Biggest and smallest council tax rises in East of England (2026/27)
9 of East of England’s 45 councils had the joint highest rise in Band D council tax in 2026/27, at 5.1%.
Basildon and Harlow had the joint lowest, at 3.7%. The middle council, Huntingdonshire, had 4.8%.
Annual council tax change is measured differently in each nation, so Open Index ranks it within East of England only.
See it on the map| Rank | Council | Value |
|---|---|---|
| =1 | Bedford | 5.1% |
| =1 | Central Bedfordshire | 5.1% |
| =1 | East Suffolk | 5.1% |
| =1 | Hertsmere | 5.1% |
| =1 | Luton | 5.1% |
| =1 | North Norfolk | 5.1% |
| =1 | Southend-on-Sea | 5.1% |
| =1 | Thurrock | 5.1% |
| =1 | Welwyn Hatfield | 5.1% |
| =10 | Dacorum | 5.0% |
| =10 | North Hertfordshire | 5.0% |
| =10 | South Cambridgeshire | 5.0% |
| =10 | Three Rivers | 5.0% |
| =14 | Babergh | 4.9% |
| =14 | Breckland | 4.9% |
| =14 | Broxbourne | 4.9% |
| =14 | East Hertfordshire | 4.9% |
| =14 | Mid Suffolk | 4.9% |
| =14 | Peterborough | 4.9% |
| =14 | South Norfolk | 4.9% |
| =14 | St Albans | 4.9% |
| =14 | Stevenage | 4.9% |
| =23 | Huntingdonshire | 4.8% |
| =23 | King's Lynn and West Norfolk | 4.8% |
| =23 | West Suffolk | 4.8% |
| =26 | Broadland | 4.7% |
| =26 | Cambridge | 4.7% |
| =26 | East Cambridgeshire | 4.7% |
| =26 | Great Yarmouth | 4.7% |
| =26 | Ipswich | 4.7% |
| =26 | Norwich | 4.7% |
| 32 | Watford | 4.4% |
| =33 | Fenland | 4.3% |
| =33 | Maldon | 4.3% |
| =33 | Uttlesford | 4.3% |
| =36 | Brentwood | 4.2% |
| =36 | Chelmsford | 4.2% |
| =36 | Rochford | 4.2% |
| =36 | Tendring | 4.2% |
| =40 | Castle Point | 4.1% |
| =40 | Colchester | 4.1% |
| =40 | Epping Forest | 4.1% |
| 43 | Braintree | 3.9% |
| =44 | Basildon | 3.7% |
| =44 | Harlow | 3.7% |
Worked out by Open Index from the Band D council tax figures. Source and method · See it on the map