Council tax bands in South Staffordshire 2026-27
Average Band D council tax in South Staffordshire, including parish charges, is £2,313.67 a year in 2026-27, about £231.37 a month over 10 payments.
Every home in South Staffordshire is in a parish that charges, so no home pays the basic charge of £2,236.10 alone.
Every band in South Staffordshire
On average, council tax in South Staffordshire runs from £1,542.45 a year for Band A to £4,627.34 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,542.45 | £154.25 | £128.54 | £1,156.84 |
| Band B | £1,799.52 | £179.95 | £149.96 | £1,349.64 |
| Band C | £2,056.60 | £205.66 | £171.38 | £1,542.45 |
| Band D | £2,313.67 | £231.37 | £192.81 | £1,735.25 |
| Band E | £2,827.82 | £282.78 | £235.65 | £2,120.87 |
| Band F | £3,341.97 | £334.20 | £278.50 | £2,506.48 |
| Band G | £3,856.12 | £385.61 | £321.34 | £2,892.09 |
| Band H | £4,627.34 | £462.73 | £385.61 | £3,470.51 |
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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 South Staffordshire
The most common band in South Staffordshire is Band C (25% of homes). Semi-detached houses, about 3 in 10 homes here, are most often Band C (47%). The most common kind of home is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house (11,530 homes), mostly Band C (52%). These are shares of all 49,530 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 | 13.9% |
| Band B | 22.1% |
| Band C | 24.6% |
| Band D | 15.4% |
| Band E | 11.3% |
| Band F | 7.3% |
| Band G | 5% |
| Band H | 0.4% |
Compared with the West Midlands average, there are fewer homes in Bands A and B (36%, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached houses | 15,860 | 32% | Band C (47%) |
| Detached houses | 15,520 | 31% | Band D (29%) |
| Terraced houses | 5,740 | 12% | Band B (49%) |
| Flats and maisonettes | 4,570 | 9% | Band A (66%) |
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 South Staffordshire goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| South Staffordshire district council | £150.34 (6%) |
| County council | £1,686.42 (73%) |
| Police | £302.57 (13%) |
| Fire and rescue | £96.77 (4%) |
| Parish and town councils (average) | £77.57 (3%) |
The parish share is the average across every parish; each parish sets its own.
How council tax in South Staffordshire has changed
The average Band D including parish charges went up by £94.01 (4.2%), from £2,219.66 in 2025-26 to £2,313.67 in 2026-27.
Band D in South Staffordshire is £46.47 a year below the West Midlands average of £2,360.14, and its 4.2% 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 14.7%, less than the West Midlands average rise of 17.2%.
Band D in South Staffordshire is the 11th lowest of 30 councils in the West Midlands, and the 87th 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.
South Staffordshire and other councils
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| Wolverhampton | £2,538.99 |
| Cannock Chase | £2,344.57 |
| Walsall | £2,627.48 |
| Stafford | £2,269.85 |
| Sandwell | £2,244.46 |
| Telford and Wrekin | £2,109.73 |
Similar district councils
Other district councils closest in size to South Staffordshire (49,530 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| North East Derbyshire | £2,466.57 | 49,580 |
| Wyre Forest | £2,432.60 | 49,380 |
| North Devon | £2,527.21 | 49,720 |
| Lichfield | £2,351.90 | 49,890 |
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
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