Shrewsbury · Shropshire · 2026-27
How much is council tax in Shrewsbury?
Estimate: council average plus this parish's precept (exact). In 6 published bills we checked, estimates were within £34. How the figures work
- Shropshire council£1,969.09
- West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner£306.50
- Shropshire and Wrekin Fire and Rescue Authority£124.44
- Shrewsbury parish precept£172.23
Council tax bands in Shrewsbury, 2026-27
Estimates: the Shropshire 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 | £1,714.84 | £171.48 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £2,000.65 | £200.06 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,286.45 | £228.64 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,572.26 | £257.23 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,143.87 | £314.39 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,715.49 | £371.55 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,287.10 | £428.71 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £5,144.52 | £514.45 | 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 Shrewsbury.
Band D in Shrewsbury compared
Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Shrewsbury figure is an estimate
- Band D a year
- Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury in 2026-27
Shrewsbury's local council set a precept of £4,772,978 for 2026-27, raised from 27,713 Band D-equivalent homes: £172.23 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £87.04, so it has risen by £85.19 (97.9%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,304.66 in 2025-26, so it is up 11.6%.
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 Shrewsbury, 2026-27
Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band
- Shrewsbury, each band
- Band D, the band every charge is set from
- England average for the band
View as table
| Band | Per year | 10 payments of | 12 payments of | England average | Ratio to D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,714.84 | £171.48 | £142.90 | £1,594.35 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £2,000.65 | £200.06 | £166.72 | £1,860.07 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,286.45 | £228.64 | £190.54 | £2,125.80 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,572.26 | £257.23 | £214.36 | £2,391.52 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,143.87 | £314.39 | £261.99 | £2,922.97 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,715.49 | £371.55 | £309.62 | £3,454.42 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,287.10 | £428.71 | £357.26 | £3,985.87 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £5,144.52 | £514.45 | £428.71 | £4,783.04 | 18/9 |
Questions
- What is Band D council tax in Shrewsbury?
- About £2,572.26 for 2026-27, of which £172.23 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
- How much is Band B council tax in Shrewsbury?
- About £2,000.65 a year, or £200.06 a month over 10 payments.
- How does Shrewsbury compare with the rest of Shropshire?
- Its parish precept adds £172.23 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