Meldreth · South Cambridgeshire · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Meldreth?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,497.23£39.02 less than the South Cambridgeshire Band D average (£2,536.25).
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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 2026-27MeldrethBand D
  • 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
  • Meldreth parish precept£88.64
Total for the year£2,497.23
Parish part
£88.64
+£2.72 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,664.82
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£249.72
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
857
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Meldreth, 2026-27

Estimates: the South Cambridgeshire 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£1,664.82£166.486/9
Band B£1,942.29£194.237/9
Band C£2,219.76£221.988/9
Band D£2,497.23£249.729/9
Band E£3,052.17£305.2211/9
Band F£3,607.11£360.7113/9
Band G£4,162.05£416.2115/9
Band H£4,994.46£499.4518/9

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Band D in Meldreth compared

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

MeldrethMeldreth£2,497South Cambridgeshire averageSouth Cambridgeshire average£2,536No parish partNo parish part£2,409England averageEngland average£2,392
MeldrethMeldreth£2,497South Cambridg…South Cambridgeshire average£2,536No parish partNo parish part£2,409England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Meldreth
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Meldreth in 2026-27

Meldreth's local council set a precept of £76,000 for 2026-27, raised from 857 Band D-equivalent homes: £88.64 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £85.92, so it has risen by £2.72 (3.2%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,384.60 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 Meldreth, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,664.82£1,665AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,942.29£1,942BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,219.76£2,220CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,497.23£2,497DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,052.17£3,052EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,607.11£3,607FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,162.05£4,162GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,994.46£4,994HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,664.82£1,665AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,942.29£1,942BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,219.76£2,220CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,497.23£2,497DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,052.17£3,052EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,607.11£3,607FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,162.05£4,162GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,994.46£4,994HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Meldreth, 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£1,664.82£166.48£138.73£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,942.29£194.23£161.86£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,219.76£221.98£184.98£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,497.23£249.72£208.10£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,052.17£305.22£254.35£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,607.11£360.71£300.59£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,162.05£416.21£346.84£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,994.46£499.45£416.20£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 Meldreth?
About £2,497.23 for 2026-27, of which £88.64 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Meldreth?
About £1,942.29 a year, or £194.23 a month over 10 payments.
How does Meldreth compare with the rest of South Cambridgeshire?
Its parish precept adds £88.64 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