Southwold · East Suffolk · 2026-27
How much is council tax in Southwold?
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
- Southwold parish precept£115.07
Council tax bands in Southwold, 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 | £1,566.03 | £156.60 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,827.04 | £182.70 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,088.04 | £208.80 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,349.05 | £234.91 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £2,871.06 | £287.11 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,393.07 | £339.31 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £3,915.08 | £391.51 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £4,698.10 | £469.81 | 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 Southwold.
Band D in Southwold compared
Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Southwold figure is an estimate
- Band D a year
- Southwold
Southwold in 2026-27
Southwold's local council set a precept of £185,960 for 2026-27, raised from 1,616 Band D-equivalent homes: £115.07 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £109.59, so it has risen by £5.48 (5.0%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,240.70 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.8%.
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 Southwold, 2026-27
Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band
- Southwold, each band
- Band D, the band every charge is set from
- England average for the band
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| Band | Per year | 10 payments of | 12 payments of | England average | Ratio to D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,566.03 | £156.60 | £130.50 | £1,594.35 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,827.04 | £182.70 | £152.25 | £1,860.07 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,088.04 | £208.80 | £174.00 | £2,125.80 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,349.05 | £234.91 | £195.75 | £2,391.52 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £2,871.06 | £287.11 | £239.25 | £2,922.97 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,393.07 | £339.31 | £282.76 | £3,454.42 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £3,915.08 | £391.51 | £326.26 | £3,985.87 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £4,698.10 | £469.81 | £391.51 | £4,783.04 | 18/9 |
Questions
- What is Band D council tax in Southwold?
- About £2,349.05 for 2026-27, of which £115.07 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
- How much is Band B council tax in Southwold?
- About £1,827.04 a year, or £182.70 a month over 10 payments.
- How does Southwold compare with the rest of East Suffolk?
- Its parish precept adds £115.07 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