Council tax bands in Colchester 2026-27
Band D council tax in Colchester is £2,240.94 a year in 2026-27, about £224.09 a month over 10 payments.
This is the charge for a home with no parish or town council charge.
Homes in Colchester's parish or town council areas pay a little more.
Every band in Colchester
Council tax in Colchester runs from £1,493.96 a year for Band A to £4,481.88 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,493.96 | £149.40 | £124.50 | £1,120.47 |
| Band B | £1,742.95 | £174.30 | £145.25 | £1,307.21 |
| Band C | £1,991.95 | £199.20 | £166.00 | £1,493.96 |
| Band D | £2,240.94 | £224.09 | £186.75 | £1,680.71 |
| Band E | £2,738.93 | £273.89 | £228.24 | £2,054.20 |
| Band F | £3,236.91 | £323.69 | £269.74 | £2,427.68 |
| Band G | £3,734.90 | £373.49 | £311.24 | £2,801.18 |
| Band H | £4,481.88 | £448.19 | £373.49 | £3,361.41 |
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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 Colchester
Most homes in Colchester are in Bands B and C (51%). Semi-detached houses, about 2 in 10 homes here, are mostly Band C (57%). The most common kind of home is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house (14,600 homes), mostly Band C (64%). These are shares of all 87,210 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 | 11.2% |
| Band B | 26.6% |
| Band C | 24.4% |
| Band D | 18.8% |
| Band E | 10.8% |
| Band F | 5% |
| Band G | 3% |
| Band H | 0.2% |
Compared with the East of England average, there are more homes in Bands A and B (38%, against 35%) and fewer homes in Band F and above (8%, against 11%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached houses | 20,250 | 23% | Band C (57%) |
| Flats and maisonettes | 19,390 | 22% | Band B (43%) |
| Terraced houses | 19,170 | 22% | Band B (51%) |
| Detached houses | 18,940 | 22% | Band D (33%) |
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 Colchester goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| Colchester district council | £231.15 (10%) |
| County council | £1,641.96 (73%) |
| 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 Colchester has changed
Band D went up by £88.97 (4.1%), from £2,151.97 in 2025-26 to £2,240.94 in 2026-27.
Band D in Colchester is £94.20 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 Colchester is the 8th lowest of 45 councils in the East of England, and the 46th 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.
Colchester and other councils
Nearby councils
Similar district councils
Other district councils closest in size to Colchester (87,210 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| West Suffolk | £2,245.86 | 85,010 |
| Huntingdonshire | £2,398.80 | 84,700 |
| New Forest | £2,285.33 | 83,690 |
| 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).
Finding a home's band
Each home's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency. You can look up any home's band on GOV.UK.
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