Stowmarket · Mid Suffolk · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Stowmarket?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,443.48£126.60 more 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 2026-27StowmarketBand D
  • Mid Suffolk council£180.26
  • Suffolk County Council£1,731.69
  • Suffolk Police and Crime Commissioner£304.47
  • Stowmarket parish precept£227.06
Total for the year£2,443.48
Parish part
£227.06
+£16.82 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,628.99
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£244.35
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
7,276
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Stowmarket, 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£1,628.99£162.906/9
Band B£1,900.48£190.057/9
Band C£2,171.98£217.208/9
Band D£2,443.48£244.359/9
Band E£2,986.48£298.6511/9
Band F£3,529.47£352.9513/9
Band G£4,072.47£407.2515/9
Band H£4,886.96£488.7018/9

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Band D in Stowmarket compared

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

StowmarketStowmarket£2,443Mid Suffolk averageMid Suffolk average£2,317No parish partNo parish part£2,216England averageEngland average£2,392
StowmarketStowmarket£2,443Mid Suffolk av…Mid Suffolk average£2,317No parish partNo parish part£2,216England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Stowmarket
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Stowmarket in 2026-27

Stowmarket's local council set a precept of £1,651,996 for 2026-27, raised from 7,276 Band D-equivalent homes: £227.06 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £210.24, so it has risen by £16.82 (8.0%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,324.23 in 2025-26, so it is up 5.1%.

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 Stowmarket, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,628.99£1,629AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,900.48£1,900BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,171.98£2,172CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,443.48£2,443DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,986.48£2,986EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,529.47£3,529FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,072.47£4,072GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,886.96£4,887HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,628.99£1,629AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,900.48£1,900BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,171.98£2,172CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,443.48£2,443DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,986.48£2,986EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,529.47£3,529FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,072.47£4,072GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,886.96£4,887HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Stowmarket, 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£1,628.99£162.90£135.75£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,900.48£190.05£158.37£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,171.98£217.20£181.00£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,443.48£244.35£203.62£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,986.48£298.65£248.87£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,529.47£352.95£294.12£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,072.47£407.25£339.37£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,886.96£488.70£407.25£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 Stowmarket?
About £2,443.48 for 2026-27, of which £227.06 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Stowmarket?
About £1,900.48 a year, or £190.05 a month over 10 payments.
How does Stowmarket compare with the rest of Mid Suffolk?
Its parish precept adds £227.06 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