Great Chesterford · Uttlesford · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Great Chesterford?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,343.06£9.24 more 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 2026-27Great ChesterfordBand 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
  • Great Chesterford parish precept£145.81
Total for the year£2,343.06
Parish part
£145.81
+£5.28 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,562.04
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£234.31
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
888
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Great Chesterford, 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£1,562.04£156.206/9
Band B£1,822.38£182.247/9
Band C£2,082.72£208.278/9
Band D£2,343.06£234.319/9
Band E£2,863.74£286.3711/9
Band F£3,384.42£338.4413/9
Band G£3,905.10£390.5115/9
Band H£4,686.12£468.6118/9

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Band D in Great Chesterford compared

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

Great ChesterfordGreat Chesterford£2,343Uttlesford averageUttlesford average£2,334No parish partNo parish part£2,197England averageEngland average£2,392
Great Chesterf…Great Chesterford£2,343Uttlesford ave…Uttlesford average£2,334No parish partNo parish part£2,197England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Great Chesterford
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Great Chesterford in 2026-27

Great Chesterford's local council set a precept of £129,471 for 2026-27, raised from 888 Band D-equivalent homes: £145.81 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £140.53, so it has risen by £5.28 (3.8%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,250.08 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 Great Chesterford, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,562.04£1,562AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,822.38£1,822BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,082.72£2,083CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,343.06£2,343DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,863.74£2,864EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,384.42£3,384FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,905.10£3,905GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,686.12£4,686HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,562.04£1,562AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,822.38£1,822BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,082.72£2,083CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,343.06£2,343DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,863.74£2,864EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,384.42£3,384FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,905.10£3,905GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,686.12£4,686HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Great Chesterford, 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£1,562.04£156.20£130.17£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,822.38£182.24£151.87£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,082.72£208.27£173.56£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,343.06£234.31£195.25£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,863.74£286.37£238.64£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,384.42£338.44£282.04£3,454.4213/9
Band G£3,905.10£390.51£325.43£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,686.12£468.61£390.51£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 Great Chesterford?
About £2,343.06 for 2026-27, of which £145.81 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Great Chesterford?
About £1,822.38 a year, or £182.24 a month over 10 payments.
How does Great Chesterford compare with the rest of Uttlesford?
Its parish precept adds £145.81 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