Westhoughton · Bolton · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Westhoughton?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,414.48£14.74 more than the Bolton Band D average (£2,399.74).
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Estimate: council average plus this parish's precept (exact). In 6 published bills we checked, estimates were within £34. How the figures work

Council tax 2026-27WesthoughtonBand D
  • Bolton council£1,953.08
  • Greater Manchester Combined Authority£285.30
  • Greater Manchester Combined Authority£153.95
  • Westhoughton parish precept£22.15
Total for the year£2,414.48
Parish part
£22.15
+£0.68 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,609.65
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£241.45
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
9,255
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Westhoughton, 2026-27

Estimates: the Bolton average charge plus the parish precept. Every band pays a fixed share of Band D.

BandPer yearPer month (10 payments)Ratio to D
Band A£1,609.65£160.976/9
Band B£1,877.93£187.797/9
Band C£2,146.20£214.628/9
Band D£2,414.48£241.459/9
Band E£2,951.03£295.1011/9
Band F£3,487.58£348.7613/9
Band G£4,024.13£402.4115/9
Band H£4,828.96£482.9018/9

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Band D in Westhoughton compared

Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Westhoughton figure is an estimate

WesthoughtonWesthoughton£2,414Bolton averageBolton average£2,400No parish partNo parish part£2,392England averageEngland average£2,392
WesthoughtonWesthoughton£2,414Bolton averageBolton average£2,400No parish partNo parish part£2,392England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Westhoughton
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Westhoughton in 2026-27

Westhoughton's local council set a precept of £205,044 for 2026-27, raised from 9,255 Band D-equivalent homes: £22.15 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £21.47, so it has risen by £0.68 (3.2%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,280.98 in 2025-26, so it is up 5.9%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Bolton: £1,953.08 for Bolton council, £285.30 for Greater Manchester Combined Authority, £153.95 for Greater Manchester Combined Authority.

Council tax by band in Westhoughton, 2026-27

Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band

Band A: £1,609.65£1,610AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,877.93£1,878BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,146.20£2,146CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,414.48£2,414DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,951.03£2,951EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,487.58£3,488FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,024.13£4,024GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,828.96£4,829HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,609.65£1,610AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,877.93£1,878BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,146.20£2,146CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,414.48£2,414DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,951.03£2,951EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,487.58£3,488FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,024.13£4,024GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,828.96£4,829HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Westhoughton, each band
  • Band D, the band every charge is set from
  • England average for the band
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BandPer year10 payments of12 payments ofEngland averageRatio to D
Band A£1,609.65£160.97£134.14£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,877.93£187.79£156.49£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,146.20£214.62£178.85£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,414.48£241.45£201.21£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,951.03£295.10£245.92£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,487.58£348.76£290.63£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,024.13£402.41£335.34£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,828.96£482.90£402.41£4,783.0418/9
Source: worked out from MHCLG 2026-27 Band D amounts and the statutory band ratios.

Questions

What is Band D council tax in Westhoughton?
About £2,414.48 for 2026-27, of which £22.15 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Westhoughton?
About £1,877.93 a year, or £187.79 a month over 10 payments.
How does Westhoughton compare with the rest of Bolton?
Its parish precept adds £22.15 to a Band D bill; across Bolton parish precepts add £7.41 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in Bolton 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