Launceston · Cornwall · 2026-27
How much is council tax in Launceston?
Estimate: council average plus this parish's precept (exact). In 6 published bills we checked, estimates were within £34. How the figures work
- Cornwall council£2,086.36
- Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner£303.20
- Launceston parish precept£389.83
Council tax bands in Launceston, 2026-27
Estimates: the Cornwall 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 | £1,852.93 | £185.29 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £2,161.75 | £216.18 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,470.57 | £247.06 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,779.39 | £277.94 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,397.03 | £339.70 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £4,014.67 | £401.47 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,632.32 | £463.23 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £5,558.78 | £555.88 | 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 Launceston.
Band D in Launceston compared
Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Launceston figure is an estimate
- Band D a year
- Launceston
Launceston in 2026-27
Launceston's local council set a precept of £1,291,190 for 2026-27, raised from 3,312 Band D-equivalent homes: £389.83 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £355.46, so it has risen by £34.37 (9.7%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,630.86 in 2025-26, so it is up 5.6%.
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 Launceston, 2026-27
Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band
- Launceston, each band
- Band D, the band every charge is set from
- England average for the band
View as table
| Band | Per year | 10 payments of | 12 payments of | England average | Ratio to D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,852.93 | £185.29 | £154.41 | £1,594.35 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £2,161.75 | £216.18 | £180.15 | £1,860.07 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,470.57 | £247.06 | £205.88 | £2,125.80 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,779.39 | £277.94 | £231.62 | £2,391.52 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,397.03 | £339.70 | £283.09 | £2,922.97 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £4,014.67 | £401.47 | £334.56 | £3,454.42 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,632.32 | £463.23 | £386.03 | £3,985.87 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £5,558.78 | £555.88 | £463.23 | £4,783.04 | 18/9 |
Questions
- What is Band D council tax in Launceston?
- About £2,779.39 for 2026-27, of which £389.83 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
- How much is Band B council tax in Launceston?
- About £2,161.75 a year, or £216.18 a month over 10 payments.
- How does Launceston compare with the rest of Cornwall?
- Its parish precept adds £389.83 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