How your Council Tax is set 2025/26
How the Council Tax you pay in 2025/26 is shared with Essex County Council, the Police Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex and parish and town councils.
We collect your Council Tax and put it into a separate fund called the collection fund.
This fund is then shared with Essex County Council, the Police Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex and parish and town councils. These components of your Council Tax are called "precepts".
Council Tax 2025/26
The total Council Tax to be raised, including on behalf of preceptors, in 2025/26 is £90,733,287.
This results in an average total band D Council Tax charge of £2,237.45, an increase of £88.49 (4.12%) on 2025/26.
Summary of average band D Council Tax bill
What you will pay in 2025/26 for each part of your bill if you live in a band D property and how this has changed compared with what you paid in 2024/25.
These amounts are an average of all band D properties across Uttlesford.
| Authority | 2025/26 band D £ | Change compared with 2024/25 £ |
|---|---|---|
| Essex County Council | 1,579.59 | +57.06 (+3.75%) |
| PFCC - Essex Fire | 87.57 | +4.95 (+5.99%) |
| PFCC - Essex Police | 260.37 | +13.95 (+5.66%) |
| Uttlesford District Council | 182.02 | +5.28 (+2.99%) |
| Town and parish councils (average) | 127.90 | +7.25 (+6.01%) |
| Total band D (average) | 2,237.45 | +88.49 (+4.12%) |
Working out the amount each household has to pay
The amount to be raised from Council Tax is then divided by the district's tax base to determine the amount each household has to pay.
About the taxbase
The tax base is the total number of properties in the district converted to "band D equivalents" using ratios defined by law as follows:
- a Band A dwelling pays 6/9ths of Band D
- a Band B dwelling pays 7/9ths of Band D
- a Band C dwelling pays 8/9ths of Band D
- a Band D dwelling pays 9/9ths of Band D
- a Band E dwelling pays 11/9ths of Band D
- a Band F dwelling pays 13/9ths of Band D
- a Band G dwelling pays 15/9ths of Band D
- a Band H dwelling pays 18/9ths of Band D
Total charges for each band
The total charge for each Council Tax band will be as follows.
Band | Chargeable dwellings (number) | Chargeable dwellings % | Proportion of band D charge | Average 2024/25 Council Tax before discounts £ | Average 2025/26 Council Tax before discounts £ | Change
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Band A | 1,176 | 2.96 | 6/9ths | 1,432.64 | 1,491.64 | 59.00 |
Band B | 3,958 | 9.97 | 7/9ths | 1,671.41 | 1,740.24 | 68.83 |
Band C | 8,672 | 21.85 | 8/9ths | 1,910.18 | 1,988.85 | 78.67 |
Band D | 7,925 | 19.96 | 9/9ths | 2,148.96 | 2,237.45 | 88.49 |
Band E | 7,475 | 18.83 | 11/9ths | 2,626.51 | 2,734.66 | 108.15 |
Band F | 5,188 | 13.07 | 13/9ths | 3,104.05 | 3,231.87 | 127.82 |
Band G | 4,869 | 12.27 | 15/9ths | 3,581.60 | 3,729.09 | 147.49 |
Band H | 433 | 1.09 | 18/9ths | 4,297.92 | 4,474.90 | 176.98 |
Total chargeable dwellings | 39,696 | 100 |
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See how much Council Tax you will pay in each town and parish council area.
How the Council Tax was set
How and when the different bodies set their precepts.
Essex County Council
Essex County Council met on 13 February 2025 and set their precept at £64,055,786. This results in a band D Council Tax charge of £1,579.59, an increase of £57.06 (3.75%) on the previous year. This comprises a 2% increase for the adult social care precept, and a 1.75% increase for general Council Tax.
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service
The Essex Police, Fire and Crime Panel met on 4 February 2025 and endorsed a precept for Essex County Fire and Rescue Service of £3,551,153. This results in a band D Council Tax charge of £87.57, an increase of £4.95 (5.99%) on the previous year.
Essex Police
The Police, Fire and Crime Panel met on 4 February 2025 and endorsed a precept for Essex Police of £10,558,566. This results in a band D council tax charge of £260.37, an increase of £13.95 (5.66%) on the previous year.
Town and parish councils
The precepts raised by town and parish councils total £5,186,478.
This results in an average band D Council Tax charge of £127.90 an average increase of £7.25 (6.01%) on the previous year.
You can see how much Council Tax you will pay in each town and parish council area.
Uttlesford District Council
The Cabinet of Uttlesford District Council met on 13 February 2025 and decided to recommend a Council Tax Requirement for the District Council of £7,381,304. This results in a band D council tax charge of £182.02, an increase of £5.28 (2.99%) on the previous year
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