# Where your council tax goes in Rochford url: https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/council-tax/england/rochford/where-it-goes/ updated: 29 September 2026 licence: Our words, analysis, charts and derived calculations: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), credit [Tekstak Ltd](https://tek-stak.co.uk). Figures: each source's own licence, listed under Sources. publisher: [Tekstak Ltd](https://tek-stak.co.uk) # Where your council tax goes in Rochford Last updated 29 September 2026. Figures refresh every night. [How each figure is worked out](/methodology/). A Band D council tax bill in **Rochford** is **£2,363.48** for 2026-27, split between Rochford £272.88, Essex County Council £1,610.37, Essex County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase £31.59, Essex Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable £275.31, Essex Combined Fire and Rescue Authority £92.52, Parish and town councils (average for the area) £80.81. Shared out in proportion to what each body spends, the largest single line is adult social care at Essex County Council: **£767.38** of the bill. Council tax pays for 21% of the council's own spending; the rest is government grant, business rates and fees. Figures for the 2026–27 financial year. Source: [Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government](https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/council-tax-statistics). ## Key figures - £2,363.48Band D bill, 2026-27 As of 6 April 2026 - £272.88Goes to Rochford itself (12%) As of 6 April 2026 - £767.38Largest line: adult social care As of 28 September 2026 - 20.9%Of the council's money that comes from council tax, 2025-26 As of 28 September 2026 Source: [Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government](https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/council-tax-statistics). ## Who gets your bill Your council tax band A B C D E F G H Figures are for a **Band D** home. Bands A to H pay a fixed fraction of this, set in law. 272.88 1610.37 31.59 275.31 92.52 80.81 Rochford 12%Essex County Council 68%Essex County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase 1%Essex Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable 12%Essex Combined Fire and Rescue Authority 4%Parish and town councils (average for the area) 3% Parish precepts differ from parish to parish; this is the average across the area, and a home outside any parish pays none. ## And where does that bit go? Choose any part of the bill to see how it divides, then keep going as far as the published returns allow. Every level has its own link you can share. ### Where the rest comes from **Council tax pays for 20.9%** of the money Rochford had to spend in 2025-26. ********** - Council tax 20.9% £9.0m - Business rates 10.2% £4.4m - General government grant 0.2% £105k - Government grants for specific services 26.4% £11.4m - Fees, charges and other income 42.1% £18.1m It also put £2.7m into its reserves that year. **Council tax pays for 30.1%** of the money Essex County Council had to spend in 2025-26. ********** - Council tax 30.1% £891.6m - Business rates 8.3% £246.2m - General government grant 0.9% £25.1m - Government grants for specific services 43.4% £1.29bn - Fees, charges and other income 17.3% £513.6m It also put £7.9m into its reserves that year. Council tax is pooled with the council's other money, not ring-fenced for any service. The split on this page shares your bill out in proportion to what each body spends; it does not say what any one pound paid for. - Your bill ### Your bill: £2,363.48 - [Rochford](#d-council) £272.88 ** Your council · 11.5% of the bill - [Essex County Council](#d-county) £1,610.37 ** County council · 68.1% of the bill - [Essex County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-county-adult-social-care) £31.59 ** County adult social care precept · 1.3% of the bill - [Essex Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable](#d-police) £275.31 ** Police · 11.6% of the bill - [Essex Combined Fire and Rescue Authority](#d-fire) £92.52 ** Fire and rescue · 3.9% of the bill - Parish and town councils (average for the area) £80.81 ** Parish or town council · 3.4% of the bill. Parish, town and community councils do not file spending returns with the government, so there is no national breakdown. Each publishes its own annual accounts. - [Your bill](#d-bill) - Rochford ### Rochford £272.88 of your bill goes to Rochford. It is shared out below in proportion to how Rochford spent its money in 2025-26, its latest published return. - [Environment and regulation](#d-council~environment) £98.65 ** 36.2% of this part · £5.2m in 2025-26 · £57 per resident; similar councils £49 · up 14.2% on 2024-25 - [Running the council](#d-council~central) £80.74 ** 29.6% of this part · £4.3m in 2025-26 · £47 per resident; similar councils £47 · up 1.0% on 2024-25 - [Planning and development](#d-council~planning-development) £31.95 ** 11.7% of this part · £1.7m in 2025-26 · £19 per resident; similar councils £21 · down 8.6% on 2024-25 - [Housing (not council homes)](#d-council~housing) £31.50 ** 11.5% of this part · £1.7m in 2025-26 · £18 per resident; similar councils £19 · down 2.6% on 2024-25 Not council homes: [see the note](#d-council~housing). - [Parks, leisure, libraries and culture](#d-council~culture-leisure) £30.04 ** 11.0% of this part · £1.6m in 2025-26 · £17 per resident; similar councils £18 · down 14.3% on 2024-25 Roads and transport brought in £801k more than it cost in 2025-26, so it takes no share of your bill. **Which councils count as similar** Medians are across the 10 district councils in England closest in population: Hastings, Castle Point, Tandridge, Forest of Dean, Cotswold, High Peak, Stevenage, Mole Valley, Runnymede, South Hams. Per-resident figures use ONS mid-year population estimates. - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Rochford](#d-council) - Environment and regulation ### Environment and regulation £98.65 of your bill goes to environment and regulation at Rochford. Here is how its £5.2m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Waste collection £80.79 ** 81.9% of this · £5.4m in 2025-26 · £59 per resident; similar councils £21 · up 15.3% on 2024-25 - Environmental health, food safety, pest control and licensing £11.45 ** 11.6% of this · £759k in 2025-26 · £8.36 per resident; similar councils £8.32 · down 6.3% on 2024-25 - Cemeteries and crematoria £3.18 ** 3.2% of this · £211k in 2025-26 · £2.32 per resident; similar councils £0.75 - Community safety and CCTV £2.10 ** 2.1% of this · £139k in 2025-26 · £1.53 per resident; similar councils £1.91 · up 152.7% on 2024-25 - Public toilets £1.10 ** 1.1% of this · £73k in 2025-26 · £0.80 per resident; similar councils £1.80 · down 29.1% on 2024-25 - Flood defence, land drainage and coast protection £0.03 ** under 0.1% of this · £2k in 2025-26 · £0.02 per resident; similar councils £0.26 · down 33.3% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Rochford](#d-council) - Running the council ### Running the council £80.74 of your bill goes to running the council at Rochford. Here is how its £4.3m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Corporate and democratic core £37.52 ** 46.5% of this · £2.0m in 2025-26 · £22 per resident; similar councils £19 · down 34.5% on 2024-25 - Other central services £18.14 ** 22.5% of this · £955k in 2025-26 · £11 per resident; similar councils £4.99 - Collecting council tax and business rates £12.82 ** 15.9% of this · £675k in 2025-26 · £7.44 per resident; similar councils £9.04 · down 18.4% on 2024-25 - Elections and electoral registration £8.85 ** 11.0% of this · £466k in 2025-26 · £5.13 per resident; similar councils £4.48 · up 3.3% on 2024-25 - Non-distributed costs (past pensions, unused assets) £2.66 ** 3.3% of this · £140k in 2025-26 · £1.54 per resident; similar councils £1.46 · down 0.7% on 2024-25 - Emergency planning £0.74 ** 0.9% of this · £39k in 2025-26 · £0.43 per resident; similar councils £0.64 · up 1200.0% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Rochford](#d-council) - Planning and development ### Planning and development £31.95 of your bill goes to planning and development at Rochford. Here is how its £1.7m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Planning policy £12.48 ** 39.1% of this · £657k in 2025-26 · £7.24 per resident; similar councils £5.78 · up 104.0% on 2024-25 - Building control £7.33 ** 22.9% of this · £386k in 2025-26 · £4.25 per resident; similar councils £1.66 · down 7.4% on 2024-25 - Planning applications (development management) £5.43 ** 17.0% of this · £286k in 2025-26 · £3.15 per resident; similar councils £9.76 · down 60.1% on 2024-25 - Environmental initiatives £4.84 ** 15.2% of this · £255k in 2025-26 · £2.81 per resident; similar councils £0.88 · up 50.0% on 2024-25 - Community development £1.20 ** 3.7% of this · £63k in 2025-26 · £0.69 per resident; similar councils £1.69 · down 25.0% on 2024-25 - Economic development and business support £0.66 ** 2.1% of this · £35k in 2025-26 · £0.39 per resident; similar councils £2.88 · down 73.3% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Rochford](#d-council) - Housing (not council homes) ### Housing (not council homes) £31.50 of your bill goes to housing (not council homes) at Rochford. Here is how its £1.7m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Homelessness and temporary accommodation £24.49 ** 77.7% of this · £1.3m in 2025-26 · £14 per resident; similar councils £12 · up 3.3% on 2024-25 - Housing benefit administration and discretionary payments £3.72 ** 11.8% of this · £196k in 2025-26 · £2.16 per resident; similar councils £6.16 · up 1.6% on 2024-25 - Private sector housing renewal £2.58 ** 8.2% of this · £136k in 2025-26 · £1.50 per resident; similar councils £0.38 · down 21.8% on 2024-25 - Housing strategy, advice and enabling £0.70 ** 2.2% of this · £37k in 2025-26 · £0.41 per resident; similar councils £2.02 · down 57.5% on 2024-25 **Council homes are not in this.** Council housing is paid for through the Housing Revenue Account, from tenants' rents, and the law keeps it separate from the General Fund that council tax goes into. Rochford reported no Housing Revenue Account for 2025-26: it has no council homes of its own, or they were transferred to a housing association. [What council tax does and doesn't pay for](/what-council-tax-pays-for/#ring-fence). - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Rochford](#d-council) - Parks, leisure, libraries and culture ### Parks, leisure, libraries and culture £30.04 of your bill goes to parks, leisure, libraries and culture at Rochford. Here is how its £1.6m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Sport and leisure £20.58 ** 68.5% of this · £1.2m in 2025-26 · £13 per resident; similar councils £6.34 · up 8.7% on 2024-25 - Parks and open spaces (including play areas) £9.44 ** 31.4% of this · £529k in 2025-26 · £5.83 per resident; similar councils £9.43 · down 37.8% on 2024-25 - Community centres and public halls £0.02 ** under 0.1% of this · £1k in 2025-26 · £0.01 per resident; similar councils £0.00 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - Essex County Council ### Essex County Council £1,610.37 of your bill goes to Essex County Council. It is shared out below in proportion to how Essex County Council spent its money in 2025-26, its latest published return. - [Adult social care](#d-county~adult-social-care) £767.38 ** 47.7% of this part · £740.4m in 2025-26 · £470 per resident; similar councils £463 · up 6.0% on 2024-25 - [Children's social care](#d-county~childrens-social-care) £311.27 ** 19.3% of this part · £300.3m in 2025-26 · £191 per resident; similar councils £245 · up 14.7% on 2024-25 - [Education](#d-county~education) £216.24 ** 13.4% of this part · £990.1m in 2025-26 · £628 per resident; similar councils £791 · up 14.7% on 2024-25 - [Roads and transport](#d-county~highways-transport) £118.65 ** 7.4% of this part · £114.5m in 2025-26 · £73 per resident; similar councils £63 · up 18.1% on 2024-25 - [Environment and regulation](#d-county~environment) £96.31 ** 6.0% of this part · £92.9m in 2025-26 · £59 per resident; similar councils £58 · up 1.7% on 2024-25 - [Running the council](#d-county~central) £33.75 ** 2.1% of this part · £32.6m in 2025-26 · £21 per resident; similar councils £16 · up 1.7% on 2024-25 - [Parks, leisure, libraries and culture](#d-county~culture-leisure) £32.47 ** 2.0% of this part · £31.3m in 2025-26 · £20 per resident; similar councils £16 · up 4.0% on 2024-25 - [Planning and development](#d-county~planning-development) £21.20 ** 1.3% of this part · £20.5m in 2025-26 · £13 per resident; similar councils £5.57 · down 17.9% on 2024-25 - [Public health](#d-county~public-health) £10.57 ** 0.7% of this part · £82.8m in 2025-26 · £53 per resident; similar councils £53 · down 2.6% on 2024-25 - [Housing (not council homes)](#d-county~housing) £2.54 ** 0.2% of this part · £2.4m in 2025-26 · £1.55 per resident; similar councils £0.68 · up 46.3% on 2024-25 Not council homes: [see the note](#d-county~housing). Before sharing out your bill, the part of education paid for by the Dedicated Schools Grant (£781.5m) and public health paid for by the public health grant (£72.6m) is taken off, because council tax does not pay for it. **Which councils count as similar** Medians are across the 10 county councils closest in population: Kent County Council, Hampshire County Council, Lancashire County Council, Surrey County Council, Hertfordshire County Council, Norfolk County Council, West Sussex County Council, Staffordshire County Council, Nottinghamshire County Council, Devon County Council. Per-resident figures use ONS mid-year population estimates. - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Essex County Council](#d-county) - Adult social care ### Adult social care £767.38 of your bill goes to adult social care at Essex County Council. Here is how its £740.4m of net spending on it divides in the return. - [Learning disability support](#d-county~adult-social-care.learning-disability) £288.85 ** 37.6% of this · £278.7m in 2025-26 · £177 per resident; similar councils £141 · up 1.5% on 2024-25 - [Physical support](#d-county~adult-social-care.physical) £243.34 ** 31.7% of this · £234.8m in 2025-26 · £149 per resident; similar councils £150 · up 15.1% on 2024-25 - Care assessment and safeguarding £100.62 ** 13.1% of this · £97.1m in 2025-26 · £62 per resident; similar councils £37 · up 1.9% on 2024-25 - [Mental health support](#d-county~adult-social-care.mental-health) £50.01 ** 6.5% of this · £48.2m in 2025-26 · £31 per resident; similar councils £31 · up 24.8% on 2024-25 - [Support with memory and cognition](#d-county~adult-social-care.memory) £49.87 ** 6.5% of this · £48.1m in 2025-26 · £31 per resident; similar councils £29 · down 2.6% on 2024-25 - Assistive equipment and technology £18.22 ** 2.4% of this · £17.6m in 2025-26 · £11 per resident; similar councils £4.54 · up 11.4% on 2024-25 - Social support (carers, substance misuse, isolation, asylum) £7.62 ** 1.0% of this · £7.3m in 2025-26 · £4.66 per resident; similar councils £6.47 · down 26.7% on 2024-25 - [Sensory support](#d-county~adult-social-care.sensory) £5.68 ** 0.7% of this · £5.5m in 2025-26 · £3.48 per resident; similar councils £3.62 · down 32.5% on 2024-25 - Information and early intervention £2.68 ** 0.3% of this · £2.6m in 2025-26 · £1.64 per resident; similar councils £2.17 · up 6.9% on 2024-25 - Commissioning, strategy and administration £0.51 ** under 0.1% of this · £489k in 2025-26 · £0.31 per resident; similar councils £35 · up 33.2% on 2024-25 #### Named suppliers In Essex County Council's own records of payments over £500 for 2025-09 to 2026-08, payments our keyword matching links to adult social care came to £870.2m across 162,109 payments. Those records leave out salaries, so they are not the whole cost. - DIRECT PAYMENT: £68.4m (25551 payments) - RUNWOOD HOMES LTD: £45.8m (681 payments) - ESSEX CARES LTD: £34.7m (210 payments) - DE VERE CARE PARTNERSHIP LTD: £15.2m (5999 payments) - PAYMENT TO INDIVIDUAL: £12.9m (2787 payments) [Search these payments](/councils/spending-over-500/essex-county-council/?service=adult-social-care#search) - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Essex County Council](#d-county) - [Adult social care](#d-county~adult-social-care) - Learning disability support ### Learning disability support £288.85 of your bill goes to learning disability support at Essex County Council. Here is how its £278.7m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £269.05 ** 93.1% of this · £259.6m in 2025-26 · £165 per resident; similar councils £121 · up 4.9% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £19.80 ** 6.9% of this · £19.1m in 2025-26 · £12 per resident; similar councils £17 · down 29.2% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Essex County Council](#d-county) - [Adult social care](#d-county~adult-social-care) - Physical support ### Physical support £243.34 of your bill goes to physical support at Essex County Council. Here is how its £234.8m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £167.37 ** 68.8% of this · £161.5m in 2025-26 · £102 per resident; similar councils £112 · up 7.7% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £75.97 ** 31.2% of this · £73.3m in 2025-26 · £47 per resident; similar councils £35 · up 35.7% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Essex County Council](#d-county) - [Adult social care](#d-county~adult-social-care) - Mental health support ### Mental health support £50.01 of your bill goes to mental health support at Essex County Council. Here is how its £48.2m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £27.31 ** 54.6% of this · £26.3m in 2025-26 · £17 per resident; similar councils £21 · up 50.5% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £22.70 ** 45.4% of this · £21.9m in 2025-26 · £14 per resident; similar councils £11 · up 3.5% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Essex County Council](#d-county) - [Adult social care](#d-county~adult-social-care) - Support with memory and cognition ### Support with memory and cognition £49.87 of your bill goes to support with memory and cognition at Essex County Council. Here is how its £48.1m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £49.33 ** 98.9% of this · £47.6m in 2025-26 · £30 per resident; similar councils £28 · up 1.2% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £0.54 ** 1.1% of this · £519k in 2025-26 · £0.33 per resident; similar councils £2.18 · down 78.1% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Essex County Council](#d-county) - [Adult social care](#d-county~adult-social-care) - Sensory support ### Sensory support £5.68 of your bill goes to sensory support at Essex County Council. Here is how its £5.5m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £3.34 ** 58.8% of this · £3.2m in 2025-26 · £2.04 per resident; similar councils £1.35 · down 15.7% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £2.34 ** 41.2% of this · £2.3m in 2025-26 · £1.43 per resident; similar councils £1.61 · down 47.4% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Essex County Council](#d-county) - Children's social care ### Children's social care £311.27 of your bill goes to children's social care at Essex County Council. Here is how its £300.3m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Children looked after £170.60 ** 54.8% of this · £164.6m in 2025-26 · £104 per resident; similar councils £152 · up 26.9% on 2024-25 - Family support £61.88 ** 19.9% of this · £59.7m in 2025-26 · £38 per resident; similar councils £34 · up 1.5% on 2024-25 - Safeguarding and social work £57.32 ** 18.4% of this · £55.3m in 2025-26 · £35 per resident; similar councils £47 · up 3.7% on 2024-25 - Youth justice £7.62 ** 2.4% of this · £7.4m in 2025-26 · £4.67 per resident; similar councils £2.58 · up 7.8% on 2024-25 - Other children's and families' services £7.08 ** 2.3% of this · £6.8m in 2025-26 · £4.34 per resident; similar councils £0.14 · up 7.2% on 2024-25 - Asylum-seeking children £6.77 ** 2.2% of this · £6.5m in 2025-26 · £4.14 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · down 5.3% on 2024-25 #### Named suppliers In Essex County Council's own records of payments over £500 for 2025-09 to 2026-08, payments our keyword matching links to children's social care came to £271.4m across 29,659 payments. Those records leave out salaries, so they are not the whole cost. - HCRG CARE SERVICES LTD: £40.5m (16 payments) - FOSTER CARE PAYMENT: £9.0m (12239 payments) - ENDING VIOLENCE IN ESSEX: £6.2m (61 payments) - SOUTHEND ON SEA CITY COUNCIL: £5.5m (86 payments) - SURECARE RESIDENTIAL LTD: £4.7m (22 payments) [Search these payments](/councils/spending-over-500/essex-county-council/?service=childrens-social-care#search) - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Essex County Council](#d-county) - Education ### Education £216.24 of your bill goes to education at Essex County Council. Here is how its £990.1m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Primary schools £77.89 ** 36.0% of this · £356.6m in 2025-26 · £226 per resident; similar councils £246 · up 2.0% on 2024-25 - Early years and nursery £55.82 ** 25.8% of this · £255.6m in 2025-26 · £162 per resident; similar councils £147 · up 46.3% on 2024-25 - Special schools and alternative provision £43.05 ** 19.9% of this · £197.1m in 2025-26 · £125 per resident; similar councils £164 · up 15.8% on 2024-25 - Secondary schools £18.69 ** 8.6% of this · £85.6m in 2025-26 · £54 per resident; similar councils £81 · up 13.2% on 2024-25 - Other education £17.52 ** 8.1% of this · £80.2m in 2025-26 · £51 per resident; similar councils £89 · up 1.3% on 2024-25 - Post-16 £3.27 ** 1.5% of this · £15.0m in 2025-26 · £9.50 per resident; similar councils £15 · up 6.4% on 2024-25 #### Named suppliers In Essex County Council's own records of payments over £500 for 2025-09 to 2026-08, payments our keyword matching links to education came to £873.8m across 38,085 payments. Those records leave out salaries, so they are not the whole cost. - TRAINING BURSARY: £25.5m (5765 payments) - ESSEX SCHOOLS LTD: £12.4m (41 payments) - BEAUCHAMPS HIGH SCHOOL: £10.9m (38 payments) - ST JOHN PAYNE CATHOLIC COMPREHENSIVE SCH: £8.7m (33 payments) - GLENWOOD SCHOOL: £8.3m (47 payments) [Search these payments](/councils/spending-over-500/essex-county-council/?service=education#search) - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Essex County Council](#d-county) - Roads and transport ### Roads and transport £118.65 of your bill goes to roads and transport at Essex County Council. Here is how its £114.5m of net spending on it divides in the return. - [Road and bridge maintenance](#d-county~highways-transport.maintenance) £40.26 ** 33.9% of this · £38.8m in 2025-26 · £25 per resident; similar councils £26 · up 11.8% on 2024-25 - Support for bus, rail and other public transport £28.63 ** 24.1% of this · £27.6m in 2025-26 · £18 per resident; similar councils £16 · up 30.1% on 2024-25 - Transport planning and policy £20.06 ** 16.9% of this · £19.4m in 2025-26 · £12 per resident; similar councils £1.31 · up 49.2% on 2024-25 - Concessionary bus fares £16.13 ** 13.6% of this · £15.6m in 2025-26 · £9.87 per resident; similar councils £10 · up 3.9% on 2024-25 - Street lighting (including energy) £5.80 ** 4.9% of this · £5.6m in 2025-26 · £3.55 per resident; similar councils £8.04 · down 15.0% on 2024-25 - Traffic management and road safety £3.68 ** 3.1% of this · £3.6m in 2025-26 · £2.25 per resident; similar councils £1.87 · up 31.8% on 2024-25 - Winter service (gritting) £3.06 ** 2.6% of this · £3.0m in 2025-26 · £1.88 per resident; similar councils £2.94 · up 10.2% on 2024-25 - Parking £1.02 ** 0.9% of this · £981k in 2025-26 · £0.62 per resident; similar councils £-0.05 · down 8.6% on 2024-25 Paid most (our matching of £500 records): ECC EMPLOYEE £4k; HOTEL AT BOOKING.COM £2k. [Search](/councils/spending-over-500/essex-county-council/?service=highways-transport.parking#search) #### Named suppliers In Essex County Council's own records of payments over £500 for 2025-09 to 2026-08, payments our keyword matching links to roads and transport came to £124.3m across 4,650 payments. Those records leave out salaries, so they are not the whole cost. - RINGWAY JACOBS LTD: £29.1m (363 payments) - 24 X 7 LTD: £28.5m (472 payments) - MINI CAB SERVICES COLCHESTER LTD: £8.1m (46 payments) - FIRST ESSEX BUSES LTD: £7.5m (38 payments) - KONECTBUS LTD: £6.2m (93 payments) [Search these payments](/councils/spending-over-500/essex-county-council/?service=highways-transport#search) - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Essex County Council](#d-county) - [Roads and transport](#d-county~highways-transport) - Road and bridge maintenance ### Road and bridge maintenance £40.26 of your bill goes to road and bridge maintenance at Essex County Council. Here is how its £38.8m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges) £21.29 ** 52.9% of this · £20.5m in 2025-26 · £13 per resident; similar councils £2.51 · up 6.5% on 2024-25 - Environmental, safety and routine maintenance £18.97 ** 47.1% of this · £18.3m in 2025-26 · £12 per resident; similar councils £23 · up 18.5% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Essex County Council](#d-county) - Environment and regulation ### Environment and regulation £96.31 of your bill goes to environment and regulation at Essex County Council. Here is how its £92.9m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Waste disposal £62.68 ** 65.1% of this · £62.3m in 2025-26 · £40 per resident; similar councils £44 · down 5.1% on 2024-25 Paid most (our matching of £500 records): INDAVER RIVENHALL LTD £38.8m; ENVAR COMPOSTING LTD £2.2m. [Search](/councils/spending-over-500/essex-county-council/?service=environment.waste-disposal#search) - Recycling and waste minimisation £26.31 ** 27.3% of this · £26.2m in 2025-26 · £17 per resident; similar councils £10 · up 10.9% on 2024-25 - Community safety and CCTV £3.76 ** 3.9% of this · £3.7m in 2025-26 · £2.37 per resident; similar councils £0.25 · up 21.9% on 2024-25 - Trading standards £3.56 ** 3.7% of this · £3.5m in 2025-26 · £2.25 per resident; similar councils £2.35 · up 72.2% on 2024-25 #### Named suppliers In Essex County Council's own records of payments over £500 for 2025-09 to 2026-08, payments our keyword matching links to environment and regulation came to £58.4m across 1,206 payments. Those records leave out salaries, so they are not the whole cost. - INDAVER RIVENHALL LTD: £38.8m (118 payments) - BRAINTREE DISTRICT COUNCIL: £2.2m (48 payments) - ENVAR COMPOSTING LTD: £2.2m (337 payments) - BASILDON COUNCIL: £2.0m (126 payments) - COLCHESTER CITY COUNCIL: £1.7m (43 payments) [Search these payments](/councils/spending-over-500/essex-county-council/?service=environment#search) - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Essex County Council](#d-county) - Running the council ### Running the council £33.75 of your bill goes to running the council at Essex County Council. Here is how its £32.6m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Corporate and democratic core £24.37 ** 72.2% of this · £23.5m in 2025-26 · £15 per resident; similar councils £5.72 · up 5.4% on 2024-25 - Coroners' and other courts £6.00 ** 17.8% of this · £5.8m in 2025-26 · £3.67 per resident; similar councils £2.58 · up 7.0% on 2024-25 - Registering births, deaths and marriages £1.37 ** 4.1% of this · £1.3m in 2025-26 · £0.84 per resident; similar councils £-0.51 · down 13.9% on 2024-25 - Non-distributed costs (past pensions, unused assets) £0.89 ** 2.6% of this · £854k in 2025-26 · £0.54 per resident; similar councils £2.08 · down 52.9% on 2024-25 - Emergency planning £0.78 ** 2.3% of this · £749k in 2025-26 · £0.48 per resident; similar councils £0.38 · up 13.0% on 2024-25 - Other central services £0.25 ** 0.7% of this · £239k in 2025-26 · £0.15 per resident; similar councils £0.09 · up 16.0% on 2024-25 - Elections and electoral registration £0.10 ** 0.3% of this · £96k in 2025-26 · £0.06 per resident; similar councils £0.56 · up 10.3% on 2024-25 #### Named suppliers In Essex County Council's own records of payments over £500 for 2025-09 to 2026-08, payments our keyword matching links to running the council came to £40.4m across 4,667 payments. Those records leave out salaries, so they are not the whole cost. - PHOENIX SOFTWARE LTD: £4.4m (41 payments) - MATRIX SCM LTD: £3.8m (1458 payments) - CDW LTD: £3.6m (54 payments) - CAPITA BUSINESS SERVICES LTD: £3.0m (30 payments) - INSIGHT DIRECT (UK) LTD: £2.0m (38 payments) [Search these payments](/councils/spending-over-500/essex-county-council/?service=central#search) - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Essex County Council](#d-county) - Parks, leisure, libraries and culture ### Parks, leisure, libraries and culture £32.47 of your bill goes to parks, leisure, libraries and culture at Essex County Council. Here is how its £31.3m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Libraries £25.68 ** 79.1% of this · £24.8m in 2025-26 · £16 per resident; similar councils £11 · up 4.5% on 2024-25 Paid most (our matching of £500 records): PRENAX LTD £5k; S INGRAM & D ROBINSON LTD £5k. [Search](/councils/spending-over-500/essex-county-council/?service=culture-leisure.libraries#search) - Parks and open spaces (including play areas) £2.92 ** 9.0% of this · £2.8m in 2025-26 · £1.79 per resident; similar councils £3.09 · down 9.6% on 2024-25 Paid most (our matching of £500 records): ROMAN RIVER TREES LTD £380k; CHELMSFORD CITY COUNCIL £275k. [Search](/councils/spending-over-500/essex-county-council/?service=culture-leisure.parks#search) - Museums, arts, heritage and archives £2.88 ** 8.9% of this · £2.8m in 2025-26 · £1.77 per resident; similar councils £1.82 · up 12.0% on 2024-25 - Sport and leisure £0.91 ** 2.8% of this · £875k in 2025-26 · £0.56 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · up 80.8% on 2024-25 Paid most (our matching of £500 records): SOUTHEND ON SEA CITY COUNCIL £94.2m; ESSEX PFCC FRA £75.2m. [Search](/councils/spending-over-500/essex-county-council/?service=culture-leisure.sport#search) - Tourism £0.08 ** 0.3% of this · £81k in 2025-26 · £0.05 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · down 74.4% on 2024-25 #### Named suppliers In Essex County Council's own records of payments over £500 for 2025-09 to 2026-08, payments our keyword matching links to parks, leisure, libraries and culture came to £172.9m across 638 payments. Those records leave out salaries, so they are not the whole cost. - SOUTHEND ON SEA CITY COUNCIL: £94.2m (8 payments) - ESSEX PFCC FRA: £75.2m (8 payments) - MINISTRY OF HOUSING, COMMUNITIES & LOCAL GOVERNMENT: £781k (1 payment) - ROMAN RIVER TREES LTD: £380k (82 payments) - CHELMSFORD CITY COUNCIL: £275k (1 payment) [Search these payments](/councils/spending-over-500/essex-county-council/?service=culture-leisure#search) - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Essex County Council](#d-county) - Planning and development ### Planning and development £21.20 of your bill goes to planning and development at Essex County Council. Here is how its £20.5m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Economic development and business support £10.54 ** 49.7% of this · £10.2m in 2025-26 · £6.45 per resident; similar councils £2.89 · down 35.2% on 2024-25 - Community development £4.28 ** 20.2% of this · £4.1m in 2025-26 · £2.62 per resident; similar councils £0.20 · down 6.3% on 2024-25 - Planning applications (development management) £2.49 ** 11.7% of this · £2.4m in 2025-26 · £1.52 per resident; similar councils £0.32 · up 38.5% on 2024-25 - Planning policy £2.06 ** 9.7% of this · £2.0m in 2025-26 · £1.26 per resident; similar councils £0.51 · up 29.2% on 2024-25 - Environmental initiatives £1.83 ** 8.6% of this · £1.8m in 2025-26 · £1.12 per resident; similar councils £0.76 · up 16.9% on 2024-25 #### Named suppliers In Essex County Council's own records of payments over £500 for 2025-09 to 2026-08, payments our keyword matching links to planning and development came to £2k across 1 payments. Those records leave out salaries, so they are not the whole cost. - SOUTHEND ON SEA CITY COUNCIL: £2k (1 payment) [Search these payments](/councils/spending-over-500/essex-county-council/?service=planning-development#search) - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Essex County Council](#d-county) - Public health ### Public health £10.57 of your bill goes to public health at Essex County Council. Here is how its £82.8m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Health visiting and children's 0-5 services £2.68 ** 25.3% of this · £21.0m in 2025-26 · £13 per resident; similar councils £14 · up 1.2% on 2024-25 - Other public health £2.63 ** 24.9% of this · £20.6m in 2025-26 · £13 per resident; similar councils £7.30 · down 12.9% on 2024-25 - Drug and alcohol services £2.07 ** 19.6% of this · £16.2m in 2025-26 · £10 per resident; similar councils £10 · down 18.7% on 2024-25 - Sexual health £1.17 ** 11.1% of this · £9.2m in 2025-26 · £5.81 per resident; similar councils £7.91 · up 3.7% on 2024-25 - NHS health checks and health protection £0.68 ** 6.4% of this · £5.3m in 2025-26 · £3.38 per resident; similar councils £2.55 · up 7.0% on 2024-25 - Children's 5-19 programmes £0.64 ** 6.0% of this · £5.0m in 2025-26 · £3.16 per resident; similar councils £4.26 · up 17.3% on 2024-25 - Obesity and physical activity £0.32 ** 3.1% of this · £2.5m in 2025-26 · £1.61 per resident; similar councils £1.78 · up 108.4% on 2024-25 - Stop smoking and tobacco control £0.24 ** 2.2% of this · £1.8m in 2025-26 · £1.17 per resident; similar councils £2.46 · up 48.0% on 2024-25 - Public mental health £0.14 ** 1.4% of this · £1.1m in 2025-26 · £0.72 per resident; similar councils £1.14 · up 587.3% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Essex County Council](#d-county) - Housing (not council homes) ### Housing (not council homes) £2.54 of your bill goes to housing (not council homes) at Essex County Council. Here is how its £2.4m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Other General Fund housing £1.47 ** 57.9% of this · £1.4m in 2025-26 · £0.90 per resident; similar councils £0.03 · up 97.9% on 2024-25 - Housing strategy, advice and enabling £1.07 ** 42.1% of this · £1.0m in 2025-26 · £0.65 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · up 7.7% on 2024-25 **Council homes are not in this.** Council housing is paid for through the Housing Revenue Account, from tenants' rents, and the law keeps it separate from the General Fund that council tax goes into. Essex County Council reported no Housing Revenue Account for 2025-26: it has no council homes of its own, or they were transferred to a housing association. [What council tax does and doesn't pay for](/what-council-tax-pays-for/#ring-fence). - [Your bill](#d-bill) - Essex County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase ### Essex County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase £31.59 of your bill is this year's adult social care precept, which councils may raise on top of the usual limit for adult social care. It is shown against how Essex County Council's adult social care spending of £740.4m divided in 2025-26. MHCLG publishes only this year's increase; the running total since 2016-17 printed on your bill is in the council part above. - [Learning disability support](#d-county-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.learning-disability) £11.89 ** 37.6% of this precept · £278.7m in 2025-26 · £177 per resident; similar councils £141 · up 1.5% on 2024-25 - [Physical support](#d-county-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.physical) £10.02 ** 31.7% of this precept · £234.8m in 2025-26 · £149 per resident; similar councils £150 · up 15.1% on 2024-25 - Care assessment and safeguarding £4.14 ** 13.1% of this precept · £97.1m in 2025-26 · £62 per resident; similar councils £37 · up 1.9% on 2024-25 - [Mental health support](#d-county-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.mental-health) £2.06 ** 6.5% of this precept · £48.2m in 2025-26 · £31 per resident; similar councils £31 · up 24.8% on 2024-25 - [Support with memory and cognition](#d-county-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.memory) £2.05 ** 6.5% of this precept · £48.1m in 2025-26 · £31 per resident; similar councils £29 · down 2.6% on 2024-25 - Assistive equipment and technology £0.75 ** 2.4% of this precept · £17.6m in 2025-26 · £11 per resident; similar councils £4.54 · up 11.4% on 2024-25 - Social support (carers, substance misuse, isolation, asylum) £0.31 ** 1.0% of this precept · £7.3m in 2025-26 · £4.66 per resident; similar councils £6.47 · down 26.7% on 2024-25 - [Sensory support](#d-county-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.sensory) £0.23 ** 0.7% of this precept · £5.5m in 2025-26 · £3.48 per resident; similar councils £3.62 · down 32.5% on 2024-25 - Information and early intervention £0.11 ** 0.3% of this precept · £2.6m in 2025-26 · £1.64 per resident; similar councils £2.17 · up 6.9% on 2024-25 - Commissioning, strategy and administration £0.02 ** under 0.1% of this precept · £489k in 2025-26 · £0.31 per resident; similar councils £35 · up 33.2% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Essex County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-county-adult-social-care) - Learning disability support ### Learning disability support £11.89 of your bill goes to learning disability support at Essex County Council. Here is how its £278.7m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £11.08 ** 93.1% of this · £259.6m in 2025-26 · £165 per resident; similar councils £121 · up 4.9% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £0.82 ** 6.9% of this · £19.1m in 2025-26 · £12 per resident; similar councils £17 · down 29.2% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Essex County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-county-adult-social-care) - Physical support ### Physical support £10.02 of your bill goes to physical support at Essex County Council. Here is how its £234.8m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £6.89 ** 68.8% of this · £161.5m in 2025-26 · £102 per resident; similar councils £112 · up 7.7% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £3.13 ** 31.2% of this · £73.3m in 2025-26 · £47 per resident; similar councils £35 · up 35.7% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Essex County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-county-adult-social-care) - Mental health support ### Mental health support £2.06 of your bill goes to mental health support at Essex County Council. Here is how its £48.2m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £1.12 ** 54.6% of this · £26.3m in 2025-26 · £17 per resident; similar councils £21 · up 50.5% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £0.93 ** 45.4% of this · £21.9m in 2025-26 · £14 per resident; similar councils £11 · up 3.5% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Essex County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-county-adult-social-care) - Support with memory and cognition ### Support with memory and cognition £2.05 of your bill goes to support with memory and cognition at Essex County Council. Here is how its £48.1m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £2.03 ** 98.9% of this · £47.6m in 2025-26 · £30 per resident; similar councils £28 · up 1.2% on 2024-25 - Aged 18 to 64 £0.02 ** 1.1% of this · £519k in 2025-26 · £0.33 per resident; similar councils £2.18 · down 78.1% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Essex County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-county-adult-social-care) - Sensory support ### Sensory support £0.23 of your bill goes to sensory support at Essex County Council. Here is how its £5.5m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 18 to 64 £0.14 ** 58.8% of this · £3.2m in 2025-26 · £2.04 per resident; similar councils £1.35 · down 15.7% on 2024-25 - Aged 65 and over £0.10 ** 41.2% of this · £2.3m in 2025-26 · £1.43 per resident; similar councils £1.61 · down 47.4% on 2024-25 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - Essex Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable ### Essex Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable £275.31 of your bill is this year's adult social care precept, which councils may raise on top of the usual limit for adult social care. It is shown against how Essex Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable's adult social care spending of £446.8m divided in 2025-26. MHCLG publishes only this year's increase; the running total since 2016-17 printed on your bill is in the council part above. - [Your bill](#d-bill) - Essex Combined Fire and Rescue Authority ### Essex Combined Fire and Rescue Authority £92.52 of your bill goes to Essex Combined Fire and Rescue Authority. It is shared out below in proportion to how Essex Combined Fire and Rescue Authority spent its money in 2024-25, its latest published return. - [Fire and rescue](#d-fire~fire) £92.16 ** 99.6% of this part · £91.7m in 2024-25 · £47 per resident; similar councils £48 · up 4.8% on 2023-24 - Running the council £0.36 ** 0.4% of this part · £360k in 2024-25 · £0.19 per resident; similar councils £0.75 · up 2.0% on 2023-24 **Which councils count as similar** Medians are across the 10 fire and rescue authorities closest in population: Kent Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Devon and Somerset Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Authority, Lancashire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority, South Wales Fire Authority, West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority, Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority, South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority, West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority. Per-resident figures use ONS mid-year population estimates. - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Essex Combined Fire and Rescue Authority](#d-fire) - Fire and rescue ### Fire and rescue £92.16 of your bill goes to fire and rescue at Essex Combined Fire and Rescue Authority. Here is how its £91.7m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Firefighting and rescue £71.34 ** 77.4% of this · £71.0m in 2024-25 · £37 per resident; similar councils £41 · up 2.7% on 2023-24 - Community fire safety £19.25 ** 20.9% of this · £19.2m in 2024-25 · £9.86 per resident; similar councils £4.91 · up 9.4% on 2023-24 - Fire emergency planning £1.57 ** 1.7% of this · £1.6m in 2024-25 · £0.81 per resident; similar councils £0.08 · up 77.1% on 2023-24 ## Parks, street cleaning and roads here What Rochford and Essex County Council spent, net of income, on the lines readers ask about most. Roads and street cleaning are also shown per mile of road the council looks after, where it is the highway authority. Gully cleaning and verge cutting are inside routine maintenance; no return splits them out. | Line | Net spending | Per resident | Similar councils, per resident | Per mile of road | Change | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Parks and open spaces (including play areas)Details | £529k | £5.83 | £9.70 | — | down 37.8% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£5.83Similar councils, per resident£9.70Per mile of road—Changedown 37.8% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Street cleaningDetails | −£231k | £-2.55 | £7.42 | — | — | | Per resident£-2.55Similar councils, per resident£7.42Per mile of road—Change— | | | | | | | Line | Net spending | Per resident | Similar councils, per resident | Per mile of road | Change | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Parks and open spaces (including play areas)Details | £2.8m | £1.79 | £3.09 | — | down 9.6% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£1.79Similar councils, per resident£3.09Per mile of road—Changedown 9.6% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Road and bridge maintenanceDetails | £38.8m | £25 | £26 | £7,631 (similar: £6,251) | up 11.8% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£25Similar councils, per resident£26Per mile of road£7,631 (similar: £6,251)Changeup 11.8% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Environmental, safety and routine maintenanceDetails | £18.3m | £12 | £23 | £3,596 (similar: £5,551) | up 18.5% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£12Similar councils, per resident£23Per mile of road£3,596 (similar: £5,551)Changeup 18.5% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges)Details | £20.5m | £13 | £2.51 | £4,035 (similar: £739) | up 6.5% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£13Similar councils, per resident£2.51Per mile of road£4,035 (similar: £739)Changeup 6.5% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Winter service (gritting)Details | £3.0m | £1.88 | £2.94 | £581 (similar: £826) | up 10.2% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£1.88Similar councils, per resident£2.94Per mile of road£581 (similar: £826)Changeup 10.2% on 2024-25 | | | | | | | Street lighting (including energy)Details | £5.6m | £3.55 | £8.04 | £1,099 (similar: £1,892) | down 15.0% on 2024-25 | | Per resident£3.55Similar councils, per resident£8.04Per mile of road£1,099 (similar: £1,892)Changedown 15.0% on 2024-25 | | | | | | Miles of road: Department for Transport road lengths, 2025; locally managed major roads and all minor roads. More on [what council tax does and doesn't pay for](/what-council-tax-pays-for/#local-environment). ## What it adds up to | Service | Per resident | Median | | --- | --- | --- | | Environment and regulationDetails | £57 | £56 | | Median£56 | | | | Running the councilDetails | £47 | £41 | | Median£41 | | | | Planning and developmentDetails | £19 | £22 | | Median£22 | | | | Housing (not council homes)Details | £18 | £24 | | Median£24 | | | | Parks, leisure, libraries and cultureDetails | £17 | £23 | | Median£23 | | | | Roads and transportDetails | £-8.83 | £-4.18 | | Median£-4.18 | | | - Rochford spent **25.4%** of its gross service spending on its own staff in 2025-26 (median for district councils in England: 39.3%); the rest went on suppliers, contractors, grants, benefits and other running costs. | Service | Per resident | Median | | --- | --- | --- | | EducationDetails | £628 | £736 | | Median£736 | | | | Adult social careDetails | £470 | £447 | | Median£447 | | | | Children's social careDetails | £191 | £242 | | Median£242 | | | | Roads and transportDetails | £73 | £65 | | Median£65 | | | | Environment and regulationDetails | £59 | £57 | | Median£57 | | | | Public healthDetails | £53 | £52 | | Median£52 | | | | Running the councilDetails | £21 | £23 | | Median£23 | | | | Parks, leisure, libraries and cultureDetails | £20 | £16 | | Median£16 | | | | Planning and developmentDetails | £13 | £4.63 | | Median£4.63 | | | | Housing (not council homes)Details | £1.55 | £3.07 | | Median£3.07 | | | - Essex County Council spent **25.2%** of its gross service spending on its own staff in 2025-26 (median for county councils: 28.8%); the rest went on suppliers, contractors, grants, benefits and other running costs. - Its published payments of £500 or more came to **£2.94bn** between 2025-09 and 2026-08. These include capital and council housing spending, so they are not a share of the figures above. - Payments we classify as consultancy and agency staff came to **4.0%** of its staff costs (median among the 1 other county councils whose £500 data is read: 2.7%). The two come from different sources and periods, so this is a guide to scale, not an exact share. ## What this data does and doesn't show - These are each body's own figures, as reported to government in its revenue outturn return. Net spending is after the fees, charges and grants a service brings in. - Your bill is for 2026-27; it is shared out using the latest published return, which covers an earlier year. The mix of spending changes little from one year to the next, but it does change. - Council tax is not ring-fenced: this shows your bill in proportion to spending, not what your money bought. Where a precept is set aside for adult social care, it is shown against adult social care. - No council publishes spending at street or property level, so nothing here says what was spent near you. - Sub-service lines are the ones the national returns itemise. Councils describe their own budgets differently; their budget books and statements of accounts have more detail. ## Sources - Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, [Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England: Table 10, local authority level data](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a02eeeccd2e0e8b5b20b449/Table_10_2026-27.ods), published 25 March 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. - Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, [Local authority revenue expenditure and financing: Revenue Outturn multi-year data set](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6ab26ffffe72ed1e2b02ee74/Revenue_Outturn_time_series_data_v4.csv), published 28 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How the split is worked out, and how the three nations' returns are matched to one list of services, is on the [methodology page](/methodology/#council-spending). The dataset is on the [data page](/data/#council-spending). See also [council tax in Rochford](/council-tax/england/rochford/) and [everything else about Rochford](/your-area/rochford/). ## Common questions What does council tax pay for in Rochford? A Band D bill of £2,363.48 is split between Rochford, Essex County Council, Essex County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase, Essex Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable, Essex Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Parish and town councils (average for the area). In proportion to spending, the largest line is adult social care, £767.38.Is council tax ring-fenced for particular services? No. Council tax is pooled with grants, business rates and fees. The adult social care precept is the exception: councils raise it for adult social care. ## Sources for this page | Source | Publisher | Figures as of | Updated | Licence | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England](https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/council-tax-statistics) | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | the 2026–27 financial year | annual | [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/) | | [Local authority revenue expenditure and financing: Revenue Outturn multi-year data set](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6ab26ffffe72ed1e2b02ee74/Revenue_Outturn_time_series_data_v4.csv) | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 28 September 2026 | annual | [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/) | Each source's figures are used under the licence shown. Our own words, analysis, charts and derived calculations are ours, under [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). ## Related pages - [Next in this section: Parking income in Rochford](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/parking/rochford/) - [Back to Rochford: your area](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/your-area/rochford/) - [How much is council tax and what does it pay for?](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/council-tax/) - [Who is my MP, and what does their office cost?](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/mps/) - [Where does my tax money actually go?](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/for-every-100-pounds-of-tax/) ## More from this publisher - [UK tax calculators](https://howlongisit.co.uk) Published by [Tekstak Ltd](https://tek-stak.co.uk). Our words, analysis, charts and derived calculations: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), credit [Tekstak Ltd](https://tek-stak.co.uk). The figures belong to the publishers listed under Sources and are used under their licences. Figures last updated 29 September 2026.