Colton · Westmorland and Furness · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Colton?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,491.75£16.24 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 2026-27ColtonBand 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
  • Colton parish precept£34.94
Total for the year£2,491.75
Parish part
£34.94
no change on 2025-26
Band A
£1,661.17
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£249.18
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
630
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Colton, 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£1,661.17£166.126/9
Band B£1,938.03£193.807/9
Band C£2,214.89£221.498/9
Band D£2,491.75£249.189/9
Band E£3,045.47£304.5511/9
Band F£3,599.19£359.9213/9
Band G£4,152.92£415.2915/9
Band H£4,983.50£498.3518/9

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Band D in Colton compared

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

ColtonColton£2,492Westmorland and Furness avera…Westmorland and Furness average£2,508No parish partNo parish part£2,457England averageEngland average£2,392
ColtonColton£2,492Westmorland an…Westmorland and Furness average£2,508No parish partNo parish part£2,457England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Colton
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Colton in 2026-27

Colton's local council set a precept of £22,030 for 2026-27, raised from 630 Band D-equivalent homes: £34.94 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 the parish part was the same, £34.94. Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,376.10 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.9%.

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 Colton, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,661.17£1,661AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,938.03£1,938BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,214.89£2,215CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,491.75£2,492DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,045.47£3,045EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,599.19£3,599FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,152.92£4,153GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,983.50£4,984HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,661.17£1,661AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,938.03£1,938BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,214.89£2,215CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,491.75£2,492DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,045.47£3,045EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,599.19£3,599FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,152.92£4,153GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,983.50£4,984HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Colton, 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£1,661.17£166.12£138.43£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,938.03£193.80£161.50£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,214.89£221.49£184.57£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,491.75£249.18£207.65£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,045.47£304.55£253.79£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,599.19£359.92£299.93£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,152.92£415.29£346.08£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,983.50£498.35£415.29£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 Colton?
About £2,491.75 for 2026-27, of which £34.94 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Colton?
About £1,938.03 a year, or £193.80 a month over 10 payments.
How does Colton compare with the rest of Westmorland and Furness?
Its parish precept adds £34.94 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