Region · East of England · 2026-27
What is the average council tax in East of England?
Average Band D£2,393.99up 4.7% (£108.20) on 2025-26. England £2,391.52.
Area averages set by councils for 2026-27 (MHCLG). Real bills vary by parish, band and discount. How the figures work
Councils
45
that send bills
Lowest
£2,255
Thurrock
Highest
£2,556
Huntingdonshire
Band A
£1,596
at the regional average
Highest Band D in East of England
2026-27, area averages including parish precepts; the tick is the region's average
- Band D a year
- East of England average (£2,394)
Every council in East of England
| Council | Type | Band D | Band A | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thurrock | unitary council | £2,254.68 | £1,503.12 | +5.1% |
| Brentwood | district council | £2,258.14 | £1,505.43 | +4.2% |
| Southend-on-Sea | unitary council | £2,265.17 | £1,510.11 | +5.1% |
| Tendring | district council | £2,269.63 | £1,513.09 | +4.2% |
| Epping Forest | district council | £2,277.21 | £1,518.14 | +4.1% |
| Braintree | district council | £2,280.34 | £1,520.23 | +3.9% |
| Colchester | district council | £2,282.85 | £1,521.90 | +4.1% |
| Peterborough | unitary council | £2,293.47 | £1,528.98 | +4.9% |
| Harlow | district council | £2,298.69 | £1,532.46 | +3.7% |
| Chelmsford | district council | £2,300.18 | £1,533.45 | +4.2% |
| Broxbourne | district council | £2,306.43 | £1,537.62 | +4.9% |
| Mid Suffolk | district council | £2,316.88 | £1,544.59 | +4.9% |
| Castle Point | district council | £2,318.63 | £1,545.75 | +4.1% |
| Basildon | district council | £2,327.24 | £1,551.49 | +3.7% |
| Maldon | district council | £2,328.37 | £1,552.25 | +4.3% |
| Uttlesford | district council | £2,333.82 | £1,555.88 | +4.3% |
| East Suffolk | district council | £2,334.80 | £1,556.53 | +5.1% |
| Babergh | district council | £2,341.55 | £1,561.03 | +4.9% |
| West Suffolk | district council | £2,351.47 | £1,567.65 | +4.8% |
| Rochford | district council | £2,363.48 | £1,575.65 | +4.2% |
| Stevenage | district council | £2,391.97 | £1,594.65 | +4.9% |
| Hertsmere | district council | £2,405.83 | £1,603.89 | +5.1% |
| Dacorum | district council | £2,408.51 | £1,605.67 | +5.0% |
| Great Yarmouth | district council | £2,414.41 | £1,609.61 | +4.7% |
| St Albans | district council | £2,419.22 | £1,612.81 | +4.9% |
| Three Rivers | district council | £2,422.31 | £1,614.87 | +5.0% |
| Kings Lynn and West Norfolk | district council | £2,430.13 | £1,620.09 | +4.8% |
| Broadland | district council | £2,437.78 | £1,625.19 | +4.7% |
| Luton | unitary council | £2,439.93 | £1,626.62 | +5.1% |
| Breckland | district council | £2,443.67 | £1,629.11 | +4.9% |
| Watford | district council | £2,446.70 | £1,631.13 | +4.4% |
| North Hertfordshire | district council | £2,448.52 | £1,632.35 | +5.0% |
| Welwyn Hatfield | district council | £2,452.26 | £1,634.84 | +5.1% |
| East Hertfordshire | district council | £2,454.78 | £1,636.52 | +4.9% |
| North Norfolk | district council | £2,459.93 | £1,639.95 | +5.1% |
| Cambridge | district council | £2,467.02 | £1,644.68 | +4.7% |
| Ipswich | district council | £2,468.25 | £1,645.50 | +4.7% |
| Bedford | unitary council | £2,471.74 | £1,647.83 | +5.1% |
| South Norfolk | district council | £2,482.87 | £1,655.25 | +4.9% |
| East Cambridgeshire | district council | £2,485.18 | £1,656.79 | +4.7% |
| Norwich | district council | £2,503.44 | £1,668.96 | +4.7% |
| Central Bedfordshire | unitary council | £2,516.16 | £1,677.44 | +5.1% |
| South Cambridgeshire | district council | £2,536.25 | £1,690.83 | +5.0% |
| Fenland | district council | £2,537.74 | £1,691.83 | +4.3% |
| Huntingdonshire | district council | £2,556.40 | £1,704.27 | +4.8% |
The regional average is weighted by each council's tax base (Band D-equivalent homes).
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 East of England.
Data: MHCLG, 2026-27 releases, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources and method