Skelsmergh & Scalthwaiterigg · Westmorland and Furness · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Skelsmergh & Scalthwaiterigg?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,482.91£25.08 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 2026-27Skelsmergh & ScalthwaiteriggBand 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
  • Skelsmergh & Scalthwaiterigg parish precept£26.10
Total for the year£2,482.91
Parish part
£26.10
no change on 2025-26
Band A
£1,655.27
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£248.29
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
224
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Skelsmergh & Scalthwaiterigg, 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£1,655.27£165.536/9
Band B£1,931.15£193.127/9
Band C£2,207.03£220.708/9
Band D£2,482.91£248.299/9
Band E£3,034.67£303.4711/9
Band F£3,586.43£358.6413/9
Band G£4,138.18£413.8215/9
Band H£4,965.82£496.5818/9

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Band D in Skelsmergh & Scalthwaiterigg compared

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

Skelsmergh & ScalthwaiteriggSkelsmergh & Scalthwaiterigg£2,483Westmorland and Furness avera…Westmorland and Furness average£2,508No parish partNo parish part£2,457England averageEngland average£2,392
Skelsmergh & S…Skelsmergh & Scalthwaiterigg£2,483Westmorland an…Westmorland and Furness average£2,508No parish partNo parish part£2,457England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Skelsmergh & Scalthwaiterigg
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Skelsmergh & Scalthwaiterigg in 2026-27

Skelsmergh & Scalthwaiterigg's local council set a precept of £5,852 for 2026-27, raised from 224 Band D-equivalent homes: £26.10 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 the parish part was the same, £26.10. Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,367.26 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 Skelsmergh & Scalthwaiterigg, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,655.27£1,655AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,931.15£1,931BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,207.03£2,207CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,482.91£2,483DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,034.67£3,035EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,586.43£3,586FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,138.18£4,138GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,965.82£4,966HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,655.27£1,655AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,931.15£1,931BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,207.03£2,207CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,482.91£2,483DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,034.67£3,035EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,586.43£3,586FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,138.18£4,138GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,965.82£4,966HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Skelsmergh & Scalthwaiterigg, 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£1,655.27£165.53£137.94£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,931.15£193.12£160.93£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,207.03£220.70£183.92£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,482.91£248.29£206.91£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,034.67£303.47£252.89£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,586.43£358.64£298.87£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,138.18£413.82£344.85£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,965.82£496.58£413.82£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 Skelsmergh & Scalthwaiterigg?
About £2,482.91 for 2026-27, of which £26.10 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Skelsmergh & Scalthwaiterigg?
About £1,931.15 a year, or £193.12 a month over 10 payments.
How does Skelsmergh & Scalthwaiterigg compare with the rest of Westmorland and Furness?
Its parish precept adds £26.10 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