Sawston · South Cambridgeshire · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Sawston?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,562.50£26.25 more 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 2026-27SawstonBand 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
  • Sawston parish precept£153.91
Total for the year£2,562.50
Parish part
£153.91
+£3.03 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,708.33
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£256.25
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
2,846
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Sawston, 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£1,708.33£170.836/9
Band B£1,993.06£199.317/9
Band C£2,277.78£227.788/9
Band D£2,562.50£256.259/9
Band E£3,131.94£313.1911/9
Band F£3,701.39£370.1413/9
Band G£4,270.83£427.0815/9
Band H£5,125.00£512.5018/9

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Band D in Sawston compared

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

SawstonSawston£2,562South Cambridgeshire averageSouth Cambridgeshire average£2,536No parish partNo parish part£2,409England averageEngland average£2,392
SawstonSawston£2,562South Cambridg…South Cambridgeshire average£2,536No parish partNo parish part£2,409England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Sawston
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Sawston in 2026-27

Sawston's local council set a precept of £437,967 for 2026-27, raised from 2,846 Band D-equivalent homes: £153.91 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £150.88, so it has risen by £3.03 (2.0%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,449.56 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.6%.

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 Sawston, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,708.33£1,708AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,993.06£1,993BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,277.78£2,278CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,562.50£2,562DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,131.94£3,132EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,701.39£3,701FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,270.83£4,271GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,125.00£5,125HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,708.33£1,708AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,993.06£1,993BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,277.78£2,278CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,562.50£2,562DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,131.94£3,132EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,701.39£3,701FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,270.83£4,271GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,125.00£5,125HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Sawston, 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£1,708.33£170.83£142.36£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,993.06£199.31£166.09£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,277.78£227.78£189.82£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,562.50£256.25£213.54£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,131.94£313.19£261.00£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,701.39£370.14£308.45£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,270.83£427.08£355.90£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,125.00£512.50£427.08£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 Sawston?
About £2,562.50 for 2026-27, of which £153.91 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Sawston?
About £1,993.06 a year, or £199.31 a month over 10 payments.
How does Sawston compare with the rest of South Cambridgeshire?
Its parish precept adds £153.91 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