Great Wakering · Rochford · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Great Wakering?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,323.80£39.68 less than the Rochford Band D average (£2,363.48).
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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 2026-27Great WakeringBand D
  • Rochford council£272.88
  • Essex County Council£1,641.96
  • Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Police£275.31
  • Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Fire£92.52
  • Great Wakering parish precept£41.13
Total for the year£2,323.80
Parish part
£41.13
+£1.39 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,549.20
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£232.38
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
2,268
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Great Wakering, 2026-27

Estimates: the Rochford 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£1,549.20£154.926/9
Band B£1,807.40£180.747/9
Band C£2,065.60£206.568/9
Band D£2,323.80£232.389/9
Band E£2,840.20£284.0211/9
Band F£3,356.60£335.6613/9
Band G£3,873.00£387.3015/9
Band H£4,647.60£464.7618/9

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Band D in Great Wakering compared

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

Great WakeringGreat Wakering£2,324Rochford averageRochford average£2,363No parish partNo parish part£2,283England averageEngland average£2,392
Great WakeringGreat Wakering£2,324Rochford avera…Rochford average£2,363No parish partNo parish part£2,283England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Great Wakering
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Great Wakering in 2026-27

Great Wakering's local council set a precept of £93,299 for 2026-27, raised from 2,268 Band D-equivalent homes: £41.13 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £39.74, so it has risen by £1.39 (3.5%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,234.93 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.0%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Rochford: £272.88 for Rochford 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 Great Wakering, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,549.20£1,549AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,807.40£1,807BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,065.60£2,066CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,323.80£2,324DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,840.20£2,840EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,356.60£3,357FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,873.00£3,873GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,647.60£4,648HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,549.20£1,549AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,807.40£1,807BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,065.60£2,066CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,323.80£2,324DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,840.20£2,840EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,356.60£3,357FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,873.00£3,873GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,647.60£4,648HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Great Wakering, 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£1,549.20£154.92£129.10£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,807.40£180.74£150.62£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,065.60£206.56£172.13£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,323.80£232.38£193.65£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,840.20£284.02£236.68£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,356.60£335.66£279.72£3,454.4213/9
Band G£3,873.00£387.30£322.75£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,647.60£464.76£387.30£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 Great Wakering?
About £2,323.80 for 2026-27, of which £41.13 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Great Wakering?
About £1,807.40 a year, or £180.74 a month over 10 payments.
How does Great Wakering compare with the rest of Rochford?
Its parish precept adds £41.13 to a Band D bill; across Rochford parish precepts add £80.81 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in Rochford 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