# Council tax in West Midlands

West England. 6,205,854 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 13,004 square kilometres.

1 layer about council tax for West Midlands, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

In: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)

## Band D council tax

West Midlands: **£2,392.62** (2026/27, region level, Great Britain only). Source: MHCLG and Welsh Government and Scottish Government. Published 22 April 2026.

Band D council tax in West Midlands is £2,392.62 for 2026/27.
That is about the same as the England average of £2,391.52.
West Midlands has the 3rd cheapest Band D council tax in England.

- Against England: About the same (£2,391.52)

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/council-tax-band-d?place=E12000005) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/council-tax-band-d) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/council-tax-band-d/west-midlands) · https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands/council-tax#l-council-tax-band-d

### Council tax by band in West Midlands, 2026/27

| Band | Bill | Share of homes, March 2026 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Band A | £1,595.08 | 29.7% |
| Band B | £1,860.93 | 24.8% |
| Band C | £2,126.77 | 20.0% |
| Band D | £2,392.62 | 11.5% |
| Band E | £2,924.31 | 7.4% |
| Band F | £3,456.01 | 4.0% |
| Band G | £3,987.70 | 2.4% |
| Band H | £4,785.24 | 0.2% |

Worked out by Open Index from the Band D figure and the band ratios set in law.
You get 25% off if you live on your own, or if everyone else in your home is disregarded (full-time students, for example).
Share of homes: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026.

## More on this place

- [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands)
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- [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands/crime) (13)
- [People](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands/people) (24)
- [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands/deprivation) (8)
- [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands/health) (4)
- [Education](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands/education) (2)
- [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands/environment) (9)
- [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands/transport) (4)
- [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands/connectivity) (5)
- [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands/planning) (3)
- [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands/economy) (4)
- [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands/elections) (7)
- [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands/services) (3)
- [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands/sources) (28)

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E12000005/data?family=council-tax

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Snapshot 2026.10.8, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508850. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands/council-tax