Region · West Midlands · 2026-27
What is the average council tax in West Midlands?
Average Band D£2,392.62up 5.4% (£123.29) on 2025-26. England £2,391.52.
Area averages set by councils for 2026-27 (MHCLG). Real bills vary by parish, band and discount. How the figures work
Councils
30
that send bills
Lowest
£2,145
Dudley
Highest
£2,627
Walsall
Band A
£1,595
at the regional average
Highest Band D in West Midlands
2026-27, area averages including parish precepts; the tick is the region's average
- Band D a year
- West Midlands average (£2,393)
Every council in West Midlands
| Council | Type | Band D | Band A | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dudley | metropolitan borough | £2,144.84 | £1,429.89 | +5.2% |
| Stoke-on-Trent | unitary council | £2,183.12 | £1,455.41 | +5.0% |
| Solihull | metropolitan borough | £2,197.26 | £1,464.84 | +5.2% |
| Sandwell | metropolitan borough | £2,244.46 | £1,496.31 | +5.2% |
| Telford and Wrekin | unitary council | £2,256.26 | £1,504.17 | +5.1% |
| Tamworth | district council | £2,300.76 | £1,533.84 | +4.1% |
| Stafford | district council | £2,302.68 | £1,535.12 | +4.2% |
| South Staffordshire | district council | £2,313.67 | £1,542.45 | +4.2% |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | district council | £2,334.25 | £1,556.17 | +4.0% |
| Staffordshire Moorlands | district council | £2,338.21 | £1,558.81 | +4.4% |
| East Staffordshire | district council | £2,351.34 | £1,567.56 | +4.2% |
| Lichfield | district council | £2,351.90 | £1,567.93 | +4.1% |
| Birmingham | metropolitan borough | £2,362.90 | £1,575.27 | +5.2% |
| Wychavon | district council | £2,373.19 | £1,582.13 | +7.8% |
| Cannock Chase | district council | £2,375.83 | £1,583.89 | +4.1% |
| Worcester | district council | £2,405.81 | £1,603.87 | +7.7% |
| Malvern Hills | district council | £2,450.92 | £1,633.95 | +7.5% |
| Warwick | district council | £2,461.55 | £1,641.03 | +4.5% |
| Redditch | district council | £2,462.95 | £1,641.97 | +7.6% |
| Bromsgrove | district council | £2,478.65 | £1,652.43 | +7.6% |
| Rugby | district council | £2,483.05 | £1,655.37 | +4.4% |
| Stratford-on-Avon | district council | £2,484.17 | £1,656.11 | +4.4% |
| Nuneaton and Bedworth | district council | £2,502.16 | £1,668.11 | +4.3% |
| Wyre Forest | district council | £2,512.47 | £1,674.98 | +7.9% |
| Coventry | metropolitan borough | £2,516.72 | £1,677.81 | +4.3% |
| Shropshire | unitary council | £2,528.18 | £1,685.45 | +9.0% |
| North Warwickshire | district council | £2,532.10 | £1,688.07 | +4.1% |
| Wolverhampton | metropolitan borough | £2,538.99 | £1,692.66 | +5.2% |
| Herefordshire | unitary council | £2,574.37 | £1,716.25 | +5.1% |
| Walsall | metropolitan borough | £2,627.48 | £1,751.65 | +5.2% |
The regional average is weighted by each council's tax base (Band D-equivalent homes).
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 West Midlands.
Data: MHCLG, 2026-27 releases, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources and method