Council tax bands in Lancaster 2026-27
Band D council tax in Lancaster is £2,461.07 a year in 2026-27, about £246.11 a month over 10 payments.
This is the charge for a home with no parish or town council charge.
Every band in Lancaster
Council tax in Lancaster runs from £1,640.71 a year for Band A to £4,922.14 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,640.71 | £164.07 | £136.73 | £1,230.53 |
| Band B | £1,914.17 | £191.42 | £159.51 | £1,435.63 |
| Band C | £2,187.62 | £218.76 | £182.30 | £1,640.72 |
| Band D | £2,461.07 | £246.11 | £205.09 | £1,845.80 |
| Band E | £3,007.97 | £300.80 | £250.66 | £2,255.98 |
| Band F | £3,554.88 | £355.49 | £296.24 | £2,666.16 |
| Band G | £4,101.78 | £410.18 | £341.82 | £3,076.34 |
| Band H | £4,922.14 | £492.21 | £410.18 | £3,691.61 |
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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 Lancaster
Most homes in Lancaster are in Bands A and B (60%). Terraced houses, about 3 in 10 homes here, are mostly Band A (52%). The most common kind of home is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house (12,940 homes), most often Band B (46%). These are shares of all 67,460 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 | 35.5% |
| Band B | 24.5% |
| Band C | 19% |
| Band D | 10% |
| Band E | 6.4% |
| Band F | 3.2% |
| Band G | 1.3% |
| Band H | 0.1% |
Compared with the North West average, there are about the same share in Bands A and B (60%, against 60%) and about the same share in Band F and above (5%, against 5%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced houses | 17,830 | 26% | Band A (52%) |
| Semi-detached houses | 16,260 | 24% | Band B (43%) |
| Flats and maisonettes | 13,680 | 20% | Band A (77%) |
| Detached houses | 8,000 | 12% | Band E (29%) |
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 Lancaster goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| Lancaster district council | £272.20 (11%) |
| County council | £1,801.74 (73%) |
| 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 Lancaster has changed
Band D went up by £93.85 (4.0%), from £2,367.22 in 2025-26 to £2,461.07 in 2026-27.
Band D in Lancaster is £0.76 a year below the North West average of £2,461.83, and its 4.0% 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 14.1%, less than the North West average rise of 16.2%.
Band D in Lancaster is the 17th highest of 35 councils in the North West, and the 97th 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.
Lancaster and other councils
Nearby councils
Similar district councils
Other district councils closest in size to Lancaster (67,460 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Horsham | £2,441.01 | 67,020 |
| Swale | £2,356.32 | 67,910 |
| South Oxfordshire | £2,461.30 | 68,140 |
| South Kesteven | £2,189.17 | 68,170 |
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).
Finding a home's band
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