Helmingham · Mid Suffolk · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Helmingham?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,285.76£31.12 less than the Mid Suffolk Band D average (£2,316.88).
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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 2026-27HelminghamBand D
  • Mid Suffolk council£180.26
  • Suffolk County Council£1,731.69
  • Suffolk Police and Crime Commissioner£304.47
  • Helmingham parish precept£69.34
Total for the year£2,285.76
Parish part
£69.34
+£69.34 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,523.84
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£228.58
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
72
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Helmingham, 2026-27

Estimates: the Mid Suffolk 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£1,523.84£152.386/9
Band B£1,777.81£177.787/9
Band C£2,031.79£203.188/9
Band D£2,285.76£228.589/9
Band E£2,793.71£279.3711/9
Band F£3,301.65£330.1713/9
Band G£3,809.60£380.9615/9
Band H£4,571.52£457.1518/9

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Helmingham is small: its tax base is 72 Band D-equivalent homes, so a modest change in the precept moves the charge per home a lot. It is left out of the parish rankings.

Band D in Helmingham compared

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

HelminghamHelmingham£2,286Mid Suffolk averageMid Suffolk average£2,317No parish partNo parish part£2,216England averageEngland average£2,392
HelminghamHelmingham£2,286Mid Suffolk av…Mid Suffolk average£2,317No parish partNo parish part£2,216England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Helmingham
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Helmingham in 2026-27

Helmingham's local council set a precept of £5,000 for 2026-27, raised from 72 Band D-equivalent homes: £69.34 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £0.00, so it has risen by £69.34. Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,113.99 in 2025-26, so it is up 8.1%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Mid Suffolk: £180.26 for Mid Suffolk council, £1,731.69 for Suffolk County Council, £304.47 for Suffolk Police and Crime Commissioner.

Council tax by band in Helmingham, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,523.84£1,524AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,777.81£1,778BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,031.79£2,032CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,285.76£2,286DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,793.71£2,794EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,301.65£3,302FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,809.60£3,810GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,571.52£4,572HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,523.84£1,524AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,777.81£1,778BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,031.79£2,032CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,285.76£2,286DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,793.71£2,794EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,301.65£3,302FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,809.60£3,810GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,571.52£4,572HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Helmingham, 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£1,523.84£152.38£126.99£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,777.81£177.78£148.15£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,031.79£203.18£169.32£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,285.76£228.58£190.48£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,793.71£279.37£232.81£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,301.65£330.17£275.14£3,454.4213/9
Band G£3,809.60£380.96£317.47£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,571.52£457.15£380.96£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 Helmingham?
About £2,285.76 for 2026-27, of which £69.34 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Helmingham?
About £1,777.81 a year, or £177.78 a month over 10 payments.
How does Helmingham compare with the rest of Mid Suffolk?
Its parish precept adds £69.34 to a Band D bill; across Mid Suffolk parish precepts add £100.46 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in Mid 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