Council tax bands in Bury 2026-27
Band D council tax in Bury is £2,555.15 a year in 2026-27, about £255.52 a month over 10 payments.
This is the charge for a home with no parish or town council charge.
Every band in Bury
Council tax in Bury runs from £1,703.43 a year for Band A to £5,110.30 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,703.43 | £170.34 | £141.95 | £1,277.57 |
| Band B | £1,987.34 | £198.73 | £165.61 | £1,490.51 |
| Band C | £2,271.24 | £227.12 | £189.27 | £1,703.43 |
| Band D | £2,555.15 | £255.52 | £212.93 | £1,916.36 |
| Band E | £3,122.96 | £312.30 | £260.25 | £2,342.22 |
| Band F | £3,690.77 | £369.08 | £307.56 | £2,768.08 |
| Band G | £4,258.58 | £425.86 | £354.88 | £3,193.94 |
| Band H | £5,110.30 | £511.03 | £425.86 | £3,832.73 |
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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 Bury
Most homes in Bury are in Bands A and B (58%). Semi-detached houses, about 3 in 10 homes here, are most often Band C (44%). The most common kind of home is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house (20,460 homes), mostly Band C (51%). These are shares of all 85,660 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 | 35.9% |
| Band B | 21.9% |
| Band C | 20.6% |
| Band D | 11% |
| Band E | 6.7% |
| Band F | 2.2% |
| Band G | 1.5% |
| Band H | 0.2% |
Compared with the North West average, there are fewer homes in Bands A and B (58%, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached houses | 26,820 | 31% | Band C (44%) |
| Terraced houses | 26,490 | 31% | Band A (56%) |
| Flats and maisonettes | 13,120 | 15% | Band A (82%) |
| Detached houses | 12,030 | 14% | Band D (36%) |
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 Bury goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| Bury council | £2,115.90 (83%) |
| Police | £285.30 (11%) |
| Combined authority | £153.95 (6%) |
£40.31 of the council's own Band D share in 2026-27 is the adult social care precept (MHCLG).
How council tax in Bury has changed
Band D went up by £140.57 (5.8%), from £2,414.58 in 2025-26 to £2,555.15 in 2026-27.
Band D in Bury is £93.32 a year above the North West average of £2,461.83, and its 5.8% 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 17.2%, close to the North West average rise of 16.2%.
Band D in Bury is the 8th highest of 35 councils in the North West, and the 42nd 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.
Bury and other councils
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| Rossendale | £2,516.04 |
| Rochdale | £2,600.83 |
| Bolton | £2,392.33 |
| Salford | £2,594.45 |
| Manchester | £2,312.04 |
| Blackburn with Darwen | £2,450.09 |
Similar metropolitan boroughs
Other metropolitan boroughs closest in size to Bury (85,660 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| St. Helens | £2,394.87 | 86,510 |
| Gateshead | £2,715.52 | 95,940 |
| Solihull | £2,172.96 | 96,190 |
| Calderdale | £2,401.96 | 97,820 |
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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