Where the money goes | 2026/27
The published budget, with service spending and council tax kept as separate measures.
No 2026/27 return for Castle Point was received in time for MHCLG's publication on 11 June 2026. No budget game or earlier year's budget is shown. The bill breakdown below comes from the separate council tax return.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Local authority revenue expenditure and financing England: 2026 to 2027 budget individual local authority data, RA_LA_Data_2026-27, published 11 June 2026.
County budget | Social care
These figures use the county’s budget and the ONS county population. No social care ratio is calculated for Castle Point district.
A ratio is a budget divided by a head count. It does not measure need, efficiency, value or spending on an individual recipient.
£616
Calculated from £768,104,000 divided by 1,246,808 residents aged 18 and over. Shown to the nearest pound.
MHCLG RA budget 2026/27, Part 1, lines 360; ONS population estimates, mid-2025, MYE2 Persons.
The population estimate is for mid-2025; the budget is for 2026/27.
£393
Calculated from £358,838,000 divided by 913,894 residents aged 18 to 64. Shown to the nearest pound.
MHCLG RA budget 2026/27, Part 1, lines 332, 334, 336, 340, 344; ONS population estimates, mid-2025, MYE2 Persons.
The population estimate is for mid-2025; the budget is for 2026/27.
£848
Calculated from £282,324,000 divided by 332,914 residents aged 65 and over. Shown to the nearest pound.
MHCLG RA budget 2026/27, Part 1, lines 333, 335, 337, 341, 345; ONS population estimates, mid-2025, MYE2 Persons.
The population estimate is for mid-2025; the budget is for 2026/27.
£893
Calculated from £294,152,000 divided by 329,317 residents under 18. Shown to the nearest pound.
MHCLG RA budget 2026/27, Part 1, lines 330; ONS population estimates, mid-2025, MYE2 Persons.
The population estimate is for mid-2025; the budget is for 2026/27.
£126,942,000 (16.5% of adult social care line 360).
Calculated as adult social care line 360 (£768,104,000) less the ten age lines above. The share is this amount divided by line 360, multiplied by 100 and shown to one decimal place. This covers social support, assistive equipment, assessment and safeguarding, information and early intervention, and commissioning.
The two age ratios use different populations and exclude this amount. They do not add up to the adult ratio.
Line 360 less lines 332, 334, 336, 340, 344, 333, 335, 337, 341 and 345. Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Local authority revenue expenditure and financing England: 2026 to 2027 budget individual local authority data, RA_LA_Data_2026-27, published 11 June 2026.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Local authority revenue expenditure and financing England: 2026 to 2027 budget individual local authority data, RA_LA_Data_2026-27, published 11 June 2026.
Single years grouped as under 18, 18 to 64, 65 and over, and 18 and over. Source: Office for National Statistics, Population estimates for the UK, England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland: mid-2025, MYE2 Persons, published 1 October 2026.
Published Band D area averages for 2026/27. Parish charges are averaged into the council line and already included in the total. Do not add them again. An area average is not an exact bill for an address.
| Part of the bill | Charging body | Annual Band D |
|---|---|---|
| Council, including average local precepts | Castle Point | £308.84 |
| County or GLA | Essex | £1,641.96 |
| Police | Essex Police | £275.31 |
| Fire | Essex PCC-Fire | £92.52 |
| Combined authority | No separate precept reported | £0.00 |
| Published area average, including all precepts | £2,318.63 | |
Source: MHCLG, Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027: Table 10, Table 10, Data Billing and Precepting Bodies, published 25 March 2026.
The council's own Band D, excluding local precepts, is £298.80. This is a separate measure, not an additional charge.
Adult social care is included in council charges. Police and fire may be funded within another line. A zero separate precept does not mean the service is absent.
Choose a band to read its published area average. The component breakdown above is available for Band D only; other bands' component charges are not inferred.
Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, published 25 March 2026.
Area average including parish precepts. Your exact bill and any discounts can differ.
Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, published 25 March 2026.
Area average including parish precepts. Your exact bill and any discounts can differ.
Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, published 25 March 2026.
Area average including parish precepts. Your exact bill and any discounts can differ.
Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, published 25 March 2026.
Area average including parish precepts. Your exact bill and any discounts can differ.
Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, published 25 March 2026.
Area average including parish precepts. Your exact bill and any discounts can differ.
Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, published 25 March 2026.
Area average including parish precepts. Your exact bill and any discounts can differ.
Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, published 25 March 2026.
Area average including parish precepts. Your exact bill and any discounts can differ.
Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, published 25 March 2026.
Area average including parish precepts. Your exact bill and any discounts can differ.
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