Council
Cumberland
A unitary authority in North West.
How much is council tax in Cumberland in 2026/27?
Choose your band for the published yearly charge, before discounts.
Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, published 25 March 2026.
Area average including parish precepts. Your exact bill and any discounts can differ.
Calculated from two published tables. Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, and Table 9 for 2025 to 2026, published 25 March 2026.
Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, published 25 March 2026.
Area average including parish precepts. Your exact bill and any discounts can differ.
Calculated from two published tables. Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, and Table 9 for 2025 to 2026, published 25 March 2026.
Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, published 25 March 2026.
Area average including parish precepts. Your exact bill and any discounts can differ.
Calculated from two published tables. Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, and Table 9 for 2025 to 2026, published 25 March 2026.
Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, published 25 March 2026.
Area average including parish precepts. Your exact bill and any discounts can differ.
Calculated from two published tables. Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, and Table 9 for 2025 to 2026, published 25 March 2026.
Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, published 25 March 2026.
Area average including parish precepts. Your exact bill and any discounts can differ.
Calculated from two published tables. Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, and Table 9 for 2025 to 2026, published 25 March 2026.
Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, published 25 March 2026.
Area average including parish precepts. Your exact bill and any discounts can differ.
Calculated from two published tables. Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, and Table 9 for 2025 to 2026, published 25 March 2026.
Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, published 25 March 2026.
Area average including parish precepts. Your exact bill and any discounts can differ.
Calculated from two published tables. Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, and Table 9 for 2025 to 2026, published 25 March 2026.
Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, published 25 March 2026.
Area average including parish precepts. Your exact bill and any discounts can differ.
Calculated from two published tables. Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, and Table 9 for 2025 to 2026, published 25 March 2026.
Monthly equivalents divide the annual charge by ten and round to pennies. Actual bill instalments can differ.
Every band includes the share of every body that sets council tax here, such as the police and, where they exist, the county council, the fire authority and parish councils, with parish precepts as an average. A home in a parish with its own precept pays a different amount, and discounts such as the single person discount are not taken off.
Source: Office for National Statistics, May 2026.
Illustrative area boundary. Parish charges and individual property bands vary within it.
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Who receives your council tax
Band D bill breakdown in Cumberland
These are the published 2026/27 area averages. Parish charges are averaged into the council line. They are already included in the total and must not be added again.
| Part of the bill | Charging body | Annual Band D |
|---|---|---|
| Council, including average local precepts | Cumberland | £2,069.24 |
| County or GLA | No separate precept reported | £0.00 |
| Police | Cumbria PFCC - Police | £338.94 |
| Fire | Cumbria PFCC - Fire | £103.14 |
| Combined authority | No separate precept reported | £0.00 |
| Published area average, including all precepts | £2,511.32 | |
Adult social care is included in council charges. Police and fire may be funded within another line, including a combined-authority or GLA charge. A zero separate line does not mean the service is absent. The named bodies come from MHCLG's billing-area mapping for this year.
The council's own Band D, excluding local precepts, is £2,002.64. This is a separate measure, not an additional charge.
Source: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027: Table 10, Data_Billing and Precepting_Bodies. Retrieved 2026-10-05. Download data and checksums.
Parish and local precepts in Cumberland
124 records in the national parish return, including any ceased bodies. These are individual Band D local charges, not full bills. Other property bands are not inferred. Match the charging locality to your council bill.
Do not add these amounts to the area average above: that already includes average local precepts. Grouped parishes and charter trustees can have overlapping charging areas. A postcode alone cannot establish every charge on a property.
All 124 records shown.
| Parish or local body | 2025/26 | 2026/27 | Annual change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Above DerwentPrecepting parish | £31.13 | £24.79 | -£6.34 |
| AiktonPrecepting parish | £37.32 | £36.99 | -£0.33 |
| AllhallowsPrecepting parish | £57.95 | £59.51 | +£1.56 |
| AllonbyPrecepting parish | £90.41 | £101.52 | +£11.11 |
| Arlecdon and FrizingtonPrecepting parish | £39.07 | £39.75 | +£0.68 |
| ArthuretPrecepting parish | £120.77 | £114.93 | -£5.84 |
| AskertonNon-precepting parish | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| AspatriaPrecepting parish | £125.22 | £140.29 | +£15.07 |
| BassenthwaitePrecepting parish | £72.71 | £95.63 | +£22.92 |
| BeaumontPrecepting parish | £42.55 | £40.09 | -£2.46 |
| Beckermet with ThornhillPrecepting parish | £27.84 | £35.77 | +£7.93 |
| Bewaldeth and SnittlegarthPrecepting parish | £28.34 | £27.27 | -£1.07 |
| BewcastlePrecepting parish | £33.98 | £34.90 | +£0.92 |
| Blennerhasset and TorpenhowPrecepting parish | £71.65 | £71.99 | +£0.34 |
| BlindbothelPrecepting parish | £50.09 | £50.73 | +£0.64 |
| BlindcrakePrecepting parish | £52.29 | £54.50 | +£2.21 |
| BoltonsPrecepting parish | £18.70 | £11.22 | -£7.48 |
| BootlePrecepting parish | £67.42 | £86.19 | +£18.77 |
| BorrowdalePrecepting parish | £33.99 | £38.68 | +£4.69 |
| Bothel and ThreaplandPrecepting parish | £31.44 | £31.31 | -£0.13 |
| BownessPrecepting parish | £48.78 | £51.60 | +£2.82 |
| BramptonPrecepting parish | £112.61 | £131.54 | +£18.93 |
| BridekirkPrecepting parish | £21.70 | £22.87 | +£1.17 |
| BrighamPrecepting parish | £28.42 | £29.33 | +£0.91 |
| BromfieldPrecepting parish | £28.25 | £32.98 | +£4.73 |
| BroughtonPrecepting parish | £58.25 | £62.07 | +£3.82 |
| Broughton MoorPrecepting parish | £82.30 | £93.95 | +£11.65 |
| Burgh by SandsPrecepting parish | £54.97 | £55.68 | +£0.71 |
| BurtholmePrecepting parish | £24.83 | £31.59 | +£6.76 |
| ButtermerePrecepting parish | £35.61 | £43.98 | +£8.37 |
| CaldbeckPrecepting parish | £52.35 | £53.97 | +£1.62 |
| CamertonPrecepting parish | £31.92 | £34.21 | +£2.29 |
| CarlattonPrecepting parish | £63.05 | £55.11 | -£7.94 |
| Castle CarrockPrecepting parish | £66.73 | £80.67 | +£13.94 |
| Charter Trustee for CarlisleCharter Trustee | £5.57 | £5.57 | £0.00 |
| Cleator MoorPrecepting parish | £40.53 | £40.33 | -£0.20 |
| CockermouthPrecepting parish | £99.84 | £91.46 | -£8.38 |
| CrosscanonbyPrecepting parish | £83.25 | £84.91 | +£1.66 |
| CummersdalePrecepting parish | £26.03 | £26.32 | +£0.29 |
| CumwhittonPrecepting parish | £78.47 | £87.92 | +£9.45 |
| DalstonPrecepting parish | £75.43 | £80.09 | +£4.66 |
| DeanPrecepting parish | £38.41 | £37.20 | -£1.21 |
| DearhamPrecepting parish | £55.97 | £59.72 | +£3.75 |
| DistingtonPrecepting parish | £78.17 | £95.97 | +£17.80 |
| Drigg and CarletonPrecepting parish | £17.09 | £21.96 | +£4.87 |
| DundrawPrecepting parish | £43.72 | £46.71 | +£2.99 |
| EgremontPrecepting parish | £82.27 | £86.56 | +£4.29 |
| EmbletonPrecepting parish | £46.07 | £51.23 | +£5.16 |
| Ennerdale and KinnisidePrecepting parish | £40.50 | £61.81 | +£21.31 |
| EskdalePrecepting parish | £56.38 | £62.30 | +£5.92 |
| FarlamPrecepting parish | £45.88 | £52.67 | +£6.79 |
| GilcruxPrecepting parish | £75.08 | £76.13 | +£1.05 |
| GosforthPrecepting parish | £56.10 | £58.41 | +£2.31 |
| Great CliftonPrecepting parish | £41.28 | £47.47 | +£6.19 |
| GreysouthenPrecepting parish | £88.77 | £86.90 | -£1.87 |
| Haile and WiltonPrecepting parish | £25.05 | £24.73 | -£0.32 |
| HaytonPrecepting parish | £21.59 | £22.06 | +£0.47 |
| Hayton and MealoPrecepting parish | £73.12 | £75.85 | +£2.73 |
| HethersgillPrecepting parish | £57.49 | £60.97 | +£3.48 |
| Holme AbbeyPrecepting parish | £49.98 | £50.06 | +£0.08 |
| Holme East WaverPrecepting parish | £65.38 | £69.01 | +£3.63 |
| Holme LowPrecepting parish | £53.73 | £60.00 | +£6.27 |
| Holme St CuthbertPrecepting parish | £42.05 | £42.57 | +£0.52 |
| Ireby and UldalePrecepting parish | £25.70 | £28.49 | +£2.79 |
| IrthingtonPrecepting parish | £39.42 | £40.22 | +£0.80 |
| Irton with SantonPrecepting parish | £27.37 | £27.78 | +£0.41 |
| KeswickPrecepting parish | £169.38 | £176.81 | +£7.43 |
| KingmoorPrecepting parish | £26.39 | £25.54 | -£0.85 |
| KingwaterPrecepting parish | £16.82 | £17.65 | +£0.83 |
| KirkandrewsPrecepting parish | £71.13 | £75.32 | +£4.19 |
| KirkbamptonPrecepting parish | £59.22 | £64.57 | +£5.35 |
| KirkbridePrecepting parish | £57.83 | £54.38 | -£3.45 |
| Kirklinton MiddlePrecepting parish | £20.51 | £23.06 | +£2.55 |
| LamplughPrecepting parish | £37.48 | £41.05 | +£3.57 |
| Little CliftonPrecepting parish | £84.20 | £83.51 | -£0.69 |
| LortonPrecepting parish | £40.68 | £61.44 | +£20.76 |
| LowcaPrecepting parish | £35.51 | £36.28 | +£0.77 |
| LoweswaterPrecepting parish | £26.25 | £29.75 | +£3.50 |
| Lowside QuarterPrecepting parish | £16.24 | £18.42 | +£2.18 |
| MaryportPrecepting parish | £139.87 | £139.87 | £0.00 |
| MidgeholmeNon-precepting parish | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| MillomPrecepting parish | £87.25 | £95.36 | +£8.11 |
| Millom WithoutPrecepting parish | £29.93 | £30.27 | +£0.34 |
| MoresbyPrecepting parish | £30.92 | £30.76 | -£0.16 |
| MuncasterPrecepting parish | £46.44 | £48.04 | +£1.60 |
| Nether DentonPrecepting parish | £91.28 | £95.14 | +£3.86 |
| NicholforestPrecepting parish | £39.62 | £41.10 | +£1.48 |
| OrtonPrecepting parish | £46.61 | £49.48 | +£2.87 |
| Oughterside and AllerbyPrecepting parish | £59.39 | £71.41 | +£12.02 |
| PapcastlePrecepting parish | £58.01 | £68.74 | +£10.73 |
| PartonPrecepting parish | £58.71 | £63.81 | +£5.10 |
| PlumblandPrecepting parish | £41.84 | £45.76 | +£3.92 |
| PonsonbyPrecepting parish | £57.12 | £54.65 | -£2.47 |
| RockcliffePrecepting parish | £28.00 | £24.14 | -£3.86 |
| ScalebyPrecepting parish | £50.32 | £61.71 | +£11.39 |
| SeascalePrecepting parish | £37.19 | £44.65 | +£7.46 |
| SeatonPrecepting parish | £48.45 | £55.08 | +£6.63 |
| SeberghamPrecepting parish | £43.49 | £45.28 | +£1.79 |
| Silloth on SolwayPrecepting parish | £228.84 | £239.53 | +£10.69 |
| SolportPrecepting parish | £17.84 | £18.44 | +£0.60 |
| St Cuthbert WithoutPrecepting parish | £11.21 | £11.21 | £0.00 |
| St John's Castlerigg and WythburnPrecepting parish | £39.98 | £44.44 | +£4.46 |
| St. BeesPrecepting parish | £81.10 | £90.59 | +£9.49 |
| Stanwix RuralPrecepting parish | £32.27 | £32.61 | +£0.34 |
| ThursbyPrecepting parish | £50.02 | £46.83 | -£3.19 |
| UlphaPrecepting parish | £3.98 | £3.92 | -£0.06 |
| UnderskiddawPrecepting parish | £39.22 | £32.36 | -£6.86 |
| Upper DentonPrecepting parish | £33.83 | £32.29 | -£1.54 |
| Waberthwaite and CorneyPrecepting parish | £35.87 | £38.01 | +£2.14 |
| WaltonPrecepting parish | £93.92 | £111.80 | +£17.88 |
| WasdalePrecepting parish | £30.59 | £31.85 | +£1.26 |
| WaterheadPrecepting parish | £27.52 | £27.29 | -£0.23 |
| WavertonPrecepting parish | £25.46 | £29.23 | +£3.77 |
| WeddicarPrecepting parish | £55.25 | £54.95 | -£0.30 |
| WestlintonPrecepting parish | £15.90 | £15.88 | -£0.02 |
| WestnewtonPrecepting parish | £61.47 | £66.70 | +£5.23 |
| WestwardPrecepting parish | £26.37 | £27.84 | +£1.47 |
| WetheralPrecepting parish | £61.44 | £62.55 | +£1.11 |
| WhichamPrecepting parish | £109.37 | £110.81 | +£1.44 |
| WhitehavenPrecepting parish | £72.22 | £72.05 | -£0.17 |
| WigtonPrecepting parish | £209.93 | £214.73 | +£4.80 |
| WinscalesPrecepting parish | £110.72 | £124.90 | +£14.18 |
| WoodsidePrecepting parish | £32.98 | £33.44 | +£0.46 |
| WorkingtonPrecepting parish | £144.75 | £148.88 | +£4.13 |
Annual change is this year's reported charge minus the previous year's charge on the same source row. Missing and ceased entries remain distinct from published zero charges. A negative precept is retained where published.
Source: Council Tax statistics for town and parish councils in England: 2026 to 2027, Parish_Level_Data and Notes. Retrieved 2026-10-05. Download the national parish data, including precept income and tax bases.
How does Band D in Cumberland compare?
Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 7, published 25 March 2026.
Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 7, published 25 March 2026.
Both averages include parish and adult social care precepts, the same basis as the Cumberland figure. Band D for every council in North West.
How has Band D in Cumberland changed?
Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9 each year, linked in the table, published 25 March 2026.
Cash figures, not adjusted for inflation. Includes average parish precepts.
| Year | Band D | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | £2,283.83 | MHCLG Table 8 |
| 2025/26 | £2,393.90 | MHCLG Table 9 |
| 2026/27 | £2,511.32 | MHCLG Table 9 |
Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9 each year, linked in the table, published 25 March 2026.
Every band over time
| Band | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | 2026/27 | Two-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | £1,522.55 | £1,595.93 | £1,674.21 | £151.66 |
| B | £1,776.31 | £1,861.92 | £1,953.25 | £176.94 |
| C | £2,030.07 | £2,127.91 | £2,232.28 | £202.21 |
| D | £2,283.83 | £2,393.90 | £2,511.32 | £227.49 |
| E | £2,791.35 | £2,925.88 | £3,069.39 | £278.04 |
| F | £3,298.87 | £3,457.86 | £3,627.46 | £328.59 |
| G | £3,806.38 | £3,989.83 | £4,185.53 | £379.15 |
| H | £4,567.66 | £4,787.80 | £5,022.64 | £454.98 |
Sources: MHCLG 2024/25 · MHCLG 2025/26 · MHCLG 2026/27 · Change calculated from the two published charges. Nominal amounts, before discounts.
Explore what future annual changes could mean for Cumberland.
Long-term Band D history
The national live table holds 4 published area figures for Cumberland, from 2023/24 to 2026/27. This series is generally rounded to whole pounds, so it can differ from the penny figures in the recent band tables.
£2,175 to £2,511(+15.4% in cash terms)
Not adjusted for inflation. A change in services or council structure can affect comparisons. Missing years stay missing; we do not join predecessor councils ourselves. MHCLG carries forward predecessor-area history only where its published series does so, including some district-to-unitary changes with unchanged boundaries.
View the full Band D history and separate council shares
| Year | Whole-area average | Council excluding parishes | Council including average parishes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993/94 | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| 1994/95 | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| 1995/96 | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| 1996/97 | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| 1997/98 | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| 1998/99 | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| 1999/00 | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| 2000/01 | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| 2001/02 | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| 2002/03 | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| 2003/04 | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| 2004/05 | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| 2005/06 | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| 2006/07 | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| 2007/08 | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| 2008/09 | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| 2009/10 | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| 2010/11 | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| 2011/12 | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| 2012/13 | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| 2013/14 | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| 2014/15 | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| 2015/16 | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| 2016/17 | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| 2017/18 | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| 2018/19 | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| 2019/20 | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| 2020/21 | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| 2021/22 | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| 2022/23 | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| 2023/24 | £2,175 | £1,731 | £1,787 |
| 2024/25 | £2,284 | £1,817 | £1,881 |
| 2025/26 | £2,394 | £1,907 | £1,972 |
| 2026/27 | £2,511 | £2,003 | £2,069 |
The council-share columns are alternative measures, not additions to the whole-area figure. The excluding-parishes series begins in 1996/97. A council's own share can change when responsibilities transfer even where its area remains the same.
Source: Band D Council Tax figures 1993 onwards, revised April 2026, Area_CT, exc_PP and inc_PP. Download the historical series. Changes calculated from the displayed source values.
Who sets council tax in Cumberland?
The figures below show each council's own share and its published annual change. The national breakdown above also identifies police, fire and combined-authority charges for this billing area.
Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 8a, published 25 March 2026.