8. How we calculate your 2026/27 Council Tax bill
We’ve based the figures below on a Band D property in Oldham that has no Parish Precept to pay and start with the Council Tax payable in 2025/26
2025/26 Council Tax Figures
|
2025/26 £ |
2025/26 £ |
2025/26 £ |
|---|---|---|
|
1,723.09 |
330.65 |
2,053.74 |
Calculating the Council Tax for 2026/27 – a 4.99% increase compared to 2025/26
|
2025/26 Council Tax £ |
Increase for 2026/27 % |
Council Tax Increase for 2026/27 £ |
|---|---|---|
|
2,053.74 |
4.99% |
102.48 |
The increase consists of 2% for the Adult Social Care Precept and 2.99% for General Purposes
|
Increases for 2026/27 |
£ |
|---|---|
|
Oldham Council Services |
61.41 |
| Adult Social Care Precept | 41.07 |
| Total Council Tax Increase for 2026/27 | 102.48 |
Council Tax for Oldham Council 2026/27
|
Council Tax Element
|
2025/26 Band D Council tax £ |
Change £ |
2026/27 Band D Council Tax £ |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Oldham Council Services |
1,723.09 |
61.41 |
1,784.50 |
| Adult Social Care Precept | 330.65 | 41.07 | 371.72 |
| Council Tax for Council Services | 2,053.74 | 102.48 | 2,156.22 |
Calculating the final Band D Council Tax bill for 2026/27 (not including Parish Precept) but including precepts payable for Greater Manchester Mayoral functions
|
2026/27 £ |
2026/27 £ |
2026/27 £ |
2026/27 £ |
2026/27 £ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1,784.50 |
371.72 |
285.30 |
153.95 |
2,595.47 |