Harkstead · Babergh · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Harkstead?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,276.93£64.62 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 2026-27HarksteadBand D
  • Babergh council£199.52
  • Suffolk County Council£1,731.69
  • Suffolk Police and Crime Commissioner£304.47
  • Harkstead parish precept£41.25
Total for the year£2,276.93
Parish part
£41.25
+£3.67 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,517.95
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£227.69
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
125
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Harkstead, 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£1,517.95£151.806/9
Band B£1,770.95£177.097/9
Band C£2,023.94£202.398/9
Band D£2,276.93£227.699/9
Band E£2,782.91£278.2911/9
Band F£3,288.90£328.8913/9
Band G£3,794.88£379.4915/9
Band H£4,553.86£455.3918/9

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Band D in Harkstead compared

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

HarksteadHarkstead£2,277Babergh averageBabergh average£2,342No parish partNo parish part£2,236England averageEngland average£2,392
HarksteadHarkstead£2,277Babergh averageBabergh average£2,342No parish partNo parish part£2,236England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Harkstead
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Harkstead in 2026-27

Harkstead's local council set a precept of £5,137 for 2026-27, raised from 125 Band D-equivalent homes: £41.25 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £37.58, so it has risen by £3.67 (9.8%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,170.27 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 Harkstead, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,517.95£1,518AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,770.95£1,771BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,023.94£2,024CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,276.93£2,277DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,782.91£2,783EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,288.90£3,289FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,794.88£3,795GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,553.86£4,554HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,517.95£1,518AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,770.95£1,771BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,023.94£2,024CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,276.93£2,277DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,782.91£2,783EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,288.90£3,289FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,794.88£3,795GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,553.86£4,554HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Harkstead, 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£1,517.95£151.80£126.50£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,770.95£177.09£147.58£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,023.94£202.39£168.66£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,276.93£227.69£189.74£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,782.91£278.29£231.91£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,288.90£328.89£274.07£3,454.4213/9
Band G£3,794.88£379.49£316.24£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,553.86£455.39£379.49£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 Harkstead?
About £2,276.93 for 2026-27, of which £41.25 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Harkstead?
About £1,770.95 a year, or £177.09 a month over 10 payments.
How does Harkstead compare with the rest of Babergh?
Its parish precept adds £41.25 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