Barton · Preston · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Barton?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,602.97£27.23 more than the Preston Band D average (£2,575.74).
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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 2026-27BartonBand D
  • Preston council£375.34
  • Lancashire County Council£1,801.75
  • Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner£292.40
  • Lancashire Combined Fire Authority£94.73
  • Barton parish precept£38.75
Total for the year£2,602.97
Parish part
£38.75
−£0.08 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,735.31
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£260.30
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
671
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Barton, 2026-27

Estimates: the Preston 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£1,735.31£173.536/9
Band B£2,024.53£202.457/9
Band C£2,313.75£231.388/9
Band D£2,602.97£260.309/9
Band E£3,181.41£318.1411/9
Band F£3,759.85£375.9913/9
Band G£4,338.28£433.8315/9
Band H£5,205.94£520.5918/9

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Band D in Barton compared

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

BartonBarton£2,603Preston averagePreston average£2,576No parish partNo parish part£2,564England averageEngland average£2,392
BartonBarton£2,603Preston averagePreston average£2,576No parish partNo parish part£2,564England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Barton
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Barton in 2026-27

Barton's local council set a precept of £26,000 for 2026-27, raised from 671 Band D-equivalent homes: £38.75 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £38.83, so it has fallen by £0.08 (0.2%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,506.20 in 2025-26, so it is up 3.9%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Preston: £375.34 for Preston council, £1,801.75 for Lancashire County Council, £292.40 for Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner, £94.73 for Lancashire Combined Fire Authority.

Council tax by band in Barton, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,735.31£1,735AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,024.53£2,025BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,313.75£2,314CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,602.97£2,603DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,181.41£3,181EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,759.85£3,760FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,338.28£4,338GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,205.94£5,206HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,735.31£1,735AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,024.53£2,025BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,313.75£2,314CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,602.97£2,603DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,181.41£3,181EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,759.85£3,760FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,338.28£4,338GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,205.94£5,206HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Barton, 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£1,735.31£173.53£144.61£1,594.356/9
Band B£2,024.53£202.45£168.71£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,313.75£231.38£192.81£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,602.97£260.30£216.91£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,181.41£318.14£265.12£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,759.85£375.99£313.32£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,338.28£433.83£361.52£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,205.94£520.59£433.83£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 Barton?
About £2,602.97 for 2026-27, of which £38.75 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Barton?
About £2,024.53 a year, or £202.45 a month over 10 payments.
How does Barton compare with the rest of Preston?
Its parish precept adds £38.75 to a Band D bill; across Preston parish precepts add £11.52 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in Preston 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