Blackpool Council Tax 2026
North West, England · 72,710 domestic properties
According to MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026-27, Blackpool's Band D Council Tax is £2,513.22 for 2026-27, the 88th highest of 350 UK billing authorities (higher than 75% of them) and 8% above the UK average of £2,337.00. Nearest published Band D rates sit with Coventry, Central Bedfordshire, Wyre Forest, Cumberland, then Harrow, Sheffield. Closest published housing-stock shapes include Sandwell, Walsall, Salford, Erewash.
How we calculate this rank & percentile
We compare every UK billing authority with a published 2026-27 Band D rate (350 in total). Rank is one plus the number with a higher charge, so equal charges share a rank. Percentile is round(authorities with a lower charge ÷ 350 × 100). The UK average is the simple mean of every council's Band D rate in our coverage set. Because the rank spans all three nations, it compares what each authority charges, not what each charge buys. English bands rest on 1991 property values in eight bands, A to H, while Scotland uses its own 1991 thresholds and Wales revalued to 2003 values with a ninth band. An English Band D home is therefore not the same property profile as a Welsh or Scottish one. Nearest published Band D rates sit with Coventry, Central Bedfordshire, Wyre Forest, Cumberland, then Harrow, Sheffield. See our methodology page for the full source-to-figure lineage.
- £2,513.22
- Band D charge · 2026 statutory
- Above the UK average
- +5.06%
- year-on-year vs £2,392.21
- Middle-half rise
- +7.5%
- vs UK avg £2,337.00
- £5,026.44
- Band H · 18/9 of Band D
Nearest published Band D rates sit with Coventry, Central Bedfordshire, Wyre Forest, Cumberland, then Harrow, Sheffield. Closest published housing-stock shapes include Sandwell, Walsall, Salford, Erewash. Open Coventry for the closest published Band D on the same vintage.
Blackpool · year-on-year Band D
What changed for Blackpool
Blackpool's Band D Council Tax rose from £2,392.21 (2025-26) to £2,513.22 (2026-27). Among 350 billing authorities by percentage rise, it ranks 130.
How to read this Band D change
This is a change in the published Band D charge, not advice about household bills. Precepts, discounts, and banding decide the amount you pay.
See UK year-on-year changesBlackpool bands A-H schedule
Per-band charge 2026
Blackpool's nearest Band D charges nationwide
Blackpool is 88th of 350 on the national Band D list at £2,513.22. Nearest published Band D rates sit with Coventry, Central Bedfordshire, Wyre Forest, Cumberland, then Harrow, Sheffield. The six closest published 2026-27 rates, led by Coventry, ignore geography on purpose, so a map neighbour is not mistaken for a charge twin. Read the difference column as a pound gap; cross-check the North West ranking further down when you care about local neighbours, and the stock-weighted average when you care what most of Blackpool's 72,710 dwellings actually pay. Closest published housing-stock shapes include Sandwell, Walsall, Salford, Erewash.
| Council | Band D | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Coventry | £2,516.72 | +£3.50 |
| Central Bedfordshire | £2,516.16 | +£2.94 |
| Wyre Forest | £2,512.47 | −£0.75 |
| Cumberland | £2,511.32 | −£1.90 |
| Harrow | £2,511.07 | −£2.15 |
| Sheffield | £2,510.16 | −£3.06 |
Band A–H charge table (2026/2027)
| Band | Annual Charge | Monthly | Sole occupant (−25%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | £1,675.48 | £167.55 | £1,256.61 |
| B | £1,954.73 | £195.47 | £1,466.05 |
| C | £2,233.97 | £223.40 | £1,675.48 |
| D | £2,513.22 | £251.32 | £1,884.92 |
| E | £3,071.71 | £307.17 | £2,303.78 |
| F | £3,630.21 | £363.02 | £2,722.66 |
| G | £4,188.70 | £418.87 | £3,141.52 |
| H | £5,026.44 | £502.64 | £3,769.83 |
England 1991 valuation ranges (Band A–H)
- Band A: Up to £40,000 (1991 valuation)
- Band B: £40,001 to £52,000
- Band C: £52,001 to £68,000
- Band D: £68,001 to £88,000 (reference band)
- Band E: £88,001 to £120,000
- Band F: £120,001 to £160,000
- Band G: £160,001 to £320,000
- Band H: Over £320,000
Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026-27 (area Band D) + statutory England band ratios documented in our methodology. Monthly figure is the annual charge / 10 (most councils use 10 monthly instalments). The sole-occupant column applies the statutory 25% single-person discount, payable when only one adult lives in the property.
What Blackpool's 72,710 properties actually pay
Most homes in Blackpool sit in Band A, the bottom of the valuation list: 32,220 of 72,710 dwellings (44.3%). Band A is charged at two-thirds of the Band D rate, so the headline figure above describes a property type that is in the minority here. Bands A and B between them account for 73.6% of the stock. 89.4% of dwellings on the England valuation list here are banded below D.
Weighting each band's statutory charge by the number of properties in it gives a stock-weighted average of £1,964.79 per dwelling, £548.43 (21.8%) below the £2,513.22 Band D headline, because most of the stock sits in bands charged at less than the Band D rate. On that measure Blackpool is 265th of 318 authorities with published stock counts, against a £2,269.00 average. That places Blackpool 25th of the 35 billing authorities in North West, below the regional median of £2,089.63.
How to read this stock pattern
Band D is a poor description of the largest group in Blackpool's housing stock. The dominant group is Band A, where the statutory charge is two-thirds of the Band D rate, while the reference band describes a different part of the valuation list. The £1,964.79 stock-weighted figure is therefore the more representative area-level comparison. It does not predict an individual bill, because discounts, exemptions and the property's actual valuation band still determine liability.
This is a two-band centre rather than a single-band market. Bands A and B together contain 73.6% of dwellings, so neither band should be presented as a complete account of the area. The stock-weighted result combines both groups and the smaller tails into one comparable measure. The table shows where that mean comes from and prevents the distribution being flattened into an overconfident "typical property" claim.
Blackpool occupies the middle half of the North West stock-weighted distribution, below its £2,089.63 median. The regional result gives more context than a UK-wide rank without turning the difference into a superlative. It also shows that the council's band mix, not only its published Band D rate, determines where it sits among nearby authorities. The remaining distance from the median is an area-level comparison rather than a household saving or premium.
Closest housing-stock shape: Coventry
Coventry is the closest full-distribution match for Blackpool. The profiles are close rather than identical: 3.3% of dwellings would need to shift between valuation bands for their published shares to align. The comparison therefore tests the whole ladder, not just the largest band.
Four largest band differences
- The largest separation is lower on the ladder at Band A: Blackpool has 44.3% of dwellings there, against 41.5% in Coventry. That extra lower-band weight pulls its stock profile away from the peer.
- A smaller distinction is an upper-band difference at Band F. Coventry records 1.7% of dwellings there, compared with 0.8% in Blackpool, so the peer carries more of its stock at that higher rung.
- A smaller distinction is an upper-band difference at Band E. Coventry records 3.4% of dwellings there, compared with 2.7% in Blackpool, so the peer carries more of its stock at that higher rung.
- A smaller distinction sits at lower Band C, where Coventry holds 16.4% of its stock and Blackpool holds 15.8%. The peer is more bottom-weighted at this rung of the valuation list.
How the wider profile compares
Blackpool has the stronger combined lower-band tilt: Bands A to C account for 2.7% more of its stock than they do in Coventry. The nearest match still leaves that bottom-of-ladder difference visible.
Coventry carries the heavier upper tail across Bands E and above, exceeding Blackpool's combined share there by 2.3%. Total-variation distance counts those absolute band gaps without assuming they offset the lower-band pattern.
Both profiles peak in Band A, so the peer match agrees on the most common valuation group as well as the full-distribution distance. The band-by-band gaps above show why a shared mode does not make the profiles interchangeable.
Band H is the most stable point in the comparison, with shares of 0.0% and 0.1%. Reading that near-match beside the largest gaps prevents the peer label from hiding where the two published distributions actually agree.
Show every band direction
- Band A leans toward Blackpool
- Band B is closely balanced
- Band C leans toward Coventry
- Band D is closely balanced
- Band E leans toward Coventry
- Band F leans toward Coventry
- Band G leans toward Coventry
- Band H is closely balanced
This sequence is read from the lowest published band to the highest.
Other close England matches for Blackpool: Sandwell (3.3% redistribution distance); Walsall (6.1% redistribution distance); Salford (6.3% redistribution distance); Erewash (6.3% redistribution distance). Ranked across every published band in the England valuation system, this shortlist shows whether Coventry stands alone or sits in a cluster of similarly shaped authorities.
| Band | Properties | Share of stock | Annual charge |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 32,220 | 44.3% | £1,675.48 |
| B | 21,320 | 29.3% | £1,954.73 |
| C | 11,490 | 15.8% | £2,233.97 |
| D | 4,870 | 6.7% | £2,513.22 |
| E | 1,950 | 2.7% | £3,071.71 |
| F | 580 | 0.8% | £3,630.21 |
| G | 250 | 0.3% | £4,188.70 |
| H | 30 | 0.0% | £5,026.44 |
Property-stock source, rounding and weighting notes
Property counts: VOA, Council Tax: stock of properties 2025 (Table CTSOP1.0_SUP, as at 9 September 2025), Open Government Licence v3.0. Counts are published rounded to the nearest 10, so shares are approximate and may not sum to exactly 100%. The stock-weighted average is our calculation: each band's 2026/2027 charge multiplied by its property count, divided by the total. It is a mean across the whole stock, not a bill any individual household receives.
Authorities charging a similar average across their stock
These are the closest authorities to Blackpool on the stock-weighted measure, which is a different ordering from the Band D neighbours above because it accounts for how each area's properties are banded.
- Gloucester£1,969.79
- Bolsover£1,967.82
- Bradford£1,967.40
- Cannock Chase£1,965.17
- North Tyneside£1,962.91
Blackpool's nearest year-on-year movers
Blackpool moved Band D from £2,392.21 to £2,513.22 (+5.06%, competition rank 130th of 350). The closest published movements sit with East Suffolk, Milton Keynes, Blackburn with Darwen.
- East Suffolk5.06%
- Milton Keynes5.06%
- Blackburn with Darwen5.05%
- Cotswold5.05%
- New Forest5.05%
- Reading5.05%
How Blackpool compares in North West
Among the 35 billing authorities in North West, Blackpool's 2026-27 Band D charge of £2,513.22 ranks 13th of 35, higher than 63% of them (£30.22 above the North West average of £2,483.00). Its nearest-charged neighbours in the region:
| Region rank | Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|---|
| 11th | Rossendale | £2,519.97 |
| 12th | Cheshire West and Chester | £2,517.33 |
| 13th | Blackpool | £2,513.22 |
| 14th | Cumberland | £2,511.32 |
| 15th | Westmorland and Furness | £2,507.99 |
Regional rank out of 35 North West billing authorities by 2026-27 Band D charge (1 = dearest). See the full UK ranking or the complete directory.
Questions answered from Blackpool's data
These answers use Blackpool's £2,513.22 Band D rate, the England statutory multipliers, and the VOA stock mix (modal Band A, 89.4% below D).
Is Blackpool Council Tax above the UK average?
Blackpool's 2026-27 Band D rate is £2,513.22, 7.5% above the UK average of £2,337.00. It has competition rank 88th of 350, with equal charges sharing a rank. Nearest published Band D rates sit with Coventry, Central Bedfordshire, Wyre Forest, Cumberland, then Harrow, Sheffield.
Which councils have charges closest to Blackpool?
The closest published Band D rates are Coventry (£2,516.72), Central Bedfordshire (£2,516.16), Wyre Forest (£2,512.47), Cumberland (£2,511.32), Harrow (£2,511.07), Sheffield (£2,510.16). The comparison table above shows the six nearest authorities and the exact difference from Blackpool.
What is the average Council Tax bill in Blackpool?
Across Blackpool's 72,710 domestic properties, the stock-weighted average charge is £1,964.79 for 2026-27. That is £548.43 below the £2,513.22 Band D rate, because the most common band here is Band A (44.3% of the stock) and 89.4% of dwellings are banded below D. Closest published housing-stock shapes include Sandwell, Walsall, Salford, Erewash. Property counts are from the VOA 2025 stock release; the weighting is our calculation.
How did Blackpool Council Tax change for 2026-27?
Band D moved from £2,392.21 to £2,513.22, a 5.06% rise. Its competition rank by annual increase is 130th of 350; the closest movements include East Suffolk, Milton Keynes, Blackburn with Darwen.
Advice boundary for Blackpool
They are not personalised advice - expand a question for the figure that matches the tables above for the 2026-27 vintage, then follow the methodology or gov.uk links for a binding bill on a specific property.
Council Tax figure, precept and liability disclaimer
Council Tax charges shown on this page are derived from the published England Band D dataset and statutory England band ratios. They are intended as informational guidance, not as a personalised tax statement or legal advice. Your actual bill depends on your property's assigned band and on any discounts or exemptions that apply to your household. Blackpool is unitary, so this figure combines its own charge (including adult social care) with police and fire precepts where separate, plus any average parish precept. Nearest published Band D rates sit with Coventry, Central Bedfordshire, Wyre Forest, Cumberland, then Harrow, Sheffield. Closest published housing-stock shapes include Sandwell, Walsall, Salford, Erewash. For a binding figure consult your Blackpool Council Tax bill or the official gov.uk Council Tax service. Figures published in 2026 reflect the 2026/2027 financial year only.
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Charges shown for Blackpool are the area Band D and statutory band multiples with no county tier. Nearest published Band D rates sit with Coventry, Central Bedfordshire, Wyre Forest, Cumberland, then Harrow, Sheffield.