Westmorland and Furness council tax 2026/27
Band D council tax in Westmorland and Furness is £2,507.99 a year for 2026/27. That's up 5.0% on 2025/26 and £116 more than the England average. Most homes here are in band A: 25% of them.
Band D, 2026/27
£2,507.99 a year
- Council
- Westmorland and Furness
- Type
- Unitary
- Region
- North West
- Rank
- the 90th most expensive of 296 councils in England
the 15th most expensive of 35 councils in the North West - England average
- £2,391.52 Band D
- Figures
- 2026/27, checked 27 October 2026
Westmorland and Furness council tax bands 2026/27
Yearly charge and the usual monthly payment. Councils collect in 10 monthly payments unless you ask for 12. These are averages across the council area; your parish changes the exact figure (see below).
| Band | A year | Monthly, 10 payments | Monthly, 12 payments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,671.99 | £167.20 | £139.33 |
| Band B | £1,950.66 | £195.07 | £162.56 |
| Band C | £2,229.32 | £222.93 | £185.78 |
| Band D | £2,507.99 | £250.80 | £209.00 |
| Band E | £3,065.32 | £306.53 | £255.44 |
| Band F | £3,622.65 | £362.27 | £301.89 |
| Band G | £4,179.98 | £418.00 | £348.33 |
| Band H | £5,015.98 | £501.60 | £418.00 |
Bands as published by the government (area council tax including the average parish precept). Monthly figures divide the year equally; the first payment can differ by a few pence.
Where your council tax goes
A Band D bill in Westmorland and Furness is split between 4 bodies. Westmorland and Furness council's own share is £2,014.73, including £38.31 raised this year for adult social care.
| Set by | Band D | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Westmorland and Furness council | £2,014.73 | 80% |
| Cumbria Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Police | £338.94 | 14% |
| Cumbria PFCC - fire and rescue | £103.14 | 4% |
| Parish or town council (average) | £51.18 | 2% |
Homes in each band
46% of the 118,020 homes in Westmorland and Furness are in band A or B, and 9% are in band F or above.
Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax stock of properties, 31 March 2026. Counts are rounded.
Council tax by parish in Westmorland and Furness
130 parish and town councils in Westmorland and Furness add their own charge. Band D without any parish is £2,456.81; add the parish share for your area. Other bands are the same fraction of Band D as above.
| Parish or town council | Parish share | Band D total | Change in parish share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ainstable | £72.45 | £2,529.26 | +£1.90 |
| Aldingham | £41.50 | £2,498.31 | +£9.51 |
| Allithwaite and Cartmel | £50.22 | £2,507.03 | +£7.77 |
| Alston Moor | £96.21 | £2,553.02 | +£18.50 |
| Appleby in Westmorland | £141.04 | £2,597.85 | +£0.00 |
| Arnside | £55.04 | £2,511.85 | +£2.62 |
| Asby | £42.42 | £2,499.23 | +£0.17 |
| Askam and Ireleth | £37.69 | £2,494.50 | +£2.93 |
| Askham | £76.88 | £2,533.69 | +£13.68 |
| Bampton | £62.81 | £2,519.62 | +£3.11 |
| Bandleyside (Colby Hoff & Ormside) | £32.36 | £2,489.17 | +£4.98 |
| Barbon | £53.26 | £2,510.07 | +£11.49 |
| Barrow | £18.00 | £2,474.81 | +£0.94 |
| Barton | £58.86 | £2,515.67 | +£7.89 |
| Beetham | £28.84 | £2,485.65 | +£1.67 |
| Blawith and Subberthwaite | £25.42 | £2,482.23 | +£2.92 |
| Bolton | £44.42 | £2,501.23 | +£6.81 |
| Brough | £57.20 | £2,514.01 | +£0.00 |
| Brough Sowerby | £14.92 | £2,471.73 | −£0.04 |
| Brougham | £36.74 | £2,493.55 | −£0.19 |
| Broughton East | £40.16 | £2,496.97 | −£0.12 |
| Burneside | £43.62 | £2,500.43 | +£4.82 |
| Burton in Kendal | £24.01 | £2,480.82 | +£0.00 |
| Cartmel Fell | £25.76 | £2,482.57 | −£12.91 |
| Casterton | £55.40 | £2,512.21 | +£1.94 |
| Castle Sowerby | £17.26 | £2,474.07 | +£1.06 |
| Catterlen | £47.03 | £2,503.84 | +£2.05 |
| Claife | £51.71 | £2,508.52 | +£10.87 |
| Cliburn | £32.05 | £2,488.86 | +£6.25 |
| Clifton | £53.68 | £2,510.49 | −£0.86 |
| Colton | £34.94 | £2,491.75 | +£0.00 |
| Coniston | £54.91 | £2,511.72 | +£4.80 |
| Crook | £41.63 | £2,498.44 | −£11.96 |
| Crosby Garrett | £29.69 | £2,486.50 | +£5.92 |
| Crosby Ravensworth | £57.25 | £2,514.06 | +£2.17 |
| Crosthwaite and Lyth | £35.38 | £2,492.19 | +£4.66 |
| Culgaith | £36.05 | £2,492.86 | +£0.61 |
| Dacre | £38.60 | £2,495.41 | +£3.46 |
| Dalton with Newton | £137.34 | £2,594.15 | +£9.63 |
| Dent | £92.74 | £2,549.55 | +£6.20 |
| Duddon | £59.65 | £2,516.46 | +£0.75 |
| Dufton | £115.12 | £2,571.93 | +£24.59 |
| Egton with Newland (grouped in Egton with Newland Mansriggs & Osmotherley) | £14.38 | £2,471.19 | +£0.51 |
| Garsdale | £30.95 | £2,487.76 | +£0.00 |
| Glassonby | £31.51 | £2,488.32 | +£0.79 |
| Grange over Sands | £120.89 | £2,577.70 | +£11.54 |
| Grayrigg | £3.10 | £2,459.91 | −£0.06 |
| Great Salkeld | £44.33 | £2,501.14 | +£2.44 |
| Great Strickland | £23.83 | £2,480.64 | +£0.00 |
| Greystoke | £39.78 | £2,496.59 | +£0.17 |
| Hartley | £26.20 | £2,483.01 | +£7.19 |
| Haverthwaite | £30.80 | £2,487.61 | +£3.18 |
| Hawkshead | £30.61 | £2,487.42 | +£2.73 |
| Helsington | £62.97 | £2,519.78 | −£3.70 |
| Hesket | £14.77 | £2,471.58 | +£0.42 |
| Heversham | £43.71 | £2,500.52 | +£0.27 |
| Holme | £62.23 | £2,519.04 | +£18.52 |
| Hunsonby | £26.26 | £2,483.07 | +£1.20 |
| Hutton | £11.63 | £2,468.44 | −£0.53 |
| Hutton Roof | £48.19 | £2,505.00 | +£0.00 |
| Kaber | £32.92 | £2,489.73 | +£1.24 |
| Kendal | £68.64 | £2,525.45 | +£6.02 |
| Kentmere | £20.27 | £2,477.08 | +£13.94 |
| Kirkby Ireleth | £15.86 | £2,472.67 | −£0.52 |
| Kirkby Lonsdale | £139.44 | £2,596.25 | +£23.13 |
| Kirkby Stephen | £132.98 | £2,589.79 | +£4.15 |
| Kirkby Thore | £61.74 | £2,518.55 | +£0.00 |
| Kirkoswald | £46.91 | £2,503.72 | −£2.57 |
| Lakes | £40.73 | £2,497.54 | +£0.00 |
| Langwathby | £46.49 | £2,503.30 | −£0.58 |
| Lazonby | £30.71 | £2,487.52 | −£0.23 |
| Levens | £26.38 | £2,483.19 | +£0.90 |
| Lindal and Marton | £18.01 | £2,474.82 | +£0.32 |
| Lindale and Newton in Cartmel | £81.39 | £2,538.20 | +£19.64 |
| Little Strickland | £12.64 | £2,469.45 | −£0.46 |
| Long Marton | £22.48 | £2,479.29 | +£0.02 |
| Lower Holker | £23.34 | £2,480.15 | +£1.34 |
| Lowick | £35.05 | £2,491.86 | +£2.09 |
| Lowther | £57.41 | £2,514.22 | +£19.90 |
| Lupton | £52.72 | £2,509.53 | +£0.78 |
| Mallerstang | £6.52 | £2,463.33 | −£0.06 |
| Matterdale | £12.59 | £2,469.40 | +£0.23 |
| Melmerby | £58.60 | £2,515.41 | +£3.68 |
| Milburn | £73.35 | £2,530.16 | +£0.09 |
| Milnthorpe | £49.67 | £2,506.48 | +£1.69 |
| Morland | £46.81 | £2,503.62 | +£5.76 |
| Mungrisdale | £27.27 | £2,484.08 | −£0.98 |
| Murton | £49.93 | £2,506.74 | +£0.00 |
| Musgrave | £42.67 | £2,499.48 | +£1.12 |
| Nateby | £20.06 | £2,476.87 | +£2.82 |
| Natland | £21.10 | £2,477.91 | +£3.18 |
| New Hutton | £7.65 | £2,464.46 | +£0.42 |
| Newbiggin | £19.27 | £2,476.08 | −£1.94 |
| Newby | £14.69 | £2,471.50 | +£1.04 |
| Old Hutton and Holmescales | £15.83 | £2,472.64 | +£1.58 |
| Orton | £55.09 | £2,511.90 | +£1.24 |
| Ousby | £57.20 | £2,514.01 | +£0.38 |
| Patterdale | £18.39 | £2,475.20 | −£0.50 |
| Pennington | £23.97 | £2,480.78 | +£2.68 |
| Penrith | £84.76 | £2,541.57 | +£0.84 |
| Preston Patrick | £25.41 | £2,482.22 | +£0.00 |
| Preston Richard | £52.72 | £2,509.53 | +£1.04 |
| Ravenstonedale | £119.39 | £2,576.20 | +£20.45 |
| Satterthwaite | £45.00 | £2,501.81 | +£9.07 |
| Sedbergh | £50.26 | £2,507.07 | +£3.29 |
| Sedgwick | £65.16 | £2,521.97 | +£2.54 |
| Shap | £64.81 | £2,521.62 | +£2.30 |
| Skelsmergh & Scalthwaiterigg | £26.10 | £2,482.91 | +£0.00 |
| Skelton | £35.77 | £2,492.58 | +£0.28 |
| Skelwith | £41.00 | £2,497.81 | −£1.02 |
| Sleagill | £10.16 | £2,466.97 | −£0.13 |
| Sockbridge and Tirril | £34.05 | £2,490.86 | none last year |
| Soulby | £57.60 | £2,514.41 | +£1.73 |
| Stainton | £43.59 | £2,500.40 | +£2.30 |
| Staveley in Cartmel | £18.98 | £2,475.79 | +£0.17 |
| Staveley with Ings | £23.19 | £2,480.00 | +£3.03 |
| Tebay | £65.97 | £2,522.78 | +£7.41 |
| Temple Sowerby | £69.41 | £2,526.22 | +£11.38 |
| Threlkeld | £64.47 | £2,521.28 | +£8.57 |
| Torver | £42.25 | £2,499.06 | +£0.00 |
| Ulverston | £64.68 | £2,521.49 | +£1.90 |
| Underbarrow and Bradleyfield | £32.55 | £2,489.36 | −£3.21 |
| Urswick Bardsea and Stainton | £26.26 | £2,483.07 | −£1.20 |
| Waitby | £11.06 | £2,467.87 | +£1.27 |
| Warcop | £41.75 | £2,498.56 | +£0.00 |
| Wharton | £26.88 | £2,483.69 | −£1.37 |
| Windermere and Bowness | £36.65 | £2,493.46 | +£1.11 |
| Winton | £30.93 | £2,487.74 | +£6.33 |
| Witherslack Meathop and Ulpha | £35.43 | £2,492.24 | +£1.08 |
| Yanwath and Eamont Bridge | £26.18 | £2,482.99 | +£2.17 |
Parish shares from the government's council tax statistics for town and parish councils, 2026/27.
Discounts and premiums in Westmorland and Furness
Everyone in England gets the national discounts: 25% off if you live alone, nothing to pay for all-student homes, and one band lower if your home has been adapted for a disabled person. How discounts work. Westmorland and Furness also sets its own rules on second and empty homes:
| Second homes | 100% premium: you pay double the normal chargesince 1 April 2025 |
|---|---|
| Long-term empty homes | 100% premium after 1 year; 200% premium after 5 years; 300% premium after 10 years |
| Local discounts | Care leavers: bill reduced to nil (or proportionate share if jointly liable) up to age 25; Empty and unfurnished homes: 100% discount for first 6 months; Discretionary local exceptions from second home/empty premiums |
Source: Westmorland and Furness website, checked 27 October 2026.
On a low income? Each English council runs its own Council Tax Reduction scheme for working-age people. Westmorland and Furness Council Tax Reduction.
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D | Difference | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland | £2,511.32 | +£3.33 | Compare |
| North Yorkshire | £2,544.34 | +£36.35 | Compare |
| Durham | £2,622.15 | +£114.16 | Compare |
| Lancaster | £2,503.19 | −£4.80 | Compare |
| Northumberland | £2,596.94 | +£88.95 | Compare |
Pay, check your band or apply for a discount
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Questions
How much is council tax in Westmorland and Furness?
In 2026/27 Band D is £2,507.99 a year. Bands run from £1,671.99 (Band A) to £5,015.98 (Band H). The exact figure depends on your parish or town council.
How much is Band A council tax a month in Westmorland and Furness?
Band A is £1,671.99 a year: £167.20 a month over 10 payments or £139.33 over 12. Band A is the most common band here (25% of homes).
How much did Westmorland and Furness council tax go up?
Band D rose from £2,389.00 in 2025/26 to £2,507.99 in 2026/27, an increase of 5.0% (£118.99).
Does Westmorland and Furness charge extra council tax on second homes?
Yes. Westmorland and Furness charges a 100% premium on second homes in 2026/27, so the owner pays 200% of the normal charge.
Who do I pay council tax to in Westmorland and Furness?
You pay Westmorland and Furness council, which collects the whole bill and passes on the shares set by Cumbria Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner - Police, Cumbria PFCC - fire and rescue and Parish or town council. Use the council's own website to pay, check your bill or apply for discounts.
Sources
- Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, published 25 March 2026, checked 27 October 2026
- Council Tax: stock of properties, 2026 - CTSOP1.1: number of properties by Council Tax band, local authority and LSOA/MSOA at 31 March 2026 (geography = LAUA rows), Valuation Office Agency, checked 27 October 2026
- Council website (premiums and discounts), checked 27 October 2026
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we compile these figures.