Council tax bands in Lichfield 2026-27
Average Band D council tax in Lichfield, including parish charges, is £2,351.90 a year in 2026-27, about £235.19 a month over 10 payments.
Every home in Lichfield is in a parish that charges, so no home pays the basic charge of £2,287.55 alone.
Every band in Lichfield
On average, council tax in Lichfield runs from £1,567.93 a year for Band A to £4,703.80 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,567.93 | £156.79 | £130.66 | £1,175.95 |
| Band B | £1,829.26 | £182.93 | £152.44 | £1,371.95 |
| Band C | £2,090.58 | £209.06 | £174.22 | £1,567.94 |
| Band D | £2,351.90 | £235.19 | £195.99 | £1,763.93 |
| Band E | £2,874.54 | £287.45 | £239.55 | £2,155.90 |
| Band F | £3,397.19 | £339.72 | £283.10 | £2,547.89 |
| Band G | £3,919.83 | £391.98 | £326.65 | £2,939.87 |
| Band H | £4,703.80 | £470.38 | £391.98 | £3,527.85 |
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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 Lichfield
The most common band in Lichfield is Band C (25% of homes). Detached houses, about 3 in 10 homes here, are most often Band D (25%). The most common kind of home is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house (10,480 homes), most often Band C (45%). These are shares of all 49,890 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 | 12.3% |
| Band B | 22.3% |
| Band C | 25.3% |
| Band D | 15.2% |
| Band E | 10.4% |
| Band F | 8.1% |
| Band G | 5.5% |
| Band H | 0.9% |
Compared with the West Midlands average, there are fewer homes in Bands A and B (35%, against 54%) and more homes in Band F and above (14%, against 7%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | 15,040 | 30% | Band D (25%) |
| Semi-detached houses | 14,530 | 29% | Band C (44%) |
| Terraced houses | 8,280 | 17% | Band B (45%) |
| Flats and maisonettes | 6,130 | 12% | Band A (52%) |
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 Lichfield goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| Lichfield district council | £201.79 (9%) |
| County council | £1,686.42 (72%) |
| Police | £302.57 (13%) |
| Fire and rescue | £96.77 (4%) |
| Parish and town councils (average) | £64.35 (3%) |
The parish share is the average across every parish; each parish sets its own.
How council tax in Lichfield has changed
The average Band D including parish charges went up by £92.69 (4.1%), from £2,259.21 in 2025-26 to £2,351.90 in 2026-27.
Band D in Lichfield is £8.24 a year below the West Midlands average of £2,360.14, and its 4.1% rise this year was smaller than most councils in the West Midlands (West Midlands average: 5.3%).
Over the four years from 2023-24 to 2026-27, Band D here rose 14.3%, less than the West Midlands average rise of 17.2%.
Band D in Lichfield is the 14th lowest of 30 councils in the West Midlands, and the 121st lowest 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.
Lichfield and other councils
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| Tamworth | £2,300.76 |
| Cannock Chase | £2,344.57 |
| East Staffordshire | £2,296.41 |
| North Warwickshire | £2,465.32 |
| Walsall | £2,627.48 |
| South Derbyshire | £2,306.78 |
Similar district councils
Other district councils closest in size to Lichfield (49,890 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| North West Leicestershire | £2,327.68 | 49,950 |
| Eastbourne | £2,654.28 | 49,960 |
| North Devon | £2,527.21 | 49,720 |
| North East Derbyshire | £2,466.57 | 49,580 |
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).
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