Woodham Ferrers and Bicknacre · Chelmsford · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Woodham Ferrers and Bicknacre?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,292.48Chelmsford also charges special expenses in part of its area (note below). Chelmsford Band D average: £2,300.18.
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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 2026-27Woodham Ferrers and BicknacreBand D
  • 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
  • Woodham Ferrers and Bicknacre parish precept£80.73
Total for the year£2,292.48
Parish part
£80.73
+£2.61 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,528.32
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£229.25
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
1,334
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Woodham Ferrers and Bicknacre, 2026-27

Estimates: the Chelmsford 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£1,528.32£152.836/9
Band B£1,783.04£178.307/9
Band C£2,037.76£203.788/9
Band D£2,292.48£229.259/9
Band E£2,801.92£280.1911/9
Band F£3,311.36£331.1413/9
Band G£3,820.80£382.0815/9
Band H£4,584.96£458.5018/9

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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 Woodham Ferrers and Bicknacre compared

Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Woodham Ferrers and Bicknacre figure is an estimate

Woodham Ferrers and BicknacreWoodham Ferrers and Bicknacre£2,292Chelmsford averageChelmsford average£2,300No parish partNo parish part£2,212England averageEngland average£2,392
Woodham Ferrer…Woodham Ferrers and Bicknacre£2,292Chelmsford ave…Chelmsford average£2,300No parish partNo parish part£2,212England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Woodham Ferrers and Bicknacre
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Woodham Ferrers and Bicknacre in 2026-27

Woodham Ferrers and Bicknacre's local council set a precept of £107,665 for 2026-27, raised from 1,334 Band D-equivalent homes: £80.73 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £78.12, so it has risen by £2.61 (3.3%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,200.86 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.2%.

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 Woodham Ferrers and Bicknacre, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,528.32£1,528AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,783.04£1,783BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,037.76£2,038CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,292.48£2,292DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,801.92£2,802EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,311.36£3,311FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,820.80£3,821GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,584.96£4,585HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,528.32£1,528AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,783.04£1,783BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,037.76£2,038CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,292.48£2,292DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,801.92£2,802EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,311.36£3,311FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,820.80£3,821GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,584.96£4,585HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Woodham Ferrers and Bicknacre, 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£1,528.32£152.83£127.36£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,783.04£178.30£148.59£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,037.76£203.78£169.81£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,292.48£229.25£191.04£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,801.92£280.19£233.49£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,311.36£331.14£275.95£3,454.4213/9
Band G£3,820.80£382.08£318.40£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,584.96£458.50£382.08£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 Woodham Ferrers and Bicknacre?
About £2,292.48 for 2026-27, of which £80.73 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Woodham Ferrers and Bicknacre?
About £1,783.04 a year, or £178.30 a month over 10 payments.
How does Woodham Ferrers and Bicknacre compare with the rest of Chelmsford?
Its parish precept adds £80.73 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