# 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.

| Rank | Area | Band D council tax |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Walsall](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall) | £2,627.48 |
| 2 | [Herefordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire) | £2,574.37 |
| 3 | [Wolverhampton](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton) | £2,538.99 |
| 4 | [North Warwickshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-warwickshire) | £2,532.10 |
| 5 | [Shropshire](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire) | £2,528.18 |
| 6 | [Coventry](https://openindex.co.uk/coventry) | £2,516.72 |
| 7 | [Wyre Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest) | £2,512.47 |
| 8 | [Nuneaton and Bedworth](https://openindex.co.uk/nuneaton-and-bedworth) | £2,502.16 |
| 9 | [Stratford-on-Avon](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon) | £2,484.17 |
| 10 | [Rugby](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby) | £2,483.05 |
| 11 | [Bromsgrove](https://openindex.co.uk/bromsgrove) | £2,478.65 |
| 12 | [Redditch](https://openindex.co.uk/redditch) | £2,462.95 |
| 13 | [Warwick](https://openindex.co.uk/warwick) | £2,461.55 |
| 14 | [Malvern Hills](https://openindex.co.uk/malvern-hills) | £2,450.92 |
| 15 | [Worcester](https://openindex.co.uk/worcester) | £2,405.81 |
| 16 | [Cannock Chase](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase) | £2,375.83 |
| 17 | [Wychavon](https://openindex.co.uk/wychavon) | £2,373.19 |
| 18 | [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) | £2,362.90 |
| 19 | [Lichfield](https://openindex.co.uk/lichfield) | £2,351.90 |
| 20 | [East Staffordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-staffordshire) | £2,351.34 |
| 21 | [Staffordshire Moorlands](https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands) | £2,338.21 |
| 22 | [Newcastle-under-Lyme](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme) | £2,334.25 |
| 23 | [South Staffordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-staffordshire) | £2,313.67 |
| 24 | [Stafford](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford) | £2,302.68 |
| 25 | [Tamworth](https://openindex.co.uk/tamworth) | £2,300.76 |
| 26 | [Telford and Wrekin](https://openindex.co.uk/telford-and-wrekin) | £2,256.26 |
| 27 | [Sandwell](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell) | £2,244.46 |
| 28 | [Solihull](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull) | £2,197.26 |
| 29 | [Stoke-on-Trent](https://openindex.co.uk/stoke-on-trent) | £2,183.12 |
| 30 | [Dudley](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley) | £2,144.84 |

Source: Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England and Council tax levels in Wales and Council Tax datasets (Scotland), MHCLG. Covers Great Britain. Period: 2026/27. Period: 2026/27.

## Other rankings of this measure

- [England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/council-tax-band-d/england)
- [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/council-tax-band-d/scotland)
- [Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/council-tax-band-d/wales)
- [North East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/council-tax-band-d/north-east)
- [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/council-tax-band-d/north-west)
- [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/council-tax-band-d/yorkshire-and-the-humber)
- [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/council-tax-band-d/east-midlands)
- [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/council-tax-band-d/east-of-england)
- [London](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/council-tax-band-d/london)
- [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/council-tax-band-d/south-east)
- [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/council-tax-band-d/south-west)

- [The map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/council-tax-band-d)
- [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/council-tax-band-d)

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