RISE: The average council tax bill in Worcester will increase by around £55 from April COUNCIL tax bills for city residents are set to rise by an average of almost £55 next year. Worcester City Council agreed to increase its share of council tax by an extra £5 at a meeting on Tuesday (February 23) with members of the Hereford and Worcester Fire Authority backing plans to up its precept by an extra £1.69 from April. The increases in city council and fire service precepts go alongside agreed rises by Worcestershire County Council and West Mercia Police in its shares of council tax. With all precepts now agreed, the average band D household in Worcester will be expected to pay around £1,867 a year – an increase of just under £55.