Leigh on Sea · Southend-on-Sea · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Leigh on Sea?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,315.69£50.52 more than the Southend-on-Sea Band D average (£2,265.17).
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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 2026-27Leigh on SeaBand D
  • Southend-on-Sea council£1,888.47
  • Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Police£275.31
  • Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Fire£92.52
  • Leigh on Sea parish precept£59.39
Total for the year£2,315.69
Parish part
£59.39
+£6.14 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,543.79
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£231.57
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
9,150
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Leigh on Sea, 2026-27

Estimates: the Southend-on-Sea 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£1,543.79£154.386/9
Band B£1,801.09£180.117/9
Band C£2,058.39£205.848/9
Band D£2,315.69£231.579/9
Band E£2,830.29£283.0311/9
Band F£3,344.89£334.4913/9
Band G£3,859.48£385.9515/9
Band H£4,631.38£463.1418/9

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Band D in Leigh on Sea compared

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

Leigh on SeaLeigh on Sea£2,316Southend-on-Sea averageSouthend-on-Sea average£2,265No parish partNo parish part£2,256England averageEngland average£2,392
Leigh on SeaLeigh on Sea£2,316Southend-on-Se…Southend-on-Sea average£2,265No parish partNo parish part£2,256England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Leigh on Sea
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Leigh on Sea in 2026-27

Leigh on Sea's local council set a precept of £543,431 for 2026-27, raised from 9,150 Band D-equivalent homes: £59.39 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £53.25, so it has risen by £6.14 (11.5%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,199.93 in 2025-26, so it is up 5.3%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Southend-on-Sea: £1,888.47 for Southend-on-Sea 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 Leigh on Sea, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,543.79£1,544AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,801.09£1,801BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,058.39£2,058CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,315.69£2,316DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,830.29£2,830EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,344.89£3,345FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,859.48£3,859GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,631.38£4,631HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,543.79£1,544AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,801.09£1,801BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,058.39£2,058CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,315.69£2,316DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,830.29£2,830EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,344.89£3,345FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,859.48£3,859GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,631.38£4,631HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Leigh on Sea, 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£1,543.79£154.38£128.65£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,801.09£180.11£150.09£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,058.39£205.84£171.53£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,315.69£231.57£192.97£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,830.29£283.03£235.86£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,344.89£334.49£278.74£3,454.4213/9
Band G£3,859.48£385.95£321.62£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,631.38£463.14£385.95£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 Leigh on Sea?
About £2,315.69 for 2026-27, of which £59.39 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Leigh on Sea?
About £1,801.09 a year, or £180.11 a month over 10 payments.
How does Leigh on Sea compare with the rest of Southend-on-Sea?
Its parish precept adds £59.39 to a Band D bill; across Southend-on-Sea parish precepts add £8.87 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Data: MHCLG, 2026-27 releases, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources and method