Burgh by Sands · Cumberland · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Burgh by Sands?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,500.40£10.92 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 2026-27Burgh by SandsBand D
  • Cumberland council£2,002.64
  • Cumbria Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Police£338.94
  • Cumbria Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Fire£103.14
  • Burgh by Sands parish precept£55.68
Total for the year£2,500.40
Parish part
£55.68
+£0.71 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,666.93
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£250.04
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
575
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Burgh by Sands, 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£1,666.93£166.696/9
Band B£1,944.76£194.487/9
Band C£2,222.58£222.268/9
Band D£2,500.40£250.049/9
Band E£3,056.04£305.6011/9
Band F£3,611.69£361.1713/9
Band G£4,167.33£416.7315/9
Band H£5,000.80£500.0818/9

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Band D in Burgh by Sands compared

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

Burgh by SandsBurgh by Sands£2,500Cumberland averageCumberland average£2,511No parish partNo parish part£2,445England averageEngland average£2,392
Burgh by SandsBurgh by Sands£2,500Cumberland ave…Cumberland average£2,511No parish partNo parish part£2,445England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Burgh by Sands
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Burgh by Sands in 2026-27

Burgh by Sands's local council set a precept of £31,992 for 2026-27, raised from 575 Band D-equivalent homes: £55.68 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £54.97, so it has risen by £0.71 (1.3%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,384.62 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 Burgh by Sands, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,666.93£1,667AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,944.76£1,945BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,222.58£2,223CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,500.40£2,500DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,056.04£3,056EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,611.69£3,612FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,167.33£4,167GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,000.80£5,001HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,666.93£1,667AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,944.76£1,945BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,222.58£2,223CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,500.40£2,500DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,056.04£3,056EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,611.69£3,612FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,167.33£4,167GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,000.80£5,001HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Burgh by Sands, 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£1,666.93£166.69£138.91£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,944.76£194.48£162.06£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,222.58£222.26£185.22£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,500.40£250.04£208.37£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,056.04£305.60£254.67£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,611.69£361.17£300.97£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,167.33£416.73£347.28£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,000.80£500.08£416.73£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 Burgh by Sands?
About £2,500.40 for 2026-27, of which £55.68 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Burgh by Sands?
About £1,944.76 a year, or £194.48 a month over 10 payments.
How does Burgh by Sands compare with the rest of Cumberland?
Its parish precept adds £55.68 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