Matching · Epping Forest · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Matching?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,228.72£48.49 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 2026-27MatchingBand 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
  • Matching parish precept£41.81
Total for the year£2,228.72
Parish part
£41.81
no change on 2025-26
Band A
£1,485.81
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£222.87
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
474
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Matching, 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£1,485.81£148.586/9
Band B£1,733.45£173.347/9
Band C£1,981.08£198.118/9
Band D£2,228.72£222.879/9
Band E£2,723.99£272.4011/9
Band F£3,219.26£321.9313/9
Band G£3,714.53£371.4515/9
Band H£4,457.44£445.7418/9

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Band D in Matching compared

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

MatchingMatching£2,229Epping Forest averageEpping Forest average£2,277No parish partNo parish part£2,187England averageEngland average£2,392
MatchingMatching£2,229Epping Forest…Epping Forest average£2,277No parish partNo parish part£2,187England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Matching
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Matching in 2026-27

Matching's local council set a precept of £19,826 for 2026-27, raised from 474 Band D-equivalent homes: £41.81 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 the parish part was the same, £41.81. Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,141.33 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 Matching, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,485.81£1,486AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,733.45£1,733BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £1,981.08£1,981CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,228.72£2,229DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,723.99£2,724EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,219.26£3,219FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,714.53£3,715GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,457.44£4,457HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,485.81£1,486AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,733.45£1,733BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £1,981.08£1,981CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,228.72£2,229DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,723.99£2,724EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,219.26£3,219FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,714.53£3,715GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,457.44£4,457HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Matching, 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£1,485.81£148.58£123.82£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,733.45£173.34£144.45£1,860.077/9
Band C£1,981.08£198.11£165.09£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,228.72£222.87£185.73£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,723.99£272.40£227.00£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,219.26£321.93£268.27£3,454.4213/9
Band G£3,714.53£371.45£309.54£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,457.44£445.74£371.45£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 Matching?
About £2,228.72 for 2026-27, of which £41.81 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Matching?
About £1,733.45 a year, or £173.34 a month over 10 payments.
How does Matching compare with the rest of Epping Forest?
Its parish precept adds £41.81 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