Parish precepts in St Albans 2026/27

The 2026/27 return lists 9 local precepting authorities in St Albans. 9 set a Band D precept, from £26.95 (St Michael) to £163.63 (Colney Heath).

Source: MHCLG, Council Tax statistics for town and parish councils in England: 2026 to 2027, Parish_Level_Data and Notes, retrieved 5 October 2026.

St Albans council's own Band D, excluding parish precepts, 2026/27£214.22

Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 8c, published 25 March 2026.

In a parish, the parish's own Band D precept is charged in addition to this and to the county, police and fire charges. The area average Band D on the St Albans council page already includes parish precepts as an average, so do not add a parish figure to it.

Every local Band D precept in St Albans

These are individual Band D local charges, not full bills. Other property bands are not inferred. Match the charging locality to your council bill. Grouped parishes and charter trustees can have overlapping charging areas. A postcode alone cannot establish every charge on a property.

All 9 records shown.

St Albans: local Band D precepts, 2025/26 and 2026/27
Parish or local body2025/262026/27Change
Colney HeathPrecepting parish£158.87£163.63+£4.76
Harpenden RuralPrecepting parish£41.03£39.49-£1.54
Harpenden TownPrecepting parish£114.83£119.79+£4.96
London ColneyPrecepting parish£122.58£134.14+£11.56
RedbournPrecepting parish£125.40£139.17+£13.77
SandridgePrecepting parish£67.85£72.85+£5.00
St MichaelPrecepting parish£25.92£26.95+£1.03
St StephenPrecepting parish£112.17£118.89+£6.72
WheathampsteadPrecepting parish£116.66£121.86+£5.20

Source: MHCLG, Council Tax statistics for town and parish councils in England: 2026 to 2027, Parish_Level_Data and Notes, retrieved 5 October 2026.

Change is the 2026/27 Band D minus the 2025/26 Band D on the same source row, our calculation. A row that did not exist in either year is not comparable. Missing and ceased entries stay distinct from published £0.00 precepts.

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