Castle Sowerby · Westmorland and Furness · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Castle Sowerby?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,474.07£33.92 less than the Westmorland and Furness Band D average (£2,507.99).
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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 2026-27Castle SowerbyBand 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
  • Castle Sowerby parish precept£17.26
Total for the year£2,474.07
Parish part
£17.26
+£1.06 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,649.38
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£247.41
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
156
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Castle Sowerby, 2026-27

Estimates: the Westmorland and Furness 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£1,649.38£164.946/9
Band B£1,924.28£192.437/9
Band C£2,199.17£219.928/9
Band D£2,474.07£247.419/9
Band E£3,023.86£302.3911/9
Band F£3,573.66£357.3713/9
Band G£4,123.45£412.3415/9
Band H£4,948.14£494.8118/9

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Band D in Castle Sowerby compared

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

Castle SowerbyCastle Sowerby£2,474Westmorland and Furness avera…Westmorland and Furness average£2,508No parish partNo parish part£2,457England averageEngland average£2,392
Castle SowerbyCastle Sowerby£2,474Westmorland an…Westmorland and Furness average£2,508No parish partNo parish part£2,457England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Castle Sowerby
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Castle Sowerby in 2026-27

Castle Sowerby's local council set a precept of £2,700 for 2026-27, raised from 156 Band D-equivalent homes: £17.26 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £16.20, so it has risen by £1.06 (6.5%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,357.36 in 2025-26, so it is up 5.0%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Westmorland and Furness: £2,014.73 for Westmorland and Furness council, £338.94 for Cumbria Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Police, £103.14 for Cumbria Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Fire.

Council tax by band in Castle Sowerby, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,649.38£1,649AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,924.28£1,924BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,199.17£2,199CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,474.07£2,474DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,023.86£3,024EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,573.66£3,574FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,123.45£4,123GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,948.14£4,948HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,649.38£1,649AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,924.28£1,924BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,199.17£2,199CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,474.07£2,474DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,023.86£3,024EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,573.66£3,574FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,123.45£4,123GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,948.14£4,948HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Castle Sowerby, 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£1,649.38£164.94£137.45£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,924.28£192.43£160.36£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,199.17£219.92£183.26£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,474.07£247.41£206.17£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,023.86£302.39£251.99£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,573.66£357.37£297.81£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,123.45£412.34£343.62£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,948.14£494.81£412.35£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 Castle Sowerby?
About £2,474.07 for 2026-27, of which £17.26 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Castle Sowerby?
About £1,924.28 a year, or £192.43 a month over 10 payments.
How does Castle Sowerby compare with the rest of Westmorland and Furness?
Its parish precept adds £17.26 to a Band D bill; across Westmorland and Furness parish precepts add £51.18 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in Westmorland and Furness 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