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?
| Council | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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?
| 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.