Council tax bands in Braintree 2026-27
Band D council tax in Braintree is £2,215.80 a year in 2026-27, about £221.58 a month over 10 payments.
This is the charge for a home with no parish or town council charge.
Every band in Braintree
Council tax in Braintree runs from £1,477.20 a year for Band A to £4,431.60 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,477.20 | £147.72 | £123.10 | £1,107.90 |
| Band B | £1,723.40 | £172.34 | £143.62 | £1,292.55 |
| Band C | £1,969.60 | £196.96 | £164.13 | £1,477.20 |
| Band D | £2,215.80 | £221.58 | £184.65 | £1,661.85 |
| Band E | £2,708.20 | £270.82 | £225.68 | £2,031.15 |
| Band F | £3,200.60 | £320.06 | £266.72 | £2,400.45 |
| Band G | £3,693.00 | £369.30 | £307.75 | £2,769.75 |
| Band H | £4,431.60 | £443.16 | £369.30 | £3,323.70 |
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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 Braintree
Most homes in Braintree are in Bands B and C (53%). Semi-detached houses, about 3 in 10 homes here, are mostly Band C (57%). The most common kind of home is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house (12,550 homes), mostly Band C (63%). These are shares of all 71,750 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 | 8.8% |
| Band B | 24.6% |
| Band C | 28.6% |
| Band D | 15.4% |
| Band E | 11.6% |
| Band F | 7.1% |
| Band G | 3.5% |
| Band H | 0.3% |
Compared with the East of England average, there are about the same share in Bands A and B (33%, against 35%) and about the same share in Band F and above (11%, against 11%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached houses | 18,790 | 26% | Band C (57%) |
| Terraced houses | 17,940 | 25% | Band B (46%) |
| Detached houses | 17,260 | 24% | Band E (34%) |
| Flats and maisonettes | 10,040 | 14% | Band A (47%) |
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 Braintree goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| Braintree district council | £206.01 (9%) |
| County council | £1,641.96 (74%) |
| 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 Braintree has changed
Band D went up by £82.26 (3.9%), from £2,133.54 in 2025-26 to £2,215.80 in 2026-27.
Including parish charges, the average Band D bill went up by £85.67 (3.9%), from £2,194.67 to £2,280.34.
Band D in Braintree is £119.34 a year below the East of England average of £2,335.14, and its 3.9% 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 13.2%, less than the East of England average rise of 15.0%.
Band D in Braintree is the 3rd lowest of 45 councils in the East of England, and the 35th 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.
Braintree and other councils
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| Uttlesford | £2,197.25 |
| Colchester | £2,240.94 |
| Maldon | £2,328.37 |
| Chelmsford | £2,244.64 |
| Babergh | £2,235.68 |
| Brentwood | £2,233.28 |
Similar district councils
Other district councils closest in size to Braintree (71,750 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Mid Sussex | £2,474.26 | 71,260 |
| Preston | £2,564.22 | 71,200 |
| Thanet | £2,490.90 | 70,740 |
| Canterbury | £2,397.99 | 72,830 |
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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