Council
Dorset
A unitary authority in South West.
How much is council tax in Dorset in 2026/27?
Choose your band for the published yearly charge, before discounts.
Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, published 25 March 2026.
Area average including parish precepts. Your exact bill and any discounts can differ.
Calculated from two published tables. Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, and Table 9 for 2025 to 2026, published 25 March 2026.
Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, published 25 March 2026.
Area average including parish precepts. Your exact bill and any discounts can differ.
Calculated from two published tables. Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, and Table 9 for 2025 to 2026, published 25 March 2026.
Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, published 25 March 2026.
Area average including parish precepts. Your exact bill and any discounts can differ.
Calculated from two published tables. Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, and Table 9 for 2025 to 2026, published 25 March 2026.
Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, published 25 March 2026.
Area average including parish precepts. Your exact bill and any discounts can differ.
Calculated from two published tables. Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, and Table 9 for 2025 to 2026, published 25 March 2026.
Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, published 25 March 2026.
Area average including parish precepts. Your exact bill and any discounts can differ.
Calculated from two published tables. Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, and Table 9 for 2025 to 2026, published 25 March 2026.
Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, published 25 March 2026.
Area average including parish precepts. Your exact bill and any discounts can differ.
Calculated from two published tables. Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, and Table 9 for 2025 to 2026, published 25 March 2026.
Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, published 25 March 2026.
Area average including parish precepts. Your exact bill and any discounts can differ.
Calculated from two published tables. Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, and Table 9 for 2025 to 2026, published 25 March 2026.
Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, published 25 March 2026.
Area average including parish precepts. Your exact bill and any discounts can differ.
Calculated from two published tables. Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, and Table 9 for 2025 to 2026, published 25 March 2026.
Monthly equivalents divide the annual charge by ten and round to pennies. Actual bill instalments can differ.
Every band includes the share of every body that sets council tax here, such as the police and, where they exist, the county council, the fire authority and parish councils, with parish precepts as an average. A home in a parish with its own precept pays a different amount, and discounts such as the single person discount are not taken off.
Source: Office for National Statistics, May 2026.
Illustrative area boundary. Parish charges and individual property bands vary within it.
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Who receives your council tax
Band D bill breakdown in Dorset
These are the published 2026/27 area averages. Parish charges are averaged into the council line. They are already included in the total and must not be added again.
| Part of the bill | Charging body | Annual Band D |
|---|---|---|
| Council, including average local precepts | Dorset | £2,345.49 |
| County or GLA | No separate precept reported | £0.00 |
| Police | Dorset PCC | £322.58 |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire Fire | £96.95 |
| Combined authority | No separate precept reported | £0.00 |
| Published area average, including all precepts | £2,765.02 | |
Adult social care is included in council charges. Police and fire may be funded within another line, including a combined-authority or GLA charge. A zero separate line does not mean the service is absent. The named bodies come from MHCLG's billing-area mapping for this year.
The council's own Band D, excluding local precepts, is £2,205.90. This is a separate measure, not an additional charge.
Source: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027: Table 10, Data_Billing and Precepting_Bodies. Retrieved 2026-10-05. Download data and checksums.
Parish and local precepts in Dorset
262 records in the national parish return, including any ceased bodies. These are individual Band D local charges, not full bills. Other property bands are not inferred. Match the charging locality to your council bill.
Do not add these amounts to the area average above: that already includes average local precepts. Grouped parishes and charter trustees can have overlapping charging areas. A postcode alone cannot establish every charge on a property.
All 262 records shown.
| Parish or local body | 2025/26 | 2026/27 | Annual change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbotsbury (Chesil Bank)Group | £49.40 | £50.98 | +£1.58 |
| Affpuddle & TurnerspuddlePrecepting parish | £51.44 | £50.03 | -£1.41 |
| AlderholtPrecepting parish | £80.27 | £82.68 | +£2.41 |
| Alton Pancras (Piddle Valley)Group | £22.31 | £23.32 | +£1.01 |
| AndersonPrecepting parish | £51.95 | £60.98 | +£9.03 |
| ArnePrecepting parish | £59.76 | £59.76 | £0.00 |
| AshmorePrecepting parish | £35.56 | £52.63 | +£17.07 |
| AskerswellPrecepting parish | £26.56 | £27.01 | +£0.45 |
| Athelhampton (Puddletown Area)Group | £65.95 | £70.24 | +£4.29 |
| Batcombe (High Stoy)Group | £47.45 | £48.72 | +£1.27 |
| BeaminsterPrecepting parish | £214.64 | £233.72 | +£19.08 |
| Beerhacket (Thornhackett)Group | £39.92 | £41.37 | +£1.45 |
| Bere RegisPrecepting parish | £113.63 | £130.62 | +£16.99 |
| Bettiscombe (Upper Marshwood Vale)Group | £38.88 | £38.81 | -£0.07 |
| Bincombe (Winterbourne Farringdon)Group | £26.94 | £31.92 | +£4.98 |
| Bishops CaundlePrecepting parish | £68.37 | £72.11 | +£3.74 |
| Blandford ForumPrecepting parish | £253.83 | £261.51 | +£7.68 |
| Blandford St. MaryPrecepting parish | £35.54 | £53.19 | +£17.65 |
| BloxworthNon-precepting parish | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| BourtonPrecepting parish | £70.58 | £88.70 | +£18.12 |
| Bradford AbbasPrecepting parish | £46.59 | £48.28 | +£1.69 |
| Bradford PeverellPrecepting parish | £50.86 | £63.57 | +£12.71 |
| BridportPrecepting parish | £204.44 | £216.88 | +£12.44 |
| BroadmaynePrecepting parish | £53.11 | £53.50 | +£0.39 |
| Broadwindsor (Broadwindsor Group)Group | £46.28 | £48.59 | +£2.31 |
| BryanstonPrecepting parish | £77.92 | £92.07 | +£14.15 |
| Buckhorn WestonPrecepting parish | £28.63 | £28.18 | -£0.45 |
| Buckland NewtonPrecepting parish | £47.11 | £49.28 | +£2.17 |
| Burleston (Puddletown Area)Group | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Burstock (Broadwindsor Group)Group | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Burton BradstockPrecepting parish | £50.82 | £51.01 | +£0.19 |
| CannPrecepting parish | £23.96 | £24.32 | +£0.36 |
| Castleton (Yeo Head)Group | £42.60 | £45.16 | +£2.56 |
| Catherston LewestonPrecepting parish | £25.05 | £22.21 | -£2.84 |
| Cattistock (Frome Valley)Precepting parish | £34.06 | £35.48 | +£1.42 |
| Caundle MarshNon-precepting parish | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Cerne abbas (Cerne Valley)Group | £47.27 | £54.62 | +£7.35 |
| Chalbury (grouped with Horton Wimborne St Giles & Woodlands)Group | £30.71 | £30.71 | £0.00 |
| Chaldon HerringPrecepting parish | £59.81 | £61.79 | +£1.98 |
| Charlton MarshallPrecepting parish | £58.02 | £54.02 | -£4.00 |
| CharminsterPrecepting parish | £38.40 | £40.20 | +£1.80 |
| CharmouthPrecepting parish | £124.15 | £126.96 | +£2.81 |
| ChedingtonNon-precepting parish | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| CheselbournePrecepting parish | £50.06 | £70.69 | +£20.63 |
| Chetnole (Chetnole and Stockwood)Group | £65.46 | £71.10 | +£5.64 |
| ChettleNon-precepting parish | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| ChickerellPrecepting parish | £101.96 | £104.04 | +£2.08 |
| ChideockPrecepting parish | £69.60 | £57.17 | -£12.43 |
| ChilcombeNon-precepting parish | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Child OkefordPrecepting parish | £47.80 | £51.26 | +£3.46 |
| Chilfrome (Frome Valley)Precepting parish | £34.06 | £35.47 | +£1.41 |
| Church KnowlePrecepting parish | £79.60 | £75.12 | -£4.48 |
| Clifton MaybankNon-precepting parish | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| ColehillPrecepting parish | £45.51 | £46.85 | +£1.34 |
| Compton AbbasPrecepting parish | £131.00 | £135.45 | +£4.45 |
| Compton Valence (The Comptons & Toller & Wynford)Group | £25.64 | £24.98 | -£0.66 |
| Coombe KeynesNon-precepting parish | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Corfe CastlePrecepting parish | £82.69 | £82.70 | +£0.01 |
| Corfe MullenPrecepting parish | £152.37 | £180.93 | +£28.56 |
| Corscombe (Corscombe Halstock & District)Precepting parish | £36.53 | £36.78 | +£0.25 |
| CranbornePrecepting parish | £76.25 | £55.09 | -£21.16 |
| Crichel (Grouped with Witchampton)Group | £34.28 | £37.66 | +£3.38 |
| CrosswaysPrecepting parish | £59.48 | £35.81 | -£23.67 |
| DewlishPrecepting parish | £44.94 | £43.72 | -£1.22 |
| DorchesterPrecepting parish | £214.54 | £218.83 | +£4.29 |
| DurwestonPrecepting parish | £59.17 | £58.18 | -£0.99 |
| East Chelborough (Corscombe Halstock & District)Precepting parish | £36.53 | £36.78 | +£0.25 |
| East HolmeNon-precepting parish | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| East LulworthPrecepting parish | £35.89 | £33.78 | -£2.11 |
| East OrchardPrecepting parish | £30.65 | £31.74 | +£1.09 |
| East StokePrecepting parish | £43.05 | £42.98 | -£0.07 |
| East StourPrecepting parish | £52.28 | £65.97 | +£13.69 |
| EdmondshamPrecepting parish | £76.26 | £55.08 | -£21.18 |
| EvershotPrecepting parish | £87.78 | £80.24 | -£7.54 |
| FarnhamPrecepting parish | £38.74 | £36.23 | -£2.51 |
| FerndownPrecepting parish | £123.75 | £128.95 | +£5.20 |
| Fifehead MagdalenPrecepting parish | £20.28 | £20.97 | +£0.69 |
| Fifehead NevilleNon-precepting parish | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Fleet (Chesil Bank)Group | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| FolkePrecepting parish | £47.21 | £50.18 | +£2.97 |
| Fontmell MagnaPrecepting parish | £34.67 | £41.47 | +£6.80 |
| FramptonPrecepting parish | £60.21 | £59.85 | -£0.36 |
| Frome St Quintin (Frome Valley)Precepting parish | £34.06 | £35.48 | +£1.42 |
| Frome VauchurchGroup | £74.59 | £76.77 | +£2.18 |
| GillinghamPrecepting parish | £255.68 | £267.67 | +£11.99 |
| Glanvilles WoottonPrecepting parish | £10.35 | £10.11 | -£0.24 |
| Goathill (Yeo Head)Group | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Godmanstone (Cerne Valley)Group | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Gussage All SaintsPrecepting parish | £33.67 | £37.40 | +£3.73 |
| Gussage St. MichaelPrecepting parish | £31.29 | £40.12 | +£8.83 |
| Halstock (Corscombe Halstock & District)Precepting parish | £36.53 | £36.78 | +£0.25 |
| HammoonPrecepting parish | £66.14 | £69.07 | +£2.93 |
| HanfordNon-precepting parish | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| HaydonNon-precepting parish | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Hazelbury BryanPrecepting parish | £49.44 | £52.53 | +£3.09 |
| Hermitage (High Stoy)Group | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Hilfield (High Stoy)Group | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| HiltonPrecepting parish | £26.79 | £33.46 | +£6.67 |
| HintonPrecepting parish | £42.12 | £41.78 | -£0.34 |
| Hinton St. MaryPrecepting parish | £20.18 | £20.10 | -£0.08 |
| Holnest (Cam Vale)Group | £18.76 | £19.16 | +£0.40 |
| HoltPrecepting parish | £27.00 | £28.00 | +£1.00 |
| HolwellPrecepting parish | £39.53 | £39.86 | +£0.33 |
| HookePrecepting parish | £12.84 | £12.52 | -£0.32 |
| Horton (grouped with Chalbury Wimborne St Giles & Woodlands)Group | £30.71 | £30.71 | £0.00 |
| IbbertonPrecepting parish | £19.61 | £17.94 | -£1.67 |
| Iwerne Courtney or ShrotonPrecepting parish | £25.09 | £29.05 | +£3.96 |
| Iwerne MinsterPrecepting parish | £57.55 | £65.76 | +£8.21 |
| Iwerne StepletonPrecepting parish | £25.09 | £29.07 | +£3.98 |
| KimmeridgeNon-precepting parish | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Kingston Russell (Kingston Russell and Long Bredy)Group | £77.79 | £87.25 | +£9.46 |
| Kington MagnaPrecepting parish | £28.88 | £28.63 | -£0.25 |
| Lagton Herring (Chesil Bank)Group | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Langton Long BlandfordNon-precepting parish | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Langton MatraversPrecepting parish | £88.43 | £25.66 | -£62.77 |
| LeighPrecepting parish | £44.02 | £45.62 | +£1.60 |
| Leweston (Cam Vale)Group | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Lillington (Cam Vale)Group | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| LittlebredyNon-precepting parish | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Litton CheneyPrecepting parish | £53.00 | £72.99 | +£19.99 |
| LodersPrecepting parish | £59.46 | £61.99 | +£2.53 |
| Long Bredy (Kingston Russell and Long Bredy)Group | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Longburton (Cam Vale)Group | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| LydlinchPrecepting parish | £35.16 | £39.21 | +£4.05 |
| Lyme RegisPrecepting parish | £68.82 | £66.10 | -£2.72 |
| Lytchett MatraversPrecepting parish | £77.35 | £81.88 | +£4.53 |
| Lytchett Minster and UptonPrecepting parish | £159.38 | £175.56 | +£16.18 |
| Maiden NewtonGroup | £74.59 | £76.77 | +£2.18 |
| ManstonPrecepting parish | £66.14 | £69.10 | +£2.96 |
| MappertonNon-precepting parish | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| MappowderPrecepting parish | £10.88 | £16.26 | +£5.38 |
| Margaret MarshPrecepting parish | £30.65 | £31.73 | +£1.08 |
| MarnhullPrecepting parish | £41.98 | £44.33 | +£2.35 |
| Marshwood (Upper Marshwood Vale)Group | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Melbury AbbasPrecepting parish | £23.96 | £24.32 | +£0.36 |
| Melbury BubbNon-precepting parish | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Melbury OsmondPrecepting parish | £65.57 | £67.93 | +£2.36 |
| Melbury SampfordNon-precepting parish | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Melcombe HorseyPrecepting parish | £24.23 | £21.58 | -£2.65 |
| Milborne St. AndrewPrecepting parish | £34.57 | £35.38 | +£0.81 |
| Milton AbbasPrecepting parish | £78.61 | £78.25 | -£0.36 |
| Minterne MagnaPrecepting parish | £36.06 | £33.30 | -£2.76 |
| MordenPrecepting parish | £35.31 | £38.66 | +£3.35 |
| MoretonPrecepting parish | £52.82 | £54.40 | +£1.58 |
| MostertonPrecepting parish | £53.05 | £57.84 | +£4.79 |
| MotcombePrecepting parish | £62.94 | £70.48 | +£7.54 |
| Nether Cerne (Cerne Valley)Group | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Nether Compton (Queen Thorne)Group | £54.85 | £53.99 | -£0.86 |
| NetherburyPrecepting parish | £16.53 | £16.60 | +£0.07 |
| North Poorton (Powerstock and North Poorton)Group | £20.34 | £18.62 | -£1.72 |
| North WootonNon-precepting parish | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Oborne (Yeo Head)Group | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Okeford FitzpainePrecepting parish | £67.66 | £65.41 | -£2.25 |
| OsmingtonPrecepting parish | £51.80 | £51.80 | £0.00 |
| Over Compton (Queen Thorne)Group | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| OwermoignePrecepting parish | £54.82 | £55.11 | +£0.29 |
| Pamphill (grouped with Shapwick)Group | £25.23 | £16.03 | -£9.20 |
| Piddlehinton (Piddle Valley)Group | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Piddletrenthide (Piddle Valley)Group | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Pilsdon (Upper Marshwood Vale)Group | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| PimpernePrecepting parish | £40.52 | £42.00 | +£1.48 |
| Portesham (Upper Marshwood Vale)Group | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Portland Town CouncilPrecepting parish | £152.56 | £156.64 | +£4.08 |
| Powerstock (Powerstock and North Poorton)Group | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| PoxwellNon-precepting parish | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Poyntington (Yeo Head)Group | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Puddletown (Puddletown Area)Group | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| PulhamNon-precepting parish | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Puncknowle (Puncknowle and Swyre Group)Group | £35.33 | £45.96 | +£10.63 |
| Purse CaundlePrecepting parish | £32.25 | £32.42 | +£0.17 |
| RampishamPrecepting parish | £27.65 | £27.03 | -£0.62 |
| Ryme Intrinseca (Yetminster and Ryme Intrinseca)Group | £57.72 | £69.76 | +£12.04 |
| Sanford Orcas (Queen Thorne)Group | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Seaborough (Broadwindsor Group)Group | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| ShaftesburyPrecepting parish | £219.67 | £247.32 | +£27.65 |
| Shapwick (grouped with Pamphill)Group | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| SherbornePrecepting parish | £269.76 | £277.73 | +£7.97 |
| ShillingstonePrecepting parish | £86.44 | £89.15 | +£2.71 |
| Shipton GorgePrecepting parish | £62.48 | £65.60 | +£3.12 |
| SiltonPrecepting parish | £46.30 | £49.69 | +£3.39 |
| Sixpenny Handley & PentridgePrecepting parish | £121.01 | £126.73 | +£5.72 |
| South PerrottPrecepting parish | £52.86 | £53.38 | +£0.52 |
| SpetisburyPrecepting parish | £41.77 | £44.59 | +£2.82 |
| St. Leonards and St. IvesPrecepting parish | £25.80 | £26.88 | +£1.08 |
| StalbridgePrecepting parish | £139.13 | £184.83 | +£45.70 |
| Stanton St Gabriel (Char Valley)Group | £38.89 | £43.76 | +£4.87 |
| SteepleNon-precepting parish | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| StinsfordPrecepting parish | £36.16 | £35.92 | -£0.24 |
| Stockwood (Chetnole and Stockwood)Group | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Stoke Abbot (Upper Marshwood Vale)Group | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Stoke WakeNon-precepting parish | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Stour ProvostPrecepting parish | £44.12 | £57.30 | +£13.18 |
| StourpainePrecepting parish | £66.47 | £65.70 | -£0.77 |
| Stourton CaundlePrecepting parish | £52.01 | £54.44 | +£2.43 |
| StrattonPrecepting parish | £48.53 | £48.58 | +£0.05 |
| StudlandPrecepting parish | £153.20 | £153.20 | £0.00 |
| Sturminster MarshallPrecepting parish | £77.01 | £83.60 | +£6.59 |
| Sturminster NewtonPrecepting parish | £272.90 | £303.52 | +£30.62 |
| Sutton WaldronPrecepting parish | £27.91 | £31.49 | +£3.58 |
| SwanagePrecepting parish | £188.86 | £192.64 | +£3.78 |
| Swyre (Puncknowle and Swyre Group)Group | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Sydling St NicholasPrecepting parish | £52.09 | £54.91 | +£2.82 |
| SymondsburyPrecepting parish | £41.19 | £44.95 | +£3.76 |
| Tarrant CrawfordPrecepting parish | £27.35 | £28.16 | +£0.81 |
| Tarrant GunvillePrecepting parish | £20.68 | £19.88 | -£0.80 |
| Tarrant HintonPrecepting parish | £9.06 | £8.99 | -£0.07 |
| Tarrant KeynestonPrecepting parish | £27.35 | £28.17 | +£0.82 |
| Tarrant LauncestonPrecepting parish | £22.16 | £24.39 | +£2.23 |
| Tarrant MonktonPrecepting parish | £22.16 | £24.39 | +£2.23 |
| Tarrant RawstonPrecepting parish | £27.35 | £28.15 | +£0.80 |
| Tarrant RushtonPrecepting parish | £27.35 | £28.16 | +£0.81 |
| ThorncombePrecepting parish | £36.07 | £37.02 | +£0.95 |
| Thornford (Thornhackett)Group | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Tincleton (Knightsford)Precepting parish | £43.29 | £69.69 | +£26.40 |
| TodberPrecepting parish | £61.28 | £72.88 | +£11.60 |
| Toller Fratrum (The Comptons & Toller & Wynford)Group | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Toller PorcorumPrecepting parish | £55.12 | £58.84 | +£3.72 |
| Tolpuddle (Puddletown Area)Group | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Trent (Queen Thorne)Group | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| TurnworthNon-precepting parish | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Up Cerne (Cerne Valley)Group | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| VerwoodPrecepting parish | £64.81 | £71.89 | +£7.08 |
| Wareham St. MartinPrecepting parish | £38.26 | £42.08 | +£3.82 |
| Wareham TownPrecepting parish | £247.55 | £299.98 | +£52.43 |
| WarmwellNon-precepting parish | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| West Chelborough (Corscombe Halstock & District)Precepting parish | £36.53 | £36.76 | +£0.23 |
| West Compton (The Comptons & Toller & Wynford)Group | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| West Knighton (Knightsford)Precepting parish | £61.08 | £83.07 | +£21.99 |
| West LulworthPrecepting parish | £66.09 | £65.90 | -£0.19 |
| West MoorsPrecepting parish | £71.03 | £79.67 | +£8.64 |
| West OrchardPrecepting parish | £30.65 | £31.75 | +£1.10 |
| West ParleyPrecepting parish | £50.81 | £55.89 | +£5.08 |
| West Stafford (Knightsford)Precepting parish | £52.52 | £77.23 | +£24.71 |
| West StourPrecepting parish | £43.59 | £57.53 | +£13.94 |
| WeymouthPrecepting parish | £199.70 | £219.70 | +£20.00 |
| Whitchurch Canonicorum (Char Valley)Group | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Whitcombe (Winterbourne Farringdon)Group | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Wimborne MinsterPrecepting parish | £148.50 | £178.64 | +£30.14 |
| Wimborne St Giles (grouped with Chalbury Horton & Woodlands)Group | £30.71 | £30.71 | £0.00 |
| Winfrith NewburghPrecepting parish | £53.35 | £51.92 | -£1.43 |
| Winterborne ClenstonNon-precepting parish | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Winterborne HoughtonPrecepting parish | £48.07 | £52.52 | +£4.45 |
| Winterborne KingstonPrecepting parish | £135.84 | £148.51 | +£12.67 |
| Winterborne St MartinPrecepting parish | £31.12 | £37.92 | +£6.80 |
| Winterborne SticklandPrecepting parish | £68.24 | £76.74 | +£8.50 |
| Winterborne WhitechurchPrecepting parish | £56.55 | £56.24 | -£0.31 |
| Winterborne ZelstonPrecepting parish | £53.81 | £41.98 | -£11.83 |
| Winterbourne Abbas (Winterbourne Abbas and Winterbourne Steepleton)Group | £29.90 | £41.22 | +£11.32 |
| Winterbourne Came (Winterbourne Farringdon)Group | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Winterbourne Herringston (Nonbu (Winterbourne Farringdon)Group | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Winterbourne Monkton (Winterbourne Farringdon)Group | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Winterbourne Steepleton (Winterbourne Abbas and Winterbourne Steepleton)Group | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Withchampton (Grouped with Crichel)Group | £46.18 | £54.75 | +£8.57 |
| Woodlands (grouped with Chalbury Wimborne St Giles & Horton)Group | £30.71 | £30.71 | £0.00 |
| Woodsford (Knightsford)Precepting parish | £43.29 | £64.41 | +£21.12 |
| WoolPrecepting parish | £64.13 | £68.14 | +£4.01 |
| WoollandNon-precepting parish | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Wootton Fitzpaine (Char Valley)Group | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Worth MatraversNon-precepting parish | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| WraxallNon-precepting parish | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Wynford Eagle (The Comptons & Toller & Wynford)Group | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Yetminster (Yetminster & Ryme Intrinseca)Group | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
Annual change is this year's reported charge minus the previous year's charge on the same source row. Missing and ceased entries remain distinct from published zero charges. A negative precept is retained where published.
Source: Council Tax statistics for town and parish councils in England: 2026 to 2027, Parish_Level_Data and Notes. Retrieved 2026-10-05. Download the national parish data, including precept income and tax bases.
How does Band D in Dorset compare?
Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 7, published 25 March 2026.
Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 7, published 25 March 2026.
Both averages include parish and adult social care precepts, the same basis as the Dorset figure. Band D for every council in South West.
How has Band D in Dorset changed?
Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9 each year, linked in the table, published 25 March 2026.
Cash figures, not adjusted for inflation. Includes average parish precepts.
| Year | Band D | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | £2,503.63 | MHCLG Table 8 |
| 2025/26 | £2,630.30 | MHCLG Table 9 |
| 2026/27 | £2,765.02 | MHCLG Table 9 |
Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9 each year, linked in the table, published 25 March 2026.
Every band over time
| Band | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | 2026/27 | Two-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | £1,669.09 | £1,753.53 | £1,843.35 | £174.26 |
| B | £1,947.27 | £2,045.79 | £2,150.57 | £203.30 |
| C | £2,225.45 | £2,338.04 | £2,457.80 | £232.35 |
| D | £2,503.63 | £2,630.30 | £2,765.02 | £261.39 |
| E | £3,059.99 | £3,214.81 | £3,379.47 | £319.48 |
| F | £3,616.35 | £3,799.32 | £3,993.92 | £377.57 |
| G | £4,172.72 | £4,383.83 | £4,608.37 | £435.65 |
| H | £5,007.26 | £5,260.60 | £5,530.04 | £522.78 |
Sources: MHCLG 2024/25 · MHCLG 2025/26 · MHCLG 2026/27 · Change calculated from the two published charges. Nominal amounts, before discounts.
Long-term Band D history
The national live table holds 8 published area figures for Dorset, from 2019/20 to 2026/27. This series is generally rounded to whole pounds, so it can differ from the penny figures in the recent band tables.
£2,038 to £2,765(+35.7% in cash terms)
Not adjusted for inflation. A change in services or council structure can affect comparisons. Missing years stay missing; we do not join predecessor councils ourselves. MHCLG carries forward predecessor-area history only where its published series does so, including some district-to-unitary changes with unchanged boundaries.
View the full Band D history and separate council shares
| Year | Whole-area average | Council excluding parishes | Council including average parishes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993/94 | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| 1994/95 | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| 1995/96 | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| 1996/97 | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| 1997/98 | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| 1998/99 | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| 1999/00 | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| 2000/01 | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| 2001/02 | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| 2002/03 | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| 2003/04 | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| 2004/05 | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| 2005/06 | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| 2006/07 | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| 2007/08 | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| 2008/09 | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| 2009/10 | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| 2010/11 | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| 2011/12 | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| 2012/13 | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| 2013/14 | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| 2014/15 | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| 2015/16 | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| 2016/17 | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| 2017/18 | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| 2018/19 | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| 2019/20 | £2,038 | £1,630 | £1,732 |
| 2020/21 | £2,119 | £1,695 | £1,802 |
| 2021/22 | £2,223 | £1,779 | £1,890 |
| 2022/23 | £2,290 | £1,833 | £1,945 |
| 2023/24 | £2,388 | £1,906 | £2,023 |
| 2024/25 | £2,504 | £2,001 | £2,123 |
| 2025/26 | £2,630 | £2,101 | £2,231 |
| 2026/27 | £2,765 | £2,206 | £2,345 |
The council-share columns are alternative measures, not additions to the whole-area figure. The excluding-parishes series begins in 1996/97. A council's own share can change when responsibilities transfer even where its area remains the same.
Source: Band D Council Tax figures 1993 onwards, revised April 2026, Area_CT, exc_PP and inc_PP. Download the historical series. Changes calculated from the displayed source values.
Who sets council tax in Dorset?
The figures below show each council's own share and its published annual change. The national breakdown above also identifies police, fire and combined-authority charges for this billing area.
Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 8a, published 25 March 2026.