Cockermouth · Cumberland · 2026-27
How much is council tax in Cockermouth?
Estimate: council average plus this parish's precept (exact). In 6 published bills we checked, estimates were within £34. How the figures work
- Cumberland council£2,002.64
- Cumbria Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Police£338.94
- Cumbria Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Fire£103.14
- Cockermouth parish precept£91.46
Council tax bands in Cockermouth, 2026-27
Estimates: the Cumberland average charge plus the parish precept. Every band pays a fixed share of Band D.
| Band | Per year | Per month (10 payments) | Ratio to D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,690.79 | £169.08 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,972.58 | £197.26 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,254.38 | £225.44 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,536.18 | £253.62 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,099.78 | £309.98 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,663.37 | £366.34 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,226.97 | £422.70 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £5,072.36 | £507.24 | 18/9 |
Not sure of your band?
We cannot look up individual homes. The Valuation Office Agency checker on GOV.UK gives the band for any address in Cockermouth.
Band D in Cockermouth compared
Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Cockermouth figure is an estimate
- Band D a year
- Cockermouth
Cockermouth in 2026-27
Cockermouth's local council set a precept of £332,497 for 2026-27, raised from 3,635 Band D-equivalent homes: £91.46 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £99.84, so it has fallen by £8.38 (8.4%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,429.49 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.4%.
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 Cockermouth, 2026-27
Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band
- Cockermouth, each band
- Band D, the band every charge is set from
- England average for the band
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| Band | Per year | 10 payments of | 12 payments of | England average | Ratio to D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,690.79 | £169.08 | £140.90 | £1,594.35 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,972.58 | £197.26 | £164.38 | £1,860.07 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,254.38 | £225.44 | £187.87 | £2,125.80 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,536.18 | £253.62 | £211.35 | £2,391.52 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,099.78 | £309.98 | £258.31 | £2,922.97 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,663.37 | £366.34 | £305.28 | £3,454.42 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,226.97 | £422.70 | £352.25 | £3,985.87 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £5,072.36 | £507.24 | £422.70 | £4,783.04 | 18/9 |
Questions
- What is Band D council tax in Cockermouth?
- About £2,536.18 for 2026-27, of which £91.46 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
- How much is Band B council tax in Cockermouth?
- About £1,972.58 a year, or £197.26 a month over 10 payments.
- How does Cockermouth compare with the rest of Cumberland?
- Its parish precept adds £91.46 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