East Cambridgeshire Council Tax 2026
East of England, England · 41,670 domestic properties
According to MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026-27, East Cambridgeshire's Band D Council Tax is £2,485.18 for 2026-27, the 112th highest of 350 UK billing authorities (higher than 68% of them) and 6% above the UK average of £2,337.00. Nearest published Band D rates sit with Arun, West Northamptonshire, Richmond upon Thames, Stratford-on-Avon, then Fylde, North East Lincolnshire. Closest published housing-stock shapes include South Gloucestershire, Mid Suffolk, South Norfolk, Colchester.
How we calculate this rank & percentile
We compare every UK billing authority with a published 2026-27 Band D rate (350 in total). Rank is one plus the number with a higher charge, so equal charges share a rank. Percentile is round(authorities with a lower charge ÷ 350 × 100). The UK average is the simple mean of every council's Band D rate in our coverage set. Because the rank spans all three nations, it compares what each authority charges, not what each charge buys. English bands rest on 1991 property values in eight bands, A to H, while Scotland uses its own 1991 thresholds and Wales revalued to 2003 values with a ninth band. An English Band D home is therefore not the same property profile as a Welsh or Scottish one. Nearest published Band D rates sit with Arun, West Northamptonshire, Richmond upon Thames, Stratford-on-Avon, then Fylde, North East Lincolnshire. See our methodology page for the full source-to-figure lineage.
- £2,485.18
- Band D charge · 2026 statutory
- Above the UK average
- +4.68%
- year-on-year vs £2,374.13
- Middle-half rise
- +6.3%
- vs UK avg £2,337.00
- £4,970.36
- Band H · 18/9 of Band D
Nearest published Band D rates sit with Arun, West Northamptonshire, Richmond upon Thames, Stratford-on-Avon, then Fylde, North East Lincolnshire. Closest published housing-stock shapes include South Gloucestershire, Mid Suffolk, South Norfolk, Colchester. Open Arun for the closest published Band D on the same vintage.
East Cambridgeshire · year-on-year Band D
What changed for East Cambridgeshire
East Cambridgeshire's Band D Council Tax rose from £2,374.13 (2025-26) to £2,485.18 (2026-27). Among 350 billing authorities by percentage rise, it ranks 251.
How to read this Band D change
This is a change in the published Band D charge, not advice about household bills. Precepts, discounts, and banding decide the amount you pay.
See UK year-on-year changesEast Cambridgeshire bands A-H schedule
Per-band charge 2026
East Cambridgeshire's nearest Band D charges nationwide
East Cambridgeshire is 112th of 350 on the national Band D list at £2,485.18. Nearest published Band D rates sit with Arun, West Northamptonshire, Richmond upon Thames, Stratford-on-Avon, then Fylde, North East Lincolnshire. The six closest published 2026-27 rates, led by Arun, ignore geography on purpose, so a map neighbour is not mistaken for a charge twin. Read the difference column as a pound gap; cross-check the East of England ranking further down when you care about local neighbours, and the stock-weighted average when you care what most of East Cambridgeshire's 41,670 dwellings actually pay. Closest published housing-stock shapes include South Gloucestershire, Mid Suffolk, South Norfolk, Colchester.
| Council | Band D | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Arun | £2,487.24 | +£2.06 |
| West Northamptonshire | £2,486.66 | +£1.48 |
| Richmond upon Thames | £2,486.10 | +£0.92 |
| Stratford-on-Avon | £2,484.17 | −£1.01 |
| Fylde | £2,483.94 | −£1.24 |
| North East Lincolnshire | £2,483.85 | −£1.33 |
Band A–H charge table (2026/2027)
| Band | Annual Charge | Monthly | Sole occupant (−25%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | £1,656.79 | £165.68 | £1,242.59 |
| B | £1,932.92 | £193.29 | £1,449.69 |
| C | £2,209.05 | £220.91 | £1,656.79 |
| D | £2,485.18 | £248.52 | £1,863.88 |
| E | £3,037.44 | £303.74 | £2,278.08 |
| F | £3,589.70 | £358.97 | £2,692.27 |
| G | £4,141.97 | £414.20 | £3,106.48 |
| H | £4,970.36 | £497.04 | £3,727.77 |
England 1991 valuation ranges (Band A–H)
- Band A: Up to £40,000 (1991 valuation)
- Band B: £40,001 to £52,000
- Band C: £52,001 to £68,000
- Band D: £68,001 to £88,000 (reference band)
- Band E: £88,001 to £120,000
- Band F: £120,001 to £160,000
- Band G: £160,001 to £320,000
- Band H: Over £320,000
Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026-27 (area Band D) + statutory England band ratios documented in our methodology. Monthly figure is the annual charge / 10 (most councils use 10 monthly instalments). The sole-occupant column applies the statutory 25% single-person discount, payable when only one adult lives in the property.
What East Cambridgeshire's 41,670 properties actually pay
East Cambridgeshire's housing stock peaks below the reference point, in Band B, which covers 11,740 of 41,670 dwellings (28.2%). A Band B home is charged at seven-ninths of the Band D rate, which is why the typical bill here lands under the headline figure. It takes 3 bands — B, C, D — to cover half the stock, a wider spread than most authorities show. 61.1% of dwellings on the England valuation list here are banded below D.
Weighting each band's statutory charge by the number of properties in it gives a stock-weighted average of £2,344.17 per dwelling, £141.01 (5.7%) below the £2,485.18 Band D headline, because most of the stock sits in bands charged at less than the Band D rate. On that measure East Cambridgeshire is 116th of 318 authorities with published stock counts, against a £2,269.00 average. That places East Cambridgeshire 21st of the 45 billing authorities in East of England, above the regional median of £2,255.65.
How to read this stock pattern
East Cambridgeshire's largest property group sits in the lower half of the valuation ladder rather than at the Band D reference used in national tables. Its modal Band B charge is seven-ninths of the Band D rate, and 61.1% of the published stock lies below D. The headline alone does not show how often each band occurs. The stock-weighted amount applies the full distribution for an area-level comparison, while remaining an average rather than a household quotation.
East Cambridgeshire has a broad valuation-band profile: the largest 3 groups are needed before the cumulative share passes half of the stock. No single band dominates the local picture, which makes a one-band headline especially incomplete. The weighted result is useful for comparing this authority with peers, but the spread across 8 published bands matters just as much. A broad mix also means the area-level mean is less representative of any one household than it is in a concentrated council.
East Cambridgeshire occupies the middle half of the East of England stock-weighted distribution, above its £2,255.65 median. The regional result gives more context than a UK-wide rank without turning the difference into a superlative. It also shows that the council's band mix, not only its published Band D rate, determines where it sits among nearby authorities. The remaining distance from the median is an area-level comparison rather than a household saving or premium.
Closest housing-stock shape: Babergh
Babergh is an exceptionally close stock-shape match for East Cambridgeshire: moving 2.6% of dwellings between valuation bands would make the two published distributions align. That is a stricter comparison than sharing a modal band, because all published bands contribute to the distance.
Four largest band differences
- The largest separation is an upper-band difference at Band G. Babergh records 4.1% of dwellings there, compared with 2.0% in East Cambridgeshire, so the peer carries more of its stock at that higher rung.
- A smaller distinction appears in the upper part of the ladder at Band E. East Cambridgeshire places 12.4% of dwellings there versus 11.0% for Babergh, giving this profile the heavier upper-band tail at that point.
- A smaller distinction falls on the reference band itself. Band D contains 18.4% of East Cambridgeshire's stock but 17.6% of Babergh's, so the national headline describes more of the local distribution here.
- A smaller distinction is lower on the ladder at Band A: East Cambridgeshire has 12.0% of dwellings there, against 11.8% in Babergh. That extra lower-band weight pulls its stock profile away from the peer.
How the wider profile compares
Across Bands A to C the combined shares differ by only 0.3%. That net figure can hide opposing band-level gaps, so the individual Band A, B and C comparisons above remain the safer guide to where the lower-band stock differs.
Babergh carries the heavier upper tail across Bands E and above, exceeding East Cambridgeshire's combined share there by 1.1%. Total-variation distance counts those absolute band gaps without assuming they offset the lower-band pattern.
Both profiles peak in Band B, so the peer match agrees on the most common valuation group as well as the full-distribution distance. The band-by-band gaps above show why a shared mode does not make the profiles interchangeable.
Band F is the most stable point in the comparison, with shares of 6.0% and 6.0%. Reading that near-match beside the largest gaps prevents the peer label from hiding where the two published distributions actually agree.
Show every band direction
- Band A is closely balanced
- Band B is closely balanced
- Band C is closely balanced
- Band D leans toward East Cambridgeshire
- Band E leans toward East Cambridgeshire
- Band F is closely balanced
- Band G leans toward Babergh
- Band H is closely balanced
This sequence is read from the lowest published band to the highest.
Other close England matches for East Cambridgeshire: South Gloucestershire (3.7% redistribution distance); Mid Suffolk (4.0% redistribution distance); South Norfolk (4.3% redistribution distance); Colchester (4.9% redistribution distance). Ranked across every published band in the England valuation system, this shortlist shows whether Babergh stands alone or sits in a cluster of similarly shaped authorities.
| Band | Properties | Share of stock | Annual charge |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 5,020 | 12.0% | £1,656.79 |
| B | 11,740 | 28.2% | £1,932.92 |
| C | 8,690 | 20.9% | £2,209.05 |
| D | 7,680 | 18.4% | £2,485.18 |
| E | 5,150 | 12.4% | £3,037.44 |
| F | 2,480 | 6.0% | £3,589.70 |
| G | 820 | 2.0% | £4,141.97 |
| H | 90 | 0.2% | £4,970.36 |
Property-stock source, rounding and weighting notes
Property counts: VOA, Council Tax: stock of properties 2025 (Table CTSOP1.0_SUP, as at 9 September 2025), Open Government Licence v3.0. Counts are published rounded to the nearest 10, so shares are approximate and may not sum to exactly 100%. The stock-weighted average is our calculation: each band's 2026/2027 charge multiplied by its property count, divided by the total. It is a mean across the whole stock, not a bill any individual household receives.
Authorities charging a similar average across their stock
These are the closest authorities to East Cambridgeshire on the stock-weighted measure, which is a different ordering from the Band D neighbours above because it accounts for how each area's properties are banded.
- Bridgend£2,352.05
- Denbighshire£2,349.87
- Adur£2,344.87
- Rugby£2,341.70
- Gwynedd£2,341.61
East Cambridgeshire's nearest year-on-year movers
East Cambridgeshire moved Band D from £2,374.13 to £2,485.18 (+4.68%, competition rank 251st of 350). The closest published movements sit with Elmbridge, Hammersmith & Fulham, Norwich.
How East Cambridgeshire compares in East of England
Among the 45 billing authorities in East of England, East Cambridgeshire's 2026-27 Band D charge of £2,485.18 ranks 6th of 45, higher than 87% of them (£94.18 above the East of England average of £2,391.00). Its nearest-charged neighbours in the region:
Regional high-charge outlier: this authority sits in the costliest fifth of East of England.
| Region rank | Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|---|
| 4th | Central Bedfordshire | £2,516.16 |
| 5th | Norwich | £2,503.44 |
| 6th | East Cambridgeshire | £2,485.18 |
| 7th | South Norfolk | £2,482.87 |
| 8th | Bedford | £2,471.74 |
Regional rank out of 45 East of England billing authorities by 2026-27 Band D charge (1 = dearest). See the full UK ranking or the complete directory.
Questions answered from East Cambridgeshire's data
These answers use East Cambridgeshire's £2,485.18 Band D rate, the England statutory multipliers, and the VOA stock mix (modal Band B, 61.1% below D).
Is East Cambridgeshire Council Tax above the UK average?
East Cambridgeshire's 2026-27 Band D rate is £2,485.18, 6.3% above the UK average of £2,337.00. It has competition rank 112th of 350, with equal charges sharing a rank. Nearest published Band D rates sit with Arun, West Northamptonshire, Richmond upon Thames, Stratford-on-Avon, then Fylde, North East Lincolnshire.
Which councils have charges closest to East Cambridgeshire?
The closest published Band D rates are Arun (£2,487.24), West Northamptonshire (£2,486.66), Richmond upon Thames (£2,486.10), Stratford-on-Avon (£2,484.17), Fylde (£2,483.94), North East Lincolnshire (£2,483.85). The comparison table above shows the six nearest authorities and the exact difference from East Cambridgeshire.
What is the average Council Tax bill in East Cambridgeshire?
Across East Cambridgeshire's 41,670 domestic properties, the stock-weighted average charge is £2,344.17 for 2026-27. That is £141.01 below the £2,485.18 Band D rate, because the most common band here is Band B (28.2% of the stock) and 61.1% of dwellings are banded below D. Closest published housing-stock shapes include South Gloucestershire, Mid Suffolk, South Norfolk, Colchester. Property counts are from the VOA 2025 stock release; the weighting is our calculation.
How did East Cambridgeshire Council Tax change for 2026-27?
Band D moved from £2,374.13 to £2,485.18, a 4.68% rise. Its competition rank by annual increase is 251st of 350; the closest movements include Elmbridge, Hammersmith & Fulham, Norwich.
Advice boundary for East Cambridgeshire
They are not personalised advice - expand a question for the figure that matches the tables above for the 2026-27 vintage, then follow the methodology or gov.uk links for a binding bill on a specific property.
Council Tax figure, precept and liability disclaimer
Council Tax charges shown on this page are derived from the published England Band D dataset and statutory England band ratios. They are intended as informational guidance, not as a personalised tax statement or legal advice. Your actual bill depends on your property's assigned band and on any discounts or exemptions that apply to your household. This area Band D is a two-tier total for East Cambridgeshire: district charge plus county, police, fire where separate, and the average parish precept across the district. Nearest published Band D rates sit with Arun, West Northamptonshire, Richmond upon Thames, Stratford-on-Avon, then Fylde, North East Lincolnshire. Closest published housing-stock shapes include South Gloucestershire, Mid Suffolk, South Norfolk, Colchester. For a binding figure consult your East Cambridgeshire Council Tax bill or the official gov.uk Council Tax service. Figures published in 2026 reflect the 2026/2027 financial year only.
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Charges shown for East Cambridgeshire are the area Band D and statutory band multiples, already including county, police, fire and average parish precepts where they apply. Nearest published Band D rates sit with Arun, West Northamptonshire, Richmond upon Thames, Stratford-on-Avon, then Fylde, North East Lincolnshire.