Council tax bands in Southend-on-Sea 2026-27
Band D council tax in Southend-on-Sea is £2,256.30 a year in 2026-27, about £225.63 a month over 10 payments.
This is the charge for a home with no parish or town council charge.
Homes in Southend-on-Sea's parish or town council areas pay a little more.
Every band in Southend-on-Sea
Council tax in Southend-on-Sea runs from £1,504.20 a year for Band A to £4,512.60 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,504.20 | £150.42 | £125.35 | £1,128.15 |
| Band B | £1,754.90 | £175.49 | £146.24 | £1,316.18 |
| Band C | £2,005.60 | £200.56 | £167.13 | £1,504.20 |
| Band D | £2,256.30 | £225.63 | £188.03 | £1,692.23 |
| Band E | £2,757.70 | £275.77 | £229.81 | £2,068.27 |
| Band F | £3,259.10 | £325.91 | £271.59 | £2,444.32 |
| Band G | £3,760.50 | £376.05 | £313.38 | £2,820.38 |
| Band H | £4,512.60 | £451.26 | £376.05 | £3,384.45 |
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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 Southend-on-Sea
The most common band in Southend-on-Sea is Band C (30% of homes). Flats, about 4 in 10 homes here, are mostly Band A (52%). The most common kind of home is a 1-bedroom flat (15,840 homes), mostly Band A (72%). These are shares of all 83,390 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 | 20.6% |
| Band B | 19.4% |
| Band C | 29.7% |
| Band D | 15.5% |
| Band E | 8.2% |
| Band F | 4.4% |
| Band G | 2% |
| Band H | 0.2% |
Compared with the East of England average, there are more homes in Bands A and B (40%, against 35%) and fewer homes in Band F and above (7%, against 11%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flats and maisonettes | 31,840 | 38% | Band A (52%) |
| Semi-detached houses | 16,740 | 20% | Band C (39%) |
| Terraced houses | 16,560 | 20% | Band C (48%) |
| Detached houses | 8,610 | 10% | Band E (31%) |
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 Southend-on-Sea goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| Southend-on-Sea council | £1,888.47 (84%) |
| Police | £275.31 (12%) |
| Fire and rescue | £92.52 (4%) |
£35.97 of the council's own Band D share in 2026-27 is the adult social care precept (MHCLG).
Parish and town council charges come on top for homes in their areas.
How council tax in Southend-on-Sea has changed
Band D went up by £109.62 (5.1%), from £2,146.68 in 2025-26 to £2,256.30 in 2026-27.
Band D in Southend-on-Sea is £78.84 a year below the East of England average of £2,335.14, and its 5.1% rise this year was bigger 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 16.0%, close to the East of England average rise of 15.0%.
Band D in Southend-on-Sea is the 12th lowest of 45 councils in the East of England, and the 52nd 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.
Southend-on-Sea and other councils
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| Rochford | £2,363.48 |
| Castle Point | £2,308.59 |
| Medway | £2,319.29 |
| Basildon | £2,314.35 |
| Chelmsford | £2,244.64 |
| Maldon | £2,328.37 |
Similar unitary councils
Other unitary councils closest in size to Southend-on-Sea (83,390 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Bedford | £2,431.59 | 81,610 |
| Luton | £2,439.93 | 85,570 |
| Telford and Wrekin | £2,109.73 | 86,280 |
| Bath and North East Somerset | £2,317.66 | 87,500 |
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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