Council tax bands in Rochford 2026-27
Average Band D council tax in Rochford, including parish charges, is £2,363.48 a year in 2026-27, about £236.35 a month over 10 payments.
Every home in Rochford is in a parish that charges, so no home pays the basic charge of £2,282.67 alone.
Every band in Rochford
On average, council tax in Rochford runs from £1,575.65 a year for Band A to £4,726.96 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,575.65 | £157.57 | £131.30 | £1,181.74 |
| Band B | £1,838.26 | £183.83 | £153.19 | £1,378.70 |
| Band C | £2,100.87 | £210.09 | £175.07 | £1,575.65 |
| Band D | £2,363.48 | £236.35 | £196.96 | £1,772.61 |
| Band E | £2,888.70 | £288.87 | £240.73 | £2,166.52 |
| Band F | £3,413.92 | £341.39 | £284.49 | £2,560.44 |
| Band G | £3,939.13 | £393.91 | £328.26 | £2,954.35 |
| Band H | £4,726.96 | £472.70 | £393.91 | £3,545.22 |
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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 Rochford
Most homes in Rochford are in Bands C and D (60%). Semi-detached houses, about 3 in 10 homes here, are most often Band D (48%). The most common kind of home is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house (7,830 homes), mostly Band D (52%). These are shares of all 38,670 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 | 4.1% |
| Band B | 10.7% |
| Band C | 31.4% |
| Band D | 28.4% |
| Band E | 14% |
| Band F | 7.3% |
| Band G | 3.8% |
| Band H | 0.2% |
Compared with the East of England average, there are fewer homes in Bands A and B (15%, 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 | 11,680 | 30% | Band D (48%) |
| Detached houses | 9,700 | 25% | Band E (38%) |
| Flats and maisonettes | 4,680 | 12% | Band B (69%) |
| Terraced houses | 3,590 | 9% | Band C (67%) |
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 Rochford goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| Rochford district council | £272.88 (12%) |
| County council | £1,641.96 (69%) |
| Police | £275.31 (12%) |
| Fire and rescue | £92.52 (4%) |
| Parish and town councils (average) | £80.81 (3%) |
The parish share is the average across every parish; each parish sets its own.
How council tax in Rochford has changed
The average Band D including parish charges went up by £95.48 (4.2%), from £2,268.00 in 2025-26 to £2,363.48 in 2026-27.
Band D in Rochford is £28.34 a year above the East of England average of £2,335.14, and its 4.2% 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 13.8%, less than the East of England average rise of 15.0%.
Band D in Rochford is the 18th highest of 45 councils in the East of England, and the 130th 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.
Rochford and other councils
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| Southend-on-Sea | £2,256.30 |
| Castle Point | £2,308.59 |
| Basildon | £2,314.35 |
| Medway | £2,319.29 |
| Chelmsford | £2,244.64 |
| Maldon | £2,328.37 |
Similar district councils
Other district councils closest in size to Rochford (38,670 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Surrey Heath | £2,559.06 | 38,850 |
| Mid Devon | £2,550.34 | 38,890 |
| Tandridge | £2,550.85 | 38,430 |
| Stevenage | £2,391.97 | 39,010 |
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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