Council tax bands in West Lancashire 2026-27
Band D council tax in West Lancashire is £2,434.59 a year in 2026-27, about £243.46 a month over 10 payments.
This is the charge for a home with no parish or town council charge.
Every band in West Lancashire
Council tax in West Lancashire runs from £1,623.06 a year for Band A to £4,869.18 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,623.06 | £162.31 | £135.26 | £1,217.30 |
| Band B | £1,893.57 | £189.36 | £157.80 | £1,420.18 |
| Band C | £2,164.08 | £216.41 | £180.34 | £1,623.06 |
| Band D | £2,434.59 | £243.46 | £202.88 | £1,825.94 |
| Band E | £2,975.61 | £297.56 | £247.97 | £2,231.71 |
| Band F | £3,516.63 | £351.66 | £293.05 | £2,637.47 |
| Band G | £4,057.65 | £405.77 | £338.14 | £3,043.24 |
| Band H | £4,869.18 | £486.92 | £405.77 | £3,651.89 |
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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 West Lancashire
The most common band in West Lancashire is Band A (28% of homes). Semi-detached houses, about 3 in 10 homes here, are most often Band C (39%). The most common kind of home is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house (10,480 homes), most often Band C (44%). These are shares of all 53,060 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 | 28.2% |
| Band B | 18.4% |
| Band C | 20% |
| Band D | 14.5% |
| Band E | 10.3% |
| Band F | 5.1% |
| Band G | 3.2% |
| Band H | 0.2% |
Compared with the North West average, there are fewer homes in Bands A and B (47%, against 60%) and more homes in Band F and above (9%, against 5%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached houses | 14,830 | 28% | Band C (39%) |
| Terraced houses | 12,330 | 23% | Band A (70%) |
| Detached houses | 12,120 | 23% | Band E (31%) |
| Flats and maisonettes | 5,670 | 11% | Band A (70%) |
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 West Lancashire goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| West Lancashire district council | £245.71 (10%) |
| County council | £1,801.75 (74%) |
| 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 West Lancashire has changed
Band D went up by £93.09 (4.0%), from £2,341.50 in 2025-26 to £2,434.59 in 2026-27.
Band D in West Lancashire is £27.24 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 West Lancashire is the 13th lowest of 35 councils in the North West, and the 118th 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.
West Lancashire and other councils
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| South Ribble | £2,430.16 |
| Sefton | £2,564.73 |
| Chorley | £2,404.87 |
| Knowsley | £2,448.16 |
| St. Helens | £2,394.87 |
| Fylde | £2,483.94 |
Similar district councils
Other district councils closest in size to West Lancashire (53,060 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Sevenoaks | £2,522.36 | 52,860 |
| Tunbridge Wells | £2,360.66 | 53,270 |
| Hinckley and Bosworth | £2,302.69 | 53,280 |
| Erewash | £2,336.22 | 53,320 |
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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