Council tax bands in Fylde
Fylde is a billing authority in North West England. Band-D Council Tax for 2026-27 is £2,484 per year — that's the headline rate the bands above and below scale from.
- Band-D charge: £2,484 per year (2026-27)
- Domestic properties: 41,380
- Most common band: Band C (23.2% of homes)
- Homes in bands A–C: 57.4%
- Local challenge success rate: 30%
Council tax by band in Fylde (2026-27)
Every band is a fixed proportion of the Band-D charge (£2,484), so here's the full ladder for Fylde — your exact bill can vary slightly with any parish or town precept.
| Band | Council tax (2026-27) |
|---|---|
| Band A | £1,656 per year |
| Band B | £1,932 per year |
| Band C (most common) | £2,208 per year |
| Band D | £2,484 per year |
| Band E | £3,036 per year |
| Band F | £3,588 per year |
| Band G | £4,140 per year |
| Band H | £4,968 per year |
Derived from the 2026-27 Band-D charge using the statutory band proportions (sixths-to-eighteenths of Band D). Source: gov.uk (MHCLG) (Open Government Licence v3.0).
Band distribution in Fylde
There are 41,380 domestic properties in Fylde , with Band C the most common (23.2% of homes).
Properties by council tax band
Source: VOA Council Tax Stock of Properties, March 2024 (Open Government Licence v3.0). Dashed markers show the England & Wales average for each band.
| Band | Properties | % in Fylde | England & Wales avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | 7,160 | 17.3% | 23.3% |
| Band B | 6,990 | 16.9% | 19.6% |
| Band C (most common) | 9,600 | 23.2% | 21.9% |
| Band D | 7,520 | 18.2% | 15.7% |
| Band E | 5,350 | 12.9% | 10% |
| Band F | 2,920 | 7.1% | 5.4% |
| Band G | 1,680 | 4.1% | 3.5% |
| Band H | 140 | 0.3% | 0.6% |
How Fylde compares to the national average
The bands that diverge most from the England & Wales average:
Bars scaled to a 50% axis. National averages: VOA stock, March 2024.
Council tax challenges in Fylde
Valuation Office records show 30 successful band challenges in Fylde in 2023-24. At an estimated £276 saved per year for each home moved one band lower, that's roughly £8,280 a year taken off local bills — and a home still in too high a band keeps overpaying every year until it's fixed.
In Fylde, 100 band challenges were resolved in 2023-24 , 30% of them resulting in a band reduction. Separately, 40 homes in Fylde were moved to a lower band last year through all corrections (a different count to challenges — not directly comparable).
Challenging rarely backfires. Across England & Wales, of the band reviews the Valuation Office resolved in 2023-24, about 41% ended in a lower band and fewer than 1% went up — the route BandCheck uses.
Source: VOA Council Tax: Challenges and Changes, 2023-24 (Open Government Licence v3.0). £ figure is an estimate — successful reductions × the one-band-lower saving; the actual amount per home varies by band.
Thinking of appealing? See how to challenge your band in Fylde →
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How to challenge your band in Fylde
Run the free check above first — it tells you whether the evidence actually supports a challenge, at no cost. If it does, the optional £4.99 appeal pack assembles a pre-filled Band Review email body, an evidence appendix listing comparable properties with sale prices from HM Land Registry, and (if you've moved in within the last six months) a pre-filled Council Tax Proposal Form (VO 7455 in England / Wales) you sign and post / email yourself. It's fully refunded if the Valuation Office rejects your challenge — just send us their written decision within 60 days.