Ludlow · Shropshire · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Ludlow?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,654.73£126.55 more than the Shropshire Band D average (£2,528.18).
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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 2026-27LudlowBand D
  • Shropshire council£1,969.09
  • West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner£306.50
  • Shropshire and Wrekin Fire and Rescue Authority£124.44
  • Ludlow parish precept£254.70
Total for the year£2,654.73
Parish part
£254.70
no change on 2025-26
Band A
£1,769.82
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£265.47
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
3,717
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Ludlow, 2026-27

Estimates: the Shropshire 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£1,769.82£176.986/9
Band B£2,064.79£206.487/9
Band C£2,359.76£235.988/9
Band D£2,654.73£265.479/9
Band E£3,244.67£324.4711/9
Band F£3,834.61£383.4613/9
Band G£4,424.55£442.4615/9
Band H£5,309.46£530.9518/9

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Band D in Ludlow compared

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

LudlowLudlow£2,655Shropshire averageShropshire average£2,528No parish partNo parish part£2,400England averageEngland average£2,392
LudlowLudlow£2,655Shropshire ave…Shropshire average£2,528No parish partNo parish part£2,400England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Ludlow
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Ludlow in 2026-27

Ludlow's local council set a precept of £946,655 for 2026-27, raised from 3,717 Band D-equivalent homes: £254.70 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 the parish part was the same, £254.70. Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,472.32 in 2025-26, so it is up 7.4%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Shropshire: £1,969.09 for Shropshire council, £306.50 for West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner, £124.44 for Shropshire and Wrekin Fire and Rescue Authority.

Council tax by band in Ludlow, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,769.82£1,770AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,064.79£2,065BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,359.76£2,360CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,654.73£2,655DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,244.67£3,245EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,834.61£3,835FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,424.55£4,425GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,309.46£5,309HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,769.82£1,770AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,064.79£2,065BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,359.76£2,360CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,654.73£2,655DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,244.67£3,245EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,834.61£3,835FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,424.55£4,425GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,309.46£5,309HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Ludlow, 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£1,769.82£176.98£147.48£1,594.356/9
Band B£2,064.79£206.48£172.07£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,359.76£235.98£196.65£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,654.73£265.47£221.23£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,244.67£324.47£270.39£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,834.61£383.46£319.55£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,424.55£442.46£368.71£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,309.46£530.95£442.45£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 Ludlow?
About £2,654.73 for 2026-27, of which £254.70 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Ludlow?
About £2,064.79 a year, or £206.48 a month over 10 payments.
How does Ludlow compare with the rest of Shropshire?
Its parish precept adds £254.70 to a Band D bill; across Shropshire parish precepts add £128.15 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in Shropshire 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