Council tax bands in Herefordshire 2026-27
Band D council tax in Herefordshire is £2,481.36 a year in 2026-27, about £248.14 a month over 10 payments.
This is the charge for a home with no parish or town council charge.
Every band in Herefordshire
Council tax in Herefordshire runs from £1,654.24 a year for Band A to £4,962.72 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,654.24 | £165.42 | £137.85 | £1,240.68 |
| Band B | £1,929.95 | £193.00 | £160.83 | £1,447.46 |
| Band C | £2,205.65 | £220.57 | £183.80 | £1,654.24 |
| Band D | £2,481.36 | £248.14 | £206.78 | £1,861.02 |
| Band E | £3,032.77 | £303.28 | £252.73 | £2,274.58 |
| Band F | £3,584.19 | £358.42 | £298.68 | £2,688.14 |
| Band G | £4,135.60 | £413.56 | £344.63 | £3,101.70 |
| Band H | £4,962.72 | £496.27 | £413.56 | £3,722.04 |
Swipe sideways to see every column
How bands work: every band is a fixed fraction of Band D, set in law (Band A is 6/9 of Band D and Band H 18/9), rounded here to the penny. A home's band comes from its value on 1 April 1991: Band A up to £40,000, Band H over £320,000. Payments are the yearly charge divided by 10 or 12. Other bands may differ by a penny from your council's table because of how councils round.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, local authority level data (Table 10, Data_Billing), published 25 March 2026.
Homes by band in Herefordshire
The most common band in Herefordshire is Band B (23% of homes). Detached houses, about 3 in 10 homes here, are most often Band E (32%). The most common kind of home is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house (13,900 homes), mostly Band C (58%). These are shares of all 91,310 homes on the list, not the band of any one home: a home's own band is on GOV.UK.
| Band | Share of homes |
|---|---|
| Band A | 15.5% |
| Band B | 22.7% |
| Band C | 19.7% |
| Band D | 15.2% |
| Band E | 14% |
| Band F | 8.5% |
| Band G | 4.2% |
| Band H | 0.2% |
Compared with the West Midlands average, there are fewer homes in Bands A and B (38%, against 54%) and more homes in Band F and above (13%, against 7%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | 28,920 | 32% | Band E (32%) |
| Semi-detached houses | 20,120 | 22% | Band C (50%) |
| Terraced houses | 17,060 | 19% | Band B (65%) |
| Flats and maisonettes | 11,140 | 12% | Band A (75%) |
Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, 31 March 2026 (CTSOP3.0, band by property type), published 24 September 2026. VOA counts are rounded to the nearest 10; property types with fewer than 500 homes are not shown.
Where Band D council tax in Herefordshire goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| Herefordshire council | £2,067.64 (83%) |
| Police | £306.50 (12%) |
| Fire and rescue | £107.22 (4%) |
£39.39 of the council's own Band D share in 2026-27 is the adult social care precept (MHCLG).
Parish and town council charges come on top for homes in their areas.
How council tax in Herefordshire has changed
Band D went up by £118.28 (5.0%), from £2,363.08 in 2025-26 to £2,481.36 in 2026-27.
Including parish charges, the average Band D bill went up by £125.20 (5.1%), from £2,449.17 to £2,574.37.
Band D in Herefordshire is £121.22 a year above the West Midlands average of £2,360.14, and its 5.0% rise this year was about the middle of the range for councils in the West Midlands (West Midlands average: 5.3%).
Over the four years from 2023-24 to 2026-27, Band D here rose 15.7%, less than the West Midlands average rise of 17.2%.
Band D in Herefordshire is the 5th highest of 30 councils in the West Midlands, and the 83rd highest of 296 councils in England, ranked by the Band D figure on each council's page.
Averages are weighted by number of homes and use each council's Band D as shown on its page.
Herefordshire and other councils
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| Malvern Hills | £2,450.92 |
| Forest of Dean | £2,322.07 |
| Monmouthshire | £2,329.98 |
| Worcester | £2,400.53 |
| Tewkesbury | £2,258.40 |
| Gloucester | £2,348.17 |
Similar unitary councils
Other unitary councils closest in size to Herefordshire (91,310 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Stockton-on-Tees | £2,572.10 | 91,390 |
| Peterborough | £2,279.25 | 92,630 |
| Portsmouth | £2,291.71 | 94,250 |
| York | £2,269.91 | 94,410 |
Band D as shown on each council's page: the basic charge, or where no home pays that alone, Band D including special expenses or the average including parish charges. Similar councils are the same type of council, nearest in number of homes (Valuation Office Agency, 31 March 2026).
Finding a home's band
Each home's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency. You can look up any home's band on GOV.UK.
- Cost of living in Herefordshire: rent, earnings, house prices, energy and water.
- Council tax on the Herefordshire profile, next to the other costs.
- Council tax calculator: every council, by postcode or name.
Council tax in Herefordshire: questions
Looking at a home in Herefordshire?
Council tax is one running cost. Enter a postcode for a free preview of one home: last sale price, EPC rating, flood risk and crime nearby.