Council tax, England

Council tax in East of England, 2026/27

Every band for every council in East of England, as a yearly charge for a home with two adults.

Each figure is the area charge: the shares of every body that sets council tax there, with parish precepts as an average. A home in a parish with its own precept pays a different amount.

How much is council tax in East of England by band?

Area council tax by band, East of England, 2026/27
Council ABCDEFGH
Babergh £1,561.03£1,821.21£2,081.38£2,341.55£2,861.89£3,382.24£3,902.58£4,683.10
Basildon £1,551.49£1,810.08£2,068.66£2,327.24£2,844.40£3,361.57£3,878.73£4,654.48
Bedford £1,647.83£1,922.46£2,197.10£2,471.74£3,021.02£3,570.29£4,119.57£4,943.48
Braintree £1,520.23£1,773.60£2,026.97£2,280.34£2,787.08£3,293.82£3,800.57£4,560.68
Breckland £1,629.11£1,900.63£2,172.15£2,443.67£2,986.71£3,529.75£4,072.78£4,887.34
Brentwood £1,505.43£1,756.33£2,007.24£2,258.14£2,759.95£3,261.76£3,763.57£4,516.28
Broadland £1,625.19£1,896.05£2,166.92£2,437.78£2,979.51£3,521.24£4,062.97£4,875.56
Broxbourne £1,537.62£1,793.89£2,050.16£2,306.43£2,818.97£3,331.51£3,844.05£4,612.86
Cambridge £1,644.68£1,918.79£2,192.91£2,467.02£3,015.25£3,563.47£4,111.70£4,934.04
Castle Point £1,545.75£1,803.38£2,061.00£2,318.63£2,833.88£3,349.13£3,864.38£4,637.26
Central Bedfordshire £1,677.44£1,957.01£2,236.59£2,516.16£3,075.31£3,634.45£4,193.60£5,032.32
Chelmsford £1,533.45£1,789.03£2,044.60£2,300.18£2,811.33£3,322.48£3,833.63£4,600.36
Colchester £1,521.90£1,775.55£2,029.20£2,282.85£2,790.15£3,297.45£3,804.75£4,565.70
Dacorum £1,605.67£1,873.29£2,140.90£2,408.51£2,943.73£3,478.96£4,014.18£4,817.02
East Cambridgeshire £1,656.79£1,932.92£2,209.05£2,485.18£3,037.44£3,589.70£4,141.97£4,970.36
East Hertfordshire £1,636.52£1,909.27£2,182.03£2,454.78£3,000.29£3,545.79£4,091.30£4,909.56
East Suffolk £1,556.53£1,815.96£2,075.38£2,334.80£2,853.64£3,372.49£3,891.33£4,669.60
Epping Forest £1,518.14£1,771.16£2,024.19£2,277.21£2,783.26£3,289.30£3,795.35£4,554.42
Fenland £1,691.83£1,973.80£2,255.77£2,537.74£3,101.68£3,665.62£4,229.57£5,075.48
Great Yarmouth £1,609.61£1,877.87£2,146.14£2,414.41£2,950.95£3,487.48£4,024.02£4,828.82
Harlow £1,532.46£1,787.87£2,043.28£2,298.69£2,809.51£3,320.33£3,831.15£4,597.38
Hertsmere £1,603.89£1,871.20£2,138.52£2,405.83£2,940.46£3,475.09£4,009.72£4,811.66
Huntingdonshire £1,704.27£1,988.31£2,272.36£2,556.40£3,124.49£3,692.58£4,260.67£5,112.80
Ipswich £1,645.50£1,919.75£2,194.00£2,468.25£3,016.75£3,565.25£4,113.75£4,936.50
Kings Lynn and West Norfolk £1,620.09£1,890.10£2,160.12£2,430.13£2,970.16£3,510.19£4,050.22£4,860.26
Luton £1,626.62£1,897.72£2,168.83£2,439.93£2,982.14£3,524.34£4,066.55£4,879.86
Maldon £1,552.25£1,810.95£2,069.66£2,328.37£2,845.79£3,363.20£3,880.62£4,656.74
Mid Suffolk £1,544.59£1,802.02£2,059.45£2,316.88£2,831.74£3,346.60£3,861.47£4,633.76
North Hertfordshire £1,632.35£1,904.40£2,176.46£2,448.52£2,992.64£3,536.75£4,080.87£4,897.04
North Norfolk £1,639.95£1,913.28£2,186.60£2,459.93£3,006.58£3,553.23£4,099.88£4,919.86
Norwich £1,668.96£1,947.12£2,225.28£2,503.44£3,059.76£3,616.08£4,172.40£5,006.88
Peterborough £1,528.98£1,783.81£2,038.64£2,293.47£2,803.13£3,312.79£3,822.45£4,586.94
Rochford £1,575.65£1,838.26£2,100.87£2,363.48£2,888.70£3,413.92£3,939.13£4,726.96
South Cambridgeshire £1,690.83£1,972.64£2,254.44£2,536.25£3,099.86£3,663.47£4,227.08£5,072.50
South Norfolk £1,655.25£1,931.12£2,207.00£2,482.87£3,034.62£3,586.37£4,138.12£4,965.74
Southend-on-Sea £1,510.11£1,761.80£2,013.48£2,265.17£2,768.54£3,271.91£3,775.28£4,530.34
St Albans £1,612.81£1,881.62£2,150.42£2,419.22£2,956.82£3,494.43£4,032.03£4,838.44
Stevenage £1,594.65£1,860.42£2,126.20£2,391.97£2,923.52£3,455.07£3,986.62£4,783.94
Tendring £1,513.09£1,765.27£2,017.45£2,269.63£2,773.99£3,278.35£3,782.72£4,539.26
Three Rivers £1,614.87£1,884.02£2,153.16£2,422.31£2,960.60£3,498.89£4,037.18£4,844.62
Thurrock £1,503.12£1,753.64£2,004.16£2,254.68£2,755.72£3,256.76£3,757.80£4,509.36
Uttlesford £1,555.88£1,815.19£2,074.51£2,333.82£2,852.45£3,371.07£3,889.70£4,667.64
Watford £1,631.13£1,902.99£2,174.84£2,446.70£2,990.41£3,534.12£4,077.83£4,893.40
Welwyn Hatfield £1,634.84£1,907.31£2,179.79£2,452.26£2,997.21£3,542.15£4,087.10£4,904.52
West Suffolk £1,567.65£1,828.92£2,090.20£2,351.47£2,874.02£3,396.57£3,919.12£4,702.94

Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, published 25 March 2026.

How much did Band D go up in East of England?

Area Band D, 2025/26 and 2026/27, East of England
Council 2025/26 2026/27 Change
Babergh £2,233.16 £2,341.55 up £108.39 (4.9%)
Basildon £2,244.63 £2,327.24 up £82.61 (3.7%)
Bedford £2,350.94 £2,471.74 up £120.80 (5.1%)
Braintree £2,194.67 £2,280.34 up £85.67 (3.9%)
Breckland £2,328.59 £2,443.67 up £115.08 (4.9%)
Brentwood £2,166.72 £2,258.14 up £91.42 (4.2%)
Broadland £2,327.99 £2,437.78 up £109.79 (4.7%)
Broxbourne £2,198.11 £2,306.43 up £108.32 (4.9%)
Cambridge £2,355.41 £2,467.02 up £111.61 (4.7%)
Castle Point £2,227.21 £2,318.63 up £91.42 (4.1%)
Central Bedfordshire £2,394.14 £2,516.16 up £122.02 (5.1%)
Chelmsford £2,206.97 £2,300.18 up £93.21 (4.2%)
Colchester £2,192.08 £2,282.85 up £90.77 (4.1%)
Dacorum £2,294.23 £2,408.51 up £114.28 (5.0%)
East Cambridgeshire £2,374.13 £2,485.18 up £111.05 (4.7%)
East Hertfordshire £2,339.63 £2,454.78 up £115.15 (4.9%)
East Suffolk £2,222.36 £2,334.80 up £112.44 (5.1%)
Epping Forest £2,186.69 £2,277.21 up £90.52 (4.1%)
Fenland £2,432.81 £2,537.74 up £104.93 (4.3%)
Great Yarmouth £2,305.13 £2,414.41 up £109.28 (4.7%)
Harlow £2,216.43 £2,298.69 up £82.26 (3.7%)
Hertsmere £2,289.22 £2,405.83 up £116.61 (5.1%)
Huntingdonshire £2,439.67 £2,556.40 up £116.73 (4.8%)
Ipswich £2,358.54 £2,468.25 up £109.71 (4.7%)
Kings Lynn and West Norfolk £2,318.63 £2,430.13 up £111.50 (4.8%)
Luton £2,320.43 £2,439.93 up £119.50 (5.1%)
Maldon £2,232.83 £2,328.37 up £95.54 (4.3%)
Mid Suffolk £2,208.43 £2,316.88 up £108.45 (4.9%)
North Hertfordshire £2,332.61 £2,448.52 up £115.91 (5.0%)
North Norfolk £2,341.13 £2,459.93 up £118.80 (5.1%)
Norwich £2,391.59 £2,503.44 up £111.85 (4.7%)
Peterborough £2,185.72 £2,293.47 up £107.75 (4.9%)
Rochford £2,268.00 £2,363.48 up £95.48 (4.2%)
South Cambridgeshire £2,414.52 £2,536.25 up £121.73 (5.0%)
South Norfolk £2,367.89 £2,482.87 up £114.98 (4.9%)
Southend-on-Sea £2,154.65 £2,265.17 up £110.52 (5.1%)
St Albans £2,305.95 £2,419.22 up £113.27 (4.9%)
Stevenage £2,281.28 £2,391.97 up £110.69 (4.9%)
Tendring £2,178.46 £2,269.63 up £91.17 (4.2%)
Three Rivers £2,306.47 £2,422.31 up £115.84 (5.0%)
Thurrock £2,145.06 £2,254.68 up £109.62 (5.1%)
Uttlesford £2,237.45 £2,333.82 up £96.37 (4.3%)
Watford £2,343.38 £2,446.70 up £103.32 (4.4%)
Welwyn Hatfield £2,333.46 £2,452.26 up £118.80 (5.1%)
West Suffolk £2,243.00 £2,351.47 up £108.47 (4.8%)

Calculated from two published tables. Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, and Table 9 for 2025 to 2026, published 25 March 2026.