County · Essex · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Essex?

Band D, 2026-27 (average of the 12 councils)£2,299.77From £2,258 in Brentwood to £2,363 in Rochford. Essex County Council takes £1,641.96 of every Band D bill.

Area averages set by councils for 2026-27 (MHCLG). Real bills vary by parish, band and discount. How the figures work

Councils
12
district councils send the bills
Lowest
£2,258
Brentwood
Highest
£2,363
Rochford
County part
£1,642
of a Band D bill

Council tax bands in Essex, 2026-27

County average across the 12 councils, including parish precepts. Every band pays a fixed share of Band D; your own council's figures are on its page.

BandPer yearPer month (10 payments)Ratio to D
Band A£1,533.18£153.326/9
Band B£1,788.71£178.877/9
Band C most common here£2,044.24£204.428/9
Band D£2,299.77£229.989/9
Band E£2,810.83£281.0811/9
Band F£3,321.89£332.1913/9
Band G£3,832.95£383.3015/9
Band H£4,599.54£459.9518/9

Band D in Essex, 2026-27

Area averages including parish precepts; the tick is the county average

RochfordRochford£2,363Essex average: £2,300UttlesfordUttlesford£2,334Essex average: £2,300MaldonMaldon£2,328Essex average: £2,300BasildonBasildon£2,327Essex average: £2,300Castle PointCastle Point£2,319Essex average: £2,300ChelmsfordChelmsford£2,300Essex average: £2,300HarlowHarlow£2,299Essex average: £2,300ColchesterColchester£2,283Essex average: £2,300BraintreeBraintree£2,280Essex average: £2,300Epping ForestEpping Forest£2,277Essex average: £2,300TendringTendring£2,270Essex average: £2,300BrentwoodBrentwood£2,258Essex average: £2,300
RochfordRochford£2,363Essex average: £2,300UttlesfordUttlesford£2,334Essex average: £2,300MaldonMaldon£2,328Essex average: £2,300BasildonBasildon£2,327Essex average: £2,300Castle PointCastle Point£2,319Essex average: £2,300ChelmsfordChelmsford£2,300Essex average: £2,300HarlowHarlow£2,299Essex average: £2,300ColchesterColchester£2,283Essex average: £2,300BraintreeBraintree£2,280Essex average: £2,300Epping ForestEpping Forest£2,277Essex average: £2,300TendringTendring£2,270Essex average: £2,300BrentwoodBrentwood£2,258Essex average: £2,300
  • Band D a year
  • Essex average (£2,300)
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27, Table 9.

Every council in Essex

CouncilTypeBand DBand AChange
Brentwooddistrict council£2,258.14£1,505.43+4.2%
Tendringdistrict council£2,269.63£1,513.09+4.2%
Epping Forestdistrict council£2,277.21£1,518.14+4.1%
Braintreedistrict council£2,280.34£1,520.23+3.9%
Colchesterdistrict council£2,282.85£1,521.90+4.1%
Harlowdistrict council£2,298.69£1,532.46+3.7%
Chelmsforddistrict council£2,300.18£1,533.45+4.2%
Castle Pointdistrict council£2,318.63£1,545.75+4.1%
Basildondistrict council£2,327.24£1,551.49+3.7%
Maldondistrict council£2,328.37£1,552.25+4.3%
Uttlesforddistrict council£2,333.82£1,555.88+4.3%
Rochforddistrict council£2,363.48£1,575.65+4.2%

Each council here sends the bills and keeps its own part; Essex County Council sets the county part. The county average is weighted by each council's tax base (Band D-equivalent homes). Unitary councils inside the old county are not included.

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 Essex.

Find your own home's band GOV.UK, opens the official tool

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