Groton · Babergh · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Groton?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,278.35£63.20 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 2026-27GrotonBand D
  • Babergh council£199.52
  • Suffolk County Council£1,731.69
  • Suffolk Police and Crime Commissioner£304.47
  • Groton parish precept£42.67
Total for the year£2,278.35
Parish part
£42.67
+£3.88 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,518.90
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£227.83
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
137
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Groton, 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£1,518.90£151.896/9
Band B£1,772.05£177.207/9
Band C£2,025.20£202.528/9
Band D£2,278.35£227.839/9
Band E£2,784.65£278.4711/9
Band F£3,290.95£329.0913/9
Band G£3,797.25£379.7315/9
Band H£4,556.70£455.6718/9

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Band D in Groton compared

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

GrotonGroton£2,278Babergh averageBabergh average£2,342No parish partNo parish part£2,236England averageEngland average£2,392
GrotonGroton£2,278Babergh averageBabergh average£2,342No parish partNo parish part£2,236England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Groton
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Groton in 2026-27

Groton's local council set a precept of £5,840 for 2026-27, raised from 137 Band D-equivalent homes: £42.67 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £38.79, so it has risen by £3.88 (10.0%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,171.48 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.9%.

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 Groton, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,518.90£1,519AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,772.05£1,772BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,025.20£2,025CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,278.35£2,278DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,784.65£2,785EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,290.95£3,291FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,797.25£3,797GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,556.70£4,557HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,518.90£1,519AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,772.05£1,772BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,025.20£2,025CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,278.35£2,278DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,784.65£2,785EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,290.95£3,291FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,797.25£3,797GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,556.70£4,557HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Groton, 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£1,518.90£151.89£126.58£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,772.05£177.20£147.67£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,025.20£202.52£168.77£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,278.35£227.83£189.86£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,784.65£278.47£232.05£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,290.95£329.09£274.25£3,454.4213/9
Band G£3,797.25£379.73£316.44£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,556.70£455.67£379.72£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 Groton?
About £2,278.35 for 2026-27, of which £42.67 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Groton?
About £1,772.05 a year, or £177.20 a month over 10 payments.
How does Groton compare with the rest of Babergh?
Its parish precept adds £42.67 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