Much Birch · Herefordshire · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Much Birch?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,496.98£77.39 less than the Herefordshire Band D average (£2,574.37).
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Estimate: council average plus this parish's precept (exact). In 6 published bills we checked, estimates were within £34. How the figures work

Council tax 2026-27Much BirchBand D
  • Herefordshire council£2,067.64
  • West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner£306.50
  • Hereford and Worcester Fire Authority£107.22
  • Much Birch parish precept£15.62
Total for the year£2,496.98
Parish part
£15.62
+£0.12 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,664.65
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£249.70
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
432
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Much Birch, 2026-27

Estimates: the Herefordshire average charge plus the parish precept. Every band pays a fixed share of Band D.

BandPer yearPer month (10 payments)Ratio to D
Band A£1,664.65£166.476/9
Band B£1,942.10£194.217/9
Band C£2,219.54£221.958/9
Band D£2,496.98£249.709/9
Band E£3,051.86£305.1911/9
Band F£3,606.75£360.6813/9
Band G£4,161.63£416.1615/9
Band H£4,993.96£499.4018/9

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Band D in Much Birch compared

Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Much Birch figure is an estimate

Much BirchMuch Birch£2,497Herefordshire averageHerefordshire average£2,574No parish partNo parish part£2,481England averageEngland average£2,392
Much BirchMuch Birch£2,497Herefordshire…Herefordshire average£2,574No parish partNo parish part£2,481England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Much Birch
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Much Birch in 2026-27

Much Birch's local council set a precept of £6,750 for 2026-27, raised from 432 Band D-equivalent homes: £15.62 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £15.50, so it has risen by £0.12 (0.8%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,378.58 in 2025-26, so it is up 5.0%.

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 Much Birch, 2026-27

Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band

Band A: £1,664.65£1,665AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,942.10£1,942BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,219.54£2,220CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,496.98£2,497DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,051.86£3,052EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,606.75£3,607FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,161.63£4,162GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,993.96£4,994HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,664.65£1,665AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,942.10£1,942BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,219.54£2,220CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,496.98£2,497DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,051.86£3,052EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,606.75£3,607FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,161.63£4,162GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,993.96£4,994HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Much Birch, each band
  • Band D, the band every charge is set from
  • England average for the band
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BandPer year10 payments of12 payments ofEngland averageRatio to D
Band A£1,664.65£166.47£138.72£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,942.10£194.21£161.84£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,219.54£221.95£184.96£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,496.98£249.70£208.08£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,051.86£305.19£254.32£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,606.75£360.68£300.56£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,161.63£416.16£346.80£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,993.96£499.40£416.16£4,783.0418/9
Source: worked out from MHCLG 2026-27 Band D amounts and the statutory band ratios.

Questions

What is Band D council tax in Much Birch?
About £2,496.98 for 2026-27, of which £15.62 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Much Birch?
About £1,942.10 a year, or £194.21 a month over 10 payments.
How does Much Birch compare with the rest of Herefordshire?
Its parish precept adds £15.62 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