West Midlands | England | Shire district
Council Tax Bands in Lichfield 2026/27
Band D 2026/27
£2,351.90
+£92.69 (+4.1%) vs 2025/26
Full band A to H council tax rates for Lichfield from 1 April 2026.
Quick answer
Council tax bands in Lichfield for 2026/27 run from £1,567.93 (Band A) to £4,703.80 (Band H), with the Band D reference rate set at £2,351.90 (up 4.1% on 2025/26). All eight bands (A to H) are fixed fractions of Band D; the full rate table with monthly figures is below.
Band A to H Rate Table - Lichfield 2026/27
| Band | Annual rate | Monthly (10 mths) |
|---|---|---|
| ABand A | £1,567.93 | £156.79 |
| BBand B | £1,829.26 | £182.93 |
| CBand C | £2,090.58 | £209.06 |
| DBand D | £2,351.90 | £235.19 |
| EBand E | £2,874.54 | £287.45 |
| FBand F | £3,397.19 | £339.72 |
| GBand G | £3,919.83 | £391.98 |
| HBand H | £4,703.80 | £470.38 |
Source: Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England: 2026 to 2027, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (Accredited official statistics). Table 9 (area council tax by band) and Table 10 (local authority level data). Snapshot: 2026-27 tables, published 25 March 2026. Published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Monthly figures are the annual rate divided over the standard 10-instalment plan and the 12-month direct debit option.
What Makes Up the £2,351.90 Bill
A Band D bill in Lichfield is not one charge. It is 4 separate charges set by 4 different bodies and collected together. The largest is Staffordshire at £1,686.42, which is 72% of the total.
| Charged by | Band D element | Share of bill |
|---|---|---|
| Lichfield billing authority | £266.14 | 11.3% |
| Staffordshire | £1,686.42 | 71.7% |
| Staffordshire PCC | £302.57 | 12.9% |
| Staffordshire PCC-FRA | £96.77 | 4.1% |
| Total Band D | £2,351.90 | 100% |
Registry Record for Lichfield
ONS code
E07000194
MHCLG E-code
E3433
Authority type
Shire district
Area
Staffordshire
Tax base 2026/27
42,132
Assumed collection rate
99.00%
Parishes in area
29
Parishes setting a precept
26
Band D rank in England
207 of 296
Registry snapshot
25 March 2026
Lichfield is a shire district in the West Midlands, within the Staffordshire area. Its 2026/27 tax base for setting council tax is 42,132 Band D equivalent dwellings, calculated on an assumed collection rate of 99.00%. 26 of the 29 parish or town councils in the area set their own precept for 2026/27, so households in those parishes pay slightly more than the area figures shown here. Its Band D rate ranks 207 of 296 in England.
Year-on-Year Change
Band D 2025/26
£2,259.21
Band D 2026/27
£2,351.90
Annual increase
+£92.69 (+4.1%)
Lichfield's Band D rate increased by £92.69 (4.1%) in 2026/27 compared with the previous year. This is within the 5% that an English social care authority can add for 2026/27 without a local referendum (a 3% core limit plus a 2% adult social care precept).
Lichfield Against the Rest of the West Midlands
Across the 30 billing authorities in the West Midlands, Band D for 2026/27 runs from Dudley at £2,144.84 to Walsall at £2,627.48, a spread of £482.64. The regional mean is £2,399.67, so Lichfield sits £47.77 below it. See the full West Midlands table.
Closest Staffordshire and West Midlands authorities by Band D
| Council | Band D 2026/27 |
|---|---|
| East Staffordshire | £2,351.34 |
| Staffordshire Moorlands | £2,338.21 |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | £2,334.25 |
| Cannock Chase | £2,375.83 |
| South Staffordshire | £2,313.67 |
| Stafford | £2,302.68 |
How Band Rates Are Worked Out in Lichfield
Like every billing authority, Lichfield sets a single Band D rate each year. All other bands are then calculated as fixed fractions of that rate, set nationally by central government. The fractions are expressed in ninths:
| Band | Fraction of Band D | Calculation | 2026/27 rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | 6/9 | £2,351.90 x 6/9 | £1,567.93 |
| Band B | 7/9 | £2,351.90 x 7/9 | £1,829.26 |
| Band C | 8/9 | £2,351.90 x 8/9 | £2,090.58 |
| Band D | 9/9 | Baseline rate | £2,351.90 |
| Band E | 11/9 | £2,351.90 x 11/9 | £2,874.54 |
| Band F | 13/9 | £2,351.90 x 13/9 | £3,397.19 |
| Band G | 15/9 | £2,351.90 x 15/9 | £3,919.83 |
| Band H | 18/9 | £2,351.90 x 18/9 | £4,703.80 |
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Figures are the 2026/27 tax year, in force from 1 April 2026, as published by MHCLG on 25 March 2026. The 2027/28 tables are due in spring 2027.