Council tax bands in Burnley 2026-27
Band D council tax in Burnley is £2,540.32 a year in 2026-27, about £254.03 a month over 10 payments.
This is the charge for a home with no parish or town council charge.
Homes in Burnley's parish or town council areas pay a little more.
Every band in Burnley
Council tax in Burnley runs from £1,693.55 a year for Band A to £5,080.64 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,693.55 | £169.36 | £141.13 | £1,270.16 |
| Band B | £1,975.80 | £197.58 | £164.65 | £1,481.85 |
| Band C | £2,258.06 | £225.81 | £188.17 | £1,693.55 |
| Band D | £2,540.32 | £254.03 | £211.69 | £1,905.24 |
| Band E | £3,104.84 | £310.48 | £258.74 | £2,328.63 |
| Band F | £3,669.35 | £366.94 | £305.78 | £2,752.01 |
| Band G | £4,233.87 | £423.39 | £352.82 | £3,175.40 |
| Band H | £5,080.64 | £508.06 | £423.39 | £3,810.48 |
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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 Burnley
Most homes in Burnley are in Band A (60%). Terraced houses, about 5 in 10 homes here, are mostly Band A (84%). The most common kind of home is a 2-bedroom terraced house (13,280 homes), mostly Band A (93%). These are shares of all 43,320 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 | 59.6% |
| Band B | 13.7% |
| Band C | 15.2% |
| Band D | 7.2% |
| Band E | 3.2% |
| Band F | 0.8% |
| Band G | 0.3% |
| Band H | 0% |
Compared with the North West average, there are more homes in Bands A and B (73%, against 60%) and fewer homes in Band F and above (1%, against 5%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced houses | 21,270 | 49% | Band A (84%) |
| Semi-detached houses | 9,310 | 22% | Band C (36%) |
| Flats and maisonettes | 4,210 | 10% | Band A (92%) |
| Detached houses | 4,160 | 10% | Band D (43%) |
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 Burnley goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| Burnley district council | £351.44 (14%) |
| County council | £1,801.75 (71%) |
| Police | £292.40 (12%) |
| Fire and rescue | £94.73 (4%) |
Parish and town council charges come on top for homes in their areas.
How council tax in Burnley has changed
Band D went up by £92.82 (3.8%), from £2,447.50 in 2025-26 to £2,540.32 in 2026-27.
Band D in Burnley is £78.49 a year above the North West average of £2,461.83, and its 3.8% rise this year was smaller 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 13.6%, less than the North West average rise of 16.2%.
Band D in Burnley is the 9th highest of 35 councils in the North West, and the 48th 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.
Burnley and other councils
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| Rossendale | £2,516.04 |
| Hyndburn | £2,465.34 |
| Pendle | £2,505.59 |
| Blackburn with Darwen | £2,450.09 |
| Calderdale | £2,401.96 |
| Rochdale | £2,600.83 |
Similar district councils
Other district councils closest in size to Burnley (43,320 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Hart | £2,400.02 | 43,270 |
| Rushmoor | £2,320.28 | 43,240 |
| Bromsgrove | £2,439.70 | 43,420 |
| Watford | £2,446.70 | 43,480 |
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).
Finding a home's band
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