Lynesack and Softley · Durham · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Lynesack and Softley?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,530.72£91.43 less than the Durham Band D average (£2,622.15).
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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 2026-27Lynesack and SoftleyBand D
  • Durham council£2,071.11
  • Durham Police and Crime Commissioner£300.74
  • Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Authority£128.12
  • Lynesack and Softley parish precept£30.75
Total for the year£2,530.72
Parish part
£30.75
+£0.84 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,687.15
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£253.07
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
429
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Lynesack and Softley, 2026-27

Estimates: the Durham 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£1,687.15£168.726/9
Band B£1,968.34£196.837/9
Band C£2,249.53£224.958/9
Band D£2,530.72£253.079/9
Band E£3,093.10£309.3111/9
Band F£3,655.48£365.5513/9
Band G£4,217.87£421.7915/9
Band H£5,061.44£506.1418/9

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About 24,500 homes in the City of Durham pay both a parish precept and the Charter Trustees for the City of Durham; the parish figures here do not add the charter trustees' charge to those homes.

Band D in Lynesack and Softley compared

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

Lynesack and SoftleyLynesack and Softley£2,531Durham averageDurham average£2,622No parish partNo parish part£2,500England averageEngland average£2,392
Lynesack and S…Lynesack and Softley£2,531Durham averageDurham average£2,622No parish partNo parish part£2,500England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Lynesack and Softley
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Lynesack and Softley in 2026-27

Lynesack and Softley's local council set a precept of £13,200 for 2026-27, raised from 429 Band D-equivalent homes: £30.75 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £29.91, so it has risen by £0.84 (2.8%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,465.97 in 2025-26, so it is up 2.6%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Durham: £2,071.11 for Durham council, £300.74 for Durham Police and Crime Commissioner, £128.12 for Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Authority.

Council tax by band in Lynesack and Softley, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,687.15£1,687AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,968.34£1,968BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,249.53£2,250CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,530.72£2,531DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,093.10£3,093EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,655.48£3,655FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,217.87£4,218GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,061.44£5,061HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,687.15£1,687AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,968.34£1,968BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,249.53£2,250CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,530.72£2,531DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,093.10£3,093EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,655.48£3,655FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,217.87£4,218GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,061.44£5,061HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Lynesack and Softley, 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£1,687.15£168.72£140.60£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,968.34£196.83£164.03£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,249.53£224.95£187.46£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,530.72£253.07£210.89£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,093.10£309.31£257.76£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,655.48£365.55£304.62£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,217.87£421.79£351.49£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,061.44£506.14£421.79£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 Lynesack and Softley?
About £2,530.72 for 2026-27, of which £30.75 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Lynesack and Softley?
About £1,968.34 a year, or £196.83 a month over 10 payments.
How does Lynesack and Softley compare with the rest of Durham?
Its parish precept adds £30.75 to a Band D bill; across Durham parish precepts add £122.18 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in Durham 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