Council tax bands in Ipswich 2026-27
Band D council tax in Ipswich is £2,468.25 a year in 2026-27, about £246.83 a month over 10 payments.
This is the charge for a home with no parish or town council charge.
Every band in Ipswich
Council tax in Ipswich runs from £1,645.50 a year for Band A to £4,936.50 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,645.50 | £164.55 | £137.13 | £1,234.13 |
| Band B | £1,919.75 | £191.98 | £159.98 | £1,439.81 |
| Band C | £2,194.00 | £219.40 | £182.83 | £1,645.50 |
| Band D | £2,468.25 | £246.83 | £205.69 | £1,851.19 |
| Band E | £3,016.75 | £301.68 | £251.40 | £2,262.56 |
| Band F | £3,565.25 | £356.53 | £297.10 | £2,673.94 |
| Band G | £4,113.75 | £411.38 | £342.81 | £3,085.31 |
| Band H | £4,936.50 | £493.65 | £411.38 | £3,702.38 |
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How bands work: every band is a fixed fraction of Band D, set in law (Band A is 6/9 of Band D and Band H 18/9), rounded here to the penny. A home's band comes from its value on 1 April 1991: Band A up to £40,000, Band H over £320,000. Payments are the yearly charge divided by 10 or 12. Other bands may differ by a penny from your council's table because of how councils round.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, local authority level data (Table 10, Data_Billing), published 25 March 2026.
Homes by band in Ipswich
Most homes in Ipswich are in Bands A and B (68%). Semi-detached houses, about 3 in 10 homes here, are most often Band B (48%). The most common kind of home is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house (16,510 homes), mostly Band B (51%). These are shares of all 62,930 homes on the list, not the band of any one home: a home's own band is on GOV.UK.
| Band | Share of homes |
|---|---|
| Band A | 31.1% |
| Band B | 37.1% |
| Band C | 18.6% |
| Band D | 7.2% |
| Band E | 3.8% |
| Band F | 1.6% |
| Band G | 0.6% |
| Band H | 0% |
Compared with the East of England average, there are more homes in Bands A and B (68%, against 35%) and fewer homes in Band F and above (2%, against 11%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached houses | 19,500 | 31% | Band B (48%) |
| Terraced houses | 16,850 | 27% | Band B (56%) |
| Flats and maisonettes | 16,680 | 27% | Band A (71%) |
| Detached houses | 5,630 | 9% | Band D (34%) |
Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, 31 March 2026 (CTSOP3.0, band by property type), published 24 September 2026. VOA counts are rounded to the nearest 10; property types with fewer than 500 homes are not shown.
Where Band D council tax in Ipswich goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| Ipswich district council | £432.09 (18%) |
| County council | £1,731.69 (70%) |
| Police | £304.47 (12%) |
How council tax in Ipswich has changed
Band D went up by £109.71 (4.7%), from £2,358.54 in 2025-26 to £2,468.25 in 2026-27.
Band D in Ipswich is £133.11 a year above the East of England average of £2,335.14, and its 4.7% rise this year was smaller than most councils in the East of England (East of England average: 4.7%).
Over the four years from 2023-24 to 2026-27, Band D here rose 14.6%, close to the East of England average rise of 15.0%.
Band D in Ipswich is the 4th highest of 45 councils in the East of England, and the 89th highest of 296 councils in England, ranked by the Band D figure on each council's page.
Averages are weighted by number of homes and use each council's Band D as shown on its page.
Ipswich and other councils
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| Babergh | £2,235.68 |
| Mid Suffolk | £2,216.42 |
| Tendring | £2,202.21 |
| East Suffolk | £2,233.98 |
| Colchester | £2,240.94 |
| Maldon | £2,328.37 |
Similar district councils
Other district councils closest in size to Ipswich (62,930 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Wychavon | £2,302.73 | 62,760 |
| Guildford | £2,501.18 | 63,190 |
| Nuneaton and Bedworth | £2,502.16 | 62,450 |
| Broadland | £2,323.08 | 63,420 |
Band D as shown on each council's page: the basic charge, or where no home pays that alone, Band D including special expenses or the average including parish charges. Similar councils are the same type of council, nearest in number of homes (Valuation Office Agency, 31 March 2026).
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