Waltham Abbey Town · Epping Forest · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Waltham Abbey Town?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,340.95£63.74 more 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 2026-27Waltham Abbey 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
  • Waltham Abbey Town parish precept£154.04
Total for the year£2,340.95
Parish part
£154.04
+£7.24 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,560.63
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£234.09
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
7,995
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Waltham Abbey 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£1,560.63£156.066/9
Band B£1,820.74£182.077/9
Band C£2,080.84£208.088/9
Band D£2,340.95£234.099/9
Band E£2,861.16£286.1211/9
Band F£3,381.37£338.1413/9
Band G£3,901.58£390.1615/9
Band H£4,681.90£468.1918/9

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Band D in Waltham Abbey Town compared

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

Waltham Abbey TownWaltham Abbey Town£2,341Epping Forest averageEpping Forest average£2,277No parish partNo parish part£2,187England averageEngland average£2,392
Waltham Abbey…Waltham Abbey Town£2,341Epping Forest…Epping Forest average£2,277No parish partNo parish part£2,187England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Waltham Abbey Town
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Waltham Abbey Town in 2026-27

Waltham Abbey Town's local council set a precept of £1,231,555 for 2026-27, raised from 7,995 Band D-equivalent homes: £154.04 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £146.80, so it has risen by £7.24 (4.9%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,246.32 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 Waltham Abbey Town, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,560.63£1,561AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,820.74£1,821BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,080.84£2,081CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,340.95£2,341DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,861.16£2,861EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,381.37£3,381FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,901.58£3,902GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,681.90£4,682HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,560.63£1,561AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,820.74£1,821BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,080.84£2,081CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,340.95£2,341DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,861.16£2,861EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,381.37£3,381FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,901.58£3,902GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,681.90£4,682HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Waltham Abbey 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£1,560.63£156.06£130.05£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,820.74£182.07£151.73£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,080.84£208.08£173.40£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,340.95£234.09£195.08£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,861.16£286.12£238.43£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,381.37£338.14£281.78£3,454.4213/9
Band G£3,901.58£390.16£325.13£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,681.90£468.19£390.16£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 Waltham Abbey Town?
About £2,340.95 for 2026-27, of which £154.04 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Waltham Abbey Town?
About £1,820.74 a year, or £182.07 a month over 10 payments.
How does Waltham Abbey Town compare with the rest of Epping Forest?
Its parish precept adds £154.04 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