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

How much is council tax in Downham West?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,431.11Kings 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 WestBand D
  • Kings Lynn and West Norfolk council£157.44
  • Norfolk County Council£1,843.38
  • Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner£344.79
  • Downham West parish precept£85.50
Total for the year£2,431.11
Parish part
£85.50
+£5.22 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,620.74
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£243.11
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
101
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Downham West, 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£1,620.74£162.076/9
Band B£1,890.86£189.097/9
Band C£2,160.99£216.108/9
Band D£2,431.11£243.119/9
Band E£2,971.36£297.1411/9
Band F£3,511.60£351.1613/9
Band G£4,051.85£405.1915/9
Band H£4,862.22£486.2218/9

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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 West compared

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

Downham WestDownham West£2,431Kings Lynn and West Norfolk a…Kings Lynn and West Norfolk average£2,430No parish partNo parish part£2,346England averageEngland average£2,392
Downham WestDownham West£2,431Kings 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 West
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Downham West in 2026-27

Downham West's local council set a precept of £8,610 for 2026-27, raised from 101 Band D-equivalent homes: £85.50 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £80.28, so it has risen by £5.22 (6.5%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,318.63 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.9%.

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 West, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,620.74£1,621AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,890.86£1,891BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,160.99£2,161CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,431.11£2,431DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,971.36£2,971EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,511.60£3,512FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,051.85£4,052GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,862.22£4,862HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,620.74£1,621AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,890.86£1,891BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,160.99£2,161CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,431.11£2,431DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,971.36£2,971EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,511.60£3,512FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,051.85£4,052GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,862.22£4,862HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Downham West, 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£1,620.74£162.07£135.06£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,890.86£189.09£157.57£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,160.99£216.10£180.08£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,431.11£243.11£202.59£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,971.36£297.14£247.61£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,511.60£351.16£292.63£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,051.85£405.19£337.65£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,862.22£486.22£405.19£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 West?
About £2,431.11 for 2026-27, of which £85.50 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Downham West?
About £1,890.86 a year, or £189.09 a month over 10 payments.
How does Downham West compare with the rest of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk?
Its parish precept adds £85.50 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