Carnforth · Lancaster · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Carnforth?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,566.59£63.40 more than the Lancaster Band D average (£2,503.19).
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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 2026-27CarnforthBand D
  • Lancaster council£272.20
  • Lancashire County Council£1,801.74
  • Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner£292.40
  • Lancashire Combined Fire Authority£94.73
  • Carnforth parish precept£105.52
Total for the year£2,566.59
Parish part
£105.52
−£0.75 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,711.06
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£256.66
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
1,829
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Carnforth, 2026-27

Estimates: the Lancaster 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£1,711.06£171.116/9
Band B£1,996.24£199.627/9
Band C£2,281.41£228.148/9
Band D£2,566.59£256.669/9
Band E£3,136.94£313.6911/9
Band F£3,707.30£370.7313/9
Band G£4,277.65£427.7615/9
Band H£5,133.18£513.3218/9

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Band D in Carnforth compared

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

CarnforthCarnforth£2,567Lancaster averageLancaster average£2,503No parish partNo parish part£2,461England averageEngland average£2,392
CarnforthCarnforth£2,567Lancaster aver…Lancaster average£2,503No parish partNo parish part£2,461England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Carnforth
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Carnforth in 2026-27

Carnforth's local council set a precept of £193,000 for 2026-27, raised from 1,829 Band D-equivalent homes: £105.52 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £106.27, so it has fallen by £0.75 (0.7%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,473.49 in 2025-26, so it is up 3.8%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Lancaster: £272.20 for Lancaster council, £1,801.74 for Lancashire County Council, £292.40 for Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner, £94.73 for Lancashire Combined Fire Authority.

Council tax by band in Carnforth, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,711.06£1,711AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,996.24£1,996BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,281.41£2,281CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,566.59£2,567DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,136.94£3,137EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,707.30£3,707FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,277.65£4,278GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,133.18£5,133HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,711.06£1,711AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,996.24£1,996BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,281.41£2,281CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,566.59£2,567DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,136.94£3,137EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,707.30£3,707FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,277.65£4,278GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,133.18£5,133HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Carnforth, 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£1,711.06£171.11£142.59£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,996.24£199.62£166.35£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,281.41£228.14£190.12£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,566.59£256.66£213.88£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,136.94£313.69£261.41£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,707.30£370.73£308.94£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,277.65£427.76£356.47£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,133.18£513.32£427.77£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 Carnforth?
About £2,566.59 for 2026-27, of which £105.52 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Carnforth?
About £1,996.24 a year, or £199.62 a month over 10 payments.
How does Carnforth compare with the rest of Lancaster?
Its parish precept adds £105.52 to a Band D bill; across Lancaster parish precepts add £42.12 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in Lancaster 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