Royston · North Hertfordshire · 2026-27
How much is council tax in Royston?
Estimate: council average plus this parish's precept (exact). In 6 published bills we checked, estimates were within £34. How the figures work
- North Hertfordshire council£275.79
- Hertfordshire County Council£1,858.19
- Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner£280.00
- Royston parish precept£84.92
Council tax bands in Royston, 2026-27
Estimates: the North Hertfordshire average charge plus the parish precept. Every band pays a fixed share of Band D.
| Band | Per year | Per month (10 payments) | Ratio to D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,665.93 | £166.59 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,943.59 | £194.36 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,221.24 | £222.12 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,498.90 | £249.89 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,054.21 | £305.42 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,609.52 | £360.95 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,164.83 | £416.48 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £4,997.80 | £499.78 | 18/9 |
Not sure of your band?
We cannot look up individual homes. The Valuation Office Agency checker on GOV.UK gives the band for any address in Royston.
Band D in Royston compared
Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Royston figure is an estimate
- Band D a year
- Royston
Royston in 2026-27
Royston's local council set a precept of £597,450 for 2026-27, raised from 7,036 Band D-equivalent homes: £84.92 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £59.22, so it has risen by £25.70 (43.4%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,361.87 in 2025-26, so it is up 5.8%.
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 Royston, 2026-27
Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band
- Royston, each band
- Band D, the band every charge is set from
- England average for the band
View as table
| Band | Per year | 10 payments of | 12 payments of | England average | Ratio to D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,665.93 | £166.59 | £138.83 | £1,594.35 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,943.59 | £194.36 | £161.97 | £1,860.07 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,221.24 | £222.12 | £185.10 | £2,125.80 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,498.90 | £249.89 | £208.24 | £2,391.52 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,054.21 | £305.42 | £254.52 | £2,922.97 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,609.52 | £360.95 | £300.79 | £3,454.42 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,164.83 | £416.48 | £347.07 | £3,985.87 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £4,997.80 | £499.78 | £416.48 | £4,783.04 | 18/9 |
Questions
- What is Band D council tax in Royston?
- About £2,498.90 for 2026-27, of which £84.92 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
- How much is Band B council tax in Royston?
- About £1,943.59 a year, or £194.36 a month over 10 payments.
- How does Royston compare with the rest of North Hertfordshire?
- Its parish precept adds £84.92 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