North West council tax by area (2026/27)
Across North West, the average Band D council tax is £2,483 a year for 2026/27 — £92 above the England average Band D of £2,392. It ranges from £2,153 (Wigan) to £2,674 (Liverpool) across 35 billing authorities. North West ranks 3 of 9 English regions. Source: MHCLG, 2026/27.
Source: Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027 (MHCLG). As of . Updated annually · last updated .
Avg Band D
£2,483
across 35 areas
GCTI (region avg)
104
100 = England average
Region rank
3/9
1 = most expensive region
North West’s average Band D council tax is £92 above the England average Band D of £2,392. The cheapest area is Wigan (£2,153) and the most expensive is Liverpool (£2,674).
All 35 areas in North West, 2026/27
| Area | Band D | GCTI |
|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | £2,674 | 112 |
| Pendle | £2,640 | 110 |
| Stockport | £2,619 | 110 |
| Oldham | £2,602 | 109 |
| Rochdale | £2,601 | 109 |
| Salford | £2,594 | 108 |
| Sefton | £2,583 | 108 |
| Preston | £2,576 | 108 |
| Bury | £2,555 | 107 |
| Burnley | £2,549 | 107 |
| Rossendale | £2,520 | 105 |
| Cheshire West and Chester UA | £2,517 | 105 |
| Blackpool UA | £2,513 | 105 |
| Cumberland | £2,511 | 105 |
| Westmorland and Furness UA | £2,508 | 105 |
| Lancaster | £2,503 | 105 |
| Wirral | £2,501 | 105 |
| Knowsley | £2,488 | 104 |
| Fylde | £2,484 | 104 |
| Hyndburn | £2,466 | 103 |
| Wyre | £2,461 | 103 |
| West Lancashire | £2,456 | 103 |
| Blackburn with Darwen UA | £2,455 | 103 |
| Cheshire East UA | £2,455 | 103 |
| Warrington UA | £2,448 | 102 |
| Tameside | £2,447 | 102 |
| South Ribble | £2,443 | 102 |
| Chorley | £2,430 | 102 |
| St Helens | £2,403 | 100 |
| Bolton | £2,400 | 100 |
| Ribble Valley | £2,387 | 100 |
| Halton UA | £2,367 | 99 |
| Manchester | £2,312 | 97 |
| Trafford | £2,292 | 96 |
| Wigan | £2,153 | 90 |
| England average | £2,392 | 100 |
Band D is the standard reference charge (total including county, police, fire and any adult-social-care precepts). The region average is an unweighted mean of member authorities’ Band D charges. Source: Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027 (MHCLG).
North West council tax — FAQ
What is the average council tax in North West for 2026/27?
The average Band D council tax across the 35 billing authorities in North West is £2,483 a year for 2026/27 — £92 above the England average Band D of £2,392. That is an unweighted mean of each authority's published Band D charge. Source: MHCLG.
Where is council tax cheapest and most expensive in North West?
In North West for 2026/27, Liverpool has the highest Band D charge at £2,674 and Wigan the lowest at £2,153 — a difference of £521 a year at Band D. Source: MHCLG.
What is the Gera Council Tax Index?
The Gera Council Tax Index (GCTI) re-expresses each authority’s real 2026/27 Band D charge as a ratio to the England average Band D (£2,391.52), indexed so that 100 = the England average. GCTI = round(area Band D ÷ England Band D × 100). A GCTI of 110 means the Band D bill in that area is 10% above the England average; 92 means 8% below. The national rank orders all 296 English billing authorities by Band D charge (rank 1 = the highest). Both are pure, reproducible re-expressions of the published MHCLG figures shown on the page — anyone can recompute them.
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Method & sources
The Gera Council Tax Index (GCTI) re-expresses each authority’s real 2026/27 Band D charge as a ratio to the England average Band D (£2,391.52), indexed so that 100 = the England average. GCTI = round(area Band D ÷ England Band D × 100). A GCTI of 110 means the Band D bill in that area is 10% above the England average; 92 means 8% below. The national rank orders all 296 English billing authorities by Band D charge (rank 1 = the highest). Both are pure, reproducible re-expressions of the published MHCLG figures shown on the page — anyone can recompute them.
Open Government Licence v3.0 (OGL v3). Source: Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027 (MHCLG). The region average is an unweighted mean of published per-authority Band D charges. Full methodology.