Bowers Gifford and North Benfleet · Basildon · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Bowers Gifford and North Benfleet?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,361.96£34.72 more than the Basildon Band D average (£2,327.24).
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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 2026-27Bowers Gifford and North BenfleetBand D
  • Basildon council£304.56
  • Essex County Council£1,641.96
  • Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Police£275.31
  • Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Fire£92.52
  • Bowers Gifford and North Benfleet parish precept£47.61
Total for the year£2,361.96
Parish part
£47.61
+£6.21 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,574.64
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£236.20
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
725
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Bowers Gifford and North Benfleet, 2026-27

Estimates: the Basildon 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£1,574.64£157.466/9
Band B£1,837.08£183.717/9
Band C£2,099.52£209.958/9
Band D£2,361.96£236.209/9
Band E£2,886.84£288.6811/9
Band F£3,411.72£341.1713/9
Band G£3,936.60£393.6615/9
Band H£4,723.92£472.3918/9

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Band D in Bowers Gifford and North Benfleet compared

Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Bowers Gifford and North Benfleet figure is an estimate

Bowers Gifford and North Benf…Bowers Gifford and North Benfleet£2,362Basildon averageBasildon average£2,327No parish partNo parish part£2,314England averageEngland average£2,392
Bowers Gifford…Bowers Gifford and North Benfleet£2,362Basildon avera…Basildon average£2,327No parish partNo parish part£2,314England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Bowers Gifford and North Benfleet
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Bowers Gifford and North Benfleet in 2026-27

Bowers Gifford and North Benfleet's local council set a precept of £34,513 for 2026-27, raised from 725 Band D-equivalent homes: £47.61 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £41.40, so it has risen by £6.21 (15.0%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,273.48 in 2025-26, so it is up 3.9%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Basildon: £304.56 for Basildon council, £1,641.96 for Essex County Council, £275.31 for Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Police, £92.52 for Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Fire.

Council tax by band in Bowers Gifford and North Benfleet, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,574.64£1,575AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,837.08£1,837BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,099.52£2,100CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,361.96£2,362DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,886.84£2,887EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,411.72£3,412FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,936.60£3,937GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,723.92£4,724HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,574.64£1,575AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,837.08£1,837BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,099.52£2,100CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,361.96£2,362DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,886.84£2,887EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,411.72£3,412FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,936.60£3,937GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,723.92£4,724HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Bowers Gifford and North Benfleet, 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£1,574.64£157.46£131.22£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,837.08£183.71£153.09£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,099.52£209.95£174.96£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,361.96£236.20£196.83£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,886.84£288.68£240.57£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,411.72£341.17£284.31£3,454.4213/9
Band G£3,936.60£393.66£328.05£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,723.92£472.39£393.66£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 Bowers Gifford and North Benfleet?
About £2,361.96 for 2026-27, of which £47.61 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Bowers Gifford and North Benfleet?
About £1,837.08 a year, or £183.71 a month over 10 payments.
How does Bowers Gifford and North Benfleet compare with the rest of Basildon?
Its parish precept adds £47.61 to a Band D bill; across Basildon parish precepts add £12.89 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in Basildon 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