Council tax, England

Council tax in West Midlands, 2026/27

Every band for every council in West Midlands, as a yearly charge for a home with two adults.

Each figure is the area charge: the shares of every body that sets council tax there, with parish precepts as an average. A home in a parish with its own precept pays a different amount.

How much is council tax in West Midlands by band?

Area council tax by band, West Midlands, 2026/27
Council ABCDEFGH
Birmingham £1,575.27£1,837.81£2,100.36£2,362.90£2,887.99£3,413.08£3,938.17£4,725.80
Bromsgrove £1,652.43£1,927.84£2,203.24£2,478.65£3,029.46£3,580.27£4,131.08£4,957.30
Cannock Chase £1,583.89£1,847.87£2,111.85£2,375.83£2,903.79£3,431.75£3,959.72£4,751.66
Coventry £1,677.81£1,957.45£2,237.08£2,516.72£3,075.99£3,635.26£4,194.53£5,033.44
Dudley £1,429.89£1,668.21£1,906.52£2,144.84£2,621.47£3,098.10£3,574.73£4,289.68
East Staffordshire £1,567.56£1,828.82£2,090.08£2,351.34£2,873.86£3,396.38£3,918.90£4,702.68
Herefordshire £1,716.25£2,002.29£2,288.33£2,574.37£3,146.45£3,718.53£4,290.62£5,148.74
Lichfield £1,567.93£1,829.26£2,090.58£2,351.90£2,874.54£3,397.19£3,919.83£4,703.80
Malvern Hills £1,633.95£1,906.27£2,178.60£2,450.92£2,995.57£3,540.22£4,084.87£4,901.84
Newcastle-under-Lyme £1,556.17£1,815.53£2,074.89£2,334.25£2,852.97£3,371.69£3,890.42£4,668.50
North Warwickshire £1,688.07£1,969.41£2,250.76£2,532.10£3,094.79£3,657.48£4,220.17£5,064.20
Nuneaton and Bedworth £1,668.11£1,946.12£2,224.14£2,502.16£3,058.20£3,614.23£4,170.27£5,004.32
Redditch £1,641.97£1,915.63£2,189.29£2,462.95£3,010.27£3,557.59£4,104.92£4,925.90
Rugby £1,655.37£1,931.26£2,207.16£2,483.05£3,034.84£3,586.63£4,138.42£4,966.10
Sandwell £1,496.31£1,745.69£1,995.08£2,244.46£2,743.23£3,242.00£3,740.77£4,488.92
Shropshire £1,685.45£1,966.36£2,247.27£2,528.18£3,090.00£3,651.82£4,213.63£5,056.36
Solihull £1,464.84£1,708.98£1,953.12£2,197.26£2,685.54£3,173.82£3,662.10£4,394.52
South Staffordshire £1,542.45£1,799.52£2,056.60£2,313.67£2,827.82£3,341.97£3,856.12£4,627.34
Stafford £1,535.12£1,790.97£2,046.83£2,302.68£2,814.39£3,326.09£3,837.80£4,605.36
Staffordshire Moorlands £1,558.81£1,818.61£2,078.41£2,338.21£2,857.81£3,377.41£3,897.02£4,676.42
Stoke-on-Trent £1,455.41£1,697.98£1,940.55£2,183.12£2,668.26£3,153.40£3,638.53£4,366.24
Stratford-on-Avon £1,656.11£1,932.13£2,208.15£2,484.17£3,036.21£3,588.25£4,140.28£4,968.34
Tamworth £1,533.84£1,789.48£2,045.12£2,300.76£2,812.04£3,323.32£3,834.60£4,601.52
Telford and Wrekin £1,504.17£1,754.87£2,005.56£2,256.26£2,757.65£3,259.04£3,760.43£4,512.52
Walsall £1,751.65£2,043.60£2,335.54£2,627.48£3,211.36£3,795.25£4,379.13£5,254.96
Warwick £1,641.03£1,914.54£2,188.04£2,461.55£3,008.56£3,555.57£4,102.58£4,923.10
Wolverhampton £1,692.66£1,974.77£2,256.88£2,538.99£3,103.21£3,667.43£4,231.65£5,077.98
Worcester £1,603.87£1,871.19£2,138.50£2,405.81£2,940.43£3,475.06£4,009.68£4,811.62
Wychavon £1,582.13£1,845.81£2,109.50£2,373.19£2,900.57£3,427.94£3,955.32£4,746.38
Wyre Forest £1,674.98£1,954.14£2,233.31£2,512.47£3,070.80£3,629.12£4,187.45£5,024.94

Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, published 25 March 2026.

How much did Band D go up in West Midlands?

Area Band D, 2025/26 and 2026/27, West Midlands
Council 2025/26 2026/27 Change
Birmingham £2,245.41 £2,362.90 up £117.49 (5.2%)
Bromsgrove £2,302.72 £2,478.65 up £175.93 (7.6%)
Cannock Chase £2,282.30 £2,375.83 up £93.53 (4.1%)
Coventry £2,413.68 £2,516.72 up £103.04 (4.3%)
Dudley £2,038.57 £2,144.84 up £106.27 (5.2%)
East Staffordshire £2,257.48 £2,351.34 up £93.86 (4.2%)
Herefordshire £2,449.17 £2,574.37 up £125.20 (5.1%)
Lichfield £2,259.21 £2,351.90 up £92.69 (4.1%)
Malvern Hills £2,280.82 £2,450.92 up £170.10 (7.5%)
Newcastle-under-Lyme £2,244.85 £2,334.25 up £89.40 (4.0%)
North Warwickshire £2,431.78 £2,532.10 up £100.32 (4.1%)
Nuneaton and Bedworth £2,398.13 £2,502.16 up £104.03 (4.3%)
Redditch £2,289.33 £2,462.95 up £173.62 (7.6%)
Rugby £2,378.04 £2,483.05 up £105.01 (4.4%)
Sandwell £2,133.45 £2,244.46 up £111.01 (5.2%)
Shropshire £2,318.80 £2,528.18 up £209.38 (9.0%)
Solihull £2,087.81 £2,197.26 up £109.45 (5.2%)
South Staffordshire £2,219.66 £2,313.67 up £94.01 (4.2%)
Stafford £2,210.78 £2,302.68 up £91.90 (4.2%)
Staffordshire Moorlands £2,240.43 £2,338.21 up £97.78 (4.4%)
Stoke-on-Trent £2,078.34 £2,183.12 up £104.78 (5.0%)
Stratford-on-Avon £2,379.91 £2,484.17 up £104.26 (4.4%)
Tamworth £2,209.81 £2,300.76 up £90.95 (4.1%)
Telford and Wrekin £2,146.19 £2,256.26 up £110.07 (5.1%)
Walsall £2,498.27 £2,627.48 up £129.21 (5.2%)
Warwick £2,356.53 £2,461.55 up £105.02 (4.5%)
Wolverhampton £2,413.98 £2,538.99 up £125.01 (5.2%)
Worcester £2,233.93 £2,405.81 up £171.88 (7.7%)
Wychavon £2,200.98 £2,373.19 up £172.21 (7.8%)
Wyre Forest £2,327.49 £2,512.47 up £184.98 (7.9%)

Calculated from two published tables. Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, and Table 9 for 2025 to 2026, published 25 March 2026.