Cumberland · unitary council · North West · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Cumberland?

Band D, 2026-27 (area average)£2,511.32Up 4.9% (£117.42) on 2025-26 at Band D. England Band D average £2,391.52.
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Area average, including parish precepts. In 6 published bills we checked, figures were within £34; yours also depends on your parish and discounts. How the figures work

Council tax 2026-27CumberlandBand D
  • Cumberland council£2,002.64
  • Cumbria Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Police£338.94
  • Cumbria Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Fire£103.14
  • Parish and town councils (average)£66.60
Total for the year£2,511.32
Band A
£1,674.21
the lowest band, 6/9 of Band D
Per month
£251.13
Band D over 10 payments
Change
+4.9%
+£117.42 on 2025-26 at Band D
Rank
210 of 296
by Band D; 1 = lowest in England

Council tax bands in Cumberland, 2026-27

Area averages including parish precepts. Every band pays a fixed share of Band D.

BandPer yearPer month (10 payments)Ratio to D
Band A most common here£1,674.21£167.426/9
Band B£1,953.25£195.327/9
Band C£2,232.28£223.238/9
Band D£2,511.32£251.139/9
Band E£3,069.39£306.9411/9
Band F£3,627.46£362.7513/9
Band G£4,185.53£418.5515/9
Band H£5,022.64£502.2618/9

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Council tax by band in Cumberland, 2026-27

Average for the council area, including parish precepts; the tick is the England average for the band

Band A: £1,674.21£1,674AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,953.25£1,953BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,232.28£2,232CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,511.32£2,511DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,069.39£3,069EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,627.46£3,627FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,185.53£4,186GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,022.64£5,023HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,674.21£1,674AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,953.25£1,953BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,232.28£2,232CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,511.32£2,511DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,069.39£3,069EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,627.46£3,627FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,185.53£4,186GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,022.64£5,023HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • this council, 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£1,674.21£167.42£139.52£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,953.25£195.32£162.77£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,232.28£223.23£186.02£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,511.32£251.13£209.28£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,069.39£306.94£255.78£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,627.46£362.75£302.29£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,185.53£418.55£348.79£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,022.64£502.26£418.55£4,783.0418/9
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27, Table 9.

Cumberland in 2026-27

For 2026-27 the average Band D council tax across Cumberland is £2,511.32, up 4.9% (£117.42) on 2025-26. Of that, Cumberland council's own charge is £2,002.64, of which £38.15 is this year's adult social care increase. The rest goes to Cumbria Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Police, Cumbria Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Fire, and on average £66.60 to parish and town councils.

The most common band here is Band A (46% of homes), which costs £1,674.21 a year at the area average.

The average bill actually charged per home, after discounts and exemptions, is £1,733.53 (MHCLG, 2026-27).

Where a Band D bill in Cumberland goes

£2,511.32 a year at Band D, by the body that sets each part

Cumberland council: £2,002.64 (79.7%)Cumbria Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Police: £338.94 (13.5%)Cumbria Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Fire: £103.14 (4.1%)Parish and town councils (average): £66.60 (2.7%)
  • Cumberland council£2,002.6480%
  • Cumbria Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Police£338.9413%
  • Cumbria Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Fire£103.144%
  • Parish and town councils (average)£66.603%
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Goes toBand DShare
Cumberland council£2,002.6479.7%
Cumbria Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Police£338.9413.5%
Cumbria Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Fire£103.144.1%
Parish and town councils (average)£66.602.7%
Total£2,511.32100%
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27, Table 10 (lines 9, 16 and 17).

Band D in Cumberland since 1993

Average area Band D each year, including parish precepts; the line is the England average

£0£1,000£2,000£3,0001993-94: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)1993-941994-95: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)1995-96: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)1996-97: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)1997-98: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)1998-99: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)1999-00: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2000-01: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2000-012001-02: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2002-03: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2003-04: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2004-05: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2005-06: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2006-07: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2007-08: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2008-09: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2009-10: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2010-11: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2010-112011-12: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2012-13: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2013-14: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2014-15: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2015-16: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2016-17: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2017-18: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2018-19: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2019-20: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2020-21: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2020-212021-22: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2022-23: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2023-24: £2,174.562024-25: £2,283.832025-26: £2,393.902026-27: £2,511.322026-27England average
£0£1,000£2,000£3,0001993-94: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)1993-941994-95: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)1995-96: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)1996-97: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)1997-98: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)1998-99: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)1999-00: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2000-01: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2001-02: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2002-03: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2003-04: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2004-05: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2005-06: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2006-07: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2007-08: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2008-09: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2009-10: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2010-11: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2010-112011-12: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2012-13: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2013-14: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2014-15: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2015-16: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2016-17: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2017-18: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2018-19: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2019-20: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2020-21: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2021-22: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2022-23: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2023-24: £2,174.562024-25: £2,283.832025-26: £2,393.902026-27: £2,511.322026-27England average
  • this council, average Band D
  • England average
  • no figure: the council did not exist in this form
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YearCumberlandEngland
2026-27£2,511.32£2,391.52
2025-26£2,393.90£2,280.21
2024-25£2,283.83£2,170.99
2023-24£2,174.56£2,065.05
2022-23—£1,965.71
2021-22—£1,898.48
2020-21—£1,817.67
2019-20—£1,749.88
2018-19—£1,671.46
2017-18—£1,590.55
2016-17—£1,529.56
2015-16—£1,483.58
2014-15—£1,467.98
2013-14—£1,455.60
2012-13—£1,444.13
2011-12—£1,439.33
2010-11—£1,439.22
2009-10—£1,413.84
2008-09—£1,373.08
2007-08—£1,321.32
2006-07—£1,267.91
2005-06—£1,213.81
2004-05—£1,166.56
2003-04—£1,101.75
2002-03—£975.56
2001-02—£901.33
2000-01—£847.00
1999-00—£798.00
1998-99—£747.00
1997-98—£688.00
1996-97—£646.00
1995-96—£609.00
1994-95—£580.11
1993-94—£567.95
Source: MHCLG live tables on council tax, Band D council tax figures 1993 onwards.

Homes in each band in Cumberland

Share of the 139,050 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026; the tick is England

Band ABand A46.0%Band BBand B18.7%Band CBand C14.8%Band DBand D11.3%Band EBand E6.1%Band FBand F2.1%Band GBand G0.7%Band HBand H0.1%
Band ABand A46.0%Band BBand B18.7%Band CBand C14.8%Band DBand D11.3%Band EBand E6.1%Band FBand F2.1%Band GBand G0.7%Band HBand H0.1%
  • share of homes
  • most common band (A)
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BandHomesShareEngland share
Band A63,97046.0%23.6%
Band B26,07018.7%19.5%
Band C20,65014.8%22.0%
Band D15,76011.3%15.7%
Band E8,5506.1%9.9%
Band F2,9902.1%5.2%
Band G1,0000.7%3.5%
Band H800.1%0.6%
Source: VOA Council Tax stock of properties 2026 (CTSOP1.0).

Parish and town councils in Cumberland

122 of the 124 parishes and charter trustees here set a precept for 2026-27. Band D in an area with no parish precept is about £2,444.72. The estimated bills add each parish part to the council's average charge; where a council charges special expenses or levies in part of its area the real bill differs, in the bills we checked by up to £34.

ParishParish partChange in parish partEst. Band D billBand D homes
Above Derwent£24.79−£6.34£2,469.51807
Aikton£36.99−£0.33£2,481.71168
Allhallows£59.51+£1.56£2,504.23180
Allonby£101.52+£11.11£2,546.24197
Arlecdon and Frizington£39.75+£0.68£2,484.471,195
Arthuret£114.93−£5.84£2,559.65862
Askerton no preceptnone—£2,444.7255
Aspatria£140.29+£15.07£2,585.01776
Bassenthwaite£95.63+£22.92£2,540.35240
Beaumont£40.09−£2.46£2,484.81227
Beckermet with Thornhill£35.77+£7.93£2,480.49549
Bewaldeth and Snittlegarth£27.27−£1.07£2,471.9917

Band D homes is the parish tax base: homes counted as Band D equivalents after discounts and exemptions.

Questions

What is Band D council tax in Cumberland?
£2,511.32 for 2026-27, the average for the area including parish precepts. In an area with no parish precept it is about £2,444.72.
How much is Band A council tax in Cumberland?
£1,674.21 a year, or £167.42 a month over 10 payments.
How much did council tax go up in Cumberland?
Band D is up 4.9% (£117.42) on 2025-26. The council's own part changed by +4.9%.
Is Cumberland cheaper than average?
Cumberland ranks 210 of 296 councils by Band D, where 1 is the lowest. The England average is £2,391.52.

Nearby councils

Westmorland and Furness
44 km away£2,508Lancaster
79 km away£2,503Wyre
93 km away£2,461Durham
94 km away£2,622Blackpool
98 km away£2,513Fylde
102 km away£2,484

Data: MHCLG, VOA, ONS, 2026-27 releases, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources and method