Council tax bands in Bolton 2026-27
Band D council tax in Bolton is £2,392.33 a year in 2026-27, about £239.23 a month over 10 payments.
This is the charge for a home with no parish or town council charge.
Homes in Bolton's parish or town council areas pay a little more.
Every band in Bolton
Council tax in Bolton runs from £1,594.89 a year for Band A to £4,784.66 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,594.89 | £159.49 | £132.91 | £1,196.17 |
| Band B | £1,860.70 | £186.07 | £155.06 | £1,395.53 |
| Band C | £2,126.52 | £212.65 | £177.21 | £1,594.89 |
| Band D | £2,392.33 | £239.23 | £199.36 | £1,794.25 |
| Band E | £2,923.96 | £292.40 | £243.66 | £2,192.97 |
| Band F | £3,455.59 | £345.56 | £287.97 | £2,591.69 |
| Band G | £3,987.22 | £398.72 | £332.27 | £2,990.42 |
| Band H | £4,784.66 | £478.47 | £398.72 | £3,588.50 |
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How bands work: every band is a fixed fraction of Band D, set in law (Band A is 6/9 of Band D and Band H 18/9), rounded here to the penny. A home's band comes from its value on 1 April 1991: Band A up to £40,000, Band H over £320,000. Payments are the yearly charge divided by 10 or 12. Other bands may differ by a penny from your council's table because of how councils round.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, local authority level data (Table 10, Data_Billing), published 25 March 2026.
Homes by band in Bolton
Most homes in Bolton are in Band A (51%). Terraced houses, about 4 in 10 homes here, are mostly Band A (77%). The most common kind of home is a 2-bedroom terraced house (26,160 homes), mostly Band A (86%). These are shares of all 129,920 homes on the list, not the band of any one home: a home's own band is on GOV.UK.
| Band | Share of homes |
|---|---|
| Band A | 50.9% |
| Band B | 17.8% |
| Band C | 14.7% |
| Band D | 8.5% |
| Band E | 4.6% |
| Band F | 1.8% |
| Band G | 1.5% |
| Band H | 0.2% |
Compared with the North West average, there are more homes in Bands A and B (69%, against 60%) and about the same share in Band F and above (4%, against 5%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced houses | 46,890 | 36% | Band A (77%) |
| Semi-detached houses | 34,730 | 27% | Band A (32%) |
| Flats and maisonettes | 20,080 | 16% | Band A (82%) |
| Detached houses | 15,850 | 12% | Band D (35%) |
Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, 31 March 2026 (CTSOP3.0, band by property type), published 24 September 2026. VOA counts are rounded to the nearest 10; property types with fewer than 500 homes are not shown.
Where Band D council tax in Bolton goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| Bolton council | £1,953.08 (82%) |
| Police | £285.30 (12%) |
| Combined authority | £153.95 (6%) |
£37.20 of the council's own Band D share in 2026-27 is the adult social care precept (MHCLG).
Parish and town council charges come on top for homes in their areas.
How council tax in Bolton has changed
Band D went up by £132.82 (5.9%), from £2,259.51 in 2025-26 to £2,392.33 in 2026-27.
Band D in Bolton is £69.50 a year below the North West average of £2,461.83, and its 5.9% rise this year was bigger than most councils in the North West (North West average: 5.3%).
Over the four years from 2023-24 to 2026-27, Band D here rose 17.3%, more than the North West average rise of 16.2%.
Band D in Bolton is the 7th lowest of 35 councils in the North West, and the 146th highest of 296 councils in England, ranked by the Band D figure on each council's page.
Averages are weighted by number of homes and use each council's Band D as shown on its page.
Bolton and other councils
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| Wigan | £2,151.54 |
| Bury | £2,555.15 |
| Blackburn with Darwen | £2,450.09 |
| Salford | £2,594.45 |
| Chorley | £2,404.87 |
| Rossendale | £2,516.04 |
Similar metropolitan boroughs
Other metropolitan boroughs closest in size to Bolton (129,920 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Sefton | £2,564.73 | 132,270 |
| Stockport | £2,618.90 | 134,360 |
| Sunderland | £2,196.25 | 135,520 |
| Rotherham | £2,319.61 | 123,210 |
Band D as shown on each council's page: the basic charge, or where no home pays that alone, Band D including special expenses or the average including parish charges. Similar councils are the same type of council, nearest in number of homes (Valuation Office Agency, 31 March 2026).
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