Preston St. Mary · Babergh · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Preston St. Mary?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,295.82£45.73 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 2026-27Preston St. MaryBand D
  • Babergh council£199.52
  • Suffolk County Council£1,731.69
  • Suffolk Police and Crime Commissioner£304.47
  • Preston St. Mary parish precept£60.14
Total for the year£2,295.82
Parish part
£60.14
−£1.34 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,530.55
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£229.58
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
122
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Preston St. Mary, 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£1,530.55£153.066/9
Band B£1,785.64£178.567/9
Band C£2,040.73£204.078/9
Band D£2,295.82£229.589/9
Band E£2,806.00£280.6011/9
Band F£3,316.18£331.6213/9
Band G£3,826.37£382.6415/9
Band H£4,591.64£459.1618/9

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Band D in Preston St. Mary compared

Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Preston St. Mary figure is an estimate

Preston St. MaryPreston St. Mary£2,296Babergh averageBabergh average£2,342No parish partNo parish part£2,236England averageEngland average£2,392
Preston St. Ma…Preston St. Mary£2,296Babergh averageBabergh average£2,342No parish partNo parish part£2,236England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Preston St. Mary
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Preston St. Mary in 2026-27

Preston St. Mary's local council set a precept of £7,328 for 2026-27, raised from 122 Band D-equivalent homes: £60.14 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £61.48, so it has fallen by £1.34 (2.2%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,194.17 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.6%.

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 Preston St. Mary, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,530.55£1,531AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,785.64£1,786BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,040.73£2,041CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,295.82£2,296DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,806.00£2,806EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,316.18£3,316FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,826.37£3,826GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,591.64£4,592HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,530.55£1,531AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,785.64£1,786BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,040.73£2,041CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,295.82£2,296DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,806.00£2,806EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,316.18£3,316FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,826.37£3,826GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,591.64£4,592HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Preston St. Mary, 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£1,530.55£153.06£127.55£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,785.64£178.56£148.80£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,040.73£204.07£170.06£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,295.82£229.58£191.32£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,806.00£280.60£233.83£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,316.18£331.62£276.35£3,454.4213/9
Band G£3,826.37£382.64£318.86£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,591.64£459.16£382.64£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 Preston St. Mary?
About £2,295.82 for 2026-27, of which £60.14 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Preston St. Mary?
About £1,785.64 a year, or £178.56 a month over 10 payments.
How does Preston St. Mary compare with the rest of Babergh?
Its parish precept adds £60.14 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