Council tax bands in Sandwell 2026-27
Band D council tax in Sandwell is £2,244.46 a year in 2026-27, about £224.45 a month over 10 payments.
This is the charge for a home with no parish or town council charge.
Every band in Sandwell
Council tax in Sandwell runs from £1,496.31 a year for Band A to £4,488.92 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,496.31 | £149.63 | £124.69 | £1,122.23 |
| Band B | £1,745.69 | £174.57 | £145.47 | £1,309.27 |
| Band C | £1,995.08 | £199.51 | £166.26 | £1,496.31 |
| Band D | £2,244.46 | £224.45 | £187.04 | £1,683.35 |
| Band E | £2,743.23 | £274.32 | £228.60 | £2,057.42 |
| Band F | £3,242.00 | £324.20 | £270.17 | £2,431.50 |
| Band G | £3,740.77 | £374.08 | £311.73 | £2,805.58 |
| Band H | £4,488.92 | £448.89 | £374.08 | £3,366.69 |
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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 Sandwell
Most homes in Sandwell are in Bands A and B (76%). Semi-detached houses, about 4 in 10 homes here, are most often Band B (46%). The most common kind of home is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house (39,210 homes), most often Band B (46%). These are shares of all 137,180 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 | 43.3% |
| Band B | 32.6% |
| Band C | 15.8% |
| Band D | 5.6% |
| Band E | 2.2% |
| Band F | 0.4% |
| Band G | 0.1% |
| Band H | 0% |
Compared with the West Midlands average, there are more homes in Bands A and B (76%, against 54%) and fewer homes in Band F and above (0%, against 7%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached houses | 51,190 | 37% | Band B (46%) |
| Terraced houses | 41,320 | 30% | Band A (50%) |
| Flats and maisonettes | 27,990 | 20% | Band A (90%) |
| Detached houses | 11,690 | 9% | Band D (41%) |
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 Sandwell goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| Sandwell council | £1,914.77 (85%) |
| Police | £244.50 (11%) |
| Fire and rescue | £85.19 (4%) |
£36.48 of the council's own Band D share in 2026-27 is the adult social care precept (MHCLG).
How council tax in Sandwell has changed
Band D went up by £111.01 (5.2%), from £2,133.45 in 2025-26 to £2,244.46 in 2026-27.
Band D in Sandwell is £115.68 a year below the West Midlands average of £2,360.14, and its 5.2% 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 16.3%, close to the West Midlands average rise of 17.2%.
Band D in Sandwell is the 5th lowest of 30 councils in the West Midlands, and the 47th 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.
Sandwell and other councils
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| Dudley | £2,144.84 |
| Birmingham | £2,353.17 |
| Walsall | £2,627.48 |
| Wolverhampton | £2,538.99 |
| Bromsgrove | £2,439.70 |
| Cannock Chase | £2,344.57 |
Similar metropolitan boroughs
Other metropolitan boroughs closest in size to Sandwell (137,180 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Sunderland | £2,196.25 | 135,520 |
| Salford | £2,594.45 | 138,900 |
| Stockport | £2,618.90 | 134,360 |
| Newcastle | £2,540.66 | 141,750 |
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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