Your Council Tax explained
After careful consideration, Rochford District Council has agreed to increase its element of Council Tax by 2.99% in 2024/25. The amount relating to the District Council will increase from £252.45 to £260.00 for an average band D property.
A breakdown of the other preceptor’s elements of the Council Tax bill for 2024/25 is shown below; this includes Essex County Council, the Fire and Rescue Authority, the Police and the Town/Parish Councils.
Taking these other elements into account, the overall Council Tax bill for an average Band D property will be £2,175.37 in 2024/25, an increase of £99.25.
| Authority | 2023/24 £ |
2024/25 £ |
Increase £ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essex County Council | 1,252.71 | 1,296.09 | 43.38 |
| Essex County Council Social Care Levy | 197.46 | 226.44 | 28.98 |
| Essex County Fire and Rescue | 80.28 | 82.62 | 2.34 |
| Essex Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner | 233.46 | 246.42 | 12.96 |
| Town/Parish Councils (average) | 59.76 | 63.80 | 4.04 |
| Rochford District Council | 252.45 | 260.00 | 7.55 |
| Total | 2,076.12 | 2,175.37 |