Defford · Wychavon · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Defford?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,355.95£17.24 less than the Wychavon Band D average (£2,373.19).
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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 2026-27DeffordBand D
  • Wychavon council£128.21
  • Worcestershire County Council£1,760.80
  • West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner£306.50
  • Hereford and Worcester Fire Authority£107.22
  • Defford parish precept£53.22
Total for the year£2,355.95
Parish part
£53.22
+£5.22 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,570.63
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£235.59
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
468
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Defford, 2026-27

Estimates: the Wychavon 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£1,570.63£157.066/9
Band B£1,832.41£183.247/9
Band C£2,094.18£209.428/9
Band D£2,355.95£235.599/9
Band E£2,879.49£287.9511/9
Band F£3,403.04£340.3013/9
Band G£3,926.58£392.6615/9
Band H£4,711.90£471.1918/9

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Band D in Defford compared

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

DeffordDefford£2,356Wychavon averageWychavon average£2,373No parish partNo parish part£2,303England averageEngland average£2,392
DeffordDefford£2,356Wychavon avera…Wychavon average£2,373No parish partNo parish part£2,303England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Defford
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Defford in 2026-27

Defford's local council (grouped with Besford) set a precept of £24,908 for 2026-27, raised from 468 Band D-equivalent homes: £53.22 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £48.00, so it has risen by £5.22 (10.9%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,185.64 in 2025-26, so it is up 7.8%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Wychavon: £128.21 for Wychavon council, £1,760.80 for Worcestershire County Council, £306.50 for West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner, £107.22 for Hereford and Worcester Fire Authority.

Council tax by band in Defford, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,570.63£1,571AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,832.41£1,832BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,094.18£2,094CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,355.95£2,356DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,879.49£2,879EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,403.04£3,403FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,926.58£3,927GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,711.90£4,712HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,570.63£1,571AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,832.41£1,832BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,094.18£2,094CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,355.95£2,356DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,879.49£2,879EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,403.04£3,403FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,926.58£3,927GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,711.90£4,712HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Defford, 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£1,570.63£157.06£130.89£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,832.41£183.24£152.70£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,094.18£209.42£174.51£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,355.95£235.59£196.33£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,879.49£287.95£239.96£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,403.04£340.30£283.59£3,454.4213/9
Band G£3,926.58£392.66£327.21£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,711.90£471.19£392.66£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 Defford?
About £2,355.95 for 2026-27, of which £53.22 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Defford?
About £1,832.41 a year, or £183.24 a month over 10 payments.
How does Defford compare with the rest of Wychavon?
Its parish precept adds £53.22 to a Band D bill; across Wychavon parish precepts add £70.46 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in Wychavon 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