Loughton Town · Epping Forest · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Loughton Town?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,270.17£7.04 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 2026-27Loughton TownBand 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
  • Loughton Town parish precept£83.26
Total for the year£2,270.17
Parish part
£83.26
+£2.78 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,513.45
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£227.02
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
13,267
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Loughton Town, 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£1,513.45£151.346/9
Band B£1,765.69£176.577/9
Band C£2,017.93£201.798/9
Band D£2,270.17£227.029/9
Band E£2,774.65£277.4711/9
Band F£3,279.13£327.9113/9
Band G£3,783.62£378.3615/9
Band H£4,540.34£454.0318/9

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Band D in Loughton Town compared

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

Loughton TownLoughton Town£2,270Epping Forest averageEpping Forest average£2,277No parish partNo parish part£2,187England averageEngland average£2,392
Loughton TownLoughton Town£2,270Epping Forest…Epping Forest average£2,277No parish partNo parish part£2,187England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Loughton Town
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Loughton Town in 2026-27

Loughton Town's local council set a precept of £1,104,681 for 2026-27, raised from 13,267 Band D-equivalent homes: £83.26 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £80.48, so it has risen by £2.78 (3.5%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,180.00 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 Loughton Town, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,513.45£1,513AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,765.69£1,766BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,017.93£2,018CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,270.17£2,270DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,774.65£2,775EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,279.13£3,279FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,783.62£3,784GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,540.34£4,540HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,513.45£1,513AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,765.69£1,766BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,017.93£2,018CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,270.17£2,270DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,774.65£2,775EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,279.13£3,279FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,783.62£3,784GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,540.34£4,540HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Loughton Town, 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£1,513.45£151.34£126.12£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,765.69£176.57£147.14£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,017.93£201.79£168.16£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,270.17£227.02£189.18£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,774.65£277.47£231.22£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,279.13£327.91£273.26£3,454.4213/9
Band G£3,783.62£378.36£315.30£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,540.34£454.03£378.36£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 Loughton Town?
About £2,270.17 for 2026-27, of which £83.26 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Loughton Town?
About £1,765.69 a year, or £176.57 a month over 10 payments.
How does Loughton Town compare with the rest of Epping Forest?
Its parish precept adds £83.26 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