Chelsworth · Babergh · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Chelsworth?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,252.80£88.75 less than the Babergh Band D average (£2,341.55).
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Estimate: council average plus this parish's precept (exact). In 6 published bills we checked, estimates were within £34. How the figures work

Council tax 2026-27ChelsworthBand D
  • Babergh council£199.52
  • Suffolk County Council£1,731.69
  • Suffolk Police and Crime Commissioner£304.47
  • Chelsworth parish precept£17.12
Total for the year£2,252.80
Parish part
£17.12
−£2.22 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,501.87
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£225.28
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
99
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Chelsworth, 2026-27

Estimates: the Babergh average charge plus the parish precept. Every band pays a fixed share of Band D.

BandPer yearPer month (10 payments)Ratio to D
Band A£1,501.87£150.196/9
Band B£1,752.18£175.227/9
Band C£2,002.49£200.258/9
Band D£2,252.80£225.289/9
Band E£2,753.42£275.3411/9
Band F£3,254.04£325.4013/9
Band G£3,754.67£375.4715/9
Band H£4,505.60£450.5618/9

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Chelsworth is small: its tax base is 99 Band D-equivalent homes, so a modest change in the precept moves the charge per home a lot. It is left out of the parish rankings.

Band D in Chelsworth compared

Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Chelsworth figure is an estimate

ChelsworthChelsworth£2,253Babergh averageBabergh average£2,342No parish partNo parish part£2,236England averageEngland average£2,392
ChelsworthChelsworth£2,253Babergh averageBabergh average£2,342No parish partNo parish part£2,236England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Chelsworth
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Chelsworth in 2026-27

Chelsworth's local council set a precept of £1,700 for 2026-27, raised from 99 Band D-equivalent homes: £17.12 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £19.34, so it has fallen by £2.22. Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,152.03 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.7%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Babergh: £199.52 for Babergh council, £1,731.69 for Suffolk County Council, £304.47 for Suffolk Police and Crime Commissioner.

Council tax by band in Chelsworth, 2026-27

Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band

Band A: £1,501.87£1,502AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,752.18£1,752BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,002.49£2,002CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,252.80£2,253DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,753.42£2,753EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,254.04£3,254FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,754.67£3,755GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,505.60£4,506HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,501.87£1,502AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,752.18£1,752BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,002.49£2,002CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,252.80£2,253DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,753.42£2,753EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,254.04£3,254FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,754.67£3,755GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,505.60£4,506HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Chelsworth, each band
  • Band D, the band every charge is set from
  • England average for the band
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BandPer year10 payments of12 payments ofEngland averageRatio to D
Band A£1,501.87£150.19£125.16£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,752.18£175.22£146.02£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,002.49£200.25£166.87£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,252.80£225.28£187.73£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,753.42£275.34£229.45£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,254.04£325.40£271.17£3,454.4213/9
Band G£3,754.67£375.47£312.89£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,505.60£450.56£375.47£4,783.0418/9
Source: worked out from MHCLG 2026-27 Band D amounts and the statutory band ratios.

Questions

What is Band D council tax in Chelsworth?
About £2,252.80 for 2026-27, of which £17.12 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Chelsworth?
About £1,752.18 a year, or £175.22 a month over 10 payments.
How does Chelsworth compare with the rest of Babergh?
Its parish precept adds £17.12 to a Band D bill; across Babergh parish precepts add £105.87 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in Babergh with a similar precept

Parish part of a Band D bill.

Data: MHCLG, 2026-27 releases, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources and method