Much Wenlock · Shropshire · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Much Wenlock?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,634.49£106.31 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 2026-27Much WenlockBand D
  • Shropshire council£1,969.09
  • West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner£306.50
  • Shropshire and Wrekin Fire and Rescue Authority£124.44
  • Much Wenlock parish precept£234.46
Total for the year£2,634.49
Parish part
£234.46
+£10.53 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,756.33
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£263.45
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
1,280
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Much Wenlock, 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£1,756.33£175.636/9
Band B£2,049.05£204.917/9
Band C£2,341.77£234.188/9
Band D£2,634.49£263.459/9
Band E£3,219.93£321.9911/9
Band F£3,805.37£380.5413/9
Band G£4,390.82£439.0815/9
Band H£5,268.98£526.9018/9

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Band D in Much Wenlock compared

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

Much WenlockMuch Wenlock£2,634Shropshire averageShropshire average£2,528No parish partNo parish part£2,400England averageEngland average£2,392
Much WenlockMuch Wenlock£2,634Shropshire ave…Shropshire average£2,528No parish partNo parish part£2,400England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Much Wenlock
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Much Wenlock in 2026-27

Much Wenlock's local council set a precept of £300,130 for 2026-27, raised from 1,280 Band D-equivalent homes: £234.46 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £223.93, so it has risen by £10.53 (4.7%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,441.55 in 2025-26, so it is up 7.9%.

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 Much Wenlock, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,756.33£1,756AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,049.05£2,049BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,341.77£2,342CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,634.49£2,634DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,219.93£3,220EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,805.37£3,805FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,390.82£4,391GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,268.98£5,269HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,756.33£1,756AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,049.05£2,049BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,341.77£2,342CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,634.49£2,634DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,219.93£3,220EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,805.37£3,805FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,390.82£4,391GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,268.98£5,269HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Much Wenlock, 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£1,756.33£175.63£146.36£1,594.356/9
Band B£2,049.05£204.91£170.75£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,341.77£234.18£195.15£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,634.49£263.45£219.54£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,219.93£321.99£268.33£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,805.37£380.54£317.11£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,390.82£439.08£365.90£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,268.98£526.90£439.08£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 Wenlock?
About £2,634.49 for 2026-27, of which £234.46 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Much Wenlock?
About £2,049.05 a year, or £204.91 a month over 10 payments.
How does Much Wenlock compare with the rest of Shropshire?
Its parish precept adds £234.46 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