Kidderminster · Wyre Forest · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Kidderminster?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,518.51£6.04 more than the Wyre Forest Band D average (£2,512.47).
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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 2026-27KidderminsterBand D
  • Wyre Forest council£258.08
  • Worcestershire County Council£1,760.80
  • West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner£306.50
  • Hereford and Worcester Fire Authority£107.22
  • Kidderminster parish precept£85.91
Total for the year£2,518.51
Parish part
£85.91
+£16.96 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,679.01
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£251.85
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
17,715
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Kidderminster, 2026-27

Estimates: the Wyre Forest 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£1,679.01£167.906/9
Band B£1,958.84£195.887/9
Band C£2,238.68£223.878/9
Band D£2,518.51£251.859/9
Band E£3,078.18£307.8211/9
Band F£3,637.85£363.7813/9
Band G£4,197.52£419.7515/9
Band H£5,037.02£503.7018/9

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Band D in Kidderminster compared

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

KidderminsterKidderminster£2,519Wyre Forest averageWyre Forest average£2,512No parish partNo parish part£2,433England averageEngland average£2,392
KidderminsterKidderminster£2,519Wyre Forest av…Wyre Forest average£2,512No parish partNo parish part£2,433England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
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Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Kidderminster in 2026-27

Kidderminster's local council set a precept of £1,521,980 for 2026-27, raised from 17,715 Band D-equivalent homes: £85.91 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £68.95, so it has risen by £16.96 (24.6%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,328.96 in 2025-26, so it is up 8.1%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Wyre Forest: £258.08 for Wyre Forest 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 Kidderminster, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,679.01£1,679AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,958.84£1,959BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,238.68£2,239CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,518.51£2,519DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,078.18£3,078EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,637.85£3,638FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,197.52£4,198GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,037.02£5,037HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,679.01£1,679AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,958.84£1,959BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,238.68£2,239CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,518.51£2,519DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,078.18£3,078EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,637.85£3,638FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,197.52£4,198GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,037.02£5,037HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Kidderminster, 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£1,679.01£167.90£139.92£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,958.84£195.88£163.24£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,238.68£223.87£186.56£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,518.51£251.85£209.88£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,078.18£307.82£256.51£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,637.85£363.78£303.15£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,197.52£419.75£349.79£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,037.02£503.70£419.75£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 Kidderminster?
About £2,518.51 for 2026-27, of which £85.91 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Kidderminster?
About £1,958.84 a year, or £195.88 a month over 10 payments.
How does Kidderminster compare with the rest of Wyre Forest?
Its parish precept adds £85.91 to a Band D bill; across Wyre Forest parish precepts add £79.87 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in Wyre Forest 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