Council tax bands in East Hertfordshire 2026-27
Band D council tax in East Hertfordshire is £2,345.22 a year in 2026-27, about £234.52 a month over 10 payments.
This is the charge for a home with no parish or town council charge.
Every band in East Hertfordshire
Council tax in East Hertfordshire runs from £1,563.48 a year for Band A to £4,690.44 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,563.48 | £156.35 | £130.29 | £1,172.61 |
| Band B | £1,824.06 | £182.41 | £152.01 | £1,368.05 |
| Band C | £2,084.64 | £208.46 | £173.72 | £1,563.48 |
| Band D | £2,345.22 | £234.52 | £195.43 | £1,758.92 |
| Band E | £2,866.38 | £286.64 | £238.87 | £2,149.79 |
| Band F | £3,387.54 | £338.75 | £282.30 | £2,540.65 |
| Band G | £3,908.70 | £390.87 | £325.72 | £2,931.52 |
| Band H | £4,690.44 | £469.04 | £390.87 | £3,517.83 |
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How bands work: every band is a fixed fraction of Band D, set in law (Band A is 6/9 of Band D and Band H 18/9), rounded here to the penny. A home's band comes from its value on 1 April 1991: Band A up to £40,000, Band H over £320,000. Payments are the yearly charge divided by 10 or 12. Other bands may differ by a penny from your council's table because of how councils round.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, local authority level data (Table 10, Data_Billing), published 25 March 2026.
Homes by band in East Hertfordshire
The most common band in East Hertfordshire is Band D (25% of homes). Semi-detached houses, about 2 in 10 homes here, are most often Band D (46%). The most common kind of home is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house (11,230 homes), mostly Band D (50%). These are shares of all 68,840 homes on the list, not the band of any one home: a home's own band is on GOV.UK.
| Band | Share of homes |
|---|---|
| Band A | 1.5% |
| Band B | 9.5% |
| Band C | 24.1% |
| Band D | 25.1% |
| Band E | 17.8% |
| Band F | 12% |
| Band G | 8.7% |
| Band H | 1.3% |
Compared with the East of England average, there are fewer homes in Bands A and B (11%, against 35%) and more homes in Band F and above (22%, against 11%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached houses | 16,800 | 24% | Band D (46%) |
| Terraced houses | 16,340 | 24% | Band C (42%) |
| Detached houses | 16,070 | 23% | Band F (37%) |
| Flats and maisonettes | 14,620 | 21% | Band C (41%) |
Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, 31 March 2026 (CTSOP3.0, band by property type), published 24 September 2026. VOA counts are rounded to the nearest 10; property types with fewer than 500 homes are not shown.
Where Band D council tax in East Hertfordshire goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| East Hertfordshire district council | £207.03 (9%) |
| County council | £1,858.19 (79%) |
| Police | £280.00 (12%) |
Parish and town council charges come on top for homes in their areas.
How council tax in East Hertfordshire has changed
Band D went up by £109.31 (4.9%), from £2,235.91 in 2025-26 to £2,345.22 in 2026-27.
Including parish charges, the average Band D bill went up by £115.15 (4.9%), from £2,339.63 to £2,454.78.
Band D in East Hertfordshire is £10.08 a year above the East of England average of £2,335.14, and its 4.9% rise this year was bigger than most councils in the East of England (East of England average: 4.7%).
Over the four years from 2023-24 to 2026-27, Band D here rose 15.3%, close to the East of England average rise of 15.0%.
Band D in East Hertfordshire is the 23rd lowest of 45 councils in the East of England, and the 115th lowest of 296 councils in England, ranked by the Band D figure on each council's page.
Averages are weighted by number of homes and use each council's Band D as shown on its page.
East Hertfordshire and other councils
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| Harlow | £2,298.69 |
| Stevenage | £2,391.97 |
| Broxbourne | £2,306.43 |
| Welwyn Hatfield | £2,390.19 |
| North Hertfordshire | £2,413.98 |
| Epping Forest | £2,277.21 |
Similar district councils
Other district councils closest in size to East Hertfordshire (68,840 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| South Norfolk | £2,368.17 | 68,570 |
| Dacorum | £2,381.40 | 68,490 |
| Norwich | £2,503.44 | 69,270 |
| Stratford-on-Avon | £2,396.75 | 68,210 |
Band D as shown on each council's page: the basic charge, or where no home pays that alone, Band D including special expenses or the average including parish charges. Similar councils are the same type of council, nearest in number of homes (Valuation Office Agency, 31 March 2026).
Finding a home's band
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