Downham Market · Kings Lynn and West Norfolk · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Downham Market?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,512.83Kings Lynn and West Norfolk also charges special expenses in part of its area (note below). Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Band D average: £2,430.13.
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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 2026-27Downham MarketBand D
  • Kings Lynn and West Norfolk council£157.44
  • Norfolk County Council£1,843.38
  • Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner£344.79
  • Downham Market parish precept£167.22
Total for the year£2,512.83
Parish part
£167.22
+£2.80 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,675.22
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£251.28
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
3,972
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Downham Market, 2026-27

Estimates: the Kings Lynn and West Norfolk 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£1,675.22£167.526/9
Band B£1,954.42£195.447/9
Band C£2,233.63£223.368/9
Band D£2,512.83£251.289/9
Band E£3,071.24£307.1211/9
Band F£3,629.64£362.9613/9
Band G£4,188.05£418.8115/9
Band H£5,025.66£502.5718/9

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Kings Lynn and West Norfolk also charges special expenses in part of its area (£959,870 in all, £16.75 per Band D home on average across the council). The parish and no-parish figures here leave them out, because the statistics do not say which areas pay them, so where they apply the bill is higher. The council's own bill shows them.

Band D in Downham Market compared

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

Downham MarketDownham Market£2,513Kings Lynn and West Norfolk a…Kings Lynn and West Norfolk average£2,430No parish partNo parish part£2,346England averageEngland average£2,392
Downham MarketDownham Market£2,513Kings Lynn and…Kings Lynn and West Norfolk average£2,430No parish partNo parish part£2,346England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Downham Market
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Downham Market in 2026-27

Downham Market's local council set a precept of £664,147 for 2026-27, raised from 3,972 Band D-equivalent homes: £167.22 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £164.42, so it has risen by £2.80 (1.7%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,402.77 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.6%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Kings Lynn and West Norfolk: £157.44 for Kings Lynn and West Norfolk council, £1,843.38 for Norfolk County Council, £344.79 for Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner.

Council tax by band in Downham Market, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,675.22£1,675AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,954.42£1,954BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,233.63£2,234CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,512.83£2,513DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,071.24£3,071EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,629.64£3,630FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,188.05£4,188GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,025.66£5,026HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,675.22£1,675AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,954.42£1,954BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,233.63£2,234CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,512.83£2,513DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,071.24£3,071EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,629.64£3,630FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,188.05£4,188GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,025.66£5,026HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Downham Market, 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£1,675.22£167.52£139.60£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,954.42£195.44£162.87£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,233.63£223.36£186.14£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,512.83£251.28£209.40£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,071.24£307.12£255.94£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,629.64£362.96£302.47£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,188.05£418.81£349.00£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,025.66£502.57£418.81£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 Downham Market?
About £2,512.83 for 2026-27, of which £167.22 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Downham Market?
About £1,954.42 a year, or £195.44 a month over 10 payments.
How does Downham Market compare with the rest of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk?
Its parish precept adds £167.22 to a Band D bill; across Kings Lynn and West Norfolk parish precepts add £67.77 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in Kings Lynn and West Norfolk 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