Lakenheath · West Suffolk · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Lakenheath?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,378.55£27.08 more than the West Suffolk Band D average (£2,351.47).
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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 2026-27LakenheathBand D
  • West Suffolk council£209.70
  • Suffolk County Council£1,731.69
  • Suffolk Police and Crime Commissioner£304.47
  • Lakenheath parish precept£132.69
Total for the year£2,378.55
Parish part
£132.69
+£3.72 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,585.70
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£237.86
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
1,506
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Lakenheath, 2026-27

Estimates: the West 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£1,585.70£158.576/9
Band B£1,849.98£185.007/9
Band C£2,114.27£211.438/9
Band D£2,378.55£237.869/9
Band E£2,907.12£290.7111/9
Band F£3,435.68£343.5713/9
Band G£3,964.25£396.4315/9
Band H£4,757.10£475.7118/9

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Band D in Lakenheath compared

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

LakenheathLakenheath£2,379West Suffolk averageWest Suffolk average£2,351No parish partNo parish part£2,246England averageEngland average£2,392
LakenheathLakenheath£2,379West Suffolk a…West Suffolk average£2,351No parish partNo parish part£2,246England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Lakenheath
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Lakenheath in 2026-27

Lakenheath's local council set a precept of £199,900 for 2026-27, raised from 1,506 Band D-equivalent homes: £132.69 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £128.97, so it has risen by £3.72 (2.9%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,271.60 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.7%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across West Suffolk: £209.70 for West Suffolk council, £1,731.69 for Suffolk County Council, £304.47 for Suffolk Police and Crime Commissioner.

Council tax by band in Lakenheath, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,585.70£1,586AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,849.98£1,850BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,114.27£2,114CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,378.55£2,379DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,907.12£2,907EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,435.68£3,436FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,964.25£3,964GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,757.10£4,757HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,585.70£1,586AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,849.98£1,850BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,114.27£2,114CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,378.55£2,379DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,907.12£2,907EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,435.68£3,436FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,964.25£3,964GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,757.10£4,757HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Lakenheath, 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£1,585.70£158.57£132.14£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,849.98£185.00£154.16£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,114.27£211.43£176.19£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,378.55£237.86£198.21£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,907.12£290.71£242.26£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,435.68£343.57£286.31£3,454.4213/9
Band G£3,964.25£396.43£330.35£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,757.10£475.71£396.43£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 Lakenheath?
About £2,378.55 for 2026-27, of which £132.69 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Lakenheath?
About £1,849.98 a year, or £185.00 a month over 10 payments.
How does Lakenheath compare with the rest of West Suffolk?
Its parish precept adds £132.69 to a Band D bill; across West Suffolk parish precepts add £105.61 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in West 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