Council tax rates and bandings

Council tax rates and bandings

The council tax for West Lancashire Borough Council for the average Band D property in 2025-26 will be £238.58 per year or £4.59 a week.

Your council tax bill goes towards providing funding for a range of local authorities.

Around 10.2% of the total council tax bill comes to the Borough Council. The total council tax bill includes charges from Lancashire County Council, Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service and Lancashire Constabulary.  The council tax for some areas will also include a parish council precept.

The council tax amounts for 'average' Band D properties (excluding parish council precepts) are set out below.

 

2024/25

2025/26

Change

West Lancashire Borough Council

£231.65

£238.58

2.99%

Lancashire County Council

£1,653.29

£1,735.79

4.99%

Lancashire Combined Fire Authority

£84.73

£89.73

5.90%

Lancashire Police Authority

£263.40

£277.40

5.32%

Total

£2,233.07

£2,341.50

4.86%

 

For details on the changes in council tax levels for all of the main local authorities in West Lancashire:

For details on the total council tax amounts payable for different areas and council tax bands:

For details on the income raised by each authority through council tax: 

The leaflets below give further council tax information for the current year and the previous year. 

Planned Spending 2025/26

 

2024/25

2025/26

 

£000s

£000s

Corporate and Customer Services

5,259

5,835

Environmental Services

6,715

7,323

Finance Procurement and Commercial Services

1,874

1,843

Housing Services

(877)

(1,283)

Legal and Democratic Services

1,370

1,576

Planning and Regulatory Services

1,956

2,399

Wellbeing and Place Services

1,288

1,494

Chief Officers

298

333

NET SERVICE BUDGET

17,884

19,522

 

 

 

NET CENTRAL SERVICE BUDGET

217

(1,076)

 

 

 

NET NON SERVICE BUDGET

(965)

(721)

 

 

 

NET BUDGET

17,136

17,726

Council Tax

(9,651)

(10,119)

Council Tax - Parish Precepts

765

805

Business Rates: Retained Income

(3,275)

(4,027)

Business Rates: S31 Grants

(3,760)

(3,224)

Prior Year Collection Fund (Surplus)/Deficit

(329)

(397)

Use of Collection Fund Smoothing Reserve

329

397

New Homes Bonus

(634)

(523)

Other Government Grants

(581)

(638)

FUNDING

(17,136)

(17,726)

     

The council’s net budget requirement of £17.726m will be funded 53% from the council tax, 40% from retained business rates income and grants, and 7% by general government grants.