5,044HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Barley, 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£1,681.27£168.13£140.11£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,961.49£196.15£163.46£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,241.70£224.17£186.81£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,521.91£252.19£210.16£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,082.33£308.23£256.86£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,642.76£364.28£303.56£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,203.18£420.32£350.27£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,043.82£504.38£420.32£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 Barley?
About £2,521.91 for 2026-27, of which £107.93 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Barley?
About £1,961.49 a year, or £196.15 a month over 10 payments.
How does Barley compare with the rest of North Hertfordshire?
Its parish precept adds £107.93 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