County council · England
Essex
Essex is a county council. In a two-tier area the county runs the larger services while district councils run local ones.
What this council is responsible for
Essex
County council · E10000012
- Schools and education
- Adult social care
- Children’s services
- Roads and highways
- Waste disposal
- Libraries
- Trading standards
- Public health
Type
County council
Upper tier of two
Official code
E10000012
ONS GSS code
Nation
England
Local planning authority
Not for most applications; those go to the district councils. County councils decide minerals and waste applications.
12
District councils
212
Postcode sectors
District councils in Essex
These councils run planning, bin collection, housing and licensing locally. Essex runs the services above.
- BasildonDistrict council · 22 postcode sectors
- BraintreeDistrict council · 25 postcode sectors
- BrentwoodDistrict council · 10 postcode sectors
- Castle PointDistrict council · 11 postcode sectors
- ChelmsfordDistrict council · 24 postcode sectors
- ColchesterDistrict council · 25 postcode sectors
- Epping ForestDistrict council · 23 postcode sectors
- HarlowDistrict council · 11 postcode sectors
- MaldonDistrict council · 8 postcode sectors
- RochfordDistrict council · 13 postcode sectors
- TendringDistrict council · 26 postcode sectors
- UttlesfordDistrict council · 14 postcode sectors
Postcode sectors
Sources: ONS Open Geography Portal (boundaries and names, retrieved 2026-09-05, Open Government Licence v3); National Statistics Postcode Lookup May 2026; Wikidata (official website, CC0). Official code E10000012.