Higham Ferrers · North Northamptonshire · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Higham Ferrers?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,530.25£106.29 more than the North Northamptonshire Band D average (£2,423.96).
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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 2026-27Higham FerrersBand D
  • North Northamptonshire council£1,918.23
  • Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Police£335.04
  • Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Fire£90.39
  • Higham Ferrers parish precept£186.59
Total for the year£2,530.25
Parish part
£186.59
+£8.77 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,686.83
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£253.03
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
2,969
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Higham Ferrers, 2026-27

Estimates: the North Northamptonshire 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£1,686.83£168.686/9
Band B£1,967.97£196.807/9
Band C£2,249.11£224.918/9
Band D£2,530.25£253.039/9
Band E£3,092.53£309.2511/9
Band F£3,654.81£365.4813/9
Band G£4,217.08£421.7115/9
Band H£5,060.50£506.0518/9

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Band D in Higham Ferrers compared

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

Higham FerrersHigham Ferrers£2,530North Northamptonshire averageNorth Northamptonshire average£2,424No parish partNo parish part£2,344England averageEngland average£2,392
Higham FerrersHigham Ferrers£2,530North Northamp…North Northamptonshire average£2,424No parish partNo parish part£2,344England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Higham Ferrers
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Higham Ferrers in 2026-27

Higham Ferrers's local council set a precept of £554,000 for 2026-27, raised from 2,969 Band D-equivalent homes: £186.59 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £177.82, so it has risen by £8.77 (4.9%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,405.31 in 2025-26, so it is up 5.2%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across North Northamptonshire: £1,918.23 for North Northamptonshire council, £335.04 for Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Police, £90.39 for Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Fire.

Council tax by band in Higham Ferrers, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,686.83£1,687AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,967.97£1,968BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,249.11£2,249CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,530.25£2,530DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,092.53£3,093EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,654.81£3,655FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,217.08£4,217GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,060.50£5,060HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,686.83£1,687AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,967.97£1,968BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,249.11£2,249CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,530.25£2,530DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,092.53£3,093EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,654.81£3,655FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,217.08£4,217GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,060.50£5,060HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Higham Ferrers, 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£1,686.83£168.68£140.57£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,967.97£196.80£164.00£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,249.11£224.91£187.43£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,530.25£253.03£210.85£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,092.53£309.25£257.71£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,654.81£365.48£304.57£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,217.08£421.71£351.42£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,060.50£506.05£421.71£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 Higham Ferrers?
About £2,530.25 for 2026-27, of which £186.59 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Higham Ferrers?
About £1,967.97 a year, or £196.80 a month over 10 payments.
How does Higham Ferrers compare with the rest of North Northamptonshire?
Its parish precept adds £186.59 to a Band D bill; across North Northamptonshire parish precepts add £80.30 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in North Northamptonshire 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