Ayot St Lawrence · Welwyn Hatfield · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Ayot St Lawrence?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,402.33£49.93 less than the Welwyn Hatfield Band D average (£2,452.26).
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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 2026-27Ayot St LawrenceBand D
  • Welwyn Hatfield council£252.00
  • Hertfordshire County Council£1,858.19
  • Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner£280.00
  • Ayot St Lawrence parish precept£12.14
Total for the year£2,402.33
Parish part
£12.14
+£0.36 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,601.55
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£240.23
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
66
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Ayot St Lawrence, 2026-27

Estimates: the Welwyn Hatfield 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£1,601.55£160.166/9
Band B£1,868.48£186.857/9
Band C£2,135.40£213.548/9
Band D£2,402.33£240.239/9
Band E£2,936.18£293.6211/9
Band F£3,470.03£347.0013/9
Band G£4,003.88£400.3915/9
Band H£4,804.66£480.4718/9

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Ayot St Lawrence is small: its tax base is 66 Band D-equivalent homes, so a modest change in the precept moves the charge per home a lot. It is left out of the parish rankings.

Band D in Ayot St Lawrence compared

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

Ayot St LawrenceAyot St Lawrence£2,402Welwyn Hatfield averageWelwyn Hatfield average£2,452No parish partNo parish part£2,390England averageEngland average£2,392
Ayot St Lawren…Ayot St Lawrence£2,402Welwyn Hatfiel…Welwyn Hatfield average£2,452No parish partNo parish part£2,390England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Ayot St Lawrence
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Ayot St Lawrence in 2026-27

Ayot St Lawrence's local council set a precept of £800 for 2026-27, raised from 66 Band D-equivalent homes: £12.14 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £11.78, so it has risen by £0.36. Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,291.36 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.8%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Welwyn Hatfield: £252.00 for Welwyn Hatfield council, £1,858.19 for Hertfordshire County Council, £280.00 for Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner.

Council tax by band in Ayot St Lawrence, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,601.55£1,602AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,868.48£1,868BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,135.40£2,135CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,402.33£2,402DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,936.18£2,936EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,470.03£3,470FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,003.88£4,004GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,804.66£4,805HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,601.55£1,602AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,868.48£1,868BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,135.40£2,135CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,402.33£2,402DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,936.18£2,936EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,470.03£3,470FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,003.88£4,004GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,804.66£4,805HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Ayot St Lawrence, 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£1,601.55£160.16£133.46£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,868.48£186.85£155.71£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,135.40£213.54£177.95£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,402.33£240.23£200.19£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,936.18£293.62£244.68£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,470.03£347.00£289.17£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,003.88£400.39£333.66£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,804.66£480.47£400.39£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 Ayot St Lawrence?
About £2,402.33 for 2026-27, of which £12.14 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Ayot St Lawrence?
About £1,868.48 a year, or £186.85 a month over 10 payments.
How does Ayot St Lawrence compare with the rest of Welwyn Hatfield?
Its parish precept adds £12.14 to a Band D bill; across Welwyn Hatfield parish precepts add £62.07 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in Welwyn Hatfield 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