Hereford · Herefordshire · 2026-27
How much is council tax in Hereford?
Estimate: council average plus this parish's precept (exact). In 6 published bills we checked, estimates were within £34. How the figures work
- Herefordshire council£2,067.64
- West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner£306.50
- Hereford and Worcester Fire Authority£107.22
- Hereford parish precept£75.09
Council tax bands in Hereford, 2026-27
Estimates: the Herefordshire average charge plus the parish precept. Every band pays a fixed share of Band D.
| Band | Per year | Per month (10 payments) | Ratio to D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,704.30 | £170.43 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,988.35 | £198.83 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,272.40 | £227.24 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,556.45 | £255.64 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,124.55 | £312.46 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,692.65 | £369.26 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,260.75 | £426.07 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £5,112.90 | £511.29 | 18/9 |
Not sure of your band?
We cannot look up individual homes. The Valuation Office Agency checker on GOV.UK gives the band for any address in Hereford.
Band D in Hereford compared
Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Hereford figure is an estimate
- Band D a year
- Hereford
Hereford in 2026-27
Hereford's local council set a precept of £1,259,350 for 2026-27, raised from 16,772 Band D-equivalent homes: £75.09 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £65.78, so it has risen by £9.31 (14.2%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,428.86 in 2025-26, so it is up 5.3%.
The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Herefordshire: £2,067.64 for Herefordshire council, £306.50 for West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner, £107.22 for Hereford and Worcester Fire Authority.
Council tax by band in Hereford, 2026-27
Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band
- Hereford, each band
- Band D, the band every charge is set from
- England average for the band
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| Band | Per year | 10 payments of | 12 payments of | England average | Ratio to D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,704.30 | £170.43 | £142.03 | £1,594.35 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,988.35 | £198.83 | £165.70 | £1,860.07 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,272.40 | £227.24 | £189.37 | £2,125.80 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,556.45 | £255.64 | £213.04 | £2,391.52 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,124.55 | £312.46 | £260.38 | £2,922.97 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,692.65 | £369.26 | £307.72 | £3,454.42 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,260.75 | £426.07 | £355.06 | £3,985.87 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £5,112.90 | £511.29 | £426.07 | £4,783.04 | 18/9 |
Questions
- What is Band D council tax in Hereford?
- About £2,556.45 for 2026-27, of which £75.09 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
- How much is Band B council tax in Hereford?
- About £1,988.35 a year, or £198.83 a month over 10 payments.
- How does Hereford compare with the rest of Herefordshire?
- Its parish precept adds £75.09 to a Band D bill; across Herefordshire parish precepts add £93.01 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).
Parishes in Herefordshire 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