Long Melford · Babergh · 2026-27
How much is council tax in Long Melford?
Estimate: council average plus this parish's precept (exact). In 6 published bills we checked, estimates were within £34. How the figures work
- Babergh council£199.52
- Suffolk County Council£1,731.69
- Suffolk Police and Crime Commissioner£304.47
- Long Melford parish precept£109.59
Council tax bands in Long Melford, 2026-27
Estimates: the Babergh average charge plus the parish precept. Every band pays a fixed share of Band D.
| Band | Per year | Per month (10 payments) | Ratio to D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,563.51 | £156.35 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,824.10 | £182.41 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,084.68 | £208.47 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,345.27 | £234.53 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £2,866.44 | £286.64 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,387.61 | £338.76 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £3,908.78 | £390.88 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £4,690.54 | £469.05 | 18/9 |
Not sure of your band?
We cannot look up individual homes. The Valuation Office Agency checker on GOV.UK gives the band for any address in Long Melford.
Band D in Long Melford compared
Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Long Melford figure is an estimate
- Band D a year
- Long Melford
Long Melford in 2026-27
Long Melford's local council set a precept of £192,870 for 2026-27, raised from 1,760 Band D-equivalent homes: £109.59 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £108.12, so it has risen by £1.47 (1.4%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,240.81 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 Long Melford, 2026-27
Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band
- Long Melford, each band
- Band D, the band every charge is set from
- England average for the band
View as table
| Band | Per year | 10 payments of | 12 payments of | England average | Ratio to D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,563.51 | £156.35 | £130.29 | £1,594.35 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,824.10 | £182.41 | £152.01 | £1,860.07 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,084.68 | £208.47 | £173.72 | £2,125.80 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,345.27 | £234.53 | £195.44 | £2,391.52 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £2,866.44 | £286.64 | £238.87 | £2,922.97 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,387.61 | £338.76 | £282.30 | £3,454.42 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £3,908.78 | £390.88 | £325.73 | £3,985.87 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £4,690.54 | £469.05 | £390.88 | £4,783.04 | 18/9 |
Questions
- What is Band D council tax in Long Melford?
- About £2,345.27 for 2026-27, of which £109.59 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
- How much is Band B council tax in Long Melford?
- About £1,824.10 a year, or £182.41 a month over 10 payments.
- How does Long Melford compare with the rest of Babergh?
- Its parish precept adds £109.59 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