Rufford · West Lancashire · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Rufford?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,480.82£24.59 more than the West Lancashire Band D average (£2,456.23).
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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 2026-27RuffordBand D
  • West Lancashire council£245.71
  • Lancashire County Council£1,801.75
  • Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner£292.40
  • Lancashire Combined Fire Authority£94.73
  • Rufford parish precept£46.23
Total for the year£2,480.82
Parish part
£46.23
+£2.85 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,653.88
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£248.08
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
907
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Rufford, 2026-27

Estimates: the West Lancashire 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£1,653.88£165.396/9
Band B£1,929.53£192.957/9
Band C£2,205.17£220.528/9
Band D£2,480.82£248.089/9
Band E£3,032.11£303.2111/9
Band F£3,583.41£358.3413/9
Band G£4,134.70£413.4715/9
Band H£4,961.64£496.1618/9

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Band D in Rufford compared

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

RuffordRufford£2,481West Lancashire averageWest Lancashire average£2,456No parish partNo parish part£2,435England averageEngland average£2,392
RuffordRufford£2,481West Lancashir…West Lancashire average£2,456No parish partNo parish part£2,435England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Rufford
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Rufford in 2026-27

Rufford's local council set a precept of £41,949 for 2026-27, raised from 907 Band D-equivalent homes: £46.23 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £43.38, so it has risen by £2.85 (6.6%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,384.88 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.0%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across West Lancashire: £245.71 for West Lancashire 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 Rufford, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,653.88£1,654AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,929.53£1,930BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,205.17£2,205CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,480.82£2,481DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,032.11£3,032EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,583.41£3,583FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,134.70£4,135GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,961.64£4,962HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,653.88£1,654AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,929.53£1,930BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,205.17£2,205CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,480.82£2,481DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,032.11£3,032EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,583.41£3,583FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,134.70£4,135GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,961.64£4,962HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Rufford, 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£1,653.88£165.39£137.82£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,929.53£192.95£160.79£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,205.17£220.52£183.76£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,480.82£248.08£206.74£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,032.11£303.21£252.68£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,583.41£358.34£298.62£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,134.70£413.47£344.56£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,961.64£496.16£413.47£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 Rufford?
About £2,480.82 for 2026-27, of which £46.23 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Rufford?
About £1,929.53 a year, or £192.95 a month over 10 payments.
How does Rufford compare with the rest of West Lancashire?
Its parish precept adds £46.23 to a Band D bill; across West Lancashire parish precepts add £21.64 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in West Lancashire 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