Upper Denton · Cumberland · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Upper Denton?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,477.01£34.31 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 2026-27Upper DentonBand D
  • Cumberland council£2,002.64
  • Cumbria Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Police£338.94
  • Cumbria Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Fire£103.14
  • Upper Denton parish precept£32.29
Total for the year£2,477.01
Parish part
£32.29
−£1.54 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,651.34
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£247.70
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
38
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Upper Denton, 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£1,651.34£165.136/9
Band B£1,926.56£192.667/9
Band C£2,201.79£220.188/9
Band D£2,477.01£247.709/9
Band E£3,027.46£302.7511/9
Band F£3,577.90£357.7913/9
Band G£4,128.35£412.8415/9
Band H£4,954.02£495.4018/9

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Upper Denton is small: its tax base is 38 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 Upper Denton compared

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

Upper DentonUpper Denton£2,477Cumberland averageCumberland average£2,511No parish partNo parish part£2,445England averageEngland average£2,392
Upper DentonUpper Denton£2,477Cumberland ave…Cumberland average£2,511No parish partNo parish part£2,445England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Upper Denton
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Upper Denton in 2026-27

Upper Denton's local council set a precept of £1,216 for 2026-27, raised from 38 Band D-equivalent homes: £32.29 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £33.83, so it has fallen by £1.54. Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,363.48 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.8%.

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 Upper Denton, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,651.34£1,651AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,926.56£1,927BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,201.79£2,202CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,477.01£2,477DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,027.46£3,027EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,577.90£3,578FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,128.35£4,128GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,954.02£4,954HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,651.34£1,651AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,926.56£1,927BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,201.79£2,202CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,477.01£2,477DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,027.46£3,027EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,577.90£3,578FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,128.35£4,128GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,954.02£4,954HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Upper Denton, 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£1,651.34£165.13£137.61£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,926.56£192.66£160.55£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,201.79£220.18£183.48£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,477.01£247.70£206.42£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,027.46£302.75£252.29£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,577.90£357.79£298.16£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,128.35£412.84£344.03£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,954.02£495.40£412.84£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 Upper Denton?
About £2,477.01 for 2026-27, of which £32.29 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Upper Denton?
About £1,926.56 a year, or £192.66 a month over 10 payments.
How does Upper Denton compare with the rest of Cumberland?
Its parish precept adds £32.29 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