Waterbeach · South Cambridgeshire · 2026-27
How much is council tax in Waterbeach?
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
- Waterbeach parish precept£130.00
Council tax bands in Waterbeach, 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 | £1,692.39 | £169.24 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,974.46 | £197.45 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,256.52 | £225.65 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,538.59 | £253.86 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,102.72 | £310.27 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,666.85 | £366.69 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,230.98 | £423.10 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £5,077.18 | £507.72 | 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 Waterbeach.
Band D in Waterbeach compared
Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Waterbeach figure is an estimate
- Band D a year
- Waterbeach
Waterbeach in 2026-27
Waterbeach's local council set a precept of £276,406 for 2026-27, raised from 2,126 Band D-equivalent homes: £130.00 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £138.00, so it has fallen by £8.00 (5.8%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,436.68 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.2%.
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 Waterbeach, 2026-27
Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band
- Waterbeach, 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 | £1,692.39 | £169.24 | £141.03 | £1,594.35 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,974.46 | £197.45 | £164.54 | £1,860.07 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,256.52 | £225.65 | £188.04 | £2,125.80 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,538.59 | £253.86 | £211.55 | £2,391.52 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,102.72 | £310.27 | £258.56 | £2,922.97 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,666.85 | £366.69 | £305.57 | £3,454.42 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,230.98 | £423.10 | £352.58 | £3,985.87 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £5,077.18 | £507.72 | £423.10 | £4,783.04 | 18/9 |
Questions
- What is Band D council tax in Waterbeach?
- About £2,538.59 for 2026-27, of which £130.00 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
- How much is Band B council tax in Waterbeach?
- About £1,974.46 a year, or £197.45 a month over 10 payments.
- How does Waterbeach compare with the rest of South Cambridgeshire?
- Its parish precept adds £130.00 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