Rayleigh · Rochford · 2026-27
How much is council tax in Rayleigh?
Estimate: council average plus this parish's precept (exact). In 6 published bills we checked, estimates were within £34. How the figures work
- 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
- Rayleigh parish precept£67.93
Council tax bands in Rayleigh, 2026-27
Estimates: the Rochford average charge plus the parish precept. Every band pays a fixed share of Band D.
| Band | Per year | Per month (10 payments) | Ratio to D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,567.07 | £156.71 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,828.24 | £182.82 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,089.42 | £208.94 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,350.60 | £235.06 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £2,872.96 | £287.30 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,395.31 | £339.53 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £3,917.67 | £391.77 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £4,701.20 | £470.12 | 18/9 |
Not sure of your band?
We cannot look up individual homes. The Valuation Office Agency checker on GOV.UK gives the band for any address in Rayleigh.
Band D in Rayleigh compared
Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Rayleigh figure is an estimate
- Band D a year
- Rayleigh
Rayleigh in 2026-27
Rayleigh's local council set a precept of £847,465 for 2026-27, raised from 12,475 Band D-equivalent homes: £67.93 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £54.18, so it has risen by £13.75 (25.4%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,249.37 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.5%.
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 Rayleigh, 2026-27
Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band
- Rayleigh, each band
- Band D, the band every charge is set from
- England average for the band
View as table
| Band | Per year | 10 payments of | 12 payments of | England average | Ratio to D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,567.07 | £156.71 | £130.59 | £1,594.35 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,828.24 | £182.82 | £152.35 | £1,860.07 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,089.42 | £208.94 | £174.12 | £2,125.80 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,350.60 | £235.06 | £195.88 | £2,391.52 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £2,872.96 | £287.30 | £239.41 | £2,922.97 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,395.31 | £339.53 | £282.94 | £3,454.42 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £3,917.67 | £391.77 | £326.47 | £3,985.87 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £4,701.20 | £470.12 | £391.77 | £4,783.04 | 18/9 |
Questions
- What is Band D council tax in Rayleigh?
- About £2,350.60 for 2026-27, of which £67.93 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
- How much is Band B council tax in Rayleigh?
- About £1,828.24 a year, or £182.82 a month over 10 payments.
- How does Rayleigh compare with the rest of Rochford?
- Its parish precept adds £67.93 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