Whittingham · Preston · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Whittingham?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,582.07£6.33 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 2026-27WhittinghamBand D
  • Preston council£375.34
  • Lancashire County Council£1,801.75
  • Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner£292.40
  • Lancashire Combined Fire Authority£94.73
  • Whittingham parish precept£17.85
Total for the year£2,582.07
Parish part
£17.85
−£0.60 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,721.38
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£258.21
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
1,765
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Whittingham, 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£1,721.38£172.146/9
Band B£2,008.28£200.837/9
Band C£2,295.17£229.528/9
Band D£2,582.07£258.219/9
Band E£3,155.86£315.5911/9
Band F£3,729.66£372.9713/9
Band G£4,303.45£430.3415/9
Band H£5,164.14£516.4118/9

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Band D in Whittingham compared

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

WhittinghamWhittingham£2,582Preston averagePreston average£2,576No parish partNo parish part£2,564England averageEngland average£2,392
WhittinghamWhittingham£2,582Preston averagePreston average£2,576No parish partNo parish part£2,564England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Whittingham
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Whittingham in 2026-27

Whittingham's local council set a precept of £31,500 for 2026-27, raised from 1,765 Band D-equivalent homes: £17.85 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £18.45, so it has fallen by £0.60 (3.3%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,485.82 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 Whittingham, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,721.38£1,721AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,008.28£2,008BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,295.17£2,295CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,582.07£2,582DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,155.86£3,156EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,729.66£3,730FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,303.45£4,303GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,164.14£5,164HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,721.38£1,721AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,008.28£2,008BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,295.17£2,295CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,582.07£2,582DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,155.86£3,156EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,729.66£3,730FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,303.45£4,303GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,164.14£5,164HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Whittingham, 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£1,721.38£172.14£143.45£1,594.356/9
Band B£2,008.28£200.83£167.36£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,295.17£229.52£191.26£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,582.07£258.21£215.17£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,155.86£315.59£262.99£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,729.66£372.97£310.81£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,303.45£430.34£358.62£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,164.14£516.41£430.35£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 Whittingham?
About £2,582.07 for 2026-27, of which £17.85 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Whittingham?
About £2,008.28 a year, or £200.83 a month over 10 payments.
How does Whittingham compare with the rest of Preston?
Its parish precept adds £17.85 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