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West Suffolk: Band D is £2,351.

Council tax for 2026-27, with what renters pay, how efficient homes are and what broadband and mobile signal there is in West Suffolk. Every figure shows its source and date.

Council tax in West Suffolk.

2026-27

Source: Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England (MHCLG) Published

Council tax a year for each band in West Suffolk, 2026-27
BandA yearOver 10 months
A £1,567.65 £156.77
B £1,828.92 £182.89
C £2,090.20 £209.02
D £2,351.47 £235.15
E £2,874.02 £287.40
F £3,396.57 £339.66
G £3,919.12 £391.91
H £4,702.94 £470.29

These are the amounts for a home in each band before any discount or reduction. To see the band of a particular home, check it on GOV.UK.

Renting in West Suffolk: about £1,188 a month.

Private rents · September 2026
One bedroom
£821 a month
Two bedrooms
£1,065 a month
Three bedrooms
£1,326 a month
Four or more
£1,863 a month

Up 4.2% on a year earlier. This is the average paid by all private renters, including people who moved in years ago, so new lets often cost more.

Source: Price Index of Private Rents (Office for National Statistics) Published

Energy ratings in West Suffolk: 54% C or better.

Energy performance certificates, last 10 years
Share of energy performance certificates in each band
BandWest SuffolkEngland and Wales
A 1% 1%
B 16% 15%
C 37% 39%
D 32% 34%
E 12% 9%
F 3% 2%
G 1% 1%

Out of 49,335 certificates for homes in West Suffolk registered in the last 10 years, against 54% C or better across England and Wales. Only homes that were sold, let or newly built need a certificate, so this isn't every home.

Source: Energy Performance of Buildings Register (MHCLG) Published

Broadband in West Suffolk: 79% can get full fibre.

Share of premises
Can get full fibre
79%
Can get gigabit
83%
Have a full fibre connection
49%

Across 88,383 homes and businesses in West Suffolk. In Great Britain as a whole, 81% can get full fibre and 88% gigabit. 100 of them can't get decent broadband. Whether a particular address can get a service is for the provider to say: check the speeds at a postcode on the broadband speed checker.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations (fixed broadband coverage) Data from

Mobile signal in West Suffolk.

Share of premises
4G indoors, every network
80.8%
Calls indoors, every network
83.7%
5G outdoors, any network
96%

The share of homes and businesses across the whole council area, not this postcode. Signal inside a particular building can differ, so check each network's own coverage checker.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations (mobile coverage) Data from

Childcare in Suffolk.

What parents pay an hour
2-year-olds
£6.87 an hour
Median £6.33
3 and 4-year-olds
£6.25 an hour
Median £6.00

The average hourly fee childcare providers in Suffolk charge parents for hours that free or funded childcare doesn't cover, from the Department for Education's 2025 survey of providers.

Source: Childcare and early years provider survey (Department for Education) Published

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