Barrow · Shropshire · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Barrow?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,450.03£78.15 less than the Shropshire Band D average (£2,528.18).
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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 2026-27BarrowBand D
  • Shropshire council£1,969.09
  • West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner£306.50
  • Shropshire and Wrekin Fire and Rescue Authority£124.44
  • Barrow parish precept£50.00
Total for the year£2,450.03
Parish part
£50.00
+£3.59 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,633.35
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£245.00
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
279
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Barrow, 2026-27

Estimates: the Shropshire 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£1,633.35£163.336/9
Band B£1,905.58£190.567/9
Band C£2,177.80£217.788/9
Band D£2,450.03£245.009/9
Band E£2,994.48£299.4511/9
Band F£3,538.93£353.8913/9
Band G£4,083.38£408.3415/9
Band H£4,900.06£490.0118/9

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Band D in Barrow compared

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

BarrowBarrow£2,450Shropshire averageShropshire average£2,528No parish partNo parish part£2,400England averageEngland average£2,392
BarrowBarrow£2,450Shropshire ave…Shropshire average£2,528No parish partNo parish part£2,400England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Barrow
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Barrow in 2026-27

Barrow's local council set a precept of £13,928 for 2026-27, raised from 279 Band D-equivalent homes: £50.00 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £46.41, so it has risen by £3.59 (7.7%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,264.03 in 2025-26, so it is up 8.2%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Shropshire: £1,969.09 for Shropshire council, £306.50 for West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner, £124.44 for Shropshire and Wrekin Fire and Rescue Authority.

Council tax by band in Barrow, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,633.35£1,633AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,905.58£1,906BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,177.80£2,178CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,450.03£2,450DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,994.48£2,994EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,538.93£3,539FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,083.38£4,083GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,900.06£4,900HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,633.35£1,633AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,905.58£1,906BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,177.80£2,178CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,450.03£2,450DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,994.48£2,994EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,538.93£3,539FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,083.38£4,083GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,900.06£4,900HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Barrow, 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£1,633.35£163.33£136.11£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,905.58£190.56£158.80£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,177.80£217.78£181.48£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,450.03£245.00£204.17£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,994.48£299.45£249.54£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,538.93£353.89£294.91£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,083.38£408.34£340.28£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,900.06£490.01£408.34£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 Barrow?
About £2,450.03 for 2026-27, of which £50.00 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Barrow?
About £1,905.58 a year, or £190.56 a month over 10 payments.
How does Barrow compare with the rest of Shropshire?
Its parish precept adds £50.00 to a Band D bill; across Shropshire parish precepts add £128.15 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in Shropshire 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