Christchurch · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · 2026-27
How much is council tax in Christchurch?
Estimate: council average plus this parish's precept (exact). In 6 published bills we checked, estimates were within £34. How the figures work
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council£1,980.46
- Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner£322.58
- Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority£96.95
- Christchurch parish precept£74.44
Council tax bands in Christchurch, 2026-27
Estimates: the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole average charge plus the parish precept. Every band pays a fixed share of Band D.
| Band | Per year | Per month (10 payments) | Ratio to D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,649.62 | £164.96 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,924.56 | £192.46 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,199.49 | £219.95 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,474.43 | £247.44 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,024.30 | £302.43 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,574.18 | £357.42 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,124.05 | £412.41 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £4,948.86 | £494.89 | 18/9 |
Not sure of your band?
We cannot look up individual homes. The Valuation Office Agency checker on GOV.UK gives the band for any address in Christchurch.
Band D in Christchurch compared
Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Christchurch figure is an estimate
- Band D a year
- Christchurch
Christchurch in 2026-27
Christchurch's local council set a precept of £966,989 for 2026-27, raised from 12,989 Band D-equivalent homes: £74.44 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £72.35, so it has risen by £2.09 (2.9%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,327.29 in 2025-26, so it is up 6.3%.
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 Christchurch, 2026-27
Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band
- Christchurch, each band
- Band D, the band every charge is set from
- England average for the band
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| Band | Per year | 10 payments of | 12 payments of | England average | Ratio to D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,649.62 | £164.96 | £137.47 | £1,594.35 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,924.56 | £192.46 | £160.38 | £1,860.07 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,199.49 | £219.95 | £183.29 | £2,125.80 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,474.43 | £247.44 | £206.20 | £2,391.52 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,024.30 | £302.43 | £252.03 | £2,922.97 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,574.18 | £357.42 | £297.85 | £3,454.42 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,124.05 | £412.41 | £343.67 | £3,985.87 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £4,948.86 | £494.89 | £412.40 | £4,783.04 | 18/9 |
Questions
- What is Band D council tax in Christchurch?
- About £2,474.43 for 2026-27, of which £74.44 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
- How much is Band B council tax in Christchurch?
- About £1,924.56 a year, or £192.46 a month over 10 payments.
- How does Christchurch compare with the rest of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole?
- Its parish precept adds £74.44 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