Gloucestershire vs Suffolk
Gloucestershire County Council charges £1,680.00 Band D council tax in 2025-26, compared to £1,649.00 for Suffolk County Council — a difference of £31.00. Suffolk County Council is cheaper.
Key metrics
Side-by-side comparison for 2025-26
GloucestershireSuffolk
Band D Council Tax£1,680.00£1,649.00 (lower)
Year-on-year change+5.0%+5.0% (lower)
Total service budget£977.6 million£1.1 billion
Population645,100768,700
Spending per person£1,515£1,372
Spending by service
Budget allocation comparison
GloucestershireSuffolk
Education£417.3 million£368.7 million
Adult Social Care£227.6 million£364.9 million
Children's Services£159.0 million£153.0 million
Environment & Streets£30.6 million£27.0 million
Roads & Transport£53.6 million£39.4 million
Housing£4.1 million£4.6 million
Leisure & Culture£7.6 million£11.0 million
Public Health£28.8 million£38.4 million
Planning£2.2 million£310,000
Council Services£15.8 million£7.1 million