Scotforth · Lancaster · 2026-27
How much is council tax in Scotforth?
Estimate: council average plus this parish's precept (exact). In 6 published bills we checked, estimates were within £34. How the figures work
- Lancaster council£272.20
- Lancashire County Council£1,801.74
- Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner£292.40
- Lancashire Combined Fire Authority£94.73
- Scotforth parish precept£20.49
Council tax bands in Scotforth, 2026-27
Estimates: the Lancaster average charge plus the parish precept. Every band pays a fixed share of Band D.
| Band | Per year | Per month (10 payments) | Ratio to D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,654.37 | £165.44 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,930.10 | £193.01 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,205.83 | £220.58 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,481.56 | £248.16 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,033.02 | £303.30 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,584.48 | £358.45 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,135.93 | £413.59 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £4,963.12 | £496.31 | 18/9 |
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 Scotforth.
Band D in Scotforth compared
Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Scotforth figure is an estimate
- Band D a year
- Scotforth
Scotforth in 2026-27
Scotforth's local council set a precept of £3,440 for 2026-27, raised from 168 Band D-equivalent homes: £20.49 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £20.09, so it has risen by £0.40 (2.0%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,387.31 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 Scotforth, 2026-27
Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band
- Scotforth, each band
- Band D, the band every charge is set from
- England average for the band
View as table
| Band | Per year | 10 payments of | 12 payments of | England average | Ratio to D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,654.37 | £165.44 | £137.86 | £1,594.35 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,930.10 | £193.01 | £160.84 | £1,860.07 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,205.83 | £220.58 | £183.82 | £2,125.80 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,481.56 | £248.16 | £206.80 | £2,391.52 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,033.02 | £303.30 | £252.75 | £2,922.97 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,584.48 | £358.45 | £298.71 | £3,454.42 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,135.93 | £413.59 | £344.66 | £3,985.87 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £4,963.12 | £496.31 | £413.59 | £4,783.04 | 18/9 |
Questions
- What is Band D council tax in Scotforth?
- About £2,481.56 for 2026-27, of which £20.49 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
- How much is Band B council tax in Scotforth?
- About £1,930.10 a year, or £193.01 a month over 10 payments.
- How does Scotforth compare with the rest of Lancaster?
- Its parish precept adds £20.49 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