Keswick · Cumberland · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Keswick?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,621.53£110.21 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 2026-27KeswickBand D
  • Cumberland council£2,002.64
  • Cumbria Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Police£338.94
  • Cumbria Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Fire£103.14
  • Keswick parish precept£176.81
Total for the year£2,621.53
Parish part
£176.81
+£7.43 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,747.69
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£262.15
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
2,349
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Keswick, 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£1,747.69£174.776/9
Band B£2,038.97£203.907/9
Band C£2,330.25£233.038/9
Band D£2,621.53£262.159/9
Band E£3,204.09£320.4111/9
Band F£3,786.65£378.6713/9
Band G£4,369.22£436.9215/9
Band H£5,243.06£524.3118/9

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Band D in Keswick compared

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

KeswickKeswick£2,622Cumberland averageCumberland average£2,511No parish partNo parish part£2,445England averageEngland average£2,392
KeswickKeswick£2,622Cumberland ave…Cumberland average£2,511No parish partNo parish part£2,445England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Keswick
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Keswick in 2026-27

Keswick's local council set a precept of £415,298 for 2026-27, raised from 2,349 Band D-equivalent homes: £176.81 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £169.38, so it has risen by £7.43 (4.4%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,499.03 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 Keswick, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,747.69£1,748AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,038.97£2,039BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,330.25£2,330CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,621.53£2,622DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,204.09£3,204EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,786.65£3,787FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,369.22£4,369GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,243.06£5,243HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,747.69£1,748AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,038.97£2,039BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,330.25£2,330CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,621.53£2,622DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,204.09£3,204EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,786.65£3,787FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,369.22£4,369GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,243.06£5,243HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Keswick, 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£1,747.69£174.77£145.64£1,594.356/9
Band B£2,038.97£203.90£169.91£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,330.25£233.03£194.19£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,621.53£262.15£218.46£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,204.09£320.41£267.01£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,786.65£378.67£315.55£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,369.22£436.92£364.10£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,243.06£524.31£436.92£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 Keswick?
About £2,621.53 for 2026-27, of which £176.81 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Keswick?
About £2,038.97 a year, or £203.90 a month over 10 payments.
How does Keswick compare with the rest of Cumberland?
Its parish precept adds £176.81 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