Wickford · Basildon · 2026-27
How much is council tax in Wickford?
Estimate: council average plus this parish's precept (exact). In 6 published bills we checked, estimates were within £34. How the figures work
- 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
- Wickford parish precept£25.11
Council tax bands in Wickford, 2026-27
Estimates: the Basildon average charge plus the parish precept. Every band pays a fixed share of Band D.
| Band | Per year | Per month (10 payments) | Ratio to D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,559.64 | £155.96 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,819.58 | £181.96 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,079.52 | £207.95 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,339.46 | £233.95 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £2,859.34 | £285.93 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,379.22 | £337.92 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £3,899.10 | £389.91 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £4,678.92 | £467.89 | 18/9 |
Not sure of your band?
We cannot look up individual homes. The Valuation Office Agency checker on GOV.UK gives the band for any address in Wickford.
Band D in Wickford compared
Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Wickford figure is an estimate
- Band D a year
- Wickford
Wickford in 2026-27
Wickford's local council set a precept of £246,618 for 2026-27, raised from 9,822 Band D-equivalent homes: £25.11 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £23.85, so it has risen by £1.26 (5.3%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,255.93 in 2025-26, so it is up 3.7%.
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 Wickford, 2026-27
Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band
- Wickford, each band
- Band D, the band every charge is set from
- England average for the band
View as table
| Band | Per year | 10 payments of | 12 payments of | England average | Ratio to D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,559.64 | £155.96 | £129.97 | £1,594.35 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,819.58 | £181.96 | £151.63 | £1,860.07 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,079.52 | £207.95 | £173.29 | £2,125.80 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,339.46 | £233.95 | £194.96 | £2,391.52 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £2,859.34 | £285.93 | £238.28 | £2,922.97 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,379.22 | £337.92 | £281.60 | £3,454.42 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £3,899.10 | £389.91 | £324.93 | £3,985.87 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £4,678.92 | £467.89 | £389.91 | £4,783.04 | 18/9 |
Questions
- What is Band D council tax in Wickford?
- About £2,339.46 for 2026-27, of which £25.11 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
- How much is Band B council tax in Wickford?
- About £1,819.58 a year, or £181.96 a month over 10 payments.
- How does Wickford compare with the rest of Basildon?
- Its parish precept adds £25.11 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