Council tax bands in Worcester 2026-27
Band D council tax in Worcester is £2,400.53 a year in 2026-27, about £240.05 a month over 10 payments.
This is the charge for a home with no parish or town council charge.
Homes in Worcester's parish or town council areas pay a little more.
Every band in Worcester
Council tax in Worcester runs from £1,600.35 a year for Band A to £4,801.06 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,600.35 | £160.04 | £133.36 | £1,200.26 |
| Band B | £1,867.08 | £186.71 | £155.59 | £1,400.31 |
| Band C | £2,133.80 | £213.38 | £177.82 | £1,600.35 |
| Band D | £2,400.53 | £240.05 | £200.04 | £1,800.40 |
| Band E | £2,933.98 | £293.40 | £244.50 | £2,200.49 |
| Band F | £3,467.43 | £346.74 | £288.95 | £2,600.57 |
| Band G | £4,000.88 | £400.09 | £333.41 | £3,000.66 |
| Band H | £4,801.06 | £480.11 | £400.09 | £3,600.80 |
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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 Worcester
Most homes in Worcester are in Bands B and C (58%). Semi-detached houses, about 3 in 10 homes here, are most often Band C (48%). The most common kind of home is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house (10,770 homes), mostly Band C (54%). These are shares of all 48,140 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 | 18.9% |
| Band B | 32.4% |
| Band C | 25.1% |
| Band D | 11.8% |
| Band E | 7.5% |
| Band F | 3.4% |
| Band G | 0.9% |
| Band H | 0% |
Compared with the West Midlands average, there are fewer homes in Bands A and B (51%, against 54%) and fewer homes in Band F and above (4%, against 7%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached houses | 14,150 | 29% | Band C (48%) |
| Terraced houses | 11,870 | 25% | Band B (65%) |
| Flats and maisonettes | 11,300 | 24% | Band A (63%) |
| Detached houses | 8,450 | 18% | Band D (38%) |
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 Worcester goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| Worcester district council | £226.01 (9%) |
| County council | £1,760.80 (73%) |
| Police | £306.50 (13%) |
| Fire and rescue | £107.22 (4%) |
Parish and town council charges come on top for homes in their areas.
How council tax in Worcester has changed
Band D went up by £171.65 (7.7%), from £2,228.88 in 2025-26 to £2,400.53 in 2026-27.
Band D in Worcester is £40.39 a year above the West Midlands average of £2,360.14, and its 7.7% 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 18.2%, close to the West Midlands average rise of 17.2%.
Band D in Worcester is the 13th highest of 30 councils in the West Midlands, and the 137th 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.
Worcester and other councils
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| Malvern Hills | £2,450.92 |
| Wychavon | £2,302.73 |
| Redditch | £2,460.46 |
| Wyre Forest | £2,432.60 |
| Bromsgrove | £2,439.70 |
| Tewkesbury | £2,258.40 |
Similar district councils
Other district councils closest in size to Worcester (48,140 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| South Hams | £2,615.22 | 48,180 |
| Lincoln | £2,323.08 | 47,850 |
| Lewes | £2,601.71 | 47,580 |
| Fenland | £2,537.74 | 48,750 |
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).
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.
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