Hitcham · Babergh · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Hitcham?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,266.02£75.53 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 2026-27HitchamBand D
  • Babergh council£199.52
  • Suffolk County Council£1,731.69
  • Suffolk Police and Crime Commissioner£304.47
  • Hitcham parish precept£30.34
Total for the year£2,266.02
Parish part
£30.34
+£1.19 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,510.68
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£226.60
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
330
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Hitcham, 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£1,510.68£151.076/9
Band B£1,762.46£176.257/9
Band C£2,014.24£201.428/9
Band D£2,266.02£226.609/9
Band E£2,769.58£276.9611/9
Band F£3,273.14£327.3113/9
Band G£3,776.70£377.6715/9
Band H£4,532.04£453.2018/9

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Band D in Hitcham compared

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

HitchamHitcham£2,266Babergh averageBabergh average£2,342No parish partNo parish part£2,236England averageEngland average£2,392
HitchamHitcham£2,266Babergh averageBabergh average£2,342No parish partNo parish part£2,236England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Hitcham
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Hitcham in 2026-27

Hitcham's local council set a precept of £10,012 for 2026-27, raised from 330 Band D-equivalent homes: £30.34 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £29.15, so it has risen by £1.19 (4.1%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,161.84 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.8%.

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 Hitcham, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,510.68£1,511AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,762.46£1,762BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,014.24£2,014CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,266.02£2,266DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,769.58£2,770EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,273.14£3,273FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,776.70£3,777GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,532.04£4,532HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,510.68£1,511AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,762.46£1,762BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,014.24£2,014CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,266.02£2,266DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,769.58£2,770EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,273.14£3,273FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,776.70£3,777GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,532.04£4,532HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Hitcham, 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£1,510.68£151.07£125.89£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,762.46£176.25£146.87£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,014.24£201.42£167.85£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,266.02£226.60£188.84£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,769.58£276.96£230.80£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,273.14£327.31£272.76£3,454.4213/9
Band G£3,776.70£377.67£314.72£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,532.04£453.20£377.67£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 Hitcham?
About £2,266.02 for 2026-27, of which £30.34 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Hitcham?
About £1,762.46 a year, or £176.25 a month over 10 payments.
How does Hitcham compare with the rest of Babergh?
Its parish precept adds £30.34 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