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Suffolk, Council Tax Setting and Discounts/Premiums Notice 2026/27

IP12 1RTPublished 27/02/26Expired
East Anglian Daily Times • 

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EAST SUFFOLK COUNCIL

Setting Of Amounts Of Council Tax

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at its meeting held on 25th February 2026, East Suffolk Council in accordance with Section 30 & 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, set for the year beginning on 1st April 2026, and ending on 31st March 2027 the following amounts as the amounts of Council Tax for the undermentioned areas for each of the categories of dwellings shown below:

Parish / Town Council

Band A (£)

Band B (£)

Band C (£)

Band D (£)

Band E (£)

Band F (£)

Band G (£)

Band H (£)

Aldeburgh

1,569.87

1,831.52

2,093.16

2,354.81

2,878.10

3,401.39

3,924.68

4,709.62

Alderton

1,538.45

1,794.86

2,051.27

2,307.68

2,820.50

3,333.32

3,846.13

4,615.36

Aldringham-Cum-Thorpe

All Saints & St, Nicholas, St. Michael & ST. Peter S E

1,498.98

 

1,514.15

 

1,748.81

 

1,766.50

 

1,998.64

 

2,018.86

 

2,248.47

 

2,271.22

 

2,748.13

 

2,775.94

 

3,247.79

 

3,280.65

 

3,747.45

 

3,785.37

 

4,496.94

 

4,542.44

 

Badingham

1,526.20

1,780.57

2,034.93

2,289.30

2,798.03

3,306.77

3,815.50

4,578.60

Barnby

1,515.21

1,767.74

2,020.28

2,272.81

2,777.88

3,282.95

3,788.02

4,545.62

Barsham and Shipmeadow

1,496.09

1,745.43

1,994.78

2,244.13

2,742.83

3,241.52

3,740.22

4,488.26

Bawdsey

1,512.24

1,764.28

2,016.32

2,268.36

2,772.44

3,276.52

3,780.60

4,536.72

Beccles

1,551.31

1,809.87

2,068.42

2,326.97

2,844.07

3,361.18

3,878.28

4,653.94

Benacre

1,489.32

1,737.54

1,985.76

2,233.98

2,730.42

3,226.86

3,723.30

4,467.96

Benhall & Sternfield

1,510.57

1,762.34

2,014.10

2,265.86

2,769.38

3,272.91

3,776.43

4,531.72

Blaxhall

1,532.08

1,787.43

2,042.77

2,298.12

2,808.81

3,319.51

3,830.20

4,596.24

Blundeston and Flixton

1,515.31

1,767.87

2,020.42

2,272.97

2,778.07

3,283.18

3,788.28

4,545.94

Blyford and Sotherton

1,522.34

1,776.06

2,029.79

2,283.51

2,790.96

3,298.40

3,805.85

4,567.02

Blythburgh

1,516.99

1,769.83

2,022.66

2,275.49

2,781.15

3,286.82

3,792.48

4,550.98

Boulge

Boyton

1,489.32

1,534.65

1,737.54

1,790.43

1,985.76

2,046.20

2,233.98

2,301.98

2,730.42

2,813.53

3,226.86

3,325.08

3,723.30

3,836.63

4,467.96

4,603.96

Bramfield & Thorington

1,509.25

1,760.79

2,012.33

2,263.87

2,766.95

3,270.03

3,773.12

4,527.74

Brampton with Stoven

1,502.51

1,752.92

2,003.34

2,253.76

2,754.60

3,255.43

3,756.27

4,507.52

Brandeston

1,518.19

1,771.22

2,024.25

2,277.28

2,783.34

3,289.40

3,795.47

4,554.56

Bredfield

1,518.38

1,771.44

2,024.51

2,277.57

2,783.70

3,289.82

3,795.95

4,555.14

Brightwell, Foxhall & Purdis Farm

1,493.91

1,742.89

1,991.88

2,240.86

2,738.83

3,236.80

3,734.77

4,481.72

Bromeswell

1,513.66

1,765.94

2,018.21

2,270.49

2,775.04

3,279.60

3,784.15

4,540.98

Bruisyard

1,518.65

1,771.75

2,024.86

2,277.97

2,784.19

3,290.40

3,796.62

4,555.94

Bucklesham

1,532.99

1,788.48

2,043.98

2,299.48

2,810.48

3,321.47

3,832.47

4,598.96

Bungay

1,596.73

1,862.86

2,128.98

2,395.10

2,927.34

3,459.59

3,991.83

4,790.20

Burgh

1,489.32

1,737.54

1,985.76

2,233.98

2,730.42

3,226.86

3,723.30

4,467.96

Butley, Capel St Andrew & Wantisden

1,509.53

1,761.12

2,012.71

2,264.30

2,767.48

3,270.66

3,773.83

4,528.60

Campsea Ashe

1,516.93

1,769.75

2,022.57

2,275.39

2,781.03

3,286.67

3,792.32

4,550.78

Carlton Colville

1,505.39

1,756.29

2,007.19

2,258.09

2,759.89

3,261.69

3,763.48

4,516.18

Charsfield

1,523.00

1,776.83

2,030.67

2,284.50

2,792.17

3,299.83

3,807.50

4,569.00

Chediston, Linstead Magna & Linstead Parva

1,505.45

1,756.35

2,007.26

2,258.17

2,759.99

3,261.80

3,763.62

4,516.34

Chillesford

1,501.51

1,751.76

2,002.01

2,252.26

2,752.76

3,253.26

3,753.77

4,504.52

Clopton

1,515.55

1,768.15

2,020.74

2,273.33

2,778.51

3,283.70

3,788.88

4,546.66

Cookley & Walpole

1,538.37

1,794.77

2,051.16

2,307.56

2,820.35

3,333.14

3,845.93

4,615.12

Corton

 

1,498.06

 

1,747.74

 

1,997.41

 

2,247.09

 

2,746.44

 

3,245.80

 

3,745.15

 

4,494.18

 

Covehithe

1,489.32

1,737.54

1,985.76

2,233.98

2,730.42

3,22.86

3,723.30

4,467.96

Cransford

1,489.32

1,737.54

1,985.76

2,233.98

2,730.42

3,226.86

3,723.30

4,467.96

Cratfield

1,509.13

1,760.66

2,2012.18

2,263.70

2,766.74

3,269.79

3,722.83

4,527.40

Cretingham, Hoo & Monewden

1,498.45

1,748.19

1,997.93

2,247.67

2,747.15

3,246.63

3,746.12

4,495.34

Dallinghoo

1,489.32

1,737.54

1,985.76

2,233.98

2,730.42

3,226.86

3,723.30

4,467.96

Darsham

1,513.71

1,765.99

2,018.28

2,270.56

2,775.13

3,279.70

3,784.27

4,541.12

Debach

1,489.32

1,737.54

1,985.76

2,233.98

2,730.42

3,226.86

3,723.30

4,467.96

Dennington

1,523.84

1,777.81

2,031.79

2,285.76

2,793.71

3,301.65

3,809.60

4,571.52

Dunwich

1,502.87

1,753.34

2,003.82

2,254.30

2,755.26

3,256.21

3,757.17

4,508.60

Earl Soham

1,543.03

1,800.20

2,057.37

2,314.54

2,828.88

3,343.22

3,857.57

4,629.08

Easton

1,531.06

1,786.24

2,041.41

2,296.59

2,806.94

3,317.30

3,827.65

4,593.18

Eyke

1,543.73

1,801.02

2,058.31

2,315.60

2,830.18

3,344.76

3,859.33

4,631.20

Felixstowe

1,542.63

1,799.74

2,056.84

2,313.95

2,828.16

3,342.37

3,856.58

4,627.90

Flixton, St. Cross S E & St. Margaret South Elmham

1,496.38

1,745.78

1,995.17

2,244.57

2,743.36

3,242.16

3,740.95

4,489.14

Framlingham

1,619.69

1,889.63

2,159.58

2,429.53

2,969.43

3,509.34

4,049.22

4,859.06

Friston

1,534.45

1,790.19

2,045.93

2,301.67

2,813.15

3,324.63

3,836.12

4,603.34

Frostenden, Uggeshall and South Cove

1,500.70

1,750.82

2,000.93

2,251.05

2,751.28

3,251.52

3,751.75

4,502.10

Gisleham

1,501.63

1,751.90

2,002.17

2,252.44

2,752.98

3,253.52

3,754.07

4,504.88

Great Bealings

1,534.58

1,790.34

2,046.11

2,301.87

2,813.40

3,324.92

3,836.45

4,603.74

Great Glemham

1,534.31

1,790.03

2,045.75

2,301.47

2,812.91

3,324.35

3,835.78

4,602.94

Grundisburgh & Culpho

1,510.13

1,761.82

2,013.51

2,265.20

2,768.58

3,271.96

3,775.33

4,530.40

Hacheston

1,532.07

1,787.41

2,042.76

2,298.10

2,808.79

3,319.48

3,830.17

4,596.20

Halesworth

1,592.97

1,858.47

2,123.96

2,389.46

2,920.45

3,451.44

3,982.43

4,778.92

Hasketon

1,523.97

1,777.96

2,031.96

2,285.95

2,793.94

3,301.93

3,809.92

4,571.90

Hemley

1,489.32

1,737.54

1,985.76

2,233.98

2,730.42

3,226.86

3,723.30

4,467.96

Henstead with Hulver Street

1,513.45

1,765.70

2,017.94

2,270.18

2,774.66

3,279.15

3,783.63

4,540.36

Heveningham

1,584.27

1,848.32

2,112.36

2,376.41

2,904.50

3,432.59

3,960.68

4,752.82

Hollesley

1,543.36

1,800.59

2,057.81

2,315.04

2,829.49

3,343.95

3,858.40

4,630.08

Holton

1,523.45

1,777.35

2,031.26

2,285.17

2,792.99

3,300.80

3,808.62

4,570.34

Homersfield

1,571.29

1,833.18

2,095.06

2,356.94

2,880.19

3,404.33

3,928.47

4,713.80

Huntingfield

1,535.79

1,791.75

2,047.72

2,303.68

2,815.61

3,327.54

3,839.47

4,607.36

Iken

1,537.33

1,793.55

2,049.77

2,305.99

2,818.43

3,330.87

3,843.32

4,611.98

Kelsale-cum-Carlton

1,529.50

1,784.42

2,039.33

2,294.25

2,804.08

3,313.92

3,823.75

4,588.50

Kesgrave

1,553.76

1,812.72

2,071.68

2,330.64

2,848.56

3,366.48

3,884.40

4,661.28

Kessingland

1,572.55

1,834.65

2,096.74

2,358.83

2,883.01

3,407.20

3,931.38

4,717.66

Kettleburgh

1,539.08

1,795.59

2,052.11

2,308.62

2,821.65

3,334.67

3,847.70

4,617.24

Kirton & Falkenham

1,522.71

1,776.50

2,030.28

2,284.07

2,791.64

3,299.21

3,806.78

4,568.14

Knodishall

1,536.54

1,792.63

2,048.72

2,304.81

2,816.99

3,329.17

3,841.35

4,609.62

Leiston

1,613.39

1,882.28

2,151.18

2,420.08

2,957.88

3,495.67

4,033.47

4,804.16

Letheringham

1,520.53

1,773.95

2,027.37

2,280.79

2,787.63

3,294.47

3,801.32

4,561.58

Levington & Stratton Hall

1,556.57

1,815.99

2,075.42

2,334.85

2,853.71

3,372.56

3,891.42

4,669.70

Little Bealings

1,531.75

1,787.04

2,042.32

2,297.62

2,808.20

3,318.78

3,829.37

4,595.24

Little Glemham

1,533.34

1,788.90

2,044.45

2,300.01

2,811.12

3,322.24

3,833.35

4,600.02

Lound

1,511.51

1,763.42

2,015.34

2,267.26

2,771.10

3,274.93

3,778.77

4,534.52

Lowestoft

1,622.10

1,892.45

2,162.80

2,433.15

2,973.85

3,514.55

4,055.25

4,866.30

Marlesford

1,529.06

1,784.57

2,052.08

2,303.59

2,821.61

3,333.64

3,845.66

4,613.88

Martlesham

1,561.27

1,821.48

2,081.69

2,341.90

2,862.32

3,382.74

3,903.17

4,683.80

Melton

1,537.31

1,793.53

2,049.75

2,305.97

2,818.41

3,330.85

3,843.28

4,611.94

Mettingham

1,508.24

1,759.61

2,010.99

2,262.36

2,765.11

3,267.85

3,770.60

4,527.42

Middleton

1,522.38

1,776.11

2,029.84

2,283.57

2,791.03

3,298.49

3,805.95

4,567.14

Mutford

1,514.42

1,766.82

2,019.23

2,271.63

2,776.44

3,281.24

3,786.05

4,543.26

Nacton

1,512.33

1,764.38

2,016.44

2,268.49

2,772.60

3,276.71

3,780.82

4,536.98

Newbourne

1,542.71

1,799.82

2,056.94

2,314.06

2,828.30

3,342.53

3,856.77

4,628.12

North Cove

1,527.77

1,782.39

2,037.02

2,291.65

2,800.91

3,310.16

3,819.42

4,583.30

Orford & Gedgrave

1,538.77

1,795.24

2,051.70

2,308.16

2,821.08

3,334.01

3,846.93

4,616.32

Otley

1,501.73

1,752.02

2,002.31

2,252.60

2,753.18

3,253.76

3,754.33

4,505.20

Oulton

1,500.62

1,750.72

2,000.83

2,250.93

2,751.14

3,251.34

3,751.55

4,501.86

Oulton Broad

1,548.71

1,806.82

2,064.94

2,323.06

2,839.30

3,355.53

3,871.77

4,646.12

Parham

1,535.40

1,791.30

2,047.20

2,303.10

2,814.90

3,326.70

3,838.50

4,606.20

Peasenhall

1,521.77

1,775.39

2,029.02

2,282.65

2,789.91

3,297.16

3,804.42

4,565.30

Pettistree

1,550.25

1,808.63

2,067.00

2,325.38

2,842.13

3,358.88

3,875.63

4,650.76

Playford

1,560.19

1,820.22

2,080.25

2,340.28

2,860.34

3,380.40

3,900.47

4,680.56

Ramsholt

1,489.32

1,737.54

1,985.76

2,233.98

2,730.42

3,226.86

3,723.30

4,467.96

Redishham

1,489.32

1,737.54

1,985.76

2,233.98

2,730.42

3,226.86

3,723.30

4,467.96

Rendham

1,508.83

1,760.30

2,011.77

2,263.24

2,766.18

3,269.12

3,772.07

4,526.48

Rendlsham

Reydon

1,617.47

1,506.53

1,887.05

1,757.62

2,156.63

2,008.71

2,426.21

2,259.80

2,965.37

2,761.98

3,504.53

3,264.16

4,043.68

3,766.33

4,852.42

4,519.60

Ringsfield and Weston

1,524.35

1,778.41

2,032.47

2,286.53

2,794.65

3,302.77

3,810.88

4,573.06

Rumburgh

1,530.05

1,785.06

2,040.07

2,295.08

2,805.10

3,315.12

3,825.13

4,590.16

Rushmere

1,489.32

1,737.54

1,985.76

2,233.98

2,730.42

3,226.86

3,723.30

4,467.96

Rushmere St Andrew

1,527.05

1,781.55

2,036.06

2,290.57

2,799.59

3,308.60

3,817.62

4,581.14

Saxmundham

Saxtead

1,610.42

1,536.21

1,878.82

1,792.25

2,147.23

2,048.28

2,415.63

2,304.32

2,952.44

2,816.39

3,489.24

3,328.46

4,026.05

3,840.53

4,831.26

4,608.64

Shadingfield, Sotterley, Willingham and Ellough

1,531.96

1,787.29

2,042.61

2,297.94

2,808.59

3,319.25

3,829.90

4,595.88

Shotisham

1,534.59

1,790.36

2,046.12

2,301.89

2,813.42

3,324.95

3,836.48

4,603.78

Sibton

1,504.81

1,756.61

2,008.41

2,257.21

2,758.81

3,260.41

3,762.02

4,514.42

Snape

1,517.14

1,770.00

2,022.85

2,275.71

2,781.42

3,287.14

3,792.85

4,551.42

Somerleyton, Ashby & Herringfleet

1,506.87

1,758.02

2,009.16

2,260.31

2,762.60

3,264.89

3,767.18

4,520.62

Southwold

1,566.03

1,827.04

2,088.04

2,349.05

2,871.06

3,393.07

3,915.08

4,698.10

Spexhall

1,526.39

1,780.78

2,035.18

2,289.58

2,798.38

3,307.17

3,815.97

4,579.16

St. Andrew Ilketshall

1,538.25

1,794.63

2,051.00

2,307.38

2,820.13

3,332.88

3,845.63

4,614.76

St. James South Elmham

1,507.69

1,758.97

2,010.25

2,261.53

2,764.09

3,266.65

3,769.22

4,523.06

St. John Ilketshall

1,489.32

1,737.54

1,985.76

2,233.98

2,730.42

3,226.86

3,723.30

4,467.96

St. Lawrence Ilketshall

1,489.32

1,737.54

1,985.76

2,233.98

2,730.42

3,226.86

3,723.30

4,467.96

St. Margaret Ilketshall

1,496.48

1,745.89

1,995.31

2,244.72

2,743.55

3,242.37

3,741.20

4,489.44

Stratford St Andrew and Farnham

1,547.91

1,805.90

2,063.88

2,321.87

2,837.84

3,353.81

3,869.78

4,643.74

Sudbourne

1,505.77

1,756.74

2,007.70

2,258.66

2,760.58

3,262.51

3,764.43

4,517.32

Sutton

1,508.29

1,759.67

2,011.05

2,262.43

2,765.19

3,267.95

3,770.72

4,524.86

Sutton Heath

1,489.32

1,737.54

1,985.76

2,233.98

2,730.42

3,226.86

3,723.30

4,467.96

Sweffling

1,530.25

1,785.30

2,040.34

2,295.38

2,805.46

3,315.55

3,825.63

4,590.76

Swilland & Witnesham

1,517.21

1,770.07

2,022.94

2,275.81

2,781.55

3,287.28

3,793.02

4,551.62

Theberton

1,531.36

1,786.59

2,041.81

2,297.04

2,807.49

3,317.95

3,828.40

4,594.08

Trimley St Martin

1,526.10

1,780.45

2,034.80

2,289.15

2,797.85

3,306.55

3,815.25

4,578.30

Trimley St Mary

1,521.22

1,774.76

2,028.29

2,281.83

2,788.90

3,295.98

3,803.05

4,563.66

Tuddenham St Martin

1,517.07

1,769.91

2,022.76

2,275.60

2,781.29

3,286.98

3,792.67

4,551.20

Tunstall

1,518.91

1,772.06

2,025.21

2,278.36

2,784.66

3,290.96

3,797.27

4,556.72

Ubbeston

1,567.19

1,828.39

2,089.59

2,350.79

2,873.19

3,395.59

3,917.98

4,701.58

Ufford

1,532.59

1,788.03

2,043.46

2,298.89

2,809.75

3,320.62

3,831.48

4,597.78

Walberswick

1,514.51

1,766.93

2,019.35

2,271.77

2,776.61

3,281.45

3,786.28

4,543.54

Waldringfield

1,538.40

1,794.80

2,051.20

2,307.60

2,820.40

3,333.20

3,846.00

4,615.20

Wangford with Henham

1,511.13

1,763.11

2,014.98

2,266.85

2,770.59

3,274.34

3,778.08

4,533.70

Wenhaston with Mells Hamlet

1,532.83

1,788.31

2,043.78

2,299.25

2,810.19

3,321.14

3,832.08

4,598.50

Westerfield

1,516.00

1,768.67

2,021.33

2,274.00

2,779.33

3,284.67

3,790.00

4,548.00

Westhall

1,511.05

1,762.90

2,014.74

2,266.58

2,770.26

3,273.95

3,777.63

4,533.16

Westleton

1,518.24

1,771.28

2,024.32

2,277.36

2,783.44

3,289.52

3,795.60

4,554.72

Wickham Market

1,574.44

1,836.85

2,099.25

2,361.66

2,886.47

3,411.29

3,936.10

4,723.32

Wisselt

1,513.45

1,765.69

2,017.93

2,270.17

2,774.65

3,279.13

3,783.62

4,540.34

Woodbridge

1,613.68

1,882.63

2,151.57

2,420.52

2,958.41

3,496.31

4,034.20

4,841.04

Worlingham

1,515.01

1,767.52

2,020.02

2,272.52

2,777.52

3,282.53

3,787.53

4,545.04

Wrentham

1,521.63

1,775.24

2,028.84

2,282.45

2,789.66

3,296.87

3,804.08

4,564.90

Yoxford

1,523.63

1,777.57

2,031.51

2,285.45

2,793.33

3,301.21

3,809.08

4,570.90

East Suffolk House Riduna Park, Station Road, Melton, Suffolk, IP12 1RT

Lorraine Rogers Chief Finance Officer,

Date: 27th February 2026

Notification of Council Tax Discounts and Premiums for East Suffolk Council

In accordance with Section 11A (Discount: special provision for England) and 11B (Higher amount for long-term empty dwellings: England) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (LGFA 1992) as amended and in accordance with the Council Tax (Prescribed Classes of Dwellings) (England) Regulations 2003 (PCDR 2003) as amended, and the Rating (Property in Common Occupation) and Council Tax (Empty Dwellings) Act 2018 and further provision allowed in the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (L&R 2023), the Council as the billing authority for East Suffolk Council, has determined that from 1st April 2026, the council tax discounts/premiums in force during financial year 2026/27 will be as follows:

From 2026/27 council tax discounts/premiums in relation to empty (unoccupied) unfurnished dwellings undergoing major or structural repair

Up to twelve months maximum 25% council tax discount (PCDR 2003 – Class D)

After twelve months 200% council tax charge (PCDR 2003 – Class D)

After 5 years 300% council tax charge (Section 11B LGFA 1992)

After 10 years 400% council tax charge (Section 11B LGFA 1992)

From 2026/27 council tax discounts/premiums in relation to empty (unoccupied) unfurnished dwellings

First two weeks 100% council tax discount (PCDR 2003 – Class C)

After two weeks 100% council tax charge (PCDR 2003 – Class C)

After 12 months 200% council tax charge (Section 11B LGFA 1992 & section 79 L&R 2023)

After 5 years 300% council tax charge (Section 11B LGFA 1992)

After 10 years 400% council tax charge (Section 11B LGFA 1992)

From 2026/27 unoccupied furnished dwellings including second homes / periodically occupied dwellings

A 200% charge (Section 11B LGFA & section 80 L&R 2023)

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