East Suffolk council tax 2026/27
Band D council tax in East Suffolk is £2,334.80 a year for 2026/27. That's up 5.1% on 2025/26 and £57 less than the England average. Most homes here are in band B: 25% of them.
Band D, 2026/27
£2,334.80 a year
- Council
- East Suffolk
- Type
- Shire district
- Region
- East of England
- Rank
- the 77th cheapest of 296 councils in England
the 17th cheapest of 45 councils in the East of England - England average
- £2,391.52 Band D
- Figures
- 2026/27, checked 27 October 2026
East Suffolk council tax bands 2026/27
Yearly charge and the usual monthly payment. Councils collect in 10 monthly payments unless you ask for 12. These are averages across the council area; your parish changes the exact figure (see below).
| Band | A year | Monthly, 10 payments | Monthly, 12 payments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,556.53 | £155.65 | £129.71 |
| Band B | £1,815.96 | £181.60 | £151.33 |
| Band C | £2,075.38 | £207.54 | £172.95 |
| Band D | £2,334.80 | £233.48 | £194.57 |
| Band E | £2,853.64 | £285.36 | £237.80 |
| Band F | £3,372.49 | £337.25 | £281.04 |
| Band G | £3,891.33 | £389.13 | £324.28 |
| Band H | £4,669.60 | £466.96 | £389.13 |
Bands as published by the government (area council tax including the average parish precept). Monthly figures divide the year equally; the first payment can differ by a few pence.
Where your council tax goes
A Band D bill in East Suffolk is split between 4 bodies. East Suffolk council's own share is £197.82.
| Set by | Band D | Share |
|---|---|---|
| East Suffolk council | £197.82 | 8% |
| Suffolk County Council | £1,731.69 | 74% |
| Suffolk Police and Crime Commissioner | £304.47 | 13% |
| Parish or town council (average) | £100.82 | 4% |
Homes in each band
48% of the 123,400 homes in East Suffolk are in band A or B, and 7% are in band F or above.
Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax stock of properties, 31 March 2026. Counts are rounded.
Council tax by parish in East Suffolk
133 parish and town councils in East Suffolk add their own charge. Band D without any parish is £2,233.98; add the parish share for your area. Other bands are the same fraction of Band D as above.
| Parish or town council | Parish share | Band D total | Change in parish share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aldeburgh | £120.83 | £2,354.81 | +£2.61 |
| Alderton | £73.70 | £2,307.68 | +£21.91 |
| Aldringham cum Thorpe | £14.49 | £2,248.47 | +£2.60 |
| All Saints and St. Nicholas South Elmham (Group: All Saints and St. Nicholas St. Michael St Peter) | £37.24 | £2,271.22 | +£1.96 |
| Badingham | £55.32 | £2,289.30 | +£0.67 |
| Barnby | £38.83 | £2,272.81 | +£0.00 |
| Barsham (Group: Barsham and Shipmeadow) | £10.15 | £2,244.13 | +£0.00 |
| Bawdsey | £34.38 | £2,268.36 | +£1.91 |
| Beccles | £92.99 | £2,326.97 | +£13.93 |
| Benhall (Benhall and Sternfield) | £31.88 | £2,265.86 | +£2.38 |
| Blaxhall | £64.13 | £2,298.11 | +£8.18 |
| Blundeston (Group: Blundeston and Flixton) | £38.99 | £2,272.97 | +£10.11 |
| Blyford (Group: Blyford and Sotherton) | £49.53 | £2,283.51 | +£2.56 |
| Blythburgh | £41.51 | £2,275.49 | +£0.00 |
| Boyton | £68.00 | £2,301.98 | +£2.02 |
| Bramfield ( Bramfield and Thorington) | £29.89 | £2,263.87 | +£9.44 |
| Brampton with Stoven | £19.78 | £2,253.76 | +£0.00 |
| Brandeston | £43.30 | £2,277.28 | +£4.37 |
| Bredfield | £43.59 | £2,277.57 | +£3.59 |
| Brightwell (Brightwell Foxhall and Purdis Farm) | £6.88 | £2,240.86 | −£0.05 |
| Bromeswell | £36.51 | £2,270.49 | +£3.49 |
| Bruisyard | £43.99 | £2,277.97 | −£0.78 |
| Bucklesham | £65.50 | £2,299.48 | +£5.95 |
| Bungay | £161.12 | £2,395.10 | +£26.45 |
| Butley (Butley Capel St Andrew and Wantisden) | £30.32 | £2,264.30 | +£2.06 |
| Campsey Ashe | £41.41 | £2,275.39 | −£0.05 |
| Carlton Colville | £24.11 | £2,258.09 | +£1.24 |
| Charsfield | £50.52 | £2,284.50 | +£2.99 |
| Chediston (Chediston Linstead Magna and Linstead Parva) | £24.19 | £2,258.17 | +£1.35 |
| Chillesford | £18.28 | £2,252.26 | +£6.31 |
| Clopton | £39.35 | £2,273.33 | +£0.00 |
| Cookley (Cookley and Walpole) | £73.58 | £2,307.56 | +£1.67 |
| Corton | £13.11 | £2,247.09 | +£0.24 |
| Cratfield | £29.72 | £2,263.70 | +£1.05 |
| Cretingham (Cretingham Hoo and Monewden) | £13.69 | £2,247.67 | +£0.40 |
| Culpho (Grundisburgh and Culpho) | £31.22 | £2,265.20 | +£1.51 |
| Darsham | £36.57 | £2,270.55 | +£6.09 |
| Dennington | £51.78 | £2,285.76 | +£3.19 |
| Dunwich | £20.32 | £2,254.30 | +£4.97 |
| Earl Soham | £80.56 | £2,314.54 | +£0.69 |
| Easton | £62.61 | £2,296.59 | +£1.82 |
| Eyke | £81.62 | £2,315.60 | +£4.95 |
| Falkenham (Kirton and Falkenham) | £50.09 | £2,284.07 | +£1.89 |
| Farnham ( Stratford St Andrew and Farnham) | £87.89 | £2,321.87 | +£28.50 |
| Felixstowe | £79.97 | £2,313.95 | +£2.78 |
| Flixton (The Saints Ward) (Group: Flixton St. Cross and St. Margaret) | £10.59 | £2,244.57 | −£0.40 |
| Framlingham | £195.55 | £2,429.53 | +£79.75 |
| Friston | £67.69 | £2,301.67 | +£17.55 |
| Frostenden (Group: Frostenden Uggeshall and South Cove) | £17.07 | £2,251.05 | +£3.81 |
| Gedgrave (Orford and Gedgrave) | £74.18 | £2,308.16 | +£0.00 |
| Gisleham | £18.46 | £2,252.44 | +£0.30 |
| Great Bealings | £67.89 | £2,301.87 | +£4.06 |
| Great Glemham | £67.49 | £2,301.47 | +£5.75 |
| Hacheston | £64.12 | £2,298.10 | +£11.58 |
| Halesworth | £155.48 | £2,389.46 | +£0.00 |
| Hasketon | £51.97 | £2,285.95 | +£2.47 |
| Henstead with Hulver Street | £36.20 | £2,270.18 | +£0.00 |
| Heveningham | £142.42 | £2,376.40 | +£5.72 |
| Hollesley | £81.06 | £2,315.04 | +£3.79 |
| Holton | £51.19 | £2,285.17 | +£2.67 |
| Huntingfield | £69.70 | £2,303.68 | −£4.20 |
| Iken | £72.02 | £2,306.00 | +£11.34 |
| Kelsale cum Carlton | £60.27 | £2,294.25 | +£1.75 |
| Kesgrave | £96.66 | £2,330.64 | +£4.42 |
| Kessingland | £124.85 | £2,358.83 | +£4.18 |
| Kettleburgh | £74.64 | £2,308.62 | +£3.55 |
| Knodishall | £70.83 | £2,304.81 | +£5.38 |
| Leiston | £186.10 | £2,420.08 | +£1.76 |
| Letheringham | £46.81 | £2,280.79 | +£0.00 |
| Levington (Levington and Stratton Hall) | £100.87 | £2,334.85 | +£0.46 |
| Little Bealings | £63.64 | £2,297.62 | +£1.87 |
| Little Glemham | £66.03 | £2,300.01 | +£0.00 |
| Lound | £33.28 | £2,267.26 | +£3.36 |
| Lowestoft | £199.17 | £2,433.15 | +£17.94 |
| Marlesford | £74.61 | £2,308.59 | +£6.23 |
| Martlesham | £107.92 | £2,341.90 | +£33.21 |
| Melton | £71.99 | £2,305.97 | +£3.39 |
| Mettingham | £28.38 | £2,262.36 | +£10.64 |
| Middleton | £49.59 | £2,283.57 | +£6.47 |
| Mutford | £37.66 | £2,271.64 | +£0.36 |
| Nacton | £34.51 | £2,268.49 | +£0.31 |
| Newbourne | £80.08 | £2,314.06 | +£8.42 |
| North Cove | £57.67 | £2,291.65 | +£0.00 |
| Otley | £18.62 | £2,252.60 | +£0.36 |
| Oulton | £16.95 | £2,250.93 | +£0.15 |
| Oulton Broad | £89.08 | £2,323.06 | +£4.24 |
| Parham | £69.12 | £2,303.10 | +£12.08 |
| Peasenhall | £48.67 | £2,282.65 | +£0.00 |
| Pettistree | £91.40 | £2,325.38 | +£33.86 |
| Playford | £106.30 | £2,340.28 | +£1.97 |
| Rendham | £29.26 | £2,263.24 | +£7.24 |
| Rendlesham | £192.23 | £2,426.21 | +£0.00 |
| Reydon | £25.82 | £2,259.80 | +£1.64 |
| Ringsfield (Group: Ringsfield and Weston) | £52.55 | £2,286.53 | +£4.34 |
| Rumburgh | £61.10 | £2,295.08 | +£21.67 |
| Rushmere St. Andrew | £56.59 | £2,290.57 | +£5.07 |
| Saxmundham | £181.65 | £2,415.63 | +£16.51 |
| Saxtead | £70.34 | £2,304.32 | +£2.59 |
| Shadingfield (Group: Shadingfield Sotterley Willingham and Ellough) | £63.96 | £2,297.94 | +£8.36 |
| Shottisham | £67.91 | £2,301.89 | +£2.83 |
| Sibton | £23.23 | £2,257.21 | +£0.17 |
| Snape | £41.73 | £2,275.71 | +£1.99 |
| Somerleyton Ashby and Herringfleet | £26.33 | £2,260.31 | +£0.16 |
| Southwold | £115.07 | £2,349.05 | +£5.48 |
| Spexhall | £55.60 | £2,289.58 | +£0.00 |
| St. Andrew Ilketshall | £73.40 | £2,307.38 | +£48.44 |
| St. James South Elmham | £27.56 | £2,261.54 | +£1.80 |
| St. Margaret Ilketshall | £10.74 | £2,244.72 | +£0.00 |
| St. Mary South Elmham otherwise Homersfield | £122.96 | £2,356.94 | +£8.36 |
| Sudbourne | £24.68 | £2,258.66 | +£0.00 |
| Sutton | £28.45 | £2,262.43 | +£1.09 |
| Sweffling | £61.40 | £2,295.38 | +£5.70 |
| Swilland (Swilland and Witnesham) | £41.83 | £2,275.81 | +£1.99 |
| Theberton | £63.06 | £2,297.04 | +£2.43 |
| Trimley St. Martin | £55.17 | £2,289.15 | +£17.15 |
| Trimley St. Mary | £47.85 | £2,281.83 | +£2.81 |
| Tuddenham St. Martin | £41.62 | £2,275.60 | +£0.85 |
| Tunstall | £44.38 | £2,278.36 | +£2.36 |
| Ubbeston | £116.81 | £2,350.79 | +£0.00 |
| Ufford | £64.91 | £2,298.89 | +£2.79 |
| Walberswick | £37.79 | £2,271.77 | +£1.60 |
| Waldringfield | £73.62 | £2,307.60 | +£4.73 |
| Wangford with Henham | £32.87 | £2,266.85 | +£8.40 |
| Wenhaston with Mells Hamlet | £65.27 | £2,299.25 | +£7.73 |
| Westerfield | £40.02 | £2,274.00 | +£0.00 |
| Westhall | £32.60 | £2,266.58 | +£1.69 |
| Westleton | £43.38 | £2,277.36 | +£1.26 |
| Wickham Market | £127.68 | £2,361.66 | +£18.82 |
| Wissett | £36.19 | £2,270.17 | +£1.95 |
| Woodbridge | £186.54 | £2,420.52 | +£29.59 |
| Worlingham | £38.54 | £2,272.52 | +£5.03 |
| Wrentham | £48.47 | £2,282.45 | +£0.00 |
| Yoxford | £51.47 | £2,285.45 | +£10.29 |
Parish shares from the government's council tax statistics for town and parish councils, 2026/27.
Discounts and premiums in East Suffolk
Everyone in England gets the national discounts: 25% off if you live alone, nothing to pay for all-student homes, and one band lower if your home has been adapted for a disabled person. How discounts work. East Suffolk also sets its own rules on second and empty homes:
| Second homes | 100% premium: you pay double the normal chargesince 1 April 2025 |
|---|---|
| Long-term empty homes | 100% premium after 1 year; 200% premium after 5 years; 300% premium after 10 years |
| Local discounts | Unoccupied and unfurnished: 100% discount for 2 weeks; Empty and uninhabitable: 25% discount for up to 12 months; Second homes premium: local exception extending Class G (marketed for sale) to 24 months |
Source: East Suffolk website, checked 27 October 2026.
On a low income? Each English council runs its own Council Tax Reduction scheme for working-age people. East Suffolk Council Tax Reduction.
Band D in East Suffolk over the years
Show the figures
| Year | Band D |
|---|---|
| 2026/27 | £2,334.80 |
| 2025/26 | £2,222.36 |
| 2024/25 | £2,117.61 |
| 2023/24 | £2,018.75 |
| 2022/23 | £1,938.63 |
| 2021/22 | £1,879.37 |
| 2020/21 | £1,810.23 |
| 2019/20 | £1,741.14 |
Band D including the average parish or community precept. 2019/20 to 2026/27.
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D | Difference | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid Suffolk | £2,316.88 | −£17.92 | Compare |
| South Norfolk | £2,482.87 | +£148.07 | Compare |
| Ipswich | £2,468.25 | +£133.45 | Compare |
| Great Yarmouth | £2,414.41 | +£79.61 | Compare |
Pay, check your band or apply for a discount
This site is independent. To pay, see your exact bill, tell the council you've moved or apply for a discount, use the council's own site.
Questions
How much is council tax in East Suffolk?
In 2026/27 Band D is £2,334.80 a year. Bands run from £1,556.53 (Band A) to £4,669.60 (Band H). The exact figure depends on your parish or town council.
How much is Band B council tax a month in East Suffolk?
Band B is £1,815.96 a year: £181.60 a month over 10 payments or £151.33 over 12. Band B is the most common band here (25% of homes).
How much did East Suffolk council tax go up?
Band D rose from £2,222.36 in 2025/26 to £2,334.80 in 2026/27, an increase of 5.1% (£112.44).
Does East Suffolk charge extra council tax on second homes?
Yes. East Suffolk charges a 100% premium on second homes in 2026/27, so the owner pays 200% of the normal charge.
Who do I pay council tax to in East Suffolk?
You pay East Suffolk council, which collects the whole bill and passes on the shares set by Suffolk County Council, Suffolk Police and Crime Commissioner and Parish or town council. Use the council's own website to pay, check your bill or apply for discounts.
Sources
- Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, published 25 March 2026, checked 27 October 2026
- Council Tax: stock of properties, 2026 - CTSOP1.1: number of properties by Council Tax band, local authority and LSOA/MSOA at 31 March 2026 (geography = LAUA rows), Valuation Office Agency, checked 27 October 2026
- Council website (premiums and discounts), checked 27 October 2026
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we compile these figures.