Upper Arley · Wyre Forest · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Upper Arley?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,491.03£21.44 less 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 2026-27Upper ArleyBand 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
  • Upper Arley parish precept£58.43
Total for the year£2,491.03
Parish part
£58.43
+£5.02 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,660.69
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£249.10
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
368
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Upper Arley, 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£1,660.69£166.076/9
Band B£1,937.47£193.757/9
Band C£2,214.25£221.438/9
Band D£2,491.03£249.109/9
Band E£3,044.59£304.4611/9
Band F£3,598.15£359.8113/9
Band G£4,151.72£415.1715/9
Band H£4,982.06£498.2118/9

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Band D in Upper Arley compared

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

Upper ArleyUpper Arley£2,491Wyre Forest averageWyre Forest average£2,512No parish partNo parish part£2,433England averageEngland average£2,392
Upper ArleyUpper Arley£2,491Wyre Forest av…Wyre Forest average£2,512No parish partNo parish part£2,433England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Upper Arley
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Upper Arley in 2026-27

Upper Arley's local council set a precept of £21,502 for 2026-27, raised from 368 Band D-equivalent homes: £58.43 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £53.41, so it has risen by £5.02 (9.4%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,313.42 in 2025-26, so it is up 7.7%.

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 Upper Arley, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,660.69£1,661AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,937.47£1,937BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,214.25£2,214CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,491.03£2,491DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,044.59£3,045EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,598.15£3,598FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,151.72£4,152GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,982.06£4,982HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,660.69£1,661AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,937.47£1,937BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,214.25£2,214CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,491.03£2,491DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,044.59£3,045EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,598.15£3,598FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,151.72£4,152GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,982.06£4,982HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Upper Arley, 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£1,660.69£166.07£138.39£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,937.47£193.75£161.46£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,214.25£221.43£184.52£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,491.03£249.10£207.59£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,044.59£304.46£253.72£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,598.15£359.81£299.85£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,151.72£415.17£345.98£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,982.06£498.21£415.17£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 Upper Arley?
About £2,491.03 for 2026-27, of which £58.43 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Upper Arley?
About £1,937.47 a year, or £193.75 a month over 10 payments.
How does Upper Arley compare with the rest of Wyre Forest?
Its parish precept adds £58.43 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