Kirkby Stephen · Westmorland and Furness · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Kirkby Stephen?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,589.79£81.80 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 2026-27Kirkby StephenBand 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
  • Kirkby Stephen parish precept£132.98
Total for the year£2,589.79
Parish part
£132.98
+£4.15 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,726.53
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£258.98
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
751
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Kirkby Stephen, 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£1,726.53£172.656/9
Band B£2,014.28£201.437/9
Band C£2,302.04£230.208/9
Band D£2,589.79£258.989/9
Band E£3,165.30£316.5311/9
Band F£3,740.81£374.0813/9
Band G£4,316.32£431.6315/9
Band H£5,179.58£517.9618/9

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Band D in Kirkby Stephen compared

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

Kirkby StephenKirkby Stephen£2,590Westmorland and Furness avera…Westmorland and Furness average£2,508No parish partNo parish part£2,457England averageEngland average£2,392
Kirkby StephenKirkby Stephen£2,590Westmorland an…Westmorland and Furness average£2,508No parish partNo parish part£2,457England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Kirkby Stephen
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Kirkby Stephen in 2026-27

Kirkby Stephen's local council set a precept of £99,839 for 2026-27, raised from 751 Band D-equivalent homes: £132.98 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £128.83, so it has risen by £4.15 (3.2%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,469.99 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 Kirkby Stephen, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,726.53£1,727AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,014.28£2,014BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,302.04£2,302CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,589.79£2,590DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,165.30£3,165EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,740.81£3,741FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,316.32£4,316GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,179.58£5,180HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,726.53£1,727AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,014.28£2,014BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,302.04£2,302CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,589.79£2,590DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,165.30£3,165EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,740.81£3,741FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,316.32£4,316GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,179.58£5,180HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Kirkby Stephen, 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£1,726.53£172.65£143.88£1,594.356/9
Band B£2,014.28£201.43£167.86£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,302.04£230.20£191.84£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,589.79£258.98£215.82£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,165.30£316.53£263.78£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,740.81£374.08£311.73£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,316.32£431.63£359.69£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,179.58£517.96£431.63£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 Kirkby Stephen?
About £2,589.79 for 2026-27, of which £132.98 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Kirkby Stephen?
About £2,014.28 a year, or £201.43 a month over 10 payments.
How does Kirkby Stephen compare with the rest of Westmorland and Furness?
Its parish precept adds £132.98 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