Simonswood · West Lancashire · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Simonswood?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,497.45£41.22 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 2026-27SimonswoodBand 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
  • Simonswood parish precept£62.86
Total for the year£2,497.45
Parish part
£62.86
+£15.65 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,664.97
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£249.74
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
56
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Simonswood, 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£1,664.97£166.506/9
Band B£1,942.46£194.257/9
Band C£2,219.96£222.008/9
Band D£2,497.45£249.749/9
Band E£3,052.44£305.2411/9
Band F£3,607.43£360.7413/9
Band G£4,162.42£416.2415/9
Band H£4,994.90£499.4918/9

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Simonswood is small: its tax base is 56 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 Simonswood compared

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

SimonswoodSimonswood£2,497West Lancashire averageWest Lancashire average£2,456No parish partNo parish part£2,435England averageEngland average£2,392
SimonswoodSimonswood£2,497West Lancashir…West Lancashire average£2,456No parish partNo parish part£2,435England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Simonswood
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Simonswood in 2026-27

Simonswood's local council set a precept of £3,500 for 2026-27, raised from 56 Band D-equivalent homes: £62.86 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £47.21, so it has risen by £15.65. Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,388.71 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.6%.

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 Simonswood, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,664.97£1,665AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,942.46£1,942BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,219.96£2,220CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,497.45£2,497DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,052.44£3,052EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,607.43£3,607FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,162.42£4,162GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,994.90£4,995HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,664.97£1,665AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,942.46£1,942BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,219.96£2,220CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,497.45£2,497DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,052.44£3,052EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,607.43£3,607FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,162.42£4,162GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,994.90£4,995HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Simonswood, 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£1,664.97£166.50£138.75£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,942.46£194.25£161.87£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,219.96£222.00£185.00£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,497.45£249.74£208.12£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,052.44£305.24£254.37£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,607.43£360.74£300.62£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,162.42£416.24£346.87£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,994.90£499.49£416.24£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 Simonswood?
About £2,497.45 for 2026-27, of which £62.86 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Simonswood?
About £1,942.46 a year, or £194.25 a month over 10 payments.
How does Simonswood compare with the rest of West Lancashire?
Its parish precept adds £62.86 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