Melbourn · South Cambridgeshire · 2026-27
How much is council tax in Melbourn?
Estimate: council average plus this parish's precept (exact). In 6 published bills we checked, estimates were within £34. How the figures work
- South Cambridgeshire council£180.64
- Cambridgeshire County Council£1,785.42
- Cambridgeshire Police and Crime Commissioner£314.37
- Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Fire Authority£92.16
- Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority£36.00
- Melbourn parish precept£162.89
Council tax bands in Melbourn, 2026-27
Estimates: the South Cambridgeshire 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 | £1,714.32 | £171.43 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £2,000.04 | £200.00 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,285.76 | £228.58 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,571.48 | £257.15 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,142.92 | £314.29 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,714.36 | £371.44 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,285.80 | £428.58 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £5,142.96 | £514.30 | 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 Melbourn.
Band D in Melbourn compared
Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Melbourn figure is an estimate
- Band D a year
- Melbourn
Melbourn in 2026-27
Melbourn's local council set a precept of £367,776 for 2026-27, raised from 2,258 Band D-equivalent homes: £162.89 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £157.87, so it has risen by £5.02 (3.2%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,456.55 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.7%.
The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across South Cambridgeshire: £180.64 for South Cambridgeshire council, £1,785.42 for Cambridgeshire County Council, £314.37 for Cambridgeshire Police and Crime Commissioner, £92.16 for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Fire Authority, £36.00 for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority.
Council tax by band in Melbourn, 2026-27
Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band
- Melbourn, each band
- Band D, the band every charge is set from
- England average for the band
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| Band | Per year | 10 payments of | 12 payments of | England average | Ratio to D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,714.32 | £171.43 | £142.86 | £1,594.35 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £2,000.04 | £200.00 | £166.67 | £1,860.07 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,285.76 | £228.58 | £190.48 | £2,125.80 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,571.48 | £257.15 | £214.29 | £2,391.52 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,142.92 | £314.29 | £261.91 | £2,922.97 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,714.36 | £371.44 | £309.53 | £3,454.42 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,285.80 | £428.58 | £357.15 | £3,985.87 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £5,142.96 | £514.30 | £428.58 | £4,783.04 | 18/9 |
Questions
- What is Band D council tax in Melbourn?
- About £2,571.48 for 2026-27, of which £162.89 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
- How much is Band B council tax in Melbourn?
- About £2,000.04 a year, or £200.00 a month over 10 payments.
- How does Melbourn compare with the rest of South Cambridgeshire?
- Its parish precept adds £162.89 to a Band D bill; across South Cambridgeshire parish precepts add £127.66 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).
Parishes in South Cambridgeshire 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