Highcliffe and Walkford Neighbourhood Council · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Highcliffe and Walkford Neighbourhood Council?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,433.75£1.83 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 2026-27Highcliffe and Walkford Neighbourhood CouncilBand 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
  • Highcliffe and Walkford Neighbourhood Council parish precept£33.76
Total for the year£2,433.75
Parish part
£33.76
+£0.90 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,622.50
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£243.38
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
6,865
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Highcliffe and Walkford Neighbourhood Council, 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£1,622.50£162.256/9
Band B£1,892.92£189.297/9
Band C£2,163.33£216.338/9
Band D£2,433.75£243.389/9
Band E£2,974.58£297.4611/9
Band F£3,515.42£351.5413/9
Band G£4,056.25£405.6215/9
Band H£4,867.50£486.7518/9

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Band D in Highcliffe and Walkford Neighbourhood Council compared

Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Highcliffe and Walkford Neighbourhood Council figure is an estimate

Highcliffe and Walkford Neigh…Highcliffe and Walkford Neighbourhood Council£2,434Bournemouth, Christchurch and…Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole average£2,436No parish partNo parish part£2,400England averageEngland average£2,392
Highcliffe and…Highcliffe and Walkford Neighbourhood Council£2,434Bournemouth, C…Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole average£2,436No parish partNo parish part£2,400England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Highcliffe and Walkford Neighbourhood Council
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Highcliffe and Walkford Neighbourhood Council in 2026-27

Highcliffe and Walkford Neighbourhood Council's local council set a precept of £231,735 for 2026-27, raised from 6,865 Band D-equivalent homes: £33.76 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £32.86, so it has risen by £0.90 (2.7%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,287.80 in 2025-26, so it is up 6.4%.

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 Highcliffe and Walkford Neighbourhood Council, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,622.50£1,622AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,892.92£1,893BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,163.33£2,163CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,433.75£2,434DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,974.58£2,975EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,515.42£3,515FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,056.25£4,056GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,867.50£4,868HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,622.50£1,622AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,892.92£1,893BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,163.33£2,163CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,433.75£2,434DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,974.58£2,975EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,515.42£3,515FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,056.25£4,056GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,867.50£4,868HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Highcliffe and Walkford Neighbourhood 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£1,622.50£162.25£135.21£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,892.92£189.29£157.74£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,163.33£216.33£180.28£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,433.75£243.38£202.81£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,974.58£297.46£247.88£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,515.42£351.54£292.95£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,056.25£405.62£338.02£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,867.50£486.75£405.62£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 Highcliffe and Walkford Neighbourhood Council?
About £2,433.75 for 2026-27, of which £33.76 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Highcliffe and Walkford Neighbourhood Council?
About £1,892.92 a year, or £189.29 a month over 10 payments.
How does Highcliffe and Walkford Neighbourhood Council compare with the rest of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole?
Its parish precept adds £33.76 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