Sherborne · Cotswold · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Sherborne?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,279.65£112.00 less than the Cotswold Band D average (£2,391.65).
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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 2026-27SherborneBand D
  • Cotswold council£163.93
  • Gloucestershire County Council£1,763.46
  • Gloucestershire Police and Crime Commissioner£340.58
  • Sherborne parish precept£11.68
Total for the year£2,279.65
Parish part
£11.68
−£0.79 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,519.77
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£227.97
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
214
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Sherborne, 2026-27

Estimates: the Cotswold 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£1,519.77£151.986/9
Band B£1,773.06£177.317/9
Band C£2,026.36£202.648/9
Band D£2,279.65£227.979/9
Band E£2,786.24£278.6211/9
Band F£3,292.83£329.2813/9
Band G£3,799.42£379.9415/9
Band H£4,559.30£455.9318/9

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Band D in Sherborne compared

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

SherborneSherborne£2,280Cotswold averageCotswold average£2,392No parish partNo parish part£2,268England averageEngland average£2,392
SherborneSherborne£2,280Cotswold avera…Cotswold average£2,392No parish partNo parish part£2,268England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Sherborne
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Sherborne in 2026-27

Sherborne's local council set a precept of £2,500 for 2026-27, raised from 214 Band D-equivalent homes: £11.68 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £12.47, so it has fallen by £0.79 (6.3%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,173.13 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.9%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Cotswold: £163.93 for Cotswold council, £1,763.46 for Gloucestershire County Council, £340.58 for Gloucestershire Police and Crime Commissioner.

Council tax by band in Sherborne, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,519.77£1,520AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,773.06£1,773BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,026.36£2,026CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,279.65£2,280DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,786.24£2,786EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,292.83£3,293FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,799.42£3,799GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,559.30£4,559HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,519.77£1,520AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,773.06£1,773BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,026.36£2,026CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,279.65£2,280DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,786.24£2,786EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,292.83£3,293FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,799.42£3,799GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,559.30£4,559HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Sherborne, 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£1,519.77£151.98£126.65£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,773.06£177.31£147.75£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,026.36£202.64£168.86£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,279.65£227.97£189.97£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,786.24£278.62£232.19£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,292.83£329.28£274.40£3,454.4213/9
Band G£3,799.42£379.94£316.62£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,559.30£455.93£379.94£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 Sherborne?
About £2,279.65 for 2026-27, of which £11.68 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Sherborne?
About £1,773.06 a year, or £177.31 a month over 10 payments.
How does Sherborne compare with the rest of Cotswold?
Its parish precept adds £11.68 to a Band D bill; across Cotswold parish precepts add £123.68 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in Cotswold 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