What your Council Tax will pay for in 2024/25

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".

The total of all precepts that will levied in Uttlesford in 2024/25 is £85,790,169. This results in an average total band D Council Tax of £2,148.96, an increase of £104.29 (5.10%) on the previous year.
 

Summary of average band D Council Tax bill

What you will pay in 2024/25 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 2023/24.

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.

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
   

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 2024 and set their precept at £60,782,092. This results in a band D Council Tax charge of £1,522.53, an increase of £72.36 (4.99%) on the previous year. This comprises a 2.00% increase for the adult social care precept, and a 2.99% increase for general Council Tax.

Essex County Fire and Rescue Service

The Essex Police, Fire and Crime Panel met on 1 February 2024 and endorsed a precept for Essex County Fire and Rescue Service of £3,298,337. This results in a band D Council Tax charge of £82.62, an increase of £2.34 (2.91%) on the previous year.

Essex Police

The Police, Fire and Crime Panel met on 1 February 2024 and endorsed a precept for Essex Police of £9,837,523. This results in a band D Council Tax charge of £246.42, an increase of £12.96 (5.55%) on the previous year.

Town and parish councils

The precepts raised by town and parish councils are detailed in the  town and parish councils 2024/25 taxbase and precepts summary (PDF) [142KB] and total £4,816,443. This results in an average band D Council Tax charge of £120.65, an average increase of £11.50 (10.54%) on the previous year.

Uttlesford District Council

The Cabinet of Uttlesford District Council met on 20 February 2024 and decided to recommend a Council Tax Requirement for the District Council of £7,055,774 (subject to approval by Full Council). This results in a band D Council Tax charge of £176.74, an increase of £5.13 (2.99%) on the previous year.

Where your Council Tax goes

Council Tax is calculated using the precept levels set for funds required by Essex County Council, Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority and the individual town and parish councils together with the Council Tax requirement set by Uttlesford District Council.

Uttlesford District Council keeps just under 8 pence in every pound of your Council Tax.

Budget 2024/25

The budget lays out how much we plan to spend on each of our main services (net of fees and charges). We collect some of this money through Council Tax, but we have other sources of income  including that from Localised Business Rates Retention (BRR), New Homes Bonus (NHB), Rural Services Delivery Grant (RSDG) and from investments.

Our budget for 2024/25 explains how much we plan to spend on each of our main services and where we get our income.