Darwen · Blackburn with Darwen · 2026-27
How much is council tax in Darwen?
Estimate: council average plus this parish's precept (exact). In 6 published bills we checked, estimates were within £34. How the figures work
- Blackburn with Darwen council£2,062.96
- Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner£292.40
- Lancashire Combined Fire Authority£94.73
- Darwen parish precept£12.17
Council tax bands in Darwen, 2026-27
Estimates: the Blackburn with Darwen average charge plus the parish precept. Every band pays a fixed share of Band D.
| Band | Per year | Per month (10 payments) | Ratio to D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,641.51 | £164.15 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,915.09 | £191.51 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,188.68 | £218.87 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,462.26 | £246.23 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,009.43 | £300.94 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,556.60 | £355.66 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,103.77 | £410.38 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £4,924.52 | £492.45 | 18/9 |
Not sure of your band?
We cannot look up individual homes. The Valuation Office Agency checker on GOV.UK gives the band for any address in Darwen.
Band D in Darwen compared
Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Darwen figure is an estimate
- Band D a year
- Darwen
Darwen in 2026-27
Darwen's local council set a precept of £98,095 for 2026-27, raised from 8,061 Band D-equivalent homes: £12.17 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £12.33, so it has fallen by £0.16 (1.3%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,344.39 in 2025-26, so it is up 5.0%.
The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Blackburn with Darwen: £2,062.96 for Blackburn with Darwen council, £292.40 for Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner, £94.73 for Lancashire Combined Fire Authority.
Council tax by band in Darwen, 2026-27
Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band
- Darwen, each band
- Band D, the band every charge is set from
- England average for the band
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| Band | Per year | 10 payments of | 12 payments of | England average | Ratio to D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,641.51 | £164.15 | £136.79 | £1,594.35 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,915.09 | £191.51 | £159.59 | £1,860.07 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,188.68 | £218.87 | £182.39 | £2,125.80 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,462.26 | £246.23 | £205.19 | £2,391.52 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,009.43 | £300.94 | £250.79 | £2,922.97 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,556.60 | £355.66 | £296.38 | £3,454.42 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,103.77 | £410.38 | £341.98 | £3,985.87 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £4,924.52 | £492.45 | £410.38 | £4,783.04 | 18/9 |
Questions
- What is Band D council tax in Darwen?
- About £2,462.26 for 2026-27, of which £12.17 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
- How much is Band B council tax in Darwen?
- About £1,915.09 a year, or £191.51 a month over 10 payments.
- How does Darwen compare with the rest of Blackburn with Darwen?
- Its parish precept adds £12.17 to a Band D bill; across Blackburn with Darwen parish precepts add £5.18 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).
Parishes in Blackburn with Darwen with a similar precept
Parish part of a Band D bill.
Data: MHCLG, 2026-27 releases, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources and method