Dent · Westmorland and Furness · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Dent?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,549.55£41.56 more 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 2026-27DentBand 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
  • Dent parish precept£92.74
Total for the year£2,549.55
Parish part
£92.74
+£6.20 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,699.70
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£254.96
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
426
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Dent, 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£1,699.70£169.976/9
Band B£1,982.98£198.307/9
Band C£2,266.27£226.638/9
Band D£2,549.55£254.969/9
Band E£3,116.12£311.6111/9
Band F£3,682.68£368.2713/9
Band G£4,249.25£424.9315/9
Band H£5,099.10£509.9118/9

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Band D in Dent compared

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

DentDent£2,550Westmorland and Furness avera…Westmorland and Furness average£2,508No parish partNo parish part£2,457England averageEngland average£2,392
DentDent£2,550Westmorland an…Westmorland and Furness average£2,508No parish partNo parish part£2,457England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Dent
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Dent in 2026-27

Dent's local council set a precept of £39,500 for 2026-27, raised from 426 Band D-equivalent homes: £92.74 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £86.54, so it has risen by £6.20 (7.2%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,427.70 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 Dent, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,699.70£1,700AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,982.98£1,983BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,266.27£2,266CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,549.55£2,550DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,116.12£3,116EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,682.68£3,683FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,249.25£4,249GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,099.10£5,099HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,699.70£1,700AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,982.98£1,983BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,266.27£2,266CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,549.55£2,550DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,116.12£3,116EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,682.68£3,683FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,249.25£4,249GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,099.10£5,099HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Dent, 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£1,699.70£169.97£141.64£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,982.98£198.30£165.25£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,266.27£226.63£188.86£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,549.55£254.96£212.46£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,116.12£311.61£259.68£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,682.68£368.27£306.89£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,249.25£424.93£354.10£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,099.10£509.91£424.93£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 Dent?
About £2,549.55 for 2026-27, of which £92.74 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Dent?
About £1,982.98 a year, or £198.30 a month over 10 payments.
How does Dent compare with the rest of Westmorland and Furness?
Its parish precept adds £92.74 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