Bootle · Cumberland · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Bootle?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,530.91£19.59 more 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 2026-27BootleBand D
  • Cumberland council£2,002.64
  • Cumbria Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Police£338.94
  • Cumbria Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Fire£103.14
  • Bootle parish precept£86.19
Total for the year£2,530.91
Parish part
£86.19
+£18.77 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,687.27
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£253.09
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
290
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Bootle, 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£1,687.27£168.736/9
Band B£1,968.49£196.857/9
Band C£2,249.70£224.978/9
Band D£2,530.91£253.099/9
Band E£3,093.33£309.3311/9
Band F£3,655.76£365.5813/9
Band G£4,218.18£421.8215/9
Band H£5,061.82£506.1818/9

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Band D in Bootle compared

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

BootleBootle£2,531Cumberland averageCumberland average£2,511No parish partNo parish part£2,445England averageEngland average£2,392
BootleBootle£2,531Cumberland ave…Cumberland average£2,511No parish partNo parish part£2,445England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Bootle
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Bootle in 2026-27

Bootle's local council set a precept of £25,000 for 2026-27, raised from 290 Band D-equivalent homes: £86.19 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £67.42, so it has risen by £18.77 (27.8%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,397.07 in 2025-26, so it is up 5.6%.

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 Bootle, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,687.27£1,687AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,968.49£1,968BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,249.70£2,250CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,530.91£2,531DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,093.33£3,093EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,655.76£3,656FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,218.18£4,218GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,061.82£5,062HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,687.27£1,687AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,968.49£1,968BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,249.70£2,250CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,530.91£2,531DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,093.33£3,093EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,655.76£3,656FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,218.18£4,218GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,061.82£5,062HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Bootle, 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£1,687.27£168.73£140.61£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,968.49£196.85£164.04£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,249.70£224.97£187.47£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,530.91£253.09£210.91£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,093.33£309.33£257.78£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,655.76£365.58£304.65£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,218.18£421.82£351.52£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,061.82£506.18£421.82£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 Bootle?
About £2,530.91 for 2026-27, of which £86.19 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Bootle?
About £1,968.49 a year, or £196.85 a month over 10 payments.
How does Bootle compare with the rest of Cumberland?
Its parish precept adds £86.19 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