Council tax bands in West Suffolk 2026-27
Band D council tax in West Suffolk is £2,245.86 a year in 2026-27, about £224.59 a month over 10 payments.
This is the charge for a home with no parish or town council charge.
Every band in West Suffolk
Council tax in West Suffolk runs from £1,497.24 a year for Band A to £4,491.72 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,497.24 | £149.72 | £124.77 | £1,122.93 |
| Band B | £1,746.78 | £174.68 | £145.57 | £1,310.09 |
| Band C | £1,996.32 | £199.63 | £166.36 | £1,497.24 |
| Band D | £2,245.86 | £224.59 | £187.16 | £1,684.40 |
| Band E | £2,744.94 | £274.49 | £228.75 | £2,058.71 |
| Band F | £3,244.02 | £324.40 | £270.33 | £2,433.02 |
| Band G | £3,743.10 | £374.31 | £311.93 | £2,807.33 |
| Band H | £4,491.72 | £449.17 | £374.31 | £3,368.79 |
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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 West Suffolk
Most homes in West Suffolk are in Bands B and C (55%). Terraced houses, about 3 in 10 homes here, are mostly Band B (65%). The most common kind of home is a 3-bedroom terraced house (12,910 homes), mostly Band B (64%). These are shares of all 85,010 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 | 15.1% |
| Band B | 34.4% |
| Band C | 20.7% |
| Band D | 14.7% |
| Band E | 8.8% |
| Band F | 3.6% |
| Band G | 2.5% |
| Band H | 0.2% |
Compared with the East of England average, there are more homes in Bands A and B (49%, against 35%) and fewer homes in Band F and above (6%, against 11%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced houses | 23,180 | 27% | Band B (65%) |
| Detached houses | 19,470 | 23% | Band D (33%) |
| Semi-detached houses | 15,500 | 18% | Band B (40%) |
| Flats and maisonettes | 10,820 | 13% | Band A (59%) |
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 West Suffolk goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| West Suffolk district council | £209.70 (9%) |
| County council | £1,731.69 (77%) |
| Police | £304.47 (14%) |
Parish and town council charges come on top for homes in their areas.
How council tax in West Suffolk has changed
Band D went up by £103.23 (4.8%), from £2,142.63 in 2025-26 to £2,245.86 in 2026-27.
Including parish charges, the average Band D bill went up by £108.47 (4.8%), from £2,243.00 to £2,351.47.
Band D in West Suffolk is £89.28 a year below the East of England average of £2,335.14, and its 4.8% rise this year was about the middle of the range for 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 15.1%, close to the East of England average rise of 15.0%.
Band D in West Suffolk is the 10th lowest of 45 councils in the East of England, and the 49th lowest 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.
West Suffolk and other councils
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| East Cambridgeshire | £2,485.18 |
| Mid Suffolk | £2,216.42 |
| Babergh | £2,235.68 |
| Breckland | £2,311.65 |
| Cambridge | £2,467.02 |
| Braintree | £2,215.80 |
Similar district councils
Other district councils closest in size to West Suffolk (85,010 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Huntingdonshire | £2,398.80 | 84,700 |
| New Forest | £2,285.33 | 83,690 |
| Colchester | £2,240.94 | 87,210 |
| Chelmsford | £2,244.64 | 82,430 |
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).
Finding a home's band
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