Buttermere · Cumberland · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Buttermere?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,488.70£22.62 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 2026-27ButtermereBand D
  • Cumberland council£2,002.64
  • Cumbria Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Police£338.94
  • Cumbria Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Fire£103.14
  • Buttermere parish precept£43.98
Total for the year£2,488.70
Parish part
£43.98
+£8.37 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,659.13
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£248.87
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
81
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Buttermere, 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£1,659.13£165.916/9
Band B£1,935.66£193.577/9
Band C£2,212.18£221.228/9
Band D£2,488.70£248.879/9
Band E£3,041.74£304.1711/9
Band F£3,594.79£359.4813/9
Band G£4,147.83£414.7815/9
Band H£4,977.40£497.7418/9

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Buttermere is small: its tax base is 81 Band D-equivalent homes, so a modest change in the precept moves the charge per home a lot. It is left out of the parish rankings.

Band D in Buttermere compared

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

ButtermereButtermere£2,489Cumberland averageCumberland average£2,511No parish partNo parish part£2,445England averageEngland average£2,392
ButtermereButtermere£2,489Cumberland ave…Cumberland average£2,511No parish partNo parish part£2,445England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Buttermere
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Buttermere in 2026-27

Buttermere's local council set a precept of £3,570 for 2026-27, raised from 81 Band D-equivalent homes: £43.98 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £35.61, so it has risen by £8.37. Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,365.26 in 2025-26, so it is up 5.2%.

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 Buttermere, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,659.13£1,659AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,935.66£1,936BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,212.18£2,212CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,488.70£2,489DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,041.74£3,042EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,594.79£3,595FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,147.83£4,148GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,977.40£4,977HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,659.13£1,659AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,935.66£1,936BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,212.18£2,212CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,488.70£2,489DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,041.74£3,042EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,594.79£3,595FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,147.83£4,148GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,977.40£4,977HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Buttermere, 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£1,659.13£165.91£138.26£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,935.66£193.57£161.31£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,212.18£221.22£184.35£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,488.70£248.87£207.39£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,041.74£304.17£253.48£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,594.79£359.48£299.57£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,147.83£414.78£345.65£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,977.40£497.74£414.78£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 Buttermere?
About £2,488.70 for 2026-27, of which £43.98 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Buttermere?
About £1,935.66 a year, or £193.57 a month over 10 payments.
How does Buttermere compare with the rest of Cumberland?
Its parish precept adds £43.98 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