People in Shropshire are paying a fair amount of council tax based on the value of where they live, new figures suggest.
Meanwhile, the average house price in the area was £270,425 in April, meaning a typical household will pay around 0.8% of their property's value in council tax this year – broadly in line with the national average.
Meanwhile, band D council tax has seen a 3.6-fold increase, meaning house prices have outstripped council tax by 78%. Property values have changed wildly across England over the last three decades, and the IFS has said the system now punishes those whose house prices have not kept up with the rest of the country.
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