Winscales · Cumberland · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Winscales?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,569.62£58.30 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 2026-27WinscalesBand D
  • Cumberland council£2,002.64
  • Cumbria Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Police£338.94
  • Cumbria Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Fire£103.14
  • Winscales parish precept£124.90
Total for the year£2,569.62
Parish part
£124.90
+£14.18 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,713.08
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£256.96
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
64
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Winscales, 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£1,713.08£171.316/9
Band B£1,998.59£199.867/9
Band C£2,284.11£228.418/9
Band D£2,569.62£256.969/9
Band E£3,140.65£314.0611/9
Band F£3,711.67£371.1713/9
Band G£4,282.70£428.2715/9
Band H£5,139.24£513.9218/9

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Winscales is small: its tax base is 64 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 Winscales compared

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

WinscalesWinscales£2,570Cumberland averageCumberland average£2,511No parish partNo parish part£2,445England averageEngland average£2,392
WinscalesWinscales£2,570Cumberland ave…Cumberland average£2,511No parish partNo parish part£2,445England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Winscales
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Winscales in 2026-27

Winscales's local council set a precept of £8,000 for 2026-27, raised from 64 Band D-equivalent homes: £124.90 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £110.72, so it has risen by £14.18. Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,440.37 in 2025-26, so it is up 5.3%.

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 Winscales, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,713.08£1,713AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,998.59£1,999BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,284.11£2,284CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,569.62£2,570DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,140.65£3,141EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,711.67£3,712FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,282.70£4,283GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,139.24£5,139HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,713.08£1,713AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,998.59£1,999BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,284.11£2,284CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,569.62£2,570DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,140.65£3,141EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,711.67£3,712FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,282.70£4,283GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,139.24£5,139HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Winscales, 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£1,713.08£171.31£142.76£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,998.59£199.86£166.55£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,284.11£228.41£190.34£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,569.62£256.96£214.13£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,140.65£314.06£261.72£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,711.67£371.17£309.31£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,282.70£428.27£356.89£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,139.24£513.92£428.27£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 Winscales?
About £2,569.62 for 2026-27, of which £124.90 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Winscales?
About £1,998.59 a year, or £199.86 a month over 10 payments.
How does Winscales compare with the rest of Cumberland?
Its parish precept adds £124.90 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