Welwyn · Welwyn Hatfield · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Welwyn?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,489.58£37.32 more 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 2026-27WelwynBand D
  • Welwyn Hatfield council£252.00
  • Hertfordshire County Council£1,858.19
  • Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner£280.00
  • Welwyn parish precept£99.39
Total for the year£2,489.58
Parish part
£99.39
+£1.64 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,659.72
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£248.96
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
4,810
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Welwyn, 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£1,659.72£165.976/9
Band B£1,936.34£193.637/9
Band C£2,212.96£221.308/9
Band D£2,489.58£248.969/9
Band E£3,042.82£304.2811/9
Band F£3,596.06£359.6113/9
Band G£4,149.30£414.9315/9
Band H£4,979.16£497.9218/9

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Band D in Welwyn compared

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

WelwynWelwyn£2,490Welwyn Hatfield averageWelwyn Hatfield average£2,452No parish partNo parish part£2,390England averageEngland average£2,392
WelwynWelwyn£2,490Welwyn Hatfiel…Welwyn Hatfield average£2,452No parish partNo parish part£2,390England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Welwyn
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Welwyn in 2026-27

Welwyn's local council set a precept of £478,019 for 2026-27, raised from 4,810 Band D-equivalent homes: £99.39 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £97.75, so it has risen by £1.64 (1.7%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,377.33 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.7%.

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 Welwyn, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,659.72£1,660AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,936.34£1,936BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,212.96£2,213CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,489.58£2,490DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,042.82£3,043EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,596.06£3,596FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,149.30£4,149GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,979.16£4,979HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,659.72£1,660AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,936.34£1,936BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,212.96£2,213CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,489.58£2,490DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,042.82£3,043EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,596.06£3,596FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,149.30£4,149GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,979.16£4,979HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Welwyn, 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£1,659.72£165.97£138.31£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,936.34£193.63£161.36£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,212.96£221.30£184.41£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,489.58£248.96£207.47£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,042.82£304.28£253.57£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,596.06£359.61£299.67£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,149.30£414.93£345.78£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,979.16£497.92£414.93£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 Welwyn?
About £2,489.58 for 2026-27, of which £99.39 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Welwyn?
About £1,936.34 a year, or £193.63 a month over 10 payments.
How does Welwyn compare with the rest of Welwyn Hatfield?
Its parish precept adds £99.39 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