Lea · Preston · 2026-27
How much is council tax in Lea?
Estimate: council average plus this parish's precept (exact). In 6 published bills we checked, estimates were within £34. How the figures work
- Preston council£375.34
- Lancashire County Council£1,801.75
- Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner£292.40
- Lancashire Combined Fire Authority£94.73
- Lea parish precept£47.54
Council tax bands in Lea, 2026-27
Estimates: the Preston 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 | £1,741.17 | £174.12 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £2,031.37 | £203.14 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,321.56 | £232.16 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,611.76 | £261.18 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,192.15 | £319.22 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,772.54 | £377.25 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,352.93 | £435.29 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £5,223.52 | £522.35 | 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 Lea.
Band D in Lea compared
Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Lea figure is an estimate
- Band D a year
- Lea
Lea in 2026-27
Lea's local council set a precept of £142,500 for 2026-27, raised from 2,998 Band D-equivalent homes: £47.54 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £46.99, so it has risen by £0.55 (1.2%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,514.36 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 Lea, 2026-27
Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band
- Lea, 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 | £1,741.17 | £174.12 | £145.10 | £1,594.35 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £2,031.37 | £203.14 | £169.28 | £1,860.07 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,321.56 | £232.16 | £193.46 | £2,125.80 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,611.76 | £261.18 | £217.65 | £2,391.52 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,192.15 | £319.22 | £266.01 | £2,922.97 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,772.54 | £377.25 | £314.38 | £3,454.42 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,352.93 | £435.29 | £362.74 | £3,985.87 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £5,223.52 | £522.35 | £435.29 | £4,783.04 | 18/9 |
Questions
- What is Band D council tax in Lea?
- About £2,611.76 for 2026-27, of which £47.54 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
- How much is Band B council tax in Lea?
- About £2,031.37 a year, or £203.14 a month over 10 payments.
- How does Lea compare with the rest of Preston?
- Its parish precept adds £47.54 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