Lavenham · Babergh · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Lavenham?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,373.46£31.91 more 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 2026-27LavenhamBand D
  • Babergh council£199.52
  • Suffolk County Council£1,731.69
  • Suffolk Police and Crime Commissioner£304.47
  • Lavenham parish precept£137.78
Total for the year£2,373.46
Parish part
£137.78
+£12.99 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,582.31
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£237.35
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
977
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Lavenham, 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£1,582.31£158.236/9
Band B£1,846.02£184.607/9
Band C£2,109.74£210.978/9
Band D£2,373.46£237.359/9
Band E£2,900.90£290.0911/9
Band F£3,428.33£342.8313/9
Band G£3,955.77£395.5815/9
Band H£4,746.92£474.6918/9

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Band D in Lavenham compared

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

LavenhamLavenham£2,373Babergh averageBabergh average£2,342No parish partNo parish part£2,236England averageEngland average£2,392
LavenhamLavenham£2,373Babergh averageBabergh average£2,342No parish partNo parish part£2,236England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Lavenham
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Lavenham in 2026-27

Lavenham's local council set a precept of £134,565 for 2026-27, raised from 977 Band D-equivalent homes: £137.78 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £124.79, so it has risen by £12.99 (10.4%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,257.48 in 2025-26, so it is up 5.1%.

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 Lavenham, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,582.31£1,582AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,846.02£1,846BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,109.74£2,110CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,373.46£2,373DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,900.90£2,901EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,428.33£3,428FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,955.77£3,956GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,746.92£4,747HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,582.31£1,582AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,846.02£1,846BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,109.74£2,110CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,373.46£2,373DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,900.90£2,901EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,428.33£3,428FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,955.77£3,956GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,746.92£4,747HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Lavenham, 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£1,582.31£158.23£131.86£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,846.02£184.60£153.84£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,109.74£210.97£175.81£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,373.46£237.35£197.79£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,900.90£290.09£241.74£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,428.33£342.83£285.69£3,454.4213/9
Band G£3,955.77£395.58£329.65£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,746.92£474.69£395.58£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 Lavenham?
About £2,373.46 for 2026-27, of which £137.78 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Lavenham?
About £1,846.02 a year, or £184.60 a month over 10 payments.
How does Lavenham compare with the rest of Babergh?
Its parish precept adds £137.78 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