# Where your council tax goes in Redditch

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# Where your council tax goes in Redditch



Last updated 29 September 2026.
Figures refresh every night. [How each figure is worked out](/methodology/).





A Band D council tax bill in **Redditch** is **£2,462.95** for 2026-27, split between Redditch £285.94, Worcestershire County Council £1,728.49, Worcestershire County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase £32.31, West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable £306.50, Hereford and Worcester Combined Fire and Rescue Authority £107.22, Parish and town councils (average for the area) £2.49. Shared out in proportion to what each body spends, the largest single line is adult social care at Worcestershire County Council: **£679.37** of the bill. Council tax pays for 17% of the council's own spending; the rest is government grant, business rates and fees.



Figures for the 2026–27 financial year. Source:
[Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government](https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/council-tax-statistics).





## Key figures



- £2,462.95Band D bill, 2026-27


As of 6 April 2026
- £285.94Goes to Redditch itself (12%)


As of 6 April 2026
- £679.37Largest line: adult social care


As of 28 September 2026
- 16.9%Of the council's money that comes from council tax, 2025-26


As of 28 September 2026




Source: [Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government](https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/council-tax-statistics).






## Who gets your bill


Your council tax band
A B C D E F G H



Figures are for a **Band D** home. Bands A to H pay a fixed fraction of this, set in law.



285.94

1728.49

32.31

306.50

107.22

2.49



Redditch 12%Worcestershire County Council 70%Worcestershire County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase 1%West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable 12%Hereford and Worcester Combined Fire and Rescue Authority 4%Parish and town councils (average for the area) 0%



Parish precepts differ from parish to parish; this is the average across the area, and a home outside any parish pays none.





## And where does that bit go?



Choose any part of the bill to see how it divides, then keep going as far as the published returns allow. Every level has its own link you can share.





### Where the rest comes from




**Council tax pays for 16.9%** of the money
Redditch had to spend in 2025-26.


**********



- Council tax 16.9% £7.3m
- General government grant 0.3% £145k
- Government grants for specific services 3.8% £1.6m
- Fees, charges and other income 37.6% £16.3m
- Taken from reserves 41.4% £18.0m






**Council tax pays for 29.8%** of the money
Worcestershire County Council had to spend in 2025-26.


************



- Council tax 29.8% £357.2m
- Business rates 7.5% £90.3m
- General government grant 0.1% £879k
- Government grants for specific services 43.1% £516.0m
- Fees, charges and other income 17.9% £214.8m
- Taken from reserves 1.5% £17.9m






Council tax is pooled with the council's other money, not ring-fenced for any service. The split on this page
shares your bill out in proportion to what each body spends; it does not say what any one pound paid for.







- Your bill





### Your bill: £2,462.95


- [Redditch](#d-council)
£285.94

**
Your council · 11.6% of the bill
- [Worcestershire County Council](#d-county)
£1,728.49

**
County council · 70.2% of the bill
- [Worcestershire County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-county-adult-social-care)
£32.31

**
County adult social care precept · 1.3% of the bill
- [West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable](#d-police)
£306.50

**
Police · 12.4% of the bill
- [Hereford and Worcester Combined Fire and Rescue Authority](#d-fire)
£107.22

**
Fire and rescue · 4.4% of the bill
- Parish and town councils (average for the area)
£2.49

**
Parish or town council · 0.1% of the bill. Parish, town and community councils do not file spending returns with the government, so there is no national breakdown. Each publishes its own annual accounts.






- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- Redditch





### Redditch



£285.94 of your bill goes to Redditch. It is shared out below in proportion to how
Redditch spent its money in 2025-26, its latest published return.


- [Running the council](#d-council~central)
£126.96

**
44.4% of this part · £5.8m in 2025-26 · £66 per resident; similar councils £45 · down 1.4% on 2024-25
- [Environment and regulation](#d-council~environment)
£66.73

**
23.3% of this part · £3.0m in 2025-26 · £35 per resident; similar councils £48 · up 26.5% on 2024-25
- [Housing (not council homes)](#d-council~housing)
£36.36

**
12.7% of this part · £1.7m in 2025-26 · £19 per resident; similar councils £19 · down 25.9% on 2024-25
Not council homes: [see the note](#d-council~housing).
- [Parks, leisure, libraries and culture](#d-council~culture-leisure)
£27.87

**
9.7% of this part · £1.3m in 2025-26 · £15 per resident; similar councils £21 · down 10.6% on 2024-25
- [Planning and development](#d-council~planning-development)
£17.01

**
5.9% of this part · £775k in 2025-26 · £8.85 per resident; similar councils £21 · down 45.7% on 2024-25
- [Roads and transport](#d-council~highways-transport)
£11.02

**
3.9% of this part · £502k in 2025-26 · £5.73 per resident; similar councils £-1.17 · down 3.1% on 2024-25









**Which councils count as similar**



Medians are across the 10 district councils in England closest in population: Hyndburn, Fylde, Mole Valley, Mid Devon, Forest of Dean, Tandridge, Castle Point, Rochford, Bolsover, Malvern Hills. Per-resident figures use ONS mid-year population estimates.






- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Redditch](#d-council)
- Running the council





### Running the council



£126.96 of your bill goes to running the council at Redditch. Here is how its £5.8m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Other central services
£115.48

**
91.0% of this · £7.5m in 2025-26 · £86 per resident; similar councils £2.34 · up 3.6% on 2024-25
- Local welfare assistance
£6.33

**
5.0% of this · £413k in 2025-26 · £4.72 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · up 18.0% on 2024-25
- Collecting council tax and business rates
£4.81

**
3.8% of this · £314k in 2025-26 · £3.59 per resident; similar councils £7.87 · down 41.4% on 2024-25
- Emergency planning
£0.34

**
0.3% of this · £22k in 2025-26 · £0.25 per resident; similar councils £0.53 · up 29.4% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Redditch](#d-council)
- Environment and regulation





### Environment and regulation



£66.73 of your bill goes to environment and regulation at Redditch. Here is how its £3.0m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Waste collection
£56.06

**
84.0% of this · £3.2m in 2025-26 · £37 per resident; similar councils £17 · down 1.0% on 2024-25
- Community safety and CCTV
£4.83

**
7.2% of this · £279k in 2025-26 · £3.19 per resident; similar councils £1.85
- Environmental health, food safety, pest control and licensing
£3.57

**
5.3% of this · £206k in 2025-26 · £2.35 per resident; similar councils £8.36 · up 635.7% on 2024-25
- Street cleaning
£2.20

**
3.3% of this · £127k in 2025-26 · £1.45 per resident; similar councils £7.51 · up 49.4% on 2024-25
- Other environmental services
£0.07

**
0.1% of this · £4k in 2025-26 · £0.05 per resident; similar councils £0.20 · down 69.2% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Redditch](#d-council)
- Housing (not council homes)





### Housing (not council homes)



£36.36 of your bill goes to housing (not council homes) at Redditch. Here is how its £1.7m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Housing benefit administration and discretionary payments
£15.97

**
43.9% of this · £728k in 2025-26 · £8.32 per resident; similar councils £5.19 · down 23.4% on 2024-25
- Housing strategy, advice and enabling
£15.45

**
42.5% of this · £704k in 2025-26 · £8.04 per resident; similar councils £2.12 · up 16.6% on 2024-25
- Homelessness and temporary accommodation
£4.94

**
13.6% of this · £225k in 2025-26 · £2.57 per resident; similar councils £9.95 · down 67.0% on 2024-25







**Council homes are not in this.** Council housing is paid for through the Housing Revenue Account,
from tenants' rents, and the law keeps it separate from the General Fund that council tax goes into.
Redditch's Housing Revenue Account took in £29.2m and spent £29.2m in 2025-26.
[What council tax does and doesn't pay for](/what-council-tax-pays-for/#ring-fence).








- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Redditch](#d-council)
- Parks, leisure, libraries and culture





### Parks, leisure, libraries and culture



£27.87 of your bill goes to parks, leisure, libraries and culture at Redditch. Here is how its £1.3m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Parks and open spaces (including play areas)
£22.69

**
81.4% of this · £1.0m in 2025-26 · £12 per resident; similar councils £5.08 · up 8.5% on 2024-25
- Sport and leisure
£2.74

**
9.8% of this · £125k in 2025-26 · £1.43 per resident; similar councils £12 · down 49.6% on 2024-25
- Museums, arts, heritage and archives
£1.65

**
5.9% of this · £75k in 2025-26 · £0.86 per resident; similar councils £0.54 · down 56.1% on 2024-25
- Community centres and public halls
£0.79

**
2.8% of this · £36k in 2025-26 · £0.41 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · down 26.5% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Redditch](#d-council)
- Planning and development





### Planning and development



£17.01 of your bill goes to planning and development at Redditch. Here is how its £775k of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Economic development and business support
£10.60

**
62.4% of this · £502k in 2025-26 · £5.73 per resident; similar councils £3.75 · down 48.7% on 2024-25
- Planning policy
£6.40

**
37.6% of this · £303k in 2025-26 · £3.46 per resident; similar councils £6.36 · down 9.6% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Redditch](#d-council)
- Roads and transport





### Roads and transport



£11.02 of your bill goes to roads and transport at Redditch. Here is how its £502k of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Road and bridge maintenance
£8.78

**
79.7% of this · £400k in 2025-26 · £4.57 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · down 9.7% on 2024-25
- Parking
£1.27

**
11.6% of this · £58k in 2025-26 · £0.66 per resident; similar councils £-3.76 · up 48.7% on 2024-25
- Street lighting (including energy)
£0.97

**
8.8% of this · £44k in 2025-26 · £0.50 per resident; similar councils £0.07 · up 22.2% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- Worcestershire County Council





### Worcestershire County Council



£1,728.49 of your bill goes to Worcestershire County Council. It is shared out below in proportion to how
Worcestershire County Council spent its money in 2025-26, its latest published return.


- [Adult social care](#d-county~adult-social-care)
£679.37

**
39.3% of this part · £286.8m in 2025-26 · £459 per resident; similar councils £410 · up 22.5% on 2024-25
- [Education](#d-county~education)
£398.65

**
23.1% of this part · £463.4m in 2025-26 · £742 per resident; similar councils £687 · up 16.6% on 2024-25
- [Children's social care](#d-county~childrens-social-care)
£390.09

**
22.6% of this part · £164.7m in 2025-26 · £264 per resident; similar councils £235 · up 15.4% on 2024-25
- [Environment and regulation](#d-county~environment)
£101.25

**
5.9% of this part · £42.7m in 2025-26 · £68 per resident; similar councils £52 · up 16.3% on 2024-25
- [Roads and transport](#d-county~highways-transport)
£77.32

**
4.5% of this part · £32.6m in 2025-26 · £52 per resident; similar councils £73 · down 1.4% on 2024-25
- [Running the council](#d-county~central)
£30.34

**
1.8% of this part · £12.8m in 2025-26 · £21 per resident; similar councils £25 · down 57.6% on 2024-25
- [Parks, leisure, libraries and culture](#d-county~culture-leisure)
£27.93

**
1.6% of this part · £11.8m in 2025-26 · £19 per resident; similar councils £15 · down 1.6% on 2024-25
- [Planning and development](#d-county~planning-development)
£12.90

**
0.7% of this part · £5.4m in 2025-26 · £8.72 per resident; similar councils £3.87 · up 96.4% on 2024-25
- [Public health](#d-county~public-health)
£10.64

**
0.6% of this part · £40.5m in 2025-26 · £65 per resident; similar councils £47 · up 7.9% on 2024-25




Housing (not council homes) brought in £52k more than it cost; Other services brought in £532k more than it cost in 2025-26, so
they take no share of your bill.



Before sharing out your bill, the part of education paid for by the Dedicated Schools Grant (£295.2m) and public health paid for by the public health grant (£36.0m) is taken off, because council tax does not pay for it.






**Which councils count as similar**



Medians are across the 10 county councils closest in population: Warwickshire County Council, Gloucestershire County Council, East Sussex County Council, Cambridgeshire County Council, Leicestershire County Council, Oxfordshire County Council, Suffolk County Council, Lincolnshire County Council, Derbyshire County Council, Devon County Council. Per-resident figures use ONS mid-year population estimates.






- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Worcestershire County Council](#d-county)
- Adult social care





### Adult social care



£679.37 of your bill goes to adult social care at Worcestershire County Council. Here is how its £286.8m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- [Learning disability support](#d-county~adult-social-care.learning-disability)
£255.44

**
37.6% of this · £107.8m in 2025-26 · £173 per resident; similar councils £148 · up 23.0% on 2024-25
- [Physical support](#d-county~adult-social-care.physical)
£211.71

**
31.2% of this · £89.4m in 2025-26 · £143 per resident; similar councils £143 · up 62.5% on 2024-25
- Care assessment and safeguarding
£72.35

**
10.6% of this · £30.5m in 2025-26 · £49 per resident; similar councils £44 · up 5.7% on 2024-25
- [Mental health support](#d-county~adult-social-care.mental-health)
£63.00

**
9.3% of this · £26.6m in 2025-26 · £43 per resident; similar councils £33 · up 11.2% on 2024-25
- [Support with memory and cognition](#d-county~adult-social-care.memory)
£39.06

**
5.7% of this · £16.5m in 2025-26 · £26 per resident; similar councils £38 · up 67.4% on 2024-25
- Commissioning, strategy and administration
£14.62

**
2.2% of this · £6.2m in 2025-26 · £9.89 per resident; similar councils £24 · down 67.5% on 2024-25
- Social support (carers, substance misuse, isolation, asylum)
£12.41

**
1.8% of this · £5.2m in 2025-26 · £8.39 per resident; similar councils £9.67 · down 8.4% on 2024-25
- [Sensory support](#d-county~adult-social-care.sensory)
£6.05

**
0.9% of this · £2.6m in 2025-26 · £4.09 per resident; similar councils £2.37 · up 23.0% on 2024-25
- Assistive equipment and technology
£4.67

**
0.7% of this · £2.0m in 2025-26 · £3.16 per resident; similar councils £6.08 · up 16.3% on 2024-25
- Information and early intervention
£0.07

**
under 0.1% of this · £31k in 2025-26 · £0.05 per resident; similar councils £3.20 · down 89.1% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Worcestershire County Council](#d-county)
- [Adult social care](#d-county~adult-social-care)
- Learning disability support





### Learning disability support



£255.44 of your bill goes to learning disability support at Worcestershire County Council. Here is how its £107.8m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Aged 18 to 64
£225.94

**
88.5% of this · £95.4m in 2025-26 · £153 per resident; similar councils £129 · up 25.2% on 2024-25
- Aged 65 and over
£29.50

**
11.5% of this · £12.5m in 2025-26 · £20 per resident; similar councils £19 · up 8.2% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Worcestershire County Council](#d-county)
- [Adult social care](#d-county~adult-social-care)
- Physical support





### Physical support



£211.71 of your bill goes to physical support at Worcestershire County Council. Here is how its £89.4m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Aged 65 and over
£161.86

**
76.5% of this · £68.3m in 2025-26 · £109 per resident; similar councils £105 · up 70.3% on 2024-25
- Aged 18 to 64
£49.85

**
23.5% of this · £21.0m in 2025-26 · £34 per resident; similar councils £27 · up 41.4% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Worcestershire County Council](#d-county)
- [Adult social care](#d-county~adult-social-care)
- Mental health support





### Mental health support



£63.00 of your bill goes to mental health support at Worcestershire County Council. Here is how its £26.6m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Aged 18 to 64
£41.19

**
65.4% of this · £17.4m in 2025-26 · £28 per resident; similar councils £20 · up 30.8% on 2024-25
- Aged 65 and over
£21.81

**
34.6% of this · £9.2m in 2025-26 · £15 per resident; similar councils £13 · down 13.3% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Worcestershire County Council](#d-county)
- [Adult social care](#d-county~adult-social-care)
- Support with memory and cognition





### Support with memory and cognition



£39.06 of your bill goes to support with memory and cognition at Worcestershire County Council. Here is how its £16.5m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Aged 65 and over
£36.12

**
92.5% of this · £15.2m in 2025-26 · £24 per resident; similar councils £33 · up 66.8% on 2024-25
- Aged 18 to 64
£2.94

**
7.5% of this · £1.2m in 2025-26 · £1.99 per resident; similar councils £3.54 · up 74.4% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Worcestershire County Council](#d-county)
- [Adult social care](#d-county~adult-social-care)
- Sensory support





### Sensory support



£6.05 of your bill goes to sensory support at Worcestershire County Council. Here is how its £2.6m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Aged 65 and over
£3.27

**
54.0% of this · £1.4m in 2025-26 · £2.21 per resident; similar councils £1.29 · up 13.7% on 2024-25
- Aged 18 to 64
£2.78

**
46.0% of this · £1.2m in 2025-26 · £1.88 per resident; similar councils £0.87 · up 36.0% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Worcestershire County Council](#d-county)
- Education





### Education



£398.65 of your bill goes to education at Worcestershire County Council. Here is how its £463.4m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Primary schools
£118.27

**
29.7% of this · £137.5m in 2025-26 · £220 per resident; similar councils £259 · down 1.3% on 2024-25
- Special schools and alternative provision
£87.17

**
21.9% of this · £101.3m in 2025-26 · £162 per resident; similar councils £121 · up 25.0% on 2024-25
- Early years and nursery
£76.89

**
19.3% of this · £89.4m in 2025-26 · £143 per resident; similar councils £141 · up 58.3% on 2024-25
- Secondary schools
£75.13

**
18.8% of this · £87.3m in 2025-26 · £140 per resident; similar councils £52 · up 12.8% on 2024-25
- Post-16
£21.33

**
5.4% of this · £24.8m in 2025-26 · £40 per resident; similar councils £18 · down 11.2% on 2024-25
- Other education
£19.85

**
5.0% of this · £23.1m in 2025-26 · £37 per resident; similar councils £92 · up 51.8% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Worcestershire County Council](#d-county)
- Children's social care





### Children's social care



£390.09 of your bill goes to children's social care at Worcestershire County Council. Here is how its £164.7m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Children looked after
£269.30

**
69.0% of this · £113.7m in 2025-26 · £182 per resident; similar councils £136 · up 19.2% on 2024-25
- Safeguarding and social work
£56.48

**
14.5% of this · £23.8m in 2025-26 · £38 per resident; similar councils £45 · up 10.0% on 2024-25
- Services for young people
£28.95

**
7.4% of this · £12.2m in 2025-26 · £20 per resident; similar councils £5.91 · down 13.7% on 2024-25
- Family support
£24.63

**
6.3% of this · £10.4m in 2025-26 · £17 per resident; similar councils £30 · up 11.7% on 2024-25
- Youth justice
£6.82

**
1.7% of this · £2.9m in 2025-26 · £4.61 per resident; similar councils £3.28 · up 435.8% on 2024-25
- Other children's and families' services
£3.81

**
1.0% of this · £1.6m in 2025-26 · £2.58 per resident; similar councils £2.60 · up 11.7% on 2024-25
- Asylum-seeking children
£0.10

**
under 0.1% of this · £42k in 2025-26 · £0.07 per resident; similar councils £3.04 · up 13.5% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Worcestershire County Council](#d-county)
- Environment and regulation





### Environment and regulation



£101.25 of your bill goes to environment and regulation at Worcestershire County Council. Here is how its £42.7m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Waste disposal
£65.09

**
64.3% of this · £28.7m in 2025-26 · £46 per resident; similar councils £34 · up 16.4% on 2024-25
- Recycling and waste minimisation
£34.29

**
33.9% of this · £15.1m in 2025-26 · £24 per resident; similar councils £8.64 · up 9.5% on 2024-25
- Flood defence, land drainage and coast protection
£1.37

**
1.3% of this · £602k in 2025-26 · £0.96 per resident; similar councils £1.49 · up 29.5% on 2024-25
- Trading standards
£0.39

**
0.4% of this · £174k in 2025-26 · £0.28 per resident; similar councils £2.27 · down 2.8% on 2024-25
- Environmental health, food safety, pest control and licensing
£0.10

**
under 0.1% of this · £44k in 2025-26 · £0.07 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · down 2.2% on 2024-25
- Street cleaning
£0.01

**
under 0.1% of this · £5k in 2025-26 · £0.01 per resident; similar councils £0.00











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Worcestershire County Council](#d-county)
- Roads and transport





### Roads and transport



£77.32 of your bill goes to roads and transport at Worcestershire County Council. Here is how its £32.6m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- [Road and bridge maintenance](#d-county~highways-transport.maintenance)
£24.36

**
31.5% of this · £10.3m in 2025-26 · £16 per resident; similar councils £28 · up 4.0% on 2024-25
- Concessionary bus fares
£16.12

**
20.8% of this · £6.8m in 2025-26 · £11 per resident; similar councils £9.13 · up 44.3% on 2024-25
- Support for bus, rail and other public transport
£13.60

**
17.6% of this · £5.7m in 2025-26 · £9.19 per resident; similar councils £16 · up 4.7% on 2024-25
- Street lighting (including energy)
£11.60

**
15.0% of this · £4.9m in 2025-26 · £7.84 per resident; similar councils £5.90 · down 2.7% on 2024-25
- Transport planning and policy
£6.50

**
8.4% of this · £2.7m in 2025-26 · £4.39 per resident; similar councils £3.14 · down 50.6% on 2024-25
- Winter service (gritting)
£4.26

**
5.5% of this · £1.8m in 2025-26 · £2.88 per resident; similar councils £5.19 · down 14.1% on 2024-25
- Traffic management and road safety
£0.89

**
1.1% of this · £375k in 2025-26 · £0.60 per resident; similar councils £1.82 · up 14.3% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Worcestershire County Council](#d-county)
- [Roads and transport](#d-county~highways-transport)
- Road and bridge maintenance





### Road and bridge maintenance



£24.36 of your bill goes to road and bridge maintenance at Worcestershire County Council. Here is how its £10.3m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Environmental, safety and routine maintenance
£22.89

**
94.0% of this · £9.7m in 2025-26 · £15 per resident; similar councils £18 · up 4.0% on 2024-25
- Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges)
£1.47

**
6.0% of this · £622k in 2025-26 · £1.00 per resident; similar councils £4.86 · up 3.3% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Worcestershire County Council](#d-county)
- Running the council





### Running the council



£30.34 of your bill goes to running the council at Worcestershire County Council. Here is how its £12.8m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Corporate and democratic core
£20.50

**
67.6% of this · £8.8m in 2025-26 · £14 per resident; similar councils £8.29 · up 6.5% on 2024-25
- Local welfare assistance
£5.73

**
18.9% of this · £2.5m in 2025-26 · £3.94 per resident; similar councils £7.23 · down 21.6% on 2024-25
- Coroners' and other courts
£2.82

**
9.3% of this · £1.2m in 2025-26 · £1.94 per resident; similar councils £2.67 · up 26.4% on 2024-25
- Emergency planning
£0.67

**
2.2% of this · £287k in 2025-26 · £0.46 per resident; similar councils £0.50 · up 15.3% on 2024-25
- Non-distributed costs (past pensions, unused assets)
£0.61

**
2.0% of this · £263k in 2025-26 · £0.42 per resident; similar councils £2.32 · down 0.4% on 2024-25
- Other central services
£0.01

**
under 0.1% of this · £6k in 2025-26 · £0.01 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · down 100.0% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Worcestershire County Council](#d-county)
- Parks, leisure, libraries and culture





### Parks, leisure, libraries and culture



£27.93 of your bill goes to parks, leisure, libraries and culture at Worcestershire County Council. Here is how its £11.8m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Libraries
£18.09

**
64.8% of this · £7.6m in 2025-26 · £12 per resident; similar councils £8.49 · down 7.7% on 2024-25
- Museums, arts, heritage and archives
£6.64

**
23.8% of this · £2.8m in 2025-26 · £4.49 per resident; similar councils £2.29 · up 12.3% on 2024-25
- Parks and open spaces (including play areas)
£2.19

**
7.8% of this · £924k in 2025-26 · £1.48 per resident; similar councils £1.42 · down 4.7% on 2024-25
- Tourism
£1.01

**
3.6% of this · £428k in 2025-26 · £0.69 per resident; similar councils £0.02 · up 75.4% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Worcestershire County Council](#d-county)
- Planning and development





### Planning and development



£12.90 of your bill goes to planning and development at Worcestershire County Council. Here is how its £5.4m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Economic development and business support
£5.82

**
45.2% of this · £2.5m in 2025-26 · £3.94 per resident; similar councils £2.48 · up 17.8% on 2024-25
- Planning policy
£3.24

**
25.1% of this · £1.4m in 2025-26 · £2.19 per resident; similar councils £0.36 · up 22.1% on 2024-25
- Community development
£1.64

**
12.7% of this · £694k in 2025-26 · £1.11 per resident; similar councils £0.84
- Environmental initiatives
£1.63

**
12.7% of this · £689k in 2025-26 · £1.10 per resident; similar councils £0.63 · down 50.5% on 2024-25
- Planning applications (development management)
£0.56

**
4.3% of this · £235k in 2025-26 · £0.38 per resident; similar councils £0.75 · down 38.3% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Worcestershire County Council](#d-county)
- Public health





### Public health



£10.64 of your bill goes to public health at Worcestershire County Council. Here is how its £40.5m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Health visiting and children's 0-5 services
£2.17

**
20.4% of this · £8.3m in 2025-26 · £13 per resident; similar councils £14 · up 9.8% on 2024-25
- Drug and alcohol services
£1.81

**
17.0% of this · £6.9m in 2025-26 · £11 per resident; similar councils £11 · up 16.5% on 2024-25
- Children's 5-19 programmes
£1.62

**
15.3% of this · £6.2m in 2025-26 · £9.90 per resident; similar councils £4.59 · up 6.4% on 2024-25
- Other public health
£1.33

**
12.5% of this · £5.1m in 2025-26 · £8.12 per resident; similar councils £4.60 · up 13.7% on 2024-25
- Sexual health
£1.22

**
11.5% of this · £4.6m in 2025-26 · £7.44 per resident; similar councils £8.22 · down 0.8% on 2024-25
- NHS health checks and health protection
£1.01

**
9.5% of this · £3.8m in 2025-26 · £6.13 per resident; similar councils £2.13 · no change on 2024-25
- Public mental health
£0.82

**
7.7% of this · £3.1m in 2025-26 · £5.00 per resident; similar councils £0.86 · up 1.2% on 2024-25
- Obesity and physical activity
£0.37

**
3.5% of this · £1.4m in 2025-26 · £2.25 per resident; similar councils £2.34 · up 17.9% on 2024-25
- Stop smoking and tobacco control
£0.28

**
2.7% of this · £1.1m in 2025-26 · £1.73 per resident; similar councils £2.39 · up 3.9% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- Worcestershire County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase





### Worcestershire County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase



£32.31 of your bill is this year's adult social care precept, which councils may raise on top of
the usual limit for adult social care. It is shown against how Worcestershire County Council's adult social care spending of
£286.8m divided in 2025-26. MHCLG publishes only this year's increase; the running
total since 2016-17 printed on your bill is in the council part above.


- [Learning disability support](#d-county-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.learning-disability)
£12.15

**
37.6% of this precept · £107.8m in 2025-26 · £173 per resident; similar councils £148 · up 23.0% on 2024-25
- [Physical support](#d-county-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.physical)
£10.07

**
31.2% of this precept · £89.4m in 2025-26 · £143 per resident; similar councils £143 · up 62.5% on 2024-25
- Care assessment and safeguarding
£3.44

**
10.6% of this precept · £30.5m in 2025-26 · £49 per resident; similar councils £44 · up 5.7% on 2024-25
- [Mental health support](#d-county-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.mental-health)
£3.00

**
9.3% of this precept · £26.6m in 2025-26 · £43 per resident; similar councils £33 · up 11.2% on 2024-25
- [Support with memory and cognition](#d-county-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.memory)
£1.86

**
5.7% of this precept · £16.5m in 2025-26 · £26 per resident; similar councils £38 · up 67.4% on 2024-25
- Commissioning, strategy and administration
£0.70

**
2.2% of this precept · £6.2m in 2025-26 · £9.89 per resident; similar councils £24 · down 67.5% on 2024-25
- Social support (carers, substance misuse, isolation, asylum)
£0.59

**
1.8% of this precept · £5.2m in 2025-26 · £8.39 per resident; similar councils £9.67 · down 8.4% on 2024-25
- [Sensory support](#d-county-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.sensory)
£0.29

**
0.9% of this precept · £2.6m in 2025-26 · £4.09 per resident; similar councils £2.37 · up 23.0% on 2024-25
- Assistive equipment and technology
£0.22

**
0.7% of this precept · £2.0m in 2025-26 · £3.16 per resident; similar councils £6.08 · up 16.3% on 2024-25
- Information and early intervention
£0.00

**
under 0.1% of this precept · £31k in 2025-26 · £0.05 per resident; similar councils £3.20 · down 89.1% on 2024-25





- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Worcestershire County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-county-adult-social-care)
- Learning disability support





### Learning disability support



£12.15 of your bill goes to learning disability support at Worcestershire County Council. Here is how its £107.8m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Aged 18 to 64
£10.75

**
88.5% of this · £95.4m in 2025-26 · £153 per resident; similar councils £129 · up 25.2% on 2024-25
- Aged 65 and over
£1.40

**
11.5% of this · £12.5m in 2025-26 · £20 per resident; similar councils £19 · up 8.2% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Worcestershire County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-county-adult-social-care)
- Physical support





### Physical support



£10.07 of your bill goes to physical support at Worcestershire County Council. Here is how its £89.4m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Aged 65 and over
£7.70

**
76.5% of this · £68.3m in 2025-26 · £109 per resident; similar councils £105 · up 70.3% on 2024-25
- Aged 18 to 64
£2.37

**
23.5% of this · £21.0m in 2025-26 · £34 per resident; similar councils £27 · up 41.4% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Worcestershire County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-county-adult-social-care)
- Mental health support





### Mental health support



£3.00 of your bill goes to mental health support at Worcestershire County Council. Here is how its £26.6m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Aged 18 to 64
£1.96

**
65.4% of this · £17.4m in 2025-26 · £28 per resident; similar councils £20 · up 30.8% on 2024-25
- Aged 65 and over
£1.04

**
34.6% of this · £9.2m in 2025-26 · £15 per resident; similar councils £13 · down 13.3% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Worcestershire County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-county-adult-social-care)
- Support with memory and cognition





### Support with memory and cognition



£1.86 of your bill goes to support with memory and cognition at Worcestershire County Council. Here is how its £16.5m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Aged 65 and over
£1.72

**
92.5% of this · £15.2m in 2025-26 · £24 per resident; similar councils £33 · up 66.8% on 2024-25
- Aged 18 to 64
£0.14

**
7.5% of this · £1.2m in 2025-26 · £1.99 per resident; similar councils £3.54 · up 74.4% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Worcestershire County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-county-adult-social-care)
- Sensory support





### Sensory support



£0.29 of your bill goes to sensory support at Worcestershire County Council. Here is how its £2.6m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Aged 65 and over
£0.16

**
54.0% of this · £1.4m in 2025-26 · £2.21 per resident; similar councils £1.29 · up 13.7% on 2024-25
- Aged 18 to 64
£0.13

**
46.0% of this · £1.2m in 2025-26 · £1.88 per resident; similar councils £0.87 · up 36.0% on 2024-25











- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable





### West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable



£306.50 of your bill is this year's adult social care precept, which councils may raise on top of
the usual limit for adult social care. It is shown against how West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable's adult social care spending of
£310.3m divided in 2025-26. MHCLG publishes only this year's increase; the running
total since 2016-17 printed on your bill is in the council part above.







- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- Hereford and Worcester Combined Fire and Rescue Authority





### Hereford and Worcester Combined Fire and Rescue Authority



£107.22 of your bill goes to Hereford and Worcester Combined Fire and Rescue Authority. It is shared out below in proportion to how
Hereford and Worcester Combined Fire and Rescue Authority spent its money in 2025-26, its latest published return.


- [Fire and rescue](#d-fire~fire)
£101.47

**
94.6% of this part · £40.9m in 2025-26 · £50 per resident; similar councils £50 · up 1.0% on 2024-25
- Running the council
£5.75

**
5.4% of this part · £2.3m in 2025-26 · £2.84 per resident; similar councils £1.56 · down 3.1% on 2024-25









**Which councils count as similar**



Medians are across the 10 fire and rescue authorities closest in population: Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority, East Sussex Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, North Yorkshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Bedfordshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Buckinghamshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Mid and West Wales Fire Authority, Cambridgeshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, North Wales Fire Authority, Humberside Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Berkshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority. Per-resident figures use ONS mid-year population estimates.






- [Your bill](#d-bill)
- [Hereford and Worcester Combined Fire and Rescue Authority](#d-fire)
- Fire and rescue





### Fire and rescue



£101.47 of your bill goes to fire and rescue at Hereford and Worcester Combined Fire and Rescue Authority. Here is how its £40.9m of net spending on it divides in the return.


- Firefighting and rescue
£80.00

**
78.8% of this · £32.2m in 2025-26 · £39 per resident; similar councils £39 · up 3.4% on 2024-25
- Community fire safety
£21.27

**
21.0% of this · £8.6m in 2025-26 · £11 per resident; similar councils £3.85 · down 7.0% on 2024-25
- Fire emergency planning
£0.20

**
0.2% of this · £82k in 2025-26 · £0.10 per resident; similar councils £0.01 · up 20.6% on 2024-25




















## Parks, street cleaning and roads here



What Redditch and Worcestershire County Council spent, net of income, on the lines readers ask about most. Roads and
street cleaning are also shown per mile of road the council looks after, where it is the highway authority. Gully
cleaning and verge cutting are inside routine maintenance; no return splits them out.





| Line | Net spending | Per resident | Similar councils, per resident | Per mile of road | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Parks and open spaces (including play areas)Details | £1.0m | £12 | £5.08 | — | up 8.5% on 2024-25 |
| Per resident£12Similar councils, per resident£5.08Per mile of road—Changeup 8.5% on 2024-25 | | | | | |
| Street cleaningDetails | £127k | £1.45 | £7.51 | — | up 49.4% on 2024-25 |
| Per resident£1.45Similar councils, per resident£7.51Per mile of road—Changeup 49.4% on 2024-25 | | | | | |
| Road and bridge maintenanceDetails | £400k | £4.57 | £1.66 | — | down 9.7% on 2024-25 |
| Per resident£4.57Similar councils, per resident£1.66Per mile of road—Changedown 9.7% on 2024-25 | | | | | |
| Environmental, safety and routine maintenanceDetails | £400k | £4.57 | £1.66 | — | down 9.7% on 2024-25 |
| Per resident£4.57Similar councils, per resident£1.66Per mile of road—Changedown 9.7% on 2024-25 | | | | | |
| Street lighting (including energy)Details | £44k | £0.50 | £0.65 | — | up 22.2% on 2024-25 |
| Per resident£0.50Similar councils, per resident£0.65Per mile of road—Changeup 22.2% on 2024-25 | | | | | |






| Line | Net spending | Per resident | Similar councils, per resident | Per mile of road | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Parks and open spaces (including play areas)Details | £924k | £1.48 | £1.55 | — | down 4.7% on 2024-25 |
| Per resident£1.48Similar councils, per resident£1.55Per mile of road—Changedown 4.7% on 2024-25 | | | | | |
| Street cleaningDetails | £5k | £0.01 | £0.53 | £2.00 (similar: £134) | — |
| Per resident£0.01Similar councils, per resident£0.53Per mile of road£2.00 (similar: £134)Change— | | | | | |
| Road and bridge maintenanceDetails | £10.3m | £16 | £28 | £3,943 (similar: £5,632) | up 4.0% on 2024-25 |
| Per resident£16Similar councils, per resident£28Per mile of road£3,943 (similar: £5,632)Changeup 4.0% on 2024-25 | | | | | |
| Environmental, safety and routine maintenanceDetails | £9.7m | £15 | £18 | £3,705 (similar: £4,193) | up 4.0% on 2024-25 |
| Per resident£15Similar councils, per resident£18Per mile of road£3,705 (similar: £4,193)Changeup 4.0% on 2024-25 | | | | | |
| Structural maintenance (resurfacing, bridges)Details | £622k | £1.00 | £4.86 | £238 (similar: £1,248) | up 3.3% on 2024-25 |
| Per resident£1.00Similar councils, per resident£4.86Per mile of road£238 (similar: £1,248)Changeup 3.3% on 2024-25 | | | | | |
| Winter service (gritting)Details | £1.8m | £2.88 | £5.19 | £690 (similar: £1,078) | down 14.1% on 2024-25 |
| Per resident£2.88Similar councils, per resident£5.19Per mile of road£690 (similar: £1,078)Changedown 14.1% on 2024-25 | | | | | |
| Street lighting (including energy)Details | £4.9m | £7.84 | £5.90 | £1,877 (similar: £1,408) | down 2.7% on 2024-25 |
| Per resident£7.84Similar councils, per resident£5.90Per mile of road£1,877 (similar: £1,408)Changedown 2.7% on 2024-25 | | | | | |





Miles of road: Department for Transport road lengths, 2025; locally managed major roads and all minor roads. More on [what council tax does and doesn't pay for](/what-council-tax-pays-for/#local-environment).





## What it adds up to






| Service | Per resident | Median |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Running the councilDetails | £66 | £41 |
| Median£41 | | |
| Environment and regulationDetails | £35 | £56 |
| Median£56 | | |
| Housing (not council homes)Details | £19 | £24 |
| Median£24 | | |
| Parks, leisure, libraries and cultureDetails | £15 | £23 |
| Median£23 | | |
| Planning and developmentDetails | £8.85 | £22 |
| Median£22 | | |
| Roads and transportDetails | £5.73 | £-4.53 |
| Median£-4.53 | | |





- Redditch spent **35.4%** of its gross service spending on its own staff in 2025-26 (median for district councils in England: 39.3%); the rest went on suppliers, contractors, grants, benefits and other running costs.








| Service | Per resident | Median |
| --- | --- | --- |
| EducationDetails | £742 | £714 |
| Median£714 | | |
| Adult social careDetails | £459 | £447 |
| Median£447 | | |
| Children's social careDetails | £264 | £239 |
| Median£239 | | |
| Environment and regulationDetails | £68 | £57 |
| Median£57 | | |
| Public healthDetails | £65 | £52 |
| Median£52 | | |
| Roads and transportDetails | £52 | £68 |
| Median£68 | | |
| Running the councilDetails | £21 | £23 |
| Median£23 | | |
| Parks, leisure, libraries and cultureDetails | £19 | £16 |
| Median£16 | | |
| Planning and developmentDetails | £8.72 | £4.63 |
| Median£4.63 | | |
| Housing (not council homes)Details | £-0.08 | £3.07 |
| Median£3.07 | | |
| Other servicesDetails | £-0.85 | £0.63 |
| Median£0.63 | | |





- Worcestershire County Council spent **22.7%** of its gross service spending on its own staff in 2025-26 (median for county councils: 28.8%); the rest went on suppliers, contractors, grants, benefits and other running costs.








## What this data does and doesn't show



- These are each body's own figures, as reported to government in its revenue outturn return. Net spending is after the fees, charges and grants a service brings in.

- Your bill is for 2026-27; it is shared out using the latest published return, which covers an earlier year. The mix of spending changes little from one year to the next, but it does change.

- Council tax is not ring-fenced: this shows your bill in proportion to spending, not what your money bought. Where a precept is set aside for adult social care, it is shown against adult social care.

- No council publishes spending at street or property level, so nothing here says what was spent near you.

- Sub-service lines are the ones the national returns itemise. Councils describe their own budgets differently; their budget books and statements of accounts have more detail.






## Sources



- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, [Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England: Table 10, local authority level data](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a02eeeccd2e0e8b5b20b449/Table_10_2026-27.ods), published 25 March 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, [Local authority revenue expenditure and financing: Revenue Outturn multi-year data set](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6ab26ffffe72ed1e2b02ee74/Revenue_Outturn_time_series_data_v4.csv), published 28 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.




How the split is worked out, and how the three nations' returns are matched to one list of services, is on the
[methodology page](/methodology/#council-spending). The dataset is on the [data page](/data/#council-spending).
See also [council tax in Redditch](/council-tax/england/redditch/) and [everything else about Redditch](/your-area/redditch/).





## Common questions


What does council tax pay for in Redditch?
A Band D bill of £2,462.95 is split between Redditch, Worcestershire County Council, Worcestershire County Council: adult social care precept, this year's increase, West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable, Hereford and Worcester Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, Parish and town councils (average for the area). In proportion to spending, the largest line is adult social care, £679.37.Is council tax ring-fenced for particular services?
No. Council tax is pooled with grants, business rates and fees. The adult social care precept is the exception: councils raise it for adult social care.





## Sources for this page





| Source | Publisher | Figures as of | Updated | Licence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England](https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/council-tax-statistics) | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | the 2026–27 financial year | annual | [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/) |
| [Local authority revenue expenditure and financing: Revenue Outturn multi-year data set](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6ab26ffffe72ed1e2b02ee74/Revenue_Outturn_time_series_data_v4.csv) | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 28 September 2026 | annual | [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/) |





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