Stansted Mountfitchet · Uttlesford · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Stansted Mountfitchet?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,349.15£15.33 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 2026-27Stansted MountfitchetBand 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
  • Stansted Mountfitchet parish precept£151.90
Total for the year£2,349.15
Parish part
£151.90
+£6.13 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,566.10
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£234.92
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
3,465
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Stansted Mountfitchet, 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£1,566.10£156.616/9
Band B£1,827.12£182.717/9
Band C£2,088.13£208.818/9
Band D£2,349.15£234.929/9
Band E£2,871.18£287.1211/9
Band F£3,393.22£339.3213/9
Band G£3,915.25£391.5215/9
Band H£4,698.30£469.8318/9

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Band D in Stansted Mountfitchet compared

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

Stansted MountfitchetStansted Mountfitchet£2,349Uttlesford averageUttlesford average£2,334No parish partNo parish part£2,197England averageEngland average£2,392
Stansted Mount…Stansted Mountfitchet£2,349Uttlesford ave…Uttlesford average£2,334No parish partNo parish part£2,197England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Stansted Mountfitchet
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Stansted Mountfitchet in 2026-27

Stansted Mountfitchet's local council set a precept of £526,416 for 2026-27, raised from 3,465 Band D-equivalent homes: £151.90 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £145.77, so it has risen by £6.13 (4.2%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,255.32 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 Stansted Mountfitchet, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,566.10£1,566AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,827.12£1,827BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,088.13£2,088CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,349.15£2,349DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,871.18£2,871EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,393.22£3,393FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,915.25£3,915GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,698.30£4,698HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,566.10£1,566AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,827.12£1,827BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,088.13£2,088CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,349.15£2,349DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,871.18£2,871EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,393.22£3,393FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,915.25£3,915GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,698.30£4,698HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Stansted Mountfitchet, 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£1,566.10£156.61£130.51£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,827.12£182.71£152.26£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,088.13£208.81£174.01£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,349.15£234.92£195.76£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,871.18£287.12£239.26£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,393.22£339.32£282.77£3,454.4213/9
Band G£3,915.25£391.52£326.27£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,698.30£469.83£391.53£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 Stansted Mountfitchet?
About £2,349.15 for 2026-27, of which £151.90 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Stansted Mountfitchet?
About £1,827.12 a year, or £182.71 a month over 10 payments.
How does Stansted Mountfitchet compare with the rest of Uttlesford?
Its parish precept adds £151.90 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