Essendon · Welwyn Hatfield · 2026-27
How much is council tax in Essendon?
Estimate: council average plus this parish's precept (exact). In 6 published bills we checked, estimates were within £34. How the figures work
- Welwyn Hatfield council£252.00
- Hertfordshire County Council£1,858.19
- Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner£280.00
- Essendon parish precept£181.71
Council tax bands in Essendon, 2026-27
Estimates: the Welwyn Hatfield 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 | £1,714.60 | £171.46 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £2,000.37 | £200.04 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,286.13 | £228.61 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,571.90 | £257.19 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,143.43 | £314.34 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,714.97 | £371.50 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,286.50 | £428.65 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £5,143.80 | £514.38 | 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 Essendon.
Band D in Essendon compared
Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Essendon figure is an estimate
- Band D a year
- Essendon
Essendon in 2026-27
Essendon's local council set a precept of £79,207 for 2026-27, raised from 436 Band D-equivalent homes: £181.71 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £140.87, so it has risen by £40.84 (29.0%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,420.45 in 2025-26, so it is up 6.3%.
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 Essendon, 2026-27
Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band
- Essendon, each band
- Band D, the band every charge is set from
- England average for the band
View as table
| Band | Per year | 10 payments of | 12 payments of | England average | Ratio to D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,714.60 | £171.46 | £142.88 | £1,594.35 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £2,000.37 | £200.04 | £166.70 | £1,860.07 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,286.13 | £228.61 | £190.51 | £2,125.80 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,571.90 | £257.19 | £214.33 | £2,391.52 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,143.43 | £314.34 | £261.95 | £2,922.97 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,714.97 | £371.50 | £309.58 | £3,454.42 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,286.50 | £428.65 | £357.21 | £3,985.87 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £5,143.80 | £514.38 | £428.65 | £4,783.04 | 18/9 |
Questions
- What is Band D council tax in Essendon?
- About £2,571.90 for 2026-27, of which £181.71 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
- How much is Band B council tax in Essendon?
- About £2,000.37 a year, or £200.04 a month over 10 payments.
- How does Essendon compare with the rest of Welwyn Hatfield?
- Its parish precept adds £181.71 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