Orwell · South Cambridgeshire · 2026-27
How much is council tax in Orwell?
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
- Orwell parish precept£126.23
Council tax bands in Orwell, 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 | £1,689.88 | £168.99 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,971.53 | £197.15 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,253.17 | £225.32 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,534.82 | £253.48 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,098.11 | £309.81 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,661.41 | £366.14 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,224.70 | £422.47 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £5,069.64 | £506.96 | 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 Orwell.
Band D in Orwell compared
Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Orwell figure is an estimate
- Band D a year
- Orwell
Orwell in 2026-27
Orwell's local council set a precept of £67,837 for 2026-27, raised from 537 Band D-equivalent homes: £126.23 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £118.60, so it has risen by £7.63 (6.4%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,417.28 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.9%.
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 Orwell, 2026-27
Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band
- Orwell, 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 | £1,689.88 | £168.99 | £140.82 | £1,594.35 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,971.53 | £197.15 | £164.29 | £1,860.07 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,253.17 | £225.32 | £187.76 | £2,125.80 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,534.82 | £253.48 | £211.24 | £2,391.52 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,098.11 | £309.81 | £258.18 | £2,922.97 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,661.41 | £366.14 | £305.12 | £3,454.42 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,224.70 | £422.47 | £352.06 | £3,985.87 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £5,069.64 | £506.96 | £422.47 | £4,783.04 | 18/9 |
Questions
- What is Band D council tax in Orwell?
- About £2,534.82 for 2026-27, of which £126.23 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
- How much is Band B council tax in Orwell?
- About £1,971.53 a year, or £197.15 a month over 10 payments.
- How does Orwell compare with the rest of South Cambridgeshire?
- Its parish precept adds £126.23 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