Falmouth · Cornwall · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Falmouth?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,877.71£286.78 more than the Cornwall Band D average (£2,590.93).
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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 2026-27FalmouthBand D
  • Cornwall council£2,086.36
  • Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner£303.20
  • Falmouth parish precept£488.15
Total for the year£2,877.71
Parish part
£488.15
+£44.09 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,918.47
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£287.77
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
8,311
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Falmouth, 2026-27

Estimates: the Cornwall 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£1,918.47£191.856/9
Band B£2,238.22£223.827/9
Band C£2,557.96£255.808/9
Band D£2,877.71£287.779/9
Band E£3,517.20£351.7211/9
Band F£4,156.69£415.6713/9
Band G£4,796.18£479.6215/9
Band H£5,755.42£575.5418/9

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Band D in Falmouth compared

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

FalmouthFalmouth£2,878Cornwall averageCornwall average£2,591No parish partNo parish part£2,390England averageEngland average£2,392
FalmouthFalmouth£2,878Cornwall avera…Cornwall average£2,591No parish partNo parish part£2,390England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Falmouth
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Falmouth in 2026-27

Falmouth's local council set a precept of £4,057,218 for 2026-27, raised from 8,311 Band D-equivalent homes: £488.15 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £444.06, so it has risen by £44.09 (9.9%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,719.46 in 2025-26, so it is up 5.8%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Cornwall: £2,086.36 for Cornwall council, £303.20 for Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner.

Council tax by band in Falmouth, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,918.47£1,918AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,238.22£2,238BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,557.96£2,558CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,877.71£2,878DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,517.20£3,517EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £4,156.69£4,157FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,796.18£4,796GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,755.42£5,755HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,918.47£1,918AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,238.22£2,238BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,557.96£2,558CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,877.71£2,878DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,517.20£3,517EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £4,156.69£4,157FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,796.18£4,796GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,755.42£5,755HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Falmouth, 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£1,918.47£191.85£159.87£1,594.356/9
Band B£2,238.22£223.82£186.52£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,557.96£255.80£213.16£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,877.71£287.77£239.81£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,517.20£351.72£293.10£2,922.9711/9
Band F£4,156.69£415.67£346.39£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,796.18£479.62£399.68£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,755.42£575.54£479.62£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 Falmouth?
About £2,877.71 for 2026-27, of which £488.15 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Falmouth?
About £2,238.22 a year, or £223.82 a month over 10 payments.
How does Falmouth compare with the rest of Cornwall?
Its parish precept adds £488.15 to a Band D bill; across Cornwall parish precepts add £201.37 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in Cornwall 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