Bewcastle · Cumberland · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Bewcastle?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,479.62£31.70 less than the Cumberland Band D average (£2,511.32).
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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 2026-27BewcastleBand D
  • Cumberland council£2,002.64
  • Cumbria Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Police£338.94
  • Cumbria Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Fire£103.14
  • Bewcastle parish precept£34.90
Total for the year£2,479.62
Parish part
£34.90
+£0.92 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,653.08
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£247.96
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
160
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Bewcastle, 2026-27

Estimates: the Cumberland 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£1,653.08£165.316/9
Band B£1,928.59£192.867/9
Band C£2,204.11£220.418/9
Band D£2,479.62£247.969/9
Band E£3,030.65£303.0611/9
Band F£3,581.67£358.1713/9
Band G£4,132.70£413.2715/9
Band H£4,959.24£495.9218/9

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Band D in Bewcastle compared

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

BewcastleBewcastle£2,480Cumberland averageCumberland average£2,511No parish partNo parish part£2,445England averageEngland average£2,392
BewcastleBewcastle£2,480Cumberland ave…Cumberland average£2,511No parish partNo parish part£2,445England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Bewcastle
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Bewcastle in 2026-27

Bewcastle's local council set a precept of £5,600 for 2026-27, raised from 160 Band D-equivalent homes: £34.90 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £33.98, so it has risen by £0.92 (2.7%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,363.63 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.9%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Cumberland: £2,002.64 for Cumberland council, £338.94 for Cumbria Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Police, £103.14 for Cumbria Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Fire.

Council tax by band in Bewcastle, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,653.08£1,653AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,928.59£1,929BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,204.11£2,204CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,479.62£2,480DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,030.65£3,031EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,581.67£3,582FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,132.70£4,133GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,959.24£4,959HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,653.08£1,653AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,928.59£1,929BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,204.11£2,204CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,479.62£2,480DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,030.65£3,031EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,581.67£3,582FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,132.70£4,133GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,959.24£4,959HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Bewcastle, 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£1,653.08£165.31£137.76£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,928.59£192.86£160.72£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,204.11£220.41£183.68£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,479.62£247.96£206.63£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,030.65£303.06£252.55£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,581.67£358.17£298.47£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,132.70£413.27£344.39£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,959.24£495.92£413.27£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 Bewcastle?
About £2,479.62 for 2026-27, of which £34.90 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Bewcastle?
About £1,928.59 a year, or £192.86 a month over 10 payments.
How does Bewcastle compare with the rest of Cumberland?
Its parish precept adds £34.90 to a Band D bill; across Cumberland parish precepts add £66.60 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in Cumberland 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