Southminster · Maldon · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Southminster?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,357.08£28.71 more than the Maldon Band D average (£2,328.37).
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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 2026-27SouthminsterBand D
  • Maldon council£238.95
  • Essex County Council£1,641.96
  • Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Police£275.31
  • Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Fire£92.52
  • Southminster parish precept£108.34
Total for the year£2,357.08
Parish part
£108.34
+£10.08 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,571.39
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£235.71
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
1,653
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Southminster, 2026-27

Estimates: the Maldon 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£1,571.39£157.146/9
Band B£1,833.28£183.337/9
Band C£2,095.18£209.528/9
Band D£2,357.08£235.719/9
Band E£2,880.88£288.0911/9
Band F£3,404.67£340.4713/9
Band G£3,928.47£392.8515/9
Band H£4,714.16£471.4218/9

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Band D in Southminster compared

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

SouthminsterSouthminster£2,357Maldon averageMaldon average£2,328No parish partNo parish part£2,249England averageEngland average£2,392
SouthminsterSouthminster£2,357Maldon averageMaldon average£2,328No parish partNo parish part£2,249England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Southminster
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Southminster in 2026-27

Southminster's local council set a precept of £179,127 for 2026-27, raised from 1,653 Band D-equivalent homes: £108.34 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £98.26, so it has risen by £10.08 (10.3%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,257.80 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.4%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Maldon: £238.95 for Maldon 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 Southminster, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,571.39£1,571AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,833.28£1,833BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,095.18£2,095CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,357.08£2,357DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,880.88£2,881EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,404.67£3,405FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,928.47£3,928GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,714.16£4,714HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,571.39£1,571AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,833.28£1,833BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,095.18£2,095CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,357.08£2,357DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,880.88£2,881EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,404.67£3,405FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,928.47£3,928GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,714.16£4,714HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Southminster, 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£1,571.39£157.14£130.95£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,833.28£183.33£152.77£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,095.18£209.52£174.60£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,357.08£235.71£196.42£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,880.88£288.09£240.07£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,404.67£340.47£283.72£3,454.4213/9
Band G£3,928.47£392.85£327.37£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,714.16£471.42£392.85£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 Southminster?
About £2,357.08 for 2026-27, of which £108.34 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Southminster?
About £1,833.28 a year, or £183.33 a month over 10 payments.
How does Southminster compare with the rest of Maldon?
Its parish precept adds £108.34 to a Band D bill; across Maldon parish precepts add £79.63 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in Maldon 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