Bickerstaffe · West Lancashire · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Bickerstaffe?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,482.87£26.64 more than the West Lancashire Band D average (£2,456.23).
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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 2026-27BickerstaffeBand D
  • West Lancashire council£245.71
  • Lancashire County Council£1,801.75
  • Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner£292.40
  • Lancashire Combined Fire Authority£94.73
  • Bickerstaffe parish precept£48.28
Total for the year£2,482.87
Parish part
£48.28
+£2.13 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,655.25
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£248.29
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
467
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Bickerstaffe, 2026-27

Estimates: the West Lancashire 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£1,655.25£165.536/9
Band B£1,931.12£193.117/9
Band C£2,207.00£220.708/9
Band D£2,482.87£248.299/9
Band E£3,034.62£303.4611/9
Band F£3,586.37£358.6413/9
Band G£4,138.12£413.8115/9
Band H£4,965.74£496.5718/9

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Band D in Bickerstaffe compared

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

BickerstaffeBickerstaffe£2,483West Lancashire averageWest Lancashire average£2,456No parish partNo parish part£2,435England averageEngland average£2,392
BickerstaffeBickerstaffe£2,483West Lancashir…West Lancashire average£2,456No parish partNo parish part£2,435England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
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Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Bickerstaffe in 2026-27

Bickerstaffe's local council set a precept of £22,559 for 2026-27, raised from 467 Band D-equivalent homes: £48.28 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £46.15, so it has risen by £2.13 (4.6%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,387.65 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.0%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across West Lancashire: £245.71 for West Lancashire council, £1,801.75 for Lancashire County Council, £292.40 for Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner, £94.73 for Lancashire Combined Fire Authority.

Council tax by band in Bickerstaffe, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,655.25£1,655AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,931.12£1,931BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,207.00£2,207CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,482.87£2,483DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,034.62£3,035EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,586.37£3,586FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,138.12£4,138GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,965.74£4,966HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,655.25£1,655AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,931.12£1,931BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,207.00£2,207CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,482.87£2,483DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,034.62£3,035EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,586.37£3,586FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,138.12£4,138GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,965.74£4,966HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Bickerstaffe, 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£1,655.25£165.53£137.94£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,931.12£193.11£160.93£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,207.00£220.70£183.92£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,482.87£248.29£206.91£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,034.62£303.46£252.88£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,586.37£358.64£298.86£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,138.12£413.81£344.84£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,965.74£496.57£413.81£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 Bickerstaffe?
About £2,482.87 for 2026-27, of which £48.28 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Bickerstaffe?
About £1,931.12 a year, or £193.11 a month over 10 payments.
How does Bickerstaffe compare with the rest of West Lancashire?
Its parish precept adds £48.28 to a Band D bill; across West Lancashire parish precepts add £21.64 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in West Lancashire 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