Pick your band to see Cambridge's 2026/27 council tax — what it costs a month, and how it splits between the county, the city, the police, the fire service, adult social care and the mayor.
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Cambridge council tax pays six different authorities at once — the county council, the city council, the police, the fire service, a ring-fenced adult-social-care charge, and the combined-authority mayor. Pick your band to see this year's total, what that works out to a month, and where each pound goes. Your band is printed on your bill; if you don't know it, check it below.
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Band D
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The full charge for each band in 2026/27, for the main town.
| Band | A year | A month (over 10) |
|---|
| A | £1,644.68 | £164.47 |
| B | £1,918.79 | £191.88 |
| C | £2,192.91 | £219.29 |
| D | £2,467.02 | £246.70 |
| E | £3,015.25 | £301.52 |
| F | £3,563.47 | £356.35 |
| G | £4,111.70 | £411.17 |
| H | £4,934.04 | £493.40 |
A Band D home in the main town pays £2,467.02 in 2026/27. It is collected on one bill but shared between the authorities that levy it:
Roads, schools, libraries, social care and the Guided Busway. The county's overall charge (this line plus the adult-social-care precept below) rose 4.99% this year.
A ring-fenced part of the county charge that can only be spent on adult social care. This is the running total built up over several years, up about £34 this year.
Bins and recycling, the city car parks, planning, environmental health, and the bill itself.
+2.99% on last year.
Cambridgeshire Constabulary.
+4.99% on last year.
These figures come from the council’s published band schedule and are worked out with the standard band proportions. The council’s own schedule is the authority on what you owe.
Source: Cambridge City Council, Cambridgeshire County Council, the Police & Crime Commissioner, the Fire Authority and the Combined Authority — 2026/27 Band D precepts, checked 13 July 2026 (2 weeks ago).
Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service.
+5.68% on last year.
The elected mayor's precept — frozen this year — towards strategic transport and skills across Cambridgeshire & Peterborough.
No change on last year.
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