Arkesden · Uttlesford · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Arkesden?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,269.68£64.14 less than the Uttlesford Band D average (£2,333.82).
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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 2026-27ArkesdenBand D
  • Uttlesford council£187.46
  • Essex County Council£1,641.96
  • Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Police£275.31
  • Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Fire£92.52
  • Arkesden parish precept£72.43
Total for the year£2,269.68
Parish part
£72.43
+£2.04 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,513.12
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£226.97
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
215
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Arkesden, 2026-27

Estimates: the Uttlesford 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£1,513.12£151.316/9
Band B£1,765.31£176.537/9
Band C£2,017.49£201.758/9
Band D£2,269.68£226.979/9
Band E£2,774.05£277.4111/9
Band F£3,278.43£327.8413/9
Band G£3,782.80£378.2815/9
Band H£4,539.36£453.9418/9

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Band D in Arkesden compared

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

ArkesdenArkesden£2,270Uttlesford averageUttlesford average£2,334No parish partNo parish part£2,197England averageEngland average£2,392
ArkesdenArkesden£2,270Uttlesford ave…Uttlesford average£2,334No parish partNo parish part£2,197England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Arkesden
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Arkesden in 2026-27

Arkesden's local council set a precept of £15,600 for 2026-27, raised from 215 Band D-equivalent homes: £72.43 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £70.39, so it has risen by £2.04 (2.9%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,179.94 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.1%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Uttlesford: £187.46 for Uttlesford council, £1,641.96 for Essex County Council, £275.31 for Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Police, £92.52 for Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Fire.

Council tax by band in Arkesden, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,513.12£1,513AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,765.31£1,765BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,017.49£2,017CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,269.68£2,270DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,774.05£2,774EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,278.43£3,278FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,782.80£3,783GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,539.36£4,539HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,513.12£1,513AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,765.31£1,765BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,017.49£2,017CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,269.68£2,270DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,774.05£2,774EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,278.43£3,278FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,782.80£3,783GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,539.36£4,539HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Arkesden, 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£1,513.12£151.31£126.09£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,765.31£176.53£147.11£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,017.49£201.75£168.12£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,269.68£226.97£189.14£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,774.05£277.41£231.17£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,278.43£327.84£273.20£3,454.4213/9
Band G£3,782.80£378.28£315.23£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,539.36£453.94£378.28£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 Arkesden?
About £2,269.68 for 2026-27, of which £72.43 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Arkesden?
About £1,765.31 a year, or £176.53 a month over 10 payments.
How does Arkesden compare with the rest of Uttlesford?
Its parish precept adds £72.43 to a Band D bill; across Uttlesford parish precepts add £136.57 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in Uttlesford 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