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Council tax in Blackpool

Unitary authority

The north west of the North West. 143,492 people in 35 square kilometres.

2 layers about council tax for Blackpool, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Band A homes by neighbourhood

Council Tax: stock of properties · 2026

Under 2%50% or more

Blackpool’s 94 neighbourhoods range from 1.3% to 94.3%.

Band D council tax

CouncilGreat Britain only
£2,513.22
MHCLG and Welsh Government and Scottish Government · 2026/27

Band D council tax in Blackpool is £2,513.22 for 2026/27.

That is 1% higher than the North West average of £2,478.62.

It rose 5.1% on the year before.

Blackpool has the 85th most expensive Band D council tax in England.

Against North West
1% higher£2,478.62
Band D council tax: Blackpool among every council350 areas from £1,028 to £2,765. The middle area is £2,415. Blackpool is £2,513.

Council tax by band in Blackpool, 2026/27

BandYearly billShare of homes, March 2026
Band A£1,675.4844.2%
Band B£1,954.7329.3%
Band C£2,233.9715.9%
Band D£2,513.226.7%
Band E£3,071.712.7%
Band F£3,630.210.8%
Band G£4,188.700.3%
Band H£5,026.440.0%

Worked out by Open Index from the Band D figure and the band ratios set in law.

You get 25% off if you live on your own, or if everyone else in your home is disregarded (full-time students, for example).

Share of homes: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026.

Annual council tax change

CouncilGreat Britain only
5.1%
Worked out by Open Index · 2026/27

Band D council tax in Blackpool changed by 5.1% on the year before, for 2026/27.

Worked out by Open Index from the Band D council tax figures.

Annual council tax change: Blackpool among every council350 areas from 2.5% to 10.0%. The middle area is 4.9%. Blackpool is 5.1%.