What is Band D council tax in Westmorland and Furness?

£2,507.99 for 2026-27, the average for the area including parish precepts. In an area with no parish precept it is about £2,456.81.

How much is Band A council tax in Westmorland and Furness?

£1,671.99 a year, or £167.20 a month over 10 payments.

How much did council tax go up in Westmorland and Furness?

Band D is up 5.0% (£118.99) on 2025-26. The council's own part changed by +5.0%.

Is Westmorland and Furness cheaper than average?

Westmorland and Furness ranks 207 of 296 councils by Band D, where 1 is the lowest. The England average is £2,391.52.

Westmorland and Furness · unitary council · North West · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Westmorland and Furness?

Band D, 2026-27 (area average)£2,507.99Up 5.0% (£118.99) on 2025-26 at Band D. England Band D average £2,391.52.

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Area average, including parish precepts. In 6 published bills we checked, figures were within £34; yours also depends on your parish and discounts. How the figures work

Council tax 2026-27Westmorland and FurnessBand D

Westmorland and Furness council£2,014.73
Cumbria Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Police£338.94
Cumbria Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Fire£103.14
Parish and town councils (average)£51.18

Total for the year£2,507.99

Band A

£1,671.99

the lowest band, 6/9 of Band D

Per month

£250.80

Band D over 10 payments

Change

+5.0%

+£118.99 on 2025-26 at Band D

Rank

207 of 296

by Band D; 1 = lowest in England

Council tax bands in Westmorland and Furness, 2026-27

Area averages including parish precepts. Every band pays a fixed share of Band D.

Band	Per year	Per month (10 payments)	Ratio to D
Band A most common here	£1,671.99	£167.20	6/9
Band B	£1,950.66	£195.07	7/9
Band C	£2,229.32	£222.93	8/9
Band D	£2,507.99	£250.80	9/9
Band E	£3,065.32	£306.53	11/9
Band F	£3,622.65	£362.26	13/9
Band G	£4,179.98	£418.00	15/9
Band H	£5,015.98	£501.60	18/9

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Council tax by band in Westmorland and Furness, 2026-27

Average for the council area, including parish precepts; the tick is the England average for the band

this council, each band
Band D, the band every charge is set from
England average for the band

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Band	Per year	10 payments of	12 payments of	England average	Ratio to D
Band A	£1,671.99	£167.20	£139.33	£1,594.35	6/9
Band B	£1,950.66	£195.07	£162.56	£1,860.07	7/9
Band C	£2,229.32	£222.93	£185.78	£2,125.80	8/9
Band D	£2,507.99	£250.80	£209.00	£2,391.52	9/9
Band E	£3,065.32	£306.53	£255.44	£2,922.97	11/9
Band F	£3,622.65	£362.26	£301.89	£3,454.42	13/9
Band G	£4,179.98	£418.00	£348.33	£3,985.87	15/9
Band H	£5,015.98	£501.60	£418.00	£4,783.04	18/9

Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27, Table 9.

Westmorland and Furness in 2026-27

For 2026-27 the average Band D council tax across Westmorland and Furness is £2,507.99, up 5.0% (£118.99) on 2025-26. Of that, Westmorland and Furness council's own charge is £2,014.73, of which £38.31 is this year's adult social care increase. The rest goes to Cumbria Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Police, Cumbria Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Fire, and on average £51.18 to parish and town councils.

The most common band here is Band A (25% of homes), which costs £1,671.99 a year at the area average.

The average bill actually charged per home, after discounts and exemptions, is £2,086.79 (MHCLG, 2026-27).

Where a Band D bill in Westmorland and Furness goes

£2,507.99 a year at Band D, by the body that sets each part

Westmorland and Furness council£2,014.7380%
Cumbria Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Police£338.9414%
Cumbria Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Fire£103.144%
Parish and town councils (average)£51.182%

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Goes to	Band D	Share
Westmorland and Furness council	£2,014.73	80.3%
Cumbria Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Police	£338.94	13.5%
Cumbria Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Fire	£103.14	4.1%
Parish and town councils (average)	£51.18	2.0%
Total	£2,507.99	100%

Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27, Table 10 (lines 9, 16 and 17).

Band D in Westmorland and Furness since 1993

Average area Band D each year, including parish precepts; the line is the England average

this council, average Band D
England average
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Year	Westmorland and Furness	England
2026-27	£2,507.99	£2,391.52
2025-26	£2,389.00	£2,280.21
2024-25	£2,277.47	£2,170.99
2023-24	£2,173.08	£2,065.05
2022-23	—	£1,965.71
2021-22	—	£1,898.48
2020-21	—	£1,817.67
2019-20	—	£1,749.88
2018-19	—	£1,671.46
2017-18	—	£1,590.55
2016-17	—	£1,529.56
2015-16	—	£1,483.58
2014-15	—	£1,467.98
2013-14	—	£1,455.60
2012-13	—	£1,444.13
2011-12	—	£1,439.33
2010-11	—	£1,439.22
2009-10	—	£1,413.84
2008-09	—	£1,373.08
2007-08	—	£1,321.32
2006-07	—	£1,267.91
2005-06	—	£1,213.81
2004-05	—	£1,166.56
2003-04	—	£1,101.75
2002-03	—	£975.56
2001-02	—	£901.33
2000-01	—	£847.00
1999-00	—	£798.00
1998-99	—	£747.00
1997-98	—	£688.00
1996-97	—	£646.00
1995-96	—	£609.00
1994-95	—	£580.11
1993-94	—	£567.95

Source: MHCLG live tables on council tax, Band D council tax figures 1993 onwards.

Homes in each band in Westmorland and Furness

Share of the 118,060 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026; the tick is England

share of homes
most common band (A)

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Band	Homes	Share	England share
Band A	29,260	24.8%	23.6%
Band B	24,520	20.8%	19.5%
Band C	23,370	19.8%	22.0%
Band D	17,840	15.1%	15.7%
Band E	12,820	10.9%	9.9%
Band F	6,490	5.5%	5.2%
Band G	3,440	2.9%	3.5%
Band H	330	0.3%	0.6%

Source: VOA Council Tax stock of properties 2026 (CTSOP1.0).

Parish and town councils in Westmorland and Furness

130 of the 145 parishes and charter trustees here set a precept for 2026-27. Band D in an area with no parish precept is about £2,456.81. The estimated bills add each parish part to the council's average charge; where a council charges special expenses or levies in part of its area the real bill differs, in the bills we checked by up to £34.

Parish	Parish part	Change in parish part	Est. Band D bill	Band D homes
Ainstable	£72.45	+£1.90	£2,529.26	250
Aldingham	£41.50	+£9.51	£2,498.31	579
Allithwaite and Cartmel	£50.22	+£7.77	£2,507.03	1,037
Alston Moor	£96.21	+£18.50	£2,553.02	822
Appleby in Westmorland	£141.04	no change	£2,597.85	1,194
Arnside	£55.04	+£2.62	£2,511.85	1,294
Asby	£42.42	+£0.17	£2,499.23	172
Askam and Ireleth	£37.69	+£2.93	£2,494.50	1,168
Askham	£76.88	+£13.68	£2,533.69	202
Bampton	£62.81	+£3.11	£2,519.62	199
Bandleyside (Colby Hoff & Ormside)	£32.36	+£4.98	£2,489.17	216
Barbon	£53.26	+£11.49	£2,510.07	150
Barrow	£18.00	+£0.94	£2,474.81	17,024
Barton	£58.86	+£7.89	£2,515.67	187
Beetham	£28.84	+£1.67	£2,485.65	967
Blawith and Subberthwaite	£25.42	+£2.92	£2,482.23	164
Bolton	£44.42	+£6.81	£2,501.23	232
Brough	£57.20	no change	£2,514.01	288
Brough Sowerby	£14.92	−£0.04	£2,471.73	63
Brougham	£36.74	−£0.19	£2,493.55	136
Broughton East	£40.16	−£0.12	£2,496.97	163
Burneside	£43.62	+£4.82	£2,500.43	711
Burton in Kendal	£24.01	no change	£2,480.82	675
Cartmel Fell	£25.76	−£12.91	£2,482.57	311
Casterton	£55.40	+£1.94	£2,512.21	196
Castle Sowerby	£17.26	+£1.06	£2,474.07	156
Catterlen	£47.03	+£2.05	£2,503.84	202
Claife	£51.71	+£10.87	£2,508.52	325
Cliburn	£32.05	+£6.25	£2,488.86	117
Clifton	£53.68	−£0.86	£2,510.49	292
Colton	£34.94	no change	£2,491.75	630
Coniston	£54.91	+£4.80	£2,511.72	583
Crackenthorpe no precept	none	—	£2,456.81	52
Crook	£41.63	−£11.96	£2,498.44	240
Crosby Garrett	£29.69	+£5.92	£2,486.50	74
Crosby Ravensworth	£57.25	+£2.17	£2,514.06	245
Crosthwaite and Lyth	£35.38	+£4.66	£2,492.19	430
Culgaith	£36.05	+£0.61	£2,492.86	430
Dacre	£38.60	+£3.46	£2,495.41	696
Dalton with Newton	£137.34	+£9.63	£2,594.15	2,477
Dent	£92.74	+£6.20	£2,549.55	426
Docker no precept	none	—	£2,456.81	28
Duddon	£59.65	+£0.75	£2,516.46	638
Dufton	£115.12	+£24.59	£2,571.93	124
Egton with Newland (grouped in Egton with Newland Mansriggs & Osmotherley)	£14.38	+£0.51	£2,471.19	570
Firbank no precept	none	—	£2,456.81	64
Garsdale	£30.95	no change	£2,487.76	147
Glassonby	£31.51	+£0.79	£2,488.32	143
Grange over Sands	£120.89	+£11.54	£2,577.70	2,341
Grayrigg	£3.10	−£0.06	£2,459.91	129
Great Salkeld	£44.33	+£2.44	£2,501.14	215
Great Strickland	£23.83	no change	£2,480.64	112
Greystoke	£39.78	+£0.17	£2,496.59	392
Hartley	£26.20	+£7.19	£2,483.01	69
Haverthwaite	£30.80	+£3.18	£2,487.61	422
Hawkshead	£30.61	+£2.73	£2,487.42	441
Helbeck no precept	none	—	£2,456.81	10
Helsington	£62.97	−£3.70	£2,519.78	199
Hesket	£14.77	+£0.42	£2,471.58	1,091
Heversham	£43.71	+£0.27	£2,500.52	370
Hincaster no precept	none	—	£2,456.81	113
Holme	£62.23	+£18.52	£2,519.04	616
Hunsonby	£26.26	+£1.20	£2,483.07	206
Hutton	£11.63	−£0.53	£2,468.44	233
Hutton Roof	£48.19	no change	£2,505.00	120
Kaber	£32.92	+£1.24	£2,489.73	49
Kendal	£68.64	+£6.02	£2,525.45	11,444
Kentmere	£20.27	+£13.94	£2,477.08	74
Killington no precept	none	—	£2,456.81	100
King's Meaburn no precept	none	—	£2,456.81	59
Kirkby Ireleth	£15.86	−£0.52	£2,472.67	574
Kirkby Lonsdale	£139.44	+£23.13	£2,596.25	1,076
Kirkby Stephen	£132.98	+£4.15	£2,589.79	751
Kirkby Thore	£61.74	no change	£2,518.55	241
Kirkoswald	£46.91	−£2.57	£2,503.72	362
Lakes	£40.73	no change	£2,497.54	3,312
Lambrigg no precept	none	—	£2,456.81	54
Langwathby	£46.49	−£0.58	£2,503.30	387
Lazonby	£30.71	−£0.23	£2,487.52	488
Levens	£26.38	+£0.90	£2,483.19	613
Lindal and Marton	£18.01	+£0.32	£2,474.82	278
Lindale and Newton in Cartmel	£81.39	+£19.64	£2,538.20	477
Little Strickland	£12.64	−£0.46	£2,469.45	44
Long Marton	£22.48	+£0.02	£2,479.29	316
Longsleddale no precept	none	—	£2,456.81	50
Lower Holker	£23.34	+£1.34	£2,480.15	758
Lowick	£35.05	+£2.09	£2,491.86	146
Lowther	£57.41	+£19.90	£2,514.22	192
Lupton	£52.72	+£0.78	£2,509.53	94
Mallerstang	£6.52	−£0.06	£2,463.33	84
Mansergh no precept	none	—	£2,456.81	80
Martindale no precept	none	—	£2,456.81	53
Matterdale	£12.59	+£0.23	£2,469.40	397
Melmerby	£58.60	+£3.68	£2,515.41	106
Middleton no precept	none	—	£2,456.81	66
Milburn	£73.35	+£0.09	£2,530.16	82
Milnthorpe	£49.67	+£1.69	£2,506.48	794
Morland	£46.81	+£5.76	£2,503.62	194
Mungrisdale	£27.27	−£0.98	£2,484.08	177
Murton	£49.93	no change	£2,506.74	153
Musgrave	£42.67	+£1.12	£2,499.48	70
Nateby	£20.06	+£2.82	£2,476.87	62
Natland	£21.10	+£3.18	£2,477.91	578
New Hutton	£7.65	+£0.42	£2,464.46	176
Newbiggin	£19.27	−£1.94	£2,476.08	49
Newby	£14.69	+£1.04	£2,471.50	88
Old Hutton and Holmescales	£15.83	+£1.58	£2,472.64	190
Orton	£55.09	+£1.24	£2,511.90	309
Ousby	£57.20	+£0.38	£2,514.01	105
Patterdale	£18.39	−£0.50	£2,475.20	408
Pennington	£23.97	+£2.68	£2,480.78	774
Penrith	£84.76	+£0.84	£2,541.57	6,215
Preston Patrick	£25.41	no change	£2,482.22	204
Preston Richard	£52.72	+£1.04	£2,509.53	626
Ravenstonedale	£119.39	+£20.45	£2,576.20	294
Satterthwaite	£45.00	+£9.07	£2,501.81	170
Sedbergh	£50.26	+£3.29	£2,507.07	1,234
Sedgwick	£65.16	+£2.54	£2,521.97	203
Shap	£64.81	+£2.30	£2,521.62	508
Skelsmergh & Scalthwaiterigg	£26.10	no change	£2,482.91	224
Skelton	£35.77	+£0.28	£2,492.58	484
Skelwith	£41.00	−£1.02	£2,497.81	163
Sleagill	£10.16	−£0.13	£2,466.97	49
Sockbridge and Tirril	£34.05	+£34.05	£2,490.86	229
Soulby	£57.60	+£1.73	£2,514.41	87
Stainmore no precept	none	—	£2,456.81	136
Stainton	£43.59	+£2.30	£2,500.40	156
Staveley in Cartmel	£18.98	+£0.17	£2,475.79	328
Staveley with Ings	£23.19	+£3.03	£2,480.00	898
Tebay	£65.97	+£7.41	£2,522.78	288
Temple Sowerby	£69.41	+£11.38	£2,526.22	216
Threlkeld	£64.47	+£8.57	£2,521.28	271
Torver	£42.25	no change	£2,499.06	111
Ulverston	£64.68	+£1.90	£2,521.49	4,708
Underbarrow and Bradleyfield	£32.55	−£3.21	£2,489.36	256
Urswick Bardsea and Stainton	£26.26	−£1.20	£2,483.07	655
Waitby	£11.06	+£1.27	£2,467.87	34
Warcop	£41.75	no change	£2,498.56	246
Wharton	£26.88	−£1.37	£2,483.69	19
Whinfell no precept	none	—	£2,456.81	100
Whitwell and Selside no precept	none	—	£2,456.81	124
Windermere and Bowness	£36.65	+£1.11	£2,493.46	4,909
Winton	£30.93	+£6.33	£2,487.74	97
Witherslack Meathop and Ulpha	£35.43	+£1.08	£2,492.24	343
Yanwath and Eamont Bridge	£26.18	+£2.17	£2,482.99	241

Band D homes is the parish tax base: homes counted as Band D equivalents after discounts and exemptions.

Questions

What is Band D council tax in Westmorland and Furness?: £2,507.99 for 2026-27, the average for the area including parish precepts. In an area with no parish precept it is about £2,456.81.
How much is Band A council tax in Westmorland and Furness?: £1,671.99 a year, or £167.20 a month over 10 payments.
How much did council tax go up in Westmorland and Furness?: Band D is up 5.0% (£118.99) on 2025-26. The council's own part changed by +5.0%.
Is Westmorland and Furness cheaper than average?: Westmorland and Furness ranks 207 of 296 councils by Band D, where 1 is the lowest. The England average is £2,391.52.

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Data: MHCLG, VOA, ONS, 2026-27 releases, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources and method