West Midlands | England | Shire district
Council Tax Bands in Malvern Hills 2026/27
Band D 2026/27
£2,450.92
+£170.10 (+7.5%) vs 2025/26
Full band A to H council tax rates for Malvern Hills from 1 April 2026.
Quick answer
Council tax bands in Malvern Hills for 2026/27 run from £1,633.95 (Band A) to £4,901.84 (Band H), with the Band D reference rate set at £2,450.92 (up 7.5% 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 - Malvern Hills 2026/27
| Band | Annual rate | Monthly (10 mths) |
|---|---|---|
| ABand A | £1,633.95 | £163.40 |
| BBand B | £1,906.27 | £190.63 |
| CBand C | £2,178.60 | £217.86 |
| DBand D | £2,450.92 | £245.09 |
| EBand E | £2,995.57 | £299.56 |
| FBand F | £3,540.22 | £354.02 |
| GBand G | £4,084.87 | £408.49 |
| HBand H | £4,901.84 | £490.18 |
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 £2,450.92 Bill
A Band D bill in Malvern Hills is not one charge. It is 4 separate charges set by 4 different bodies and collected together. The largest is Worcestershire at £1,760.80, which is 72% of the total.
| Charged by | Band D element | Share of bill |
|---|---|---|
| Malvern Hills billing authority | £276.40 | 11.3% |
| Worcestershire | £1,760.80 | 71.8% |
| West Mercia PCC | £306.50 | 12.5% |
| Hereford & Worcester Fire | £107.22 | 4.4% |
| Total Band D | £2,450.92 | 100% |
Registry Record for Malvern Hills
ONS code
E07000235
MHCLG E-code
E1851
Authority type
Shire district
Area
Worcestershire
Tax base 2026/27
34,432
Assumed collection rate
99.50%
Parishes in area
68
Parishes setting a precept
54
Band D rank in England
138 of 296
Registry snapshot
25 March 2026
Malvern Hills is a shire district in the West Midlands, within the Worcestershire area. Its 2026/27 tax base for setting council tax is 34,432 Band D equivalent dwellings, calculated on an assumed collection rate of 99.50%. 54 of the 68 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 138 of 296 in England.
Year-on-Year Change
Band D 2025/26
£2,280.82
Band D 2026/27
£2,450.92
Annual increase
+£170.10 (+7.5%)
Malvern Hills's Band D rate increased by £170.10 (7.5%) in 2026/27 compared with the previous year. The total bill is above 5%, but for most councils that reflects the separately-capped police, fire and (where relevant) mayoral or Greater London Authority precepts added on top of the billing authority's own increase, which is itself limited to 5% before a local referendum (a 3% core limit plus a 2% adult social care precept). A small number of councils in financial difficulty were also granted a higher bespoke limit.
Malvern Hills 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 Malvern Hills sits £51.25 above it. See the full West Midlands table.
Closest Worcestershire and West Midlands authorities by Band D
| Council | Band D 2026/27 |
|---|---|
| Redditch | £2,462.95 |
| Bromsgrove | £2,478.65 |
| Worcester | £2,405.81 |
| Wyre Forest | £2,512.47 |
| Wychavon | £2,373.19 |
| Warwick | £2,461.55 |
How Band Rates Are Worked Out in Malvern Hills
Like every billing authority, Malvern Hills 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 | £2,450.92 x 6/9 | £1,633.95 |
| Band B | 7/9 | £2,450.92 x 7/9 | £1,906.27 |
| Band C | 8/9 | £2,450.92 x 8/9 | £2,178.60 |
| Band D | 9/9 | Baseline rate | £2,450.92 |
| Band E | 11/9 | £2,450.92 x 11/9 | £2,995.57 |
| Band F | 13/9 | £2,450.92 x 13/9 | £3,540.22 |
| Band G | 15/9 | £2,450.92 x 15/9 | £4,084.87 |
| Band H | 18/9 | £2,450.92 x 18/9 | £4,901.84 |
Contact your council in Malvern Hills
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Malvern Hills Council Tax: Frequently Asked Questions
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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.