Essex vs Oxfordshire
Essex County Council charges £1,580.00 Band D council tax in 2025-26, compared to £1,911.00 for Oxfordshire County Council — a difference of £331.00. Essex County Council is cheaper.
Key metrics
Council tax for 2025-26 · budget figures for 2025-26
EssexOxfordshire
Band D Council Tax (2025-26)£1,580.00 (lower)£1,911.00
Year-on-year change+3.7% (lower)+4.9%
Total service budget£2.2 billion£1.0 billion
Population1,563,365735,900
Spending per person£1,412£1,421
Spending by service
Budget allocation comparison for 2025-26
EssexOxfordshire
Education£915.4 million£395.1 million
Adult Social Care£727.4 million£308.2 million
Children's Services£222.2 million£165.7 million
Environment & Streets£96.8 million£36.3 million
Roads & Transport£98.7 million£41.0 million
Housing£1.2 million£2.2 million
Leisure & Culture£27.3 million£12.7 million
Public Health£76.7 million£39.3 million
Planning£11.1 million£3.0 million
Council Services£29.9 million£12.4 million