Council tax bands in Chelmsford 2026-27
Band D council tax in Chelmsford, including special expenses, is £2,244.64 a year in 2026-27, about £224.46 a month over 10 payments.
This includes Chelmsford's special expenses for local services, which average £32.89 a year at Band D and vary by area. Every part of Chelmsford pays a special expense or a parish charge, so no home pays the basic amount of £2,211.75 alone.
Every band in Chelmsford
Council tax in Chelmsford runs from £1,496.43 a year for Band A to £4,489.28 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,496.43 | £149.64 | £124.70 | £1,122.32 |
| Band B | £1,745.83 | £174.58 | £145.49 | £1,309.37 |
| Band C | £1,995.24 | £199.52 | £166.27 | £1,496.43 |
| Band D | £2,244.64 | £224.46 | £187.05 | £1,683.48 |
| Band E | £2,743.45 | £274.34 | £228.62 | £2,057.59 |
| Band F | £3,242.26 | £324.23 | £270.19 | £2,431.70 |
| Band G | £3,741.07 | £374.11 | £311.76 | £2,805.80 |
| Band H | £4,489.28 | £448.93 | £374.11 | £3,366.96 |
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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 Chelmsford
Most homes in Chelmsford are in Bands C and D (52%). Detached houses, about 2 in 10 homes here, are most often Band E (35%). The most common kind of home is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house (13,810 homes), mostly Band D (50%). These are shares of all 82,430 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 | 6.3% |
| Band B | 13.3% |
| Band C | 29.2% |
| Band D | 22.7% |
| Band E | 14.1% |
| Band F | 8.1% |
| Band G | 5.6% |
| Band H | 0.6% |
Compared with the East of England average, there are fewer homes in Bands A and B (20%, against 35%) and more homes in Band F and above (14%, against 11%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | 19,890 | 24% | Band E (35%) |
| Semi-detached houses | 19,260 | 23% | Band D (47%) |
| Flats and maisonettes | 18,370 | 22% | Band B (40%) |
| Terraced houses | 16,940 | 21% | Band C (68%) |
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 Chelmsford goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| Chelmsford district council, with special expenses (average) | £234.85 (10%) |
| County council | £1,641.96 (73%) |
| Police | £275.31 (12%) |
| Fire and rescue | £92.52 (4%) |
The council's share includes its special expenses at their average; they vary by area. Parish and town council charges come on top for homes in their areas.
How council tax in Chelmsford has changed
Band D including special expenses went up by £89.04 (4.1%), from £2,155.60 in 2025-26 to £2,244.64 in 2026-27.
Including parish and special charges, the average Band D bill went up by £93.21 (4.2%), from £2,206.97 to £2,300.18.
Band D in Chelmsford is £90.50 a year below the East of England average of £2,335.14, and its 4.1% 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 13.4%, less than the East of England average rise of 15.0%.
Band D in Chelmsford is the 9th lowest of 45 councils in the East of England, and the 48th 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.
Chelmsford and other councils
Nearby councils
Similar district councils
Other district councils closest in size to Chelmsford (82,430 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Basingstoke and Deane | £2,224.83 | 82,400 |
| New Forest | £2,285.33 | 83,690 |
| Arun | £2,393.30 | 80,680 |
| Huntingdonshire | £2,398.80 | 84,700 |
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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