Council tax bands in Halton 2026-27
Band D council tax in Halton is £2,358.34 a year in 2026-27, about £235.83 a month over 10 payments.
This is the charge for a home with no parish or town council charge.
Homes in Halton's parish or town council areas pay a little more.
Every band in Halton
Council tax in Halton runs from £1,572.23 a year for Band A to £4,716.68 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,572.23 | £157.22 | £131.02 | £1,179.17 |
| Band B | £1,834.26 | £183.43 | £152.85 | £1,375.70 |
| Band C | £2,096.30 | £209.63 | £174.69 | £1,572.23 |
| Band D | £2,358.34 | £235.83 | £196.53 | £1,768.76 |
| Band E | £2,882.42 | £288.24 | £240.20 | £2,161.82 |
| Band F | £3,406.49 | £340.65 | £283.87 | £2,554.87 |
| Band G | £3,930.57 | £393.06 | £327.55 | £2,947.93 |
| Band H | £4,716.68 | £471.67 | £393.06 | £3,537.51 |
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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 Halton
Most homes in Halton are in Bands A and B (67%). Terraced houses, about 4 in 10 homes here, are mostly Band A (81%). The most common kind of home is a 3-bedroom terraced house (14,670 homes), mostly Band A (79%). These are shares of all 59,720 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 | 45.9% |
| Band B | 21.5% |
| Band C | 14.2% |
| Band D | 8.9% |
| Band E | 6.7% |
| Band F | 2.2% |
| Band G | 0.6% |
| Band H | 0.1% |
Compared with the North West average, there are more homes in Bands A and B (67%, against 60%) and fewer homes in Band F and above (3%, against 5%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced houses | 21,380 | 36% | Band A (81%) |
| Semi-detached houses | 15,880 | 27% | Band B (45%) |
| Detached houses | 9,500 | 16% | Band E (36%) |
| Flats and maisonettes | 7,250 | 12% | Band A (77%) |
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 Halton goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| Halton council | £1,938.81 (82%) |
| Police | £295.44 (13%) |
| Fire and rescue | £100.09 (4%) |
| Combined authority | £24.00 (1%) |
£36.93 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 Halton has changed
Band D went up by £115.65 (5.2%), from £2,242.69 in 2025-26 to £2,358.34 in 2026-27.
Band D in Halton is £103.49 a year below the North West average of £2,461.83, and its 5.2% 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 16.0%, close to the North West average rise of 16.2%.
Band D in Halton is the 4th lowest of 35 councils in the North West, and the 127th lowest 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.
Halton and other councils
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| Warrington | £2,403.03 |
| St. Helens | £2,394.87 |
| Knowsley | £2,448.16 |
| Liverpool | £2,673.59 |
| Cheshire West and Chester | £2,470.56 |
| Wigan | £2,151.54 |
Similar unitary councils
Other unitary councils closest in size to Halton (59,720 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Slough | £2,408.64 | 57,570 |
| Bracknell Forest | £2,264.80 | 55,190 |
| Blackburn with Darwen | £2,450.09 | 64,640 |
| Darlington | £2,485.73 | 54,170 |
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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