Council tax, England

Council tax in North West, 2026/27

Every band for every council in North West, as a yearly charge for a home with two adults.

Each figure is the area charge: the shares of every body that sets council tax there, with parish precepts as an average. A home in a parish with its own precept pays a different amount.

How much is council tax in North West by band?

Area council tax by band, North West, 2026/27
Council ABCDEFGH
Blackburn with Darwen £1,636.85£1,909.65£2,182.46£2,455.27£3,000.89£3,546.50£4,092.12£4,910.54
Blackpool £1,675.48£1,954.73£2,233.97£2,513.22£3,071.71£3,630.21£4,188.70£5,026.44
Bolton £1,599.83£1,866.46£2,133.10£2,399.74£2,933.02£3,466.29£3,999.57£4,799.48
Burnley £1,699.61£1,982.88£2,266.15£2,549.42£3,115.96£3,682.50£4,249.03£5,098.84
Bury £1,703.43£1,987.34£2,271.24£2,555.15£3,122.96£3,690.77£4,258.58£5,110.30
Cheshire East £1,636.58£1,909.34£2,182.11£2,454.87£3,000.40£3,545.92£4,091.45£4,909.74
Cheshire West and Chester £1,678.22£1,957.92£2,237.63£2,517.33£3,076.74£3,636.14£4,195.55£5,034.66
Chorley £1,620.15£1,890.18£2,160.20£2,430.23£2,970.28£3,510.33£4,050.38£4,860.46
Cumberland £1,674.21£1,953.25£2,232.28£2,511.32£3,069.39£3,627.46£4,185.53£5,022.64
Fylde £1,655.96£1,931.95£2,207.95£2,483.94£3,035.93£3,587.91£4,139.90£4,967.88
Halton £1,577.74£1,840.70£2,103.65£2,366.61£2,892.52£3,418.44£3,944.35£4,733.22
Hyndburn £1,643.99£1,917.98£2,191.98£2,465.98£3,013.98£3,561.97£4,109.97£4,931.96
Knowsley £1,658.83£1,935.31£2,211.78£2,488.25£3,041.19£3,594.14£4,147.08£4,976.50
Lancaster £1,668.79£1,946.93£2,225.06£2,503.19£3,059.45£3,615.72£4,171.98£5,006.38
Liverpool £1,782.39£2,079.46£2,376.52£2,673.59£3,267.72£3,861.85£4,455.98£5,347.18
Manchester £1,541.36£1,798.25£2,055.15£2,312.04£2,825.83£3,339.61£3,853.40£4,624.08
Oldham £1,734.82£2,023.96£2,313.09£2,602.23£3,180.50£3,758.78£4,337.05£5,204.46
Pendle £1,760.12£2,053.47£2,346.83£2,640.18£3,226.89£3,813.59£4,400.30£5,280.36
Preston £1,717.16£2,003.35£2,289.55£2,575.74£3,148.13£3,720.51£4,292.90£5,151.48
Ribble Valley £1,591.00£1,856.17£2,121.33£2,386.50£2,916.83£3,447.17£3,977.50£4,773.00
Rochdale £1,733.89£2,022.87£2,311.85£2,600.83£3,178.79£3,756.75£4,334.72£5,201.66
Rossendale £1,679.98£1,959.98£2,239.97£2,519.97£3,079.96£3,639.96£4,199.95£5,039.94
Salford £1,729.63£2,017.91£2,306.18£2,594.45£3,170.99£3,747.54£4,324.08£5,188.90
Sefton £1,722.15£2,009.17£2,296.20£2,583.22£3,157.27£3,731.32£4,305.37£5,166.44
South Ribble £1,628.44£1,899.85£2,171.25£2,442.66£2,985.47£3,528.29£4,071.10£4,885.32
St Helens £1,602.25£1,869.30£2,136.34£2,403.38£2,937.46£3,471.55£4,005.63£4,806.76
Stockport £1,745.93£2,036.92£2,327.91£2,618.90£3,200.88£3,782.86£4,364.83£5,237.80
Tameside £1,631.47£1,903.39£2,175.30£2,447.21£2,991.03£3,534.86£4,078.68£4,894.42
Trafford £1,527.80£1,782.43£2,037.07£2,291.70£2,800.97£3,310.23£3,819.50£4,583.40
Warrington £1,631.74£1,903.70£2,175.65£2,447.61£2,991.52£3,535.44£4,079.35£4,895.22
West Lancashire £1,637.49£1,910.40£2,183.32£2,456.23£3,002.06£3,547.89£4,093.72£4,912.46
Westmorland and Furness £1,671.99£1,950.66£2,229.32£2,507.99£3,065.32£3,622.65£4,179.98£5,015.98
Wigan £1,435.12£1,674.31£1,913.49£2,152.68£2,631.05£3,109.43£3,587.80£4,305.36
Wirral £1,667.06£1,944.90£2,222.75£2,500.59£3,056.28£3,611.96£4,167.65£5,001.18
Wyre £1,640.35£1,913.75£2,187.14£2,460.53£3,007.31£3,554.10£4,100.88£4,921.06

Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, published 25 March 2026.

How much did Band D go up in North West?

Area Band D, 2025/26 and 2026/27, North West
Council 2025/26 2026/27 Change
Blackburn with Darwen £2,337.17 £2,455.27 up £118.10 (5.1%)
Blackpool £2,392.21 £2,513.22 up £121.01 (5.1%)
Bolton £2,266.53 £2,399.74 up £133.21 (5.9%)
Burnley £2,455.83 £2,549.42 up £93.59 (3.8%)
Bury £2,414.58 £2,555.15 up £140.57 (5.8%)
Cheshire East £2,332.61 £2,454.87 up £122.26 (5.2%)
Cheshire West and Chester £2,392.03 £2,517.33 up £125.30 (5.2%)
Chorley £2,342.85 £2,430.23 up £87.38 (3.7%)
Cumberland £2,393.90 £2,511.32 up £117.42 (4.9%)
Fylde £2,387.78 £2,483.94 up £96.16 (4.0%)
Halton £2,249.34 £2,366.61 up £117.27 (5.2%)
Hyndburn £2,380.02 £2,465.98 up £85.96 (3.6%)
Knowsley £2,371.28 £2,488.25 up £116.97 (4.9%)
Lancaster £2,407.50 £2,503.19 up £95.69 (4.0%)
Liverpool £2,546.45 £2,673.59 up £127.14 (5.0%)
Manchester £2,183.03 £2,312.04 up £129.01 (5.9%)
Oldham £2,459.40 £2,602.23 up £142.83 (5.8%)
Pendle £2,535.19 £2,640.18 up £104.99 (4.1%)
Preston £2,477.85 £2,575.74 up £97.89 (4.0%)
Ribble Valley £2,299.58 £2,386.50 up £86.92 (3.8%)
Rochdale £2,458.09 £2,600.83 up £142.74 (5.8%)
Rossendale £2,424.37 £2,519.97 up £95.60 (3.9%)
Salford £2,452.02 £2,594.45 up £142.43 (5.8%)
Sefton £2,460.92 £2,583.22 up £122.30 (5.0%)
South Ribble £2,352.12 £2,442.66 up £90.54 (3.8%)
St Helens £2,288.53 £2,403.38 up £114.85 (5.0%)
Stockport £2,475.31 £2,618.90 up £143.59 (5.8%)
Tameside £2,311.80 £2,447.21 up £135.41 (5.9%)
Trafford £2,122.54 £2,291.70 up £169.16 (8.0%)
Warrington £2,281.40 £2,447.61 up £166.21 (7.3%)
West Lancashire £2,362.12 £2,456.23 up £94.11 (4.0%)
Westmorland and Furness £2,389.00 £2,507.99 up £118.99 (5.0%)
Wigan £2,031.28 £2,152.68 up £121.40 (6.0%)
Wirral £2,381.66 £2,500.59 up £118.93 (5.0%)
Wyre £2,365.73 £2,460.53 up £94.80 (4.0%)

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.