Saffron Walden · Uttlesford · 2026-27
How much is council tax in Saffron Walden?
Estimate: council average plus this parish's precept (exact). In 6 published bills we checked, estimates were within £34. How the figures work
- 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
- Saffron Walden parish precept£214.85
Council tax bands in Saffron Walden, 2026-27
Estimates: the Uttlesford 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 | £1,608.07 | £160.81 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,876.08 | £187.61 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,144.09 | £214.41 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,412.10 | £241.21 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £2,948.12 | £294.81 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,484.14 | £348.41 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,020.17 | £402.02 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £4,824.20 | £482.42 | 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 Saffron Walden.
Band D in Saffron Walden compared
Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Saffron Walden figure is an estimate
- Band D a year
- Saffron Walden
Saffron Walden in 2026-27
Saffron Walden's local council set a precept of £1,543,009 for 2026-27, raised from 7,182 Band D-equivalent homes: £214.85 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £204.62, so it has risen by £10.23 (5.0%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,314.17 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.2%.
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 Saffron Walden, 2026-27
Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band
- Saffron Walden, 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 | £1,608.07 | £160.81 | £134.01 | £1,594.35 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,876.08 | £187.61 | £156.34 | £1,860.07 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,144.09 | £214.41 | £178.67 | £2,125.80 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,412.10 | £241.21 | £201.01 | £2,391.52 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £2,948.12 | £294.81 | £245.68 | £2,922.97 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,484.14 | £348.41 | £290.34 | £3,454.42 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,020.17 | £402.02 | £335.01 | £3,985.87 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £4,824.20 | £482.42 | £402.02 | £4,783.04 | 18/9 |
Questions
- What is Band D council tax in Saffron Walden?
- About £2,412.10 for 2026-27, of which £214.85 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
- How much is Band B council tax in Saffron Walden?
- About £1,876.08 a year, or £187.61 a month over 10 payments.
- How does Saffron Walden compare with the rest of Uttlesford?
- Its parish precept adds £214.85 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