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Council tax in Blackburn with Darwen

Unitary authority

The north east of the North West. 163,801 people in 137 square kilometres.

2 layers about council tax for Blackburn with Darwen, 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

Blackburn with Darwen’s 91 neighbourhoods range from 0.9% to 100.0%.

Band D council tax

CouncilGreat Britain only
£2,455.27
MHCLG and Welsh Government and Scottish Government · 2026/27

Band D council tax in Blackburn with Darwen is £2,455.27 for 2026/27.

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

It rose 5.1% on the year before.

Blackburn with Darwen has the 134th most expensive Band D council tax in England.

Against North West
1% lower£2,478.62
Band D council tax: Blackburn with Darwen among every council350 areas from £1,028 to £2,765. The middle area is £2,415. Blackburn with Darwen is £2,455.

Council tax by band in Blackburn with Darwen, 2026/27

BandYearly billShare of homes, March 2026
Band A£1,636.8555.4%
Band B£1,909.6515.6%
Band C£2,182.4614.2%
Band D£2,455.277.9%
Band E£3,000.894.5%
Band F£3,546.501.3%
Band G£4,092.120.9%
Band H£4,910.540.1%

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
5.1%
Worked out by Open Index · 2026/27

Band D council tax in Blackburn with Darwen 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: Blackburn with Darwen among every council350 areas from 2.5% to 10.0%. The middle area is 4.9%. Blackburn with Darwen is 5.1%.