Bowland Forest High · Ribble Valley · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Bowland Forest High?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,398.08£11.58 more than the Ribble Valley Band D average (£2,386.50).
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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 2026-27Bowland Forest HighBand D
  • Ribble Valley council£170.69
  • Lancashire County Council£1,801.75
  • Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner£292.40
  • Lancashire Combined Fire Authority£94.73
  • Bowland Forest High parish precept£38.51
Total for the year£2,398.08
Parish part
£38.51
+£2.89 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,598.72
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£239.81
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
74
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Bowland Forest High, 2026-27

Estimates: the Ribble Valley 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£1,598.72£159.876/9
Band B£1,865.17£186.527/9
Band C£2,131.63£213.168/9
Band D£2,398.08£239.819/9
Band E£2,930.99£293.1011/9
Band F£3,463.89£346.3913/9
Band G£3,996.80£399.6815/9
Band H£4,796.16£479.6218/9

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Bowland Forest High is small: its tax base is 74 Band D-equivalent homes, so a modest change in the precept moves the charge per home a lot. It is left out of the parish rankings.

Band D in Bowland Forest High compared

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

Bowland Forest HighBowland Forest High£2,398Ribble Valley averageRibble Valley average£2,386No parish partNo parish part£2,360England averageEngland average£2,392
Bowland Forest…Bowland Forest High£2,398Ribble Valley…Ribble Valley average£2,386No parish partNo parish part£2,360England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Bowland Forest High
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Bowland Forest High in 2026-27

Bowland Forest High's local council set a precept of £2,850 for 2026-27, raised from 74 Band D-equivalent homes: £38.51 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £35.62, so it has risen by £2.89. Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,309.23 in 2025-26, so it is up 3.8%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Ribble Valley: £170.69 for Ribble Valley 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 Bowland Forest High, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,598.72£1,599AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,865.17£1,865BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,131.63£2,132CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,398.08£2,398DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,930.99£2,931EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,463.89£3,464FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,996.80£3,997GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,796.16£4,796HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,598.72£1,599AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,865.17£1,865BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,131.63£2,132CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,398.08£2,398DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,930.99£2,931EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,463.89£3,464FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,996.80£3,997GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,796.16£4,796HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Bowland Forest High, 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£1,598.72£159.87£133.23£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,865.17£186.52£155.43£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,131.63£213.16£177.64£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,398.08£239.81£199.84£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,930.99£293.10£244.25£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,463.89£346.39£288.66£3,454.4213/9
Band G£3,996.80£399.68£333.07£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,796.16£479.62£399.68£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 Bowland Forest High?
About £2,398.08 for 2026-27, of which £38.51 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Bowland Forest High?
About £1,865.17 a year, or £186.52 a month over 10 payments.
How does Bowland Forest High compare with the rest of Ribble Valley?
Its parish precept adds £38.51 to a Band D bill; across Ribble Valley parish precepts add £26.93 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in Ribble Valley 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