Cheapest and most expensive council tax in West Midlands (2026/27)
Walsall had the highest Band D council tax of West Midlands’s 30 councils in 2026/27, at £2,627.48.
Dudley had the lowest, at £2,144.84. The middle council, Worcester, had £2,405.81.
Band D council tax is measured differently in each nation, so Open Index ranks it within West Midlands only.
See it on the map| Rank | Council | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walsall | £2,627.48 |
| 2 | Herefordshire | £2,574.37 |
| 3 | Wolverhampton | £2,538.99 |
| 4 | North Warwickshire | £2,532.10 |
| 5 | Shropshire | £2,528.18 |
| 6 | Coventry | £2,516.72 |
| 7 | Wyre Forest | £2,512.47 |
| 8 | Nuneaton and Bedworth | £2,502.16 |
| 9 | Stratford-on-Avon | £2,484.17 |
| 10 | Rugby | £2,483.05 |
| 11 | Bromsgrove | £2,478.65 |
| 12 | Redditch | £2,462.95 |
| 13 | Warwick | £2,461.55 |
| 14 | Malvern Hills | £2,450.92 |
| 15 | Worcester | £2,405.81 |
| 16 | Cannock Chase | £2,375.83 |
| 17 | Wychavon | £2,373.19 |
| 18 | Birmingham | £2,362.90 |
| 19 | Lichfield | £2,351.90 |
| 20 | East Staffordshire | £2,351.34 |
| 21 | Staffordshire Moorlands | £2,338.21 |
| 22 | Newcastle-under-Lyme | £2,334.25 |
| 23 | South Staffordshire | £2,313.67 |
| 24 | Stafford | £2,302.68 |
| 25 | Tamworth | £2,300.76 |
| 26 | Telford and Wrekin | £2,256.26 |
| 27 | Sandwell | £2,244.46 |
| 28 | Solihull | £2,197.26 |
| 29 | Stoke-on-Trent | £2,183.12 |
| 30 | Dudley | £2,144.84 |