Gosforth · Cumberland · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Gosforth?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,503.13£8.19 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 2026-27GosforthBand D
  • Cumberland council£2,002.64
  • Cumbria Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Police£338.94
  • Cumbria Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Fire£103.14
  • Gosforth parish precept£58.41
Total for the year£2,503.13
Parish part
£58.41
+£2.31 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,668.75
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£250.31
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
549
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Gosforth, 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£1,668.75£166.886/9
Band B£1,946.88£194.697/9
Band C£2,225.00£222.508/9
Band D£2,503.13£250.319/9
Band E£3,059.38£305.9411/9
Band F£3,615.63£361.5613/9
Band G£4,171.88£417.1915/9
Band H£5,006.26£500.6318/9

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Band D in Gosforth compared

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

GosforthGosforth£2,503Cumberland averageCumberland average£2,511No parish partNo parish part£2,445England averageEngland average£2,392
GosforthGosforth£2,503Cumberland ave…Cumberland average£2,511No parish partNo parish part£2,445England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Gosforth
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Gosforth in 2026-27

Gosforth's local council set a precept of £32,076 for 2026-27, raised from 549 Band D-equivalent homes: £58.41 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £56.10, so it has risen by £2.31 (4.1%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,385.75 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 Gosforth, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,668.75£1,669AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,946.88£1,947BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,225.00£2,225CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,503.13£2,503DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,059.38£3,059EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,615.63£3,616FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,171.88£4,172GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,006.26£5,006HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,668.75£1,669AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,946.88£1,947BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,225.00£2,225CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,503.13£2,503DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,059.38£3,059EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,615.63£3,616FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,171.88£4,172GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,006.26£5,006HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Gosforth, 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£1,668.75£166.88£139.06£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,946.88£194.69£162.24£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,225.00£222.50£185.42£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,503.13£250.31£208.59£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,059.38£305.94£254.95£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,615.63£361.56£301.30£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,171.88£417.19£347.66£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,006.26£500.63£417.19£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 Gosforth?
About £2,503.13 for 2026-27, of which £58.41 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Gosforth?
About £1,946.88 a year, or £194.69 a month over 10 payments.
How does Gosforth compare with the rest of Cumberland?
Its parish precept adds £58.41 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