# Biggest and smallest council tax rises in West Midlands (2026/27)

Shropshire had the highest rise in Band D council tax of West Midlands’s 30 councils in 2026/27, at 9.0%.

Newcastle-under-Lyme had the lowest, at 4.0%. The middle council, Telford and Wrekin, had 5.1%.

Annual council tax change is measured differently in each nation, so Open Index ranks it within West Midlands only.

Worked out by Open Index from the Band D council tax figures.

| Rank | Area | Annual council tax change |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Shropshire](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire) | 9.0% |
| 2 | [Wyre Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest) | 7.9% |
| 3 | [Wychavon](https://openindex.co.uk/wychavon) | 7.8% |
| 4 | [Worcester](https://openindex.co.uk/worcester) | 7.7% |
| =5 | [Bromsgrove](https://openindex.co.uk/bromsgrove) | 7.6% |
| =5 | [Redditch](https://openindex.co.uk/redditch) | 7.6% |
| 7 | [Malvern Hills](https://openindex.co.uk/malvern-hills) | 7.5% |
| =8 | [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) | 5.2% |
| =8 | [Dudley](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley) | 5.2% |
| =8 | [Sandwell](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell) | 5.2% |
| =8 | [Solihull](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull) | 5.2% |
| =8 | [Walsall](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall) | 5.2% |
| =8 | [Wolverhampton](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton) | 5.2% |
| =14 | [Herefordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire) | 5.1% |
| =14 | [Telford and Wrekin](https://openindex.co.uk/telford-and-wrekin) | 5.1% |
| 16 | [Stoke-on-Trent](https://openindex.co.uk/stoke-on-trent) | 5.0% |
| 17 | [Warwick](https://openindex.co.uk/warwick) | 4.5% |
| =18 | [Rugby](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby) | 4.4% |
| =18 | [Staffordshire Moorlands](https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands) | 4.4% |
| =18 | [Stratford-on-Avon](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon) | 4.4% |
| =21 | [Coventry](https://openindex.co.uk/coventry) | 4.3% |
| =21 | [Nuneaton and Bedworth](https://openindex.co.uk/nuneaton-and-bedworth) | 4.3% |
| =23 | [East Staffordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-staffordshire) | 4.2% |
| =23 | [South Staffordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-staffordshire) | 4.2% |
| =23 | [Stafford](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford) | 4.2% |
| =26 | [Cannock Chase](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase) | 4.1% |
| =26 | [Lichfield](https://openindex.co.uk/lichfield) | 4.1% |
| =26 | [North Warwickshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-warwickshire) | 4.1% |
| =26 | [Tamworth](https://openindex.co.uk/tamworth) | 4.1% |
| 30 | [Newcastle-under-Lyme](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme) | 4.0% |

Source: Worked out by Open Index from the Band D council tax figures. Covers Great Britain. Period: 2026/27. Period: 2026/27.

## Other rankings of this measure

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

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

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Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/council-tax-change/west-midlands