Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · unitary council · South West · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole?

Band D, 2026-27 (area average)£2,435.58Up 7.5% (£170.80) on 2025-26 at Band D. England Band D average £2,391.52.
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Area average, including parish precepts. In 6 published bills we checked, figures were within £34; yours also depends on your parish and discounts. How the figures work

Council tax 2026-27Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleBand D
  • Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council£1,980.46
  • Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner£322.58
  • Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority£96.95
  • Parish and town councils (average)£35.59
Total for the year£2,435.58
Band A
£1,623.72
the lowest band, 6/9 of Band D
Per month
£243.56
Band D over 10 payments
Change
+7.5%
+£170.80 on 2025-26 at Band D
Rank
143 of 296
by Band D; 1 = lowest in England

Council tax bands in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 2026-27

Area averages including parish precepts. Every band pays a fixed share of Band D.

BandPer yearPer month (10 payments)Ratio to D
Band A£1,623.72£162.376/9
Band B£1,894.34£189.437/9
Band C most common here£2,164.96£216.508/9
Band D£2,435.58£243.569/9
Band E£2,976.82£297.6811/9
Band F£3,518.06£351.8113/9
Band G£4,059.30£405.9315/9
Band H£4,871.16£487.1218/9

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Council tax by band in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 2026-27

Average for the council area, including parish precepts; the tick is the England average for the band

Band A: £1,623.72£1,624AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,894.34£1,894BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,164.96£2,165CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,435.58£2,436DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,976.82£2,977EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,518.06£3,518FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,059.30£4,059GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,871.16£4,871HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,623.72£1,624AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,894.34£1,894BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,164.96£2,165CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,435.58£2,436DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,976.82£2,977EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,518.06£3,518FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,059.30£4,059GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,871.16£4,871HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • this council, each band
  • Band D, the band every charge is set from
  • England average for the band
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BandPer year10 payments of12 payments ofEngland averageRatio to D
Band A£1,623.72£162.37£135.31£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,894.34£189.43£157.86£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,164.96£216.50£180.41£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,435.58£243.56£202.97£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,976.82£297.68£248.07£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,518.06£351.81£293.17£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,059.30£405.93£338.28£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,871.16£487.12£405.93£4,783.0418/9
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27, Table 9.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2026-27

For 2026-27 the average Band D council tax across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole is £2,435.58, up 7.5% (£170.80) on 2025-26. Of that, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council's own charge is £1,980.46, of which £37.11 is this year's adult social care increase. The rest goes to Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner, Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority, and on average £35.59 to parish and town councils.

The most common band here is Band C (29% of homes), which costs £2,164.96 a year at the area average.

The average bill actually charged per home, after discounts and exemptions, is £2,019.92 (MHCLG, 2026-27).

Where a Band D bill in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole goes

£2,435.58 a year at Band D, by the body that sets each part

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council: £1,980.46 (81.3%)Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner: £322.58 (13.2%)Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority: £96.95 (4.0%)Parish and town councils (average): £35.59 (1.5%)
  • Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council£1,980.4681%
  • Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner£322.5813%
  • Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority£96.954%
  • Parish and town councils (average)£35.591%
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Goes toBand DShare
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council£1,980.4681.3%
Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner£322.5813.2%
Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority£96.954.0%
Parish and town councils (average)£35.591.5%
Total£2,435.58100%
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27, Table 10 (lines 9, 16 and 17).

Band D in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole since 1993

Average area Band D each year, including parish precepts; the line is the England average

£0£1,000£2,000£3,0001993-94: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)1993-941994-95: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)1995-96: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)1996-97: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)1997-98: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)1998-99: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)1999-00: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2000-01: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2000-012001-02: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2002-03: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2003-04: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2004-05: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2005-06: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2006-07: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2007-08: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2008-09: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2009-10: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2010-11: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2010-112011-12: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2012-13: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2013-14: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2014-15: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2015-16: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2016-17: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2017-18: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2018-19: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2019-20: £1,787.812020-21: £1,841.772020-212021-22: £1,882.112022-23: £1,955.242023-24: £2,055.342024-25: £2,157.202025-26: £2,264.782026-27: £2,435.582026-27England average
£0£1,000£2,000£3,0001993-94: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)1993-941994-95: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)1995-96: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)1996-97: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)1997-98: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)1998-99: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)1999-00: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2000-01: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2001-02: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2002-03: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2003-04: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2004-05: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2005-06: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2006-07: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2007-08: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2008-09: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2009-10: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2010-11: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2010-112011-12: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2012-13: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2013-14: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2014-15: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2015-16: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2016-17: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2017-18: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2018-19: no figure (the council did not exist in this form)2019-20: £1,787.812020-21: £1,841.772021-22: £1,882.112022-23: £1,955.242023-24: £2,055.342024-25: £2,157.202025-26: £2,264.782026-27: £2,435.582026-27England average
  • this council, average Band D
  • England average
  • no figure: the council did not exist in this form
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YearBournemouth, Christchurch and PooleEngland
2026-27£2,435.58£2,391.52
2025-26£2,264.78£2,280.21
2024-25£2,157.20£2,170.99
2023-24£2,055.34£2,065.05
2022-23£1,955.24£1,965.71
2021-22£1,882.11£1,898.48
2020-21£1,841.77£1,817.67
2019-20£1,787.81£1,749.88
2018-19—£1,671.46
2017-18—£1,590.55
2016-17—£1,529.56
2015-16—£1,483.58
2014-15—£1,467.98
2013-14—£1,455.60
2012-13—£1,444.13
2011-12—£1,439.33
2010-11—£1,439.22
2009-10—£1,413.84
2008-09—£1,373.08
2007-08—£1,321.32
2006-07—£1,267.91
2005-06—£1,213.81
2004-05—£1,166.56
2003-04—£1,101.75
2002-03—£975.56
2001-02—£901.33
2000-01—£847.00
1999-00—£798.00
1998-99—£747.00
1997-98—£688.00
1996-97—£646.00
1995-96—£609.00
1994-95—£580.11
1993-94—£567.95
Source: MHCLG live tables on council tax, Band D council tax figures 1993 onwards.

Homes in each band in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Share of the 190,630 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026; the tick is England

Band ABand A14.1%Band BBand B18.2%Band CBand C28.6%Band DBand D19.0%Band EBand E11.5%Band FBand F5.0%Band GBand G3.1%Band HBand H0.7%
Band ABand A14.1%Band BBand B18.2%Band CBand C28.6%Band DBand D19.0%Band EBand E11.5%Band FBand F5.0%Band GBand G3.1%Band HBand H0.7%
  • share of homes
  • most common band (C)
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BandHomesShareEngland share
Band A26,85014.1%23.6%
Band B34,66018.2%19.5%
Band C54,47028.6%22.0%
Band D36,14019.0%15.7%
Band E21,89011.5%9.9%
Band F9,4705.0%5.2%
Band G5,8403.1%3.5%
Band H1,3300.7%0.6%
Source: VOA Council Tax stock of properties 2026 (CTSOP1.0).

Parish and town councils in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

8 of the 8 parishes and charter trustees here set a precept for 2026-27. Band D in an area with no parish precept is about £2,399.99. The estimated bills add each parish part to the council's average charge; where a council charges special expenses or levies in part of its area the real bill differs, in the bills we checked by up to £34.

ParishParish partChange in parish partEst. Band D billBand D homes
Bournemouth Town£29.47—£2,429.4667,246
Broadstone Town£60.34—£2,460.334,915
Burton£18.42+£0.76£2,418.411,629
Christchurch£74.44+£2.09£2,474.4312,989
Highcliffe and Walkford Neighbourhood Council£33.76+£0.90£2,433.756,865
Hurn£36.46+£1.57£2,436.45270
Poole Town£32.56—£2,432.5558,261
Throop and Holdenhurst£39.70+£0.97£2,439.69306

Band D homes is the parish tax base: homes counted as Band D equivalents after discounts and exemptions.

Questions

What is Band D council tax in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole?
£2,435.58 for 2026-27, the average for the area including parish precepts. In an area with no parish precept it is about £2,399.99.
How much is Band A council tax in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole?
£1,623.72 a year, or £162.37 a month over 10 payments.
How much did council tax go up in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole?
Band D is up 7.5% (£170.80) on 2025-26. The council's own part changed by +8.1%.
Is Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole cheaper than average?
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole ranks 143 of 296 councils by Band D, where 1 is the lowest. The England average is £2,391.52.

Nearby councils

New Forest
22 km away£2,420Southampton
37 km away£2,381Isle of Wight
37 km away£2,626Dorset
40 km away£2,765Eastleigh
43 km away£2,342Fareham
45 km away£2,271

Data: MHCLG, VOA, ONS, 2026-27 releases, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources and method