Gainsborough · West Lindsey · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Gainsborough?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,401.41£47.16 more than the West Lindsey Band D average (£2,354.25).
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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 2026-27GainsboroughBand D
  • West Lindsey council£256.14
  • Lincolnshire County Council£1,673.01
  • Lincolnshire Police and Crime Commissioner£333.09
  • Gainsborough parish precept£139.17
Total for the year£2,401.41
Parish part
£139.17
+£6.27 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,600.94
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£240.14
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
5,375
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Gainsborough, 2026-27

Estimates: the West Lindsey 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£1,600.94£160.096/9
Band B£1,867.76£186.787/9
Band C£2,134.59£213.468/9
Band D£2,401.41£240.149/9
Band E£2,935.06£293.5111/9
Band F£3,468.70£346.8713/9
Band G£4,002.35£400.2415/9
Band H£4,802.82£480.2818/9

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Band D in Gainsborough compared

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

GainsboroughGainsborough£2,401West Lindsey averageWest Lindsey average£2,354No parish partNo parish part£2,262England averageEngland average£2,392
GainsboroughGainsborough£2,401West Lindsey a…West Lindsey average£2,354No parish partNo parish part£2,262England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Gainsborough
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Gainsborough in 2026-27

Gainsborough's local council set a precept of £748,120 for 2026-27, raised from 5,375 Band D-equivalent homes: £139.17 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £132.90, so it has risen by £6.27 (4.7%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,325.66 in 2025-26, so it is up 3.3%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across West Lindsey: £256.14 for West Lindsey council, £1,673.01 for Lincolnshire County Council, £333.09 for Lincolnshire Police and Crime Commissioner.

Council tax by band in Gainsborough, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,600.94£1,601AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,867.76£1,868BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,134.59£2,135CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,401.41£2,401DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,935.06£2,935EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,468.70£3,469FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,002.35£4,002GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,802.82£4,803HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,600.94£1,601AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,867.76£1,868BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,134.59£2,135CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,401.41£2,401DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,935.06£2,935EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,468.70£3,469FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,002.35£4,002GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,802.82£4,803HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Gainsborough, 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£1,600.94£160.09£133.41£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,867.76£186.78£155.65£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,134.59£213.46£177.88£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,401.41£240.14£200.12£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,935.06£293.51£244.59£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,468.70£346.87£289.06£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,002.35£400.24£333.53£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,802.82£480.28£400.23£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 Gainsborough?
About £2,401.41 for 2026-27, of which £139.17 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Gainsborough?
About £1,867.76 a year, or £186.78 a month over 10 payments.
How does Gainsborough compare with the rest of West Lindsey?
Its parish precept adds £139.17 to a Band D bill; across West Lindsey parish precepts add £92.01 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in West Lindsey 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