Council tax bands in Basildon 2026-27
Band D council tax in Basildon is £2,314.35 a year in 2026-27, about £231.44 a month over 10 payments.
This is the charge for a home with no parish or town council charge.
Homes in Basildon's parish or town council areas pay a little more.
Every band in Basildon
Council tax in Basildon runs from £1,542.90 a year for Band A to £4,628.70 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,542.90 | £154.29 | £128.58 | £1,157.18 |
| Band B | £1,800.05 | £180.01 | £150.00 | £1,350.04 |
| Band C | £2,057.20 | £205.72 | £171.43 | £1,542.90 |
| Band D | £2,314.35 | £231.44 | £192.86 | £1,735.76 |
| Band E | £2,828.65 | £282.87 | £235.72 | £2,121.49 |
| Band F | £3,342.95 | £334.29 | £278.58 | £2,507.21 |
| Band G | £3,857.25 | £385.73 | £321.44 | £2,892.94 |
| Band H | £4,628.70 | £462.87 | £385.73 | £3,471.52 |
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How bands work: every band is a fixed fraction of Band D, set in law (Band A is 6/9 of Band D and Band H 18/9), rounded here to the penny. A home's band comes from its value on 1 April 1991: Band A up to £40,000, Band H over £320,000. Payments are the yearly charge divided by 10 or 12. Other bands may differ by a penny from your council's table because of how councils round.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, local authority level data (Table 10, Data_Billing), published 25 March 2026.
Homes by band in Basildon
Most homes in Basildon are in Bands B and C (51%). Terraced houses, about 4 in 10 homes here, are mostly Band C (53%). The most common kind of home is a 3-bedroom terraced house (17,650 homes), mostly Band C (61%). These are shares of all 80,600 homes on the list, not the band of any one home: a home's own band is on GOV.UK.
| Band | Share of homes |
|---|---|
| Band A | 11.3% |
| Band B | 20.3% |
| Band C | 31% |
| Band D | 18.6% |
| Band E | 9.9% |
| Band F | 6.1% |
| Band G | 2.6% |
| Band H | 0.2% |
Compared with the East of England average, there are fewer homes in Bands A and B (32%, against 35%) and about the same share in Band F and above (9%, against 11%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced houses | 29,110 | 36% | Band C (53%) |
| Flats and maisonettes | 15,450 | 19% | Band A (46%) |
| Semi-detached houses | 13,540 | 17% | Band D (60%) |
| Detached houses | 13,500 | 17% | Band E (38%) |
Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, 31 March 2026 (CTSOP3.0, band by property type), published 24 September 2026. VOA counts are rounded to the nearest 10; property types with fewer than 500 homes are not shown.
Where Band D council tax in Basildon goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| Basildon district council | £304.56 (13%) |
| County council | £1,641.96 (71%) |
| Police | £275.31 (12%) |
| Fire and rescue | £92.52 (4%) |
Parish and town council charges come on top for homes in their areas.
How council tax in Basildon has changed
Band D went up by £82.27 (3.7%), from £2,232.08 in 2025-26 to £2,314.35 in 2026-27.
Band D in Basildon is £20.79 a year below the East of England average of £2,335.14, and its 3.7% rise this year was smaller than most councils in the East of England (East of England average: 4.7%).
Over the four years from 2023-24 to 2026-27, Band D here rose 12.8%, less than the East of England average rise of 15.0%.
Band D in Basildon is the 19th lowest of 45 councils in the East of England, and the 89th lowest of 296 councils in England, ranked by the Band D figure on each council's page.
Averages are weighted by number of homes and use each council's Band D as shown on its page.
Basildon and other councils
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| Castle Point | £2,308.59 |
| Thurrock | £2,254.68 |
| Brentwood | £2,233.28 |
| Rochford | £2,363.48 |
| Chelmsford | £2,244.64 |
| Southend-on-Sea | £2,256.30 |
Similar district councils
Other district councils closest in size to Basildon (80,600 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Arun | £2,393.30 | 80,680 |
| Charnwood | £2,315.76 | 80,160 |
| Maidstone | £2,454.24 | 79,180 |
| Basingstoke and Deane | £2,224.83 | 82,400 |
Band D as shown on each council's page: the basic charge, or where no home pays that alone, Band D including special expenses or the average including parish charges. Similar councils are the same type of council, nearest in number of homes (Valuation Office Agency, 31 March 2026).
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