East of England council tax by area (2026/27)
Across East of England, the average Band D council tax is £2,391 a year for 2026/27 — in line with the England average Band D of £2,392. It ranges from £2,255 (Thurrock UA) to £2,556 (Huntingdonshire) across 45 billing authorities. East of England ranks 7 of 9 English regions. Source: MHCLG, 2026/27.
Source: Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027 (MHCLG). As of . Updated annually · last updated .
Avg Band D
£2,391
across 45 areas
GCTI (region avg)
100
100 = England average
Region rank
7/9
1 = most expensive region
East of England’s average Band D council tax is in line with the England average Band D of £2,392. The cheapest area is Thurrock UA (£2,255) and the most expensive is Huntingdonshire (£2,556).
All 45 areas in East of England, 2026/27
| Area | Band D | GCTI |
|---|---|---|
| Huntingdonshire | £2,556 | 107 |
| Fenland | £2,538 | 106 |
| South Cambridgeshire | £2,536 | 106 |
| Central Bedfordshire UA | £2,516 | 105 |
| Norwich | £2,503 | 105 |
| East Cambridgeshire | £2,485 | 104 |
| South Norfolk | £2,483 | 104 |
| Bedford UA | £2,472 | 103 |
| Ipswich | £2,468 | 103 |
| Cambridge | £2,467 | 103 |
| North Norfolk | £2,460 | 103 |
| East Hertfordshire | £2,455 | 103 |
| Welwyn Hatfield | £2,452 | 103 |
| North Hertfordshire | £2,449 | 102 |
| Watford | £2,447 | 102 |
| Breckland | £2,444 | 102 |
| Luton UA | £2,440 | 102 |
| Broadland | £2,438 | 102 |
| King's Lynn & West Norfolk | £2,430 | 102 |
| Three Rivers | £2,422 | 101 |
| St Albans | £2,419 | 101 |
| Great Yarmouth | £2,414 | 101 |
| Dacorum | £2,409 | 101 |
| Hertsmere | £2,406 | 101 |
| Stevenage | £2,392 | 100 |
| Rochford | £2,363 | 99 |
| West Suffolk | £2,351 | 98 |
| Babergh | £2,342 | 98 |
| East Suffolk | £2,335 | 98 |
| Uttlesford | £2,334 | 98 |
| Maldon | £2,328 | 97 |
| Basildon | £2,327 | 97 |
| Castle Point | £2,319 | 97 |
| Mid Suffolk | £2,317 | 97 |
| Broxbourne | £2,306 | 96 |
| Chelmsford | £2,300 | 96 |
| Harlow | £2,299 | 96 |
| Peterborough UA | £2,293 | 96 |
| Colchester | £2,283 | 95 |
| Braintree | £2,280 | 95 |
| Epping Forest | £2,277 | 95 |
| Tendring | £2,270 | 95 |
| Southend-on-Sea UA | £2,265 | 95 |
| Brentwood | £2,258 | 94 |
| Thurrock UA | £2,255 | 94 |
| England average | £2,392 | 100 |
Band D is the standard reference charge (total including county, police, fire and any adult-social-care precepts). The region average is an unweighted mean of member authorities’ Band D charges. Source: Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027 (MHCLG).
East of England council tax — FAQ
What is the average council tax in East of England for 2026/27?
The average Band D council tax across the 45 billing authorities in East of England is £2,391 a year for 2026/27 — in line with the England average Band D of £2,392. That is an unweighted mean of each authority's published Band D charge. Source: MHCLG.
Where is council tax cheapest and most expensive in East of England?
In East of England for 2026/27, Huntingdonshire has the highest Band D charge at £2,556 and Thurrock UA the lowest at £2,255 — a difference of £302 a year at Band D. Source: MHCLG.
What is the Gera Council Tax Index?
The Gera Council Tax Index (GCTI) re-expresses each authority’s real 2026/27 Band D charge as a ratio to the England average Band D (£2,391.52), indexed so that 100 = the England average. GCTI = round(area Band D ÷ England Band D × 100). A GCTI of 110 means the Band D bill in that area is 10% above the England average; 92 means 8% below. The national rank orders all 296 English billing authorities by Band D charge (rank 1 = the highest). Both are pure, reproducible re-expressions of the published MHCLG figures shown on the page — anyone can recompute them.
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Method & sources
The Gera Council Tax Index (GCTI) re-expresses each authority’s real 2026/27 Band D charge as a ratio to the England average Band D (£2,391.52), indexed so that 100 = the England average. GCTI = round(area Band D ÷ England Band D × 100). A GCTI of 110 means the Band D bill in that area is 10% above the England average; 92 means 8% below. The national rank orders all 296 English billing authorities by Band D charge (rank 1 = the highest). Both are pure, reproducible re-expressions of the published MHCLG figures shown on the page — anyone can recompute them.
Open Government Licence v3.0 (OGL v3). Source: Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027 (MHCLG). The region average is an unweighted mean of published per-authority Band D charges. Full methodology.