Lowestoft · East Suffolk · 2026-27
How much is council tax in Lowestoft?
Estimate: council average plus this parish's precept (exact). In 6 published bills we checked, estimates were within £34. How the figures work
- East Suffolk council£197.82
- Suffolk County Council£1,731.69
- Suffolk Police and Crime Commissioner£304.47
- Lowestoft parish precept£199.17
Council tax bands in Lowestoft, 2026-27
Estimates: the East Suffolk 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 | £1,622.10 | £162.21 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,892.45 | £189.25 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,162.80 | £216.28 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,433.15 | £243.31 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £2,973.85 | £297.38 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,514.55 | £351.46 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,055.25 | £405.52 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £4,866.30 | £486.63 | 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 Lowestoft.
Band D in Lowestoft compared
Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Lowestoft figure is an estimate
- Band D a year
- Lowestoft
Lowestoft in 2026-27
Lowestoft's local council set a precept of £2,664,909 for 2026-27, raised from 13,380 Band D-equivalent homes: £199.17 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £181.23, so it has risen by £17.94 (9.9%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,312.34 in 2025-26, so it is up 5.2%.
The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across East Suffolk: £197.82 for East Suffolk council, £1,731.69 for Suffolk County Council, £304.47 for Suffolk Police and Crime Commissioner.
Council tax by band in Lowestoft, 2026-27
Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band
- Lowestoft, 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 | £1,622.10 | £162.21 | £135.17 | £1,594.35 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,892.45 | £189.25 | £157.70 | £1,860.07 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,162.80 | £216.28 | £180.23 | £2,125.80 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,433.15 | £243.31 | £202.76 | £2,391.52 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £2,973.85 | £297.38 | £247.82 | £2,922.97 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,514.55 | £351.46 | £292.88 | £3,454.42 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,055.25 | £405.52 | £337.94 | £3,985.87 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £4,866.30 | £486.63 | £405.53 | £4,783.04 | 18/9 |
Questions
- What is Band D council tax in Lowestoft?
- About £2,433.15 for 2026-27, of which £199.17 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
- How much is Band B council tax in Lowestoft?
- About £1,892.45 a year, or £189.25 a month over 10 payments.
- How does Lowestoft compare with the rest of East Suffolk?
- Its parish precept adds £199.17 to a Band D bill; across East Suffolk parish precepts add £100.82 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).
Parishes in East Suffolk 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