# Council tax in Southend-on-Sea The south east of the East of England. 185,214 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 42 square kilometres. 2 layers about council tax for Southend-on-Sea, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source. In: [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/east-of-england) ## Band D council tax Southend-on-Sea: **£2,265.17** (2026/27, council level, Great Britain only). Source: MHCLG and Welsh Government and Scottish Government. Published 22 April 2026. Band D council tax in Southend-on-Sea is £2,265.17 for 2026/27. That is 5% lower than the East of England average of £2,393.99. It rose 5.1% on the year before. Southend-on-Sea has the 38th cheapest Band D council tax in England. - Against East of England: 5% lower (£2,393.99) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/council-tax-band-d?place=E06000033) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/council-tax-band-d) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/council-tax-band-d/east-of-england) · https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/council-tax#l-council-tax-band-d ### Council tax by band in Southend-on-Sea, 2026/27 | Band | Bill | Share of homes, March 2026 | | --- | --- | --- | | Band A | £1,510.11 | 20.6% | | Band B | £1,761.80 | 19.4% | | Band C | £2,013.48 | 29.7% | | Band D | £2,265.17 | 15.5% | | Band E | £2,768.54 | 8.2% | | Band F | £3,271.91 | 4.4% | | Band G | £3,775.28 | 2.0% | | Band H | £4,530.34 | 0.2% | Worked out by Open Index from the Band D figure and the band ratios set in law. You get 25% off if you live on your own, or if everyone else in your home is disregarded (full-time students, for example). Share of homes: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026. ## Annual council tax change Southend-on-Sea: **5.1%** (2026/27, council level, Great Britain only). Source: Worked out by Open Index from the Band D council tax figures. Published 22 April 2026. Band D council tax in Southend-on-Sea changed by 5.1% on the year before, for 2026/27. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/council-tax-change?place=E06000033) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/council-tax-change) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/council-tax-change/east-of-england) · https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/council-tax#l-council-tax-band-d-change-1y ## More on this place - [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea) - [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/housing) (17) - [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/crime) (13) - [People](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/people) (24) - [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/deprivation) (8) - [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/health) (4) - [Education](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/education) (2) - [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/environment) (9) - [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/transport) (4) - [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/connectivity) (5) - [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/planning) (3) - [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/economy) (4) - [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/elections) (7) - [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/services) (3) - [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/sources) (28) The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E06000033/data?family=council-tax ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/council-tax, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/council-tax#l-council-tax-band-d. Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it. Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea/council-tax