Bournemouth Town · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Bournemouth Town?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,429.46£6.12 less than the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Band D average (£2,435.58).
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Estimate: council average plus this parish's precept (exact). In 6 published bills we checked, estimates were within £34. How the figures work

Council tax 2026-27Bournemouth TownBand 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
  • Bournemouth Town parish precept£29.47
Total for the year£2,429.46
Parish part
£29.47
new for 2026-27
Band A
£1,619.64
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£242.95
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
67,246
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Bournemouth Town, 2026-27

Estimates: the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole average charge plus the parish precept. Every band pays a fixed share of Band D.

BandPer yearPer month (10 payments)Ratio to D
Band A£1,619.64£161.966/9
Band B£1,889.58£188.967/9
Band C£2,159.52£215.958/9
Band D£2,429.46£242.959/9
Band E£2,969.34£296.9311/9
Band F£3,509.22£350.9213/9
Band G£4,049.10£404.9115/9
Band H£4,858.92£485.8918/9

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Band D in Bournemouth Town compared

Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Bournemouth Town figure is an estimate

Bournemouth TownBournemouth Town£2,429Bournemouth, Christchurch and…Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole average£2,436No parish partNo parish part£2,400England averageEngland average£2,392
Bournemouth To…Bournemouth Town£2,429Bournemouth, C…Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole average£2,436No parish partNo parish part£2,400England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Bournemouth Town
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Bournemouth Town in 2026-27

Bournemouth Town's local council set a precept of £1,981,980 for 2026-27, raised from 67,246 Band D-equivalent homes: £29.47 on a Band D bill. Bournemouth Town did not set a precept in 2025-26.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: £1,980.46 for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council, £322.58 for Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner, £96.95 for Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority.

Council tax by band in Bournemouth Town, 2026-27

Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band

Band A: £1,619.64£1,620AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,889.58£1,890BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,159.52£2,160CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,429.46£2,429DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,969.34£2,969EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,509.22£3,509FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,049.10£4,049GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,858.92£4,859HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,619.64£1,620AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,889.58£1,890BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,159.52£2,160CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,429.46£2,429DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,969.34£2,969EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,509.22£3,509FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,049.10£4,049GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,858.92£4,859HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Bournemouth Town, 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£1,619.64£161.96£134.97£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,889.58£188.96£157.47£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,159.52£215.95£179.96£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,429.46£242.95£202.46£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,969.34£296.93£247.45£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,509.22£350.92£292.44£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,049.10£404.91£337.43£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,858.92£485.89£404.91£4,783.0418/9
Source: worked out from MHCLG 2026-27 Band D amounts and the statutory band ratios.

Questions

What is Band D council tax in Bournemouth Town?
About £2,429.46 for 2026-27, of which £29.47 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Bournemouth Town?
About £1,889.58 a year, or £188.96 a month over 10 payments.
How does Bournemouth Town compare with the rest of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole?
Its parish precept adds £29.47 to a Band D bill; across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole parish precepts add £35.59 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole with a similar precept

Parish part of a Band D bill.

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