Buckhurst Hill · Epping Forest · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Buckhurst Hill?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,260.76£16.45 less than the Epping Forest Band D average (£2,277.21).
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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 2026-27Buckhurst HillBand D
  • Epping Forest council£177.12
  • Essex County Council£1,641.96
  • Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Police£275.31
  • Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Fire£92.52
  • Buckhurst Hill parish precept£73.85
Total for the year£2,260.76
Parish part
£73.85
+£3.26 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,507.17
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£226.08
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
5,276
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Buckhurst Hill, 2026-27

Estimates: the Epping Forest 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£1,507.17£150.726/9
Band B£1,758.37£175.847/9
Band C£2,009.56£200.968/9
Band D£2,260.76£226.089/9
Band E£2,763.15£276.3111/9
Band F£3,265.54£326.5513/9
Band G£3,767.93£376.7915/9
Band H£4,521.52£452.1518/9

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Band D in Buckhurst Hill compared

Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Buckhurst Hill figure is an estimate

Buckhurst HillBuckhurst Hill£2,261Epping Forest averageEpping Forest average£2,277No parish partNo parish part£2,187England averageEngland average£2,392
Buckhurst HillBuckhurst Hill£2,261Epping Forest…Epping Forest average£2,277No parish partNo parish part£2,187England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Buckhurst Hill
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Buckhurst Hill in 2026-27

Buckhurst Hill's local council set a precept of £389,673 for 2026-27, raised from 5,276 Band D-equivalent homes: £73.85 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £70.59, so it has risen by £3.26 (4.6%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,170.11 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.2%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Epping Forest: £177.12 for Epping Forest 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 Buckhurst Hill, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,507.17£1,507AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,758.37£1,758BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,009.56£2,010CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,260.76£2,261DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,763.15£2,763EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,265.54£3,266FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,767.93£3,768GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,521.52£4,522HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,507.17£1,507AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,758.37£1,758BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,009.56£2,010CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,260.76£2,261DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,763.15£2,763EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,265.54£3,266FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,767.93£3,768GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,521.52£4,522HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Buckhurst Hill, 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£1,507.17£150.72£125.60£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,758.37£175.84£146.53£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,009.56£200.96£167.46£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,260.76£226.08£188.40£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,763.15£276.31£230.26£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,265.54£326.55£272.13£3,454.4213/9
Band G£3,767.93£376.79£313.99£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,521.52£452.15£376.79£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 Buckhurst Hill?
About £2,260.76 for 2026-27, of which £73.85 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Buckhurst Hill?
About £1,758.37 a year, or £175.84 a month over 10 payments.
How does Buckhurst Hill compare with the rest of Epping Forest?
Its parish precept adds £73.85 to a Band D bill; across Epping Forest parish precepts add £90.30 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in Epping Forest 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