Morecambe · Lancaster · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Morecambe?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,565.12£61.93 more than the Lancaster Band D average (£2,503.19).
Your band
Check your band on GOV.UK

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 2026-27MorecambeBand D
  • Lancaster council£272.20
  • Lancashire County Council£1,801.74
  • Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner£292.40
  • Lancashire Combined Fire Authority£94.73
  • Morecambe parish precept£104.05
Total for the year£2,565.12
Parish part
£104.05
+£2.50 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,710.08
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£256.51
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
10,079
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Morecambe, 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£1,710.08£171.016/9
Band B£1,995.09£199.517/9
Band C£2,280.11£228.018/9
Band D£2,565.12£256.519/9
Band E£3,135.15£313.5111/9
Band F£3,705.17£370.5213/9
Band G£4,275.20£427.5215/9
Band H£5,130.24£513.0218/9

Not sure of your band?

We cannot look up individual homes. The Valuation Office Agency checker on GOV.UK gives the band for any address in Morecambe.

Find your own home's band GOV.UK, opens the official tool

Band D in Morecambe compared

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

MorecambeMorecambe£2,565Lancaster averageLancaster average£2,503No parish partNo parish part£2,461England averageEngland average£2,392
MorecambeMorecambe£2,565Lancaster aver…Lancaster average£2,503No parish partNo parish part£2,461England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Morecambe
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Morecambe in 2026-27

Morecambe's local council set a precept of £1,048,786 for 2026-27, raised from 10,079 Band D-equivalent homes: £104.05 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £101.55, so it has risen by £2.50 (2.5%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,468.77 in 2025-26, so it is up 3.9%.

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 Morecambe, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,710.08£1,710AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,995.09£1,995BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,280.11£2,280CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,565.12£2,565DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,135.15£3,135EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,705.17£3,705FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,275.20£4,275GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,130.24£5,130HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,710.08£1,710AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,995.09£1,995BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,280.11£2,280CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,565.12£2,565DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,135.15£3,135EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,705.17£3,705FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,275.20£4,275GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,130.24£5,130HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Morecambe, each band
  • Band D, the band every charge is set from
  • England average for the band
View as table
BandPer year10 payments of12 payments ofEngland averageRatio to D
Band A£1,710.08£171.01£142.51£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,995.09£199.51£166.26£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,280.11£228.01£190.01£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,565.12£256.51£213.76£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,135.15£313.51£261.26£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,705.17£370.52£308.76£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,275.20£427.52£356.27£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,130.24£513.02£427.52£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 Morecambe?
About £2,565.12 for 2026-27, of which £104.05 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Morecambe?
About £1,995.09 a year, or £199.51 a month over 10 payments.
How does Morecambe compare with the rest of Lancaster?
Its parish precept adds £104.05 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