Chigwell · Epping Forest · 2026-27
How much is council tax in Chigwell?
Estimate: council average plus this parish's precept (exact). In 6 published bills we checked, estimates were within £34. How the figures work
- 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
- Chigwell parish precept£51.01
Council tax bands in Chigwell, 2026-27
Estimates: the Epping Forest 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 | £1,491.95 | £149.19 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,740.60 | £174.06 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £1,989.26 | £198.93 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,237.92 | £223.79 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £2,735.24 | £273.52 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,232.55 | £323.25 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £3,729.87 | £372.99 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £4,475.84 | £447.58 | 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 Chigwell.
Band D in Chigwell compared
Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Chigwell figure is an estimate
- Band D a year
- Chigwell
Chigwell in 2026-27
Chigwell's local council set a precept of £325,416 for 2026-27, raised from 6,379 Band D-equivalent homes: £51.01 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £51.25, so it has fallen by £0.24 (0.5%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,150.77 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.1%.
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 Chigwell, 2026-27
Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band
- Chigwell, 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 | £1,491.95 | £149.19 | £124.33 | £1,594.35 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,740.60 | £174.06 | £145.05 | £1,860.07 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £1,989.26 | £198.93 | £165.77 | £2,125.80 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,237.92 | £223.79 | £186.49 | £2,391.52 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £2,735.24 | £273.52 | £227.94 | £2,922.97 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,232.55 | £323.25 | £269.38 | £3,454.42 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £3,729.87 | £372.99 | £310.82 | £3,985.87 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £4,475.84 | £447.58 | £372.99 | £4,783.04 | 18/9 |
Questions
- What is Band D council tax in Chigwell?
- About £2,237.92 for 2026-27, of which £51.01 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
- How much is Band B council tax in Chigwell?
- About £1,740.60 a year, or £174.06 a month over 10 payments.
- How does Chigwell compare with the rest of Epping Forest?
- Its parish precept adds £51.01 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