Council tax bands in Preston 2026-27
Band D council tax in Preston is £2,564.22 a year in 2026-27, about £256.42 a month over 10 payments.
This is the charge for a home with no parish or town council charge.
Homes in Preston's parish or town council areas pay a little more.
Every band in Preston
Council tax in Preston runs from £1,709.48 a year for Band A to £5,128.44 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,709.48 | £170.95 | £142.46 | £1,282.11 |
| Band B | £1,994.39 | £199.44 | £166.20 | £1,495.79 |
| Band C | £2,279.31 | £227.93 | £189.94 | £1,709.48 |
| Band D | £2,564.22 | £256.42 | £213.68 | £1,923.17 |
| Band E | £3,134.05 | £313.41 | £261.17 | £2,350.54 |
| Band F | £3,703.87 | £370.39 | £308.66 | £2,777.90 |
| Band G | £4,273.70 | £427.37 | £356.14 | £3,205.27 |
| Band H | £5,128.44 | £512.84 | £427.37 | £3,846.33 |
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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 Preston
Most homes in Preston are in Bands A and B (63%). Terraced houses, about 3 in 10 homes here, are mostly Band A (70%). The most common kind of home is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house (13,670 homes), most often Band C (44%). These are shares of all 71,200 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 | 43.5% |
| Band B | 19.4% |
| Band C | 16.1% |
| Band D | 10.7% |
| Band E | 5.5% |
| Band F | 3.1% |
| Band G | 1.6% |
| Band H | 0.1% |
Compared with the North West average, there are more homes in Bands A and B (63%, 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 | 22,410 | 32% | Band A (70%) |
| Semi-detached houses | 17,880 | 25% | Band C (39%) |
| Flats and maisonettes | 14,750 | 21% | Band A (79%) |
| Detached houses | 11,400 | 16% | 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 Preston goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| Preston district council | £375.34 (15%) |
| County council | £1,801.75 (70%) |
| Police | £292.40 (11%) |
| Fire and rescue | £94.73 (4%) |
Parish and town council charges come on top for homes in their areas.
How council tax in Preston has changed
Band D went up by £96.85 (3.9%), from £2,467.37 in 2025-26 to £2,564.22 in 2026-27.
Band D in Preston is £102.39 a year above the North West average of £2,461.83, and its 3.9% 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 13.9%, less than the North West average rise of 16.2%.
Band D in Preston is the 7th highest of 35 councils in the North West, and the 36th 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.
Preston and other councils
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| Wyre | £2,428.93 |
| South Ribble | £2,430.16 |
| Fylde | £2,483.94 |
| Chorley | £2,404.87 |
| Blackpool | £2,513.22 |
| Blackburn with Darwen | £2,450.09 |
Similar district councils
Other district councils closest in size to Preston (71,200 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Mid Sussex | £2,474.26 | 71,260 |
| Thanet | £2,490.90 | 70,740 |
| Braintree | £2,215.80 | 71,750 |
| Warwick | £2,415.78 | 70,590 |
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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