Formby · Sefton · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Formby?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,579.26£3.96 less than the Sefton Band D average (£2,583.22).
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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 2026-27FormbyBand D
  • Sefton council£2,145.51
  • Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner£293.97
  • Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority£101.25
  • Liverpool City Region Combined Authority£24.00
  • Formby parish precept£14.53
Total for the year£2,579.26
Parish part
£14.53
+£0.99 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,719.51
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£257.93
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
9,378
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Formby, 2026-27

Estimates: the Sefton 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£1,719.51£171.956/9
Band B£2,006.09£200.617/9
Band C£2,292.68£229.278/9
Band D£2,579.26£257.939/9
Band E£3,152.43£315.2411/9
Band F£3,725.60£372.5613/9
Band G£4,298.77£429.8815/9
Band H£5,158.52£515.8518/9

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Band D in Formby compared

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

FormbyFormby£2,579Sefton averageSefton average£2,583No parish partNo parish part£2,565England averageEngland average£2,392
FormbyFormby£2,579Sefton averageSefton average£2,583No parish partNo parish part£2,565England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Formby
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Formby in 2026-27

Formby's local council set a precept of £136,264 for 2026-27, raised from 9,378 Band D-equivalent homes: £14.53 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £13.54, so it has risen by £0.99 (7.3%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,456.30 in 2025-26, so it is up 5.0%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Sefton: £2,145.51 for Sefton council, £293.97 for Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner, £101.25 for Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority, £24.00 for Liverpool City Region Combined Authority.

Council tax by band in Formby, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,719.51£1,720AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,006.09£2,006BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,292.68£2,293CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,579.26£2,579DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,152.43£3,152EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,725.60£3,726FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,298.77£4,299GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,158.52£5,159HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,719.51£1,720AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,006.09£2,006BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,292.68£2,293CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,579.26£2,579DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,152.43£3,152EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,725.60£3,726FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,298.77£4,299GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,158.52£5,159HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Formby, 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£1,719.51£171.95£143.29£1,594.356/9
Band B£2,006.09£200.61£167.17£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,292.68£229.27£191.06£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,579.26£257.93£214.94£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,152.43£315.24£262.70£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,725.60£372.56£310.47£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,298.77£429.88£358.23£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,158.52£515.85£429.88£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 Formby?
About £2,579.26 for 2026-27, of which £14.53 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Formby?
About £2,006.09 a year, or £200.61 a month over 10 payments.
How does Formby compare with the rest of Sefton?
Its parish precept adds £14.53 to a Band D bill; across Sefton parish precepts add £18.49 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in Sefton 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