Council tax bands in Malvern Hills 2026-27
Average Band D council tax in Malvern Hills, including parish charges, is £2,450.92 a year in 2026-27, about £245.09 a month over 10 payments.
Every home in Malvern Hills is in a parish that charges, so no home pays the basic charge of £2,357.12 alone.
Every band in Malvern Hills
On average, council tax in Malvern Hills runs from £1,633.95 a year for Band A to £4,901.84 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,633.95 | £163.40 | £136.16 | £1,225.46 |
| Band B | £1,906.27 | £190.63 | £158.86 | £1,429.70 |
| Band C | £2,178.60 | £217.86 | £181.55 | £1,633.95 |
| Band D | £2,450.92 | £245.09 | £204.24 | £1,838.19 |
| Band E | £2,995.57 | £299.56 | £249.63 | £2,246.68 |
| Band F | £3,540.22 | £354.02 | £295.02 | £2,655.17 |
| Band G | £4,084.87 | £408.49 | £340.41 | £3,063.65 |
| Band H | £4,901.84 | £490.18 | £408.49 | £3,676.38 |
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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 Malvern Hills
The most common band in Malvern Hills is Band C (23% of homes). Detached houses, about 3 in 10 homes here, are most often Band E (30%). The most common kind of home is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house (6,250 homes), mostly Band C (65%). These are shares of all 39,300 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 | 10.5% |
| Band B | 19.6% |
| Band C | 23% |
| Band D | 15.5% |
| Band E | 13.9% |
| Band F | 10.7% |
| Band G | 6.5% |
| Band H | 0.3% |
Compared with the West Midlands average, there are fewer homes in Bands A and B (30%, against 54%) and more homes in Band F and above (18%, against 7%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | 12,420 | 32% | Band E (30%) |
| Semi-detached houses | 9,860 | 25% | Band C (56%) |
| Flats and maisonettes | 5,090 | 13% | Band A (48%) |
| Terraced houses | 4,990 | 13% | Band B (57%) |
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 Malvern Hills goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| Malvern Hills district council | £182.60 (7%) |
| County council | £1,760.80 (72%) |
| Police | £306.50 (13%) |
| Fire and rescue | £107.22 (4%) |
| Parish and town councils (average) | £93.80 (4%) |
The parish share is the average across every parish; each parish sets its own.
How council tax in Malvern Hills has changed
The average Band D including parish charges went up by £170.10 (7.5%), from £2,280.82 in 2025-26 to £2,450.92 in 2026-27.
Band D in Malvern Hills is £90.78 a year above the West Midlands average of £2,360.14, and its 7.5% rise this year was bigger 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 17.7%, close to the West Midlands average rise of 17.2%.
Band D in Malvern Hills is the 9th highest of 30 councils in the West Midlands, and the 105th 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.
Malvern Hills and other councils
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| Worcester | £2,400.53 |
| Wychavon | £2,302.73 |
| Wyre Forest | £2,432.60 |
| Tewkesbury | £2,258.40 |
| Redditch | £2,460.46 |
| Herefordshire | £2,481.36 |
Similar district councils
Other district councils closest in size to Malvern Hills (39,300 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Three Rivers | £2,350.72 | 39,300 |
| Bolsover | £2,559.41 | 39,340 |
| Castle Point | £2,308.59 | 39,580 |
| Stevenage | £2,391.97 | 39,010 |
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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