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Council tax in Cumberland

Unitary authority

The north west of the North West. 282,343 people in 3,036 square kilometres.

2 layers about council tax for Cumberland, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Band A homes by neighbourhood

Council Tax: stock of properties · 2026

Under 2%50% or more

Cumberland’s 177 neighbourhoods range from 1.1% to 100.0%.

Band D council tax

CouncilGreat Britain only
£2,511.32
MHCLG and Welsh Government and Scottish Government · 2026/27

Band D council tax in Cumberland is £2,511.32 for 2026/27.

That is 1% higher than the North West average of £2,478.62.

It rose 4.9% on the year before.

Cumberland has the 87th most expensive Band D council tax in England.

Against North West
1% higher£2,478.62
Band D council tax: Cumberland among every council350 areas from £1,028 to £2,765. The middle area is £2,415. Cumberland is £2,511.

Council tax by band in Cumberland, 2026/27

BandYearly billShare of homes, March 2026
Band A£1,674.2146.0%
Band B£1,953.2518.7%
Band C£2,232.2814.9%
Band D£2,511.3211.3%
Band E£3,069.396.2%
Band F£3,627.462.2%
Band G£4,185.530.7%
Band H£5,022.640.1%

Worked out by Open Index from the Band D figure and the band ratios set in law.

You get 25% off if you live on your own, or if everyone else in your home is disregarded (full-time students, for example).

Share of homes: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026.

Annual council tax change

CouncilGreat Britain only
4.9%
Worked out by Open Index · 2026/27

Band D council tax in Cumberland changed by 4.9% on the year before, for 2026/27.

Worked out by Open Index from the Band D council tax figures.

Annual council tax change: Cumberland among every council350 areas from 2.5% to 10.0%. The middle area is 4.9%. Cumberland is 4.9%.