Santon Downham · West Suffolk · 2026-27
How much is council tax in Santon Downham?
Estimate: council average plus this parish's precept (exact). In 6 published bills we checked, estimates were within £34. How the figures work
- West Suffolk council£209.70
- Suffolk County Council£1,731.69
- Suffolk Police and Crime Commissioner£304.47
- Santon Downham parish precept£98.74
Council tax bands in Santon Downham, 2026-27
Estimates: the West 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 | £1,563.07 | £156.31 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,823.58 | £182.36 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,084.09 | £208.41 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,344.60 | £234.46 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £2,865.62 | £286.56 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,386.64 | £338.66 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £3,907.67 | £390.77 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £4,689.20 | £468.92 | 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 Santon Downham.
Santon Downham is small: its tax base is 93 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 Santon Downham compared
Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Santon Downham figure is an estimate
- Band D a year
- Santon Downham
Santon Downham in 2026-27
Santon Downham's local council set a precept of £9,216 for 2026-27, raised from 93 Band D-equivalent homes: £98.74 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £92.54, so it has risen by £6.20. Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,235.17 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.9%.
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 Santon Downham, 2026-27
Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band
- Santon Downham, 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 | £1,563.07 | £156.31 | £130.26 | £1,594.35 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,823.58 | £182.36 | £151.97 | £1,860.07 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,084.09 | £208.41 | £173.67 | £2,125.80 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,344.60 | £234.46 | £195.38 | £2,391.52 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £2,865.62 | £286.56 | £238.80 | £2,922.97 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,386.64 | £338.66 | £282.22 | £3,454.42 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £3,907.67 | £390.77 | £325.64 | £3,985.87 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £4,689.20 | £468.92 | £390.77 | £4,783.04 | 18/9 |
Questions
- What is Band D council tax in Santon Downham?
- About £2,344.60 for 2026-27, of which £98.74 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
- How much is Band B council tax in Santon Downham?
- About £1,823.58 a year, or £182.36 a month over 10 payments.
- How does Santon Downham compare with the rest of West Suffolk?
- Its parish precept adds £98.74 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