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Council tax in Oldham

Metropolitan borough

The east of the North West. 251,915 people in 142 square kilometres.

2 layers about council tax for Oldham, 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

Oldham’s 142 neighbourhoods range from 1.6% to 98.1%.

Band D council tax

CouncilGreat Britain only
£2,602.23
MHCLG and Welsh Government and Scottish Government · 2026/27

Band D council tax in Oldham is £2,602.23 for 2026/27.

That is 5% higher than the North West average of £2,478.62.

It rose 5.8% on the year before.

Oldham has the 32nd most expensive Band D council tax in England.

Against North West
5% higher£2,478.62
Band D council tax: Oldham among every council350 areas from £1,028 to £2,765. The middle area is £2,415. Oldham is £2,602.

Council tax by band in Oldham, 2026/27

BandYearly billShare of homes, March 2026
Band A£1,734.8251.5%
Band B£2,023.9617.9%
Band C£2,313.0916.9%
Band D£2,602.237.4%
Band E£3,180.503.6%
Band F£3,758.781.7%
Band G£4,337.051.0%
Band H£5,204.460.1%

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
5.8%
Worked out by Open Index · 2026/27

Band D council tax in Oldham changed by 5.8% on the year before, for 2026/27.

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

Annual council tax change: Oldham among every council350 areas from 2.5% to 10.0%. The middle area is 4.9%. Oldham is 5.8%.