Highwood · Chelmsford · 2026-27
How much is council tax in Highwood?
Estimate: council average plus this parish's precept (exact). In 6 published bills we checked, estimates were within £34. How the figures work
- Chelmsford council£201.96
- Essex County Council£1,641.96
- Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Police£275.31
- Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Fire£92.52
- Highwood parish precept£120.87
Council tax bands in Highwood, 2026-27
Estimates: the Chelmsford 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 | £1,555.08 | £155.51 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,814.26 | £181.43 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,073.44 | £207.34 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,332.62 | £233.26 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £2,850.98 | £285.10 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,369.34 | £336.93 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £3,887.70 | £388.77 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £4,665.24 | £466.52 | 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 Highwood.
Chelmsford also charges special expenses in part of its area (£2,390,484 in all, £32.89 per Band D home on average across the council). The parish and no-parish figures here leave them out, because the statistics do not say which areas pay them, so where they apply the bill is higher. The council's own bill shows them.
Band D in Highwood compared
Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Highwood figure is an estimate
- Band D a year
- Highwood
Highwood in 2026-27
Highwood's local council set a precept of £40,044 for 2026-27, raised from 331 Band D-equivalent homes: £120.87 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £119.52, so it has risen by £1.35 (1.1%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,242.26 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.0%.
The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Chelmsford: £201.96 for Chelmsford 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 Highwood, 2026-27
Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band
- Highwood, each band
- Band D, the band every charge is set from
- England average for the band
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| Band | Per year | 10 payments of | 12 payments of | England average | Ratio to D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,555.08 | £155.51 | £129.59 | £1,594.35 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,814.26 | £181.43 | £151.19 | £1,860.07 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,073.44 | £207.34 | £172.79 | £2,125.80 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,332.62 | £233.26 | £194.38 | £2,391.52 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £2,850.98 | £285.10 | £237.58 | £2,922.97 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,369.34 | £336.93 | £280.78 | £3,454.42 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £3,887.70 | £388.77 | £323.97 | £3,985.87 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £4,665.24 | £466.52 | £388.77 | £4,783.04 | 18/9 |
Questions
- What is Band D council tax in Highwood?
- About £2,332.62 for 2026-27, of which £120.87 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
- How much is Band B council tax in Highwood?
- About £1,814.26 a year, or £181.43 a month over 10 payments.
- How does Highwood compare with the rest of Chelmsford?
- Its parish precept adds £120.87 to a Band D bill; across Chelmsford parish precepts add £55.54 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).
Parishes in Chelmsford 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