Athelhampton (Puddletown Area) · Dorset · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Athelhampton (Puddletown Area)?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,695.67£69.35 less than the Dorset Band D average (£2,765.02).
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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 2026-27Athelhampton (Puddletown Area)Band D
  • Dorset council£2,205.90
  • Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner£322.58
  • Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority£96.95
  • Athelhampton (Puddletown Area) parish precept£70.24
Total for the year£2,695.67
Parish part
£70.24
+£4.29 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,797.11
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£269.57
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
877
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Athelhampton (Puddletown Area), 2026-27

Estimates: the Dorset 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£1,797.11£179.716/9
Band B£2,096.63£209.667/9
Band C£2,396.15£239.628/9
Band D£2,695.67£269.579/9
Band E£3,294.71£329.4711/9
Band F£3,893.75£389.3813/9
Band G£4,492.78£449.2815/9
Band H£5,391.34£539.1318/9

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Band D in Athelhampton (Puddletown Area) compared

Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Athelhampton (Puddletown Area) figure is an estimate

Athelhampton (Puddletown Area)Athelhampton (Puddletown Area)£2,696Dorset averageDorset average£2,765No parish partNo parish part£2,625England averageEngland average£2,392
Athelhampton (…Athelhampton (Puddletown Area)£2,696Dorset averageDorset average£2,765No parish partNo parish part£2,625England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Athelhampton (Puddletown Area)
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Athelhampton (Puddletown Area) in 2026-27

Athelhampton (Puddletown Area)'s local council set a precept of £61,621 for 2026-27, raised from 877 Band D-equivalent homes: £70.24 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £65.95, so it has risen by £4.29 (6.5%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,566.53 in 2025-26, so it is up 5.0%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Dorset: £2,205.90 for Dorset council, £322.58 for Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner, £96.95 for Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority.

Council tax by band in Athelhampton (Puddletown Area), 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,797.11£1,797AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,096.63£2,097BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,396.15£2,396CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,695.67£2,696DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,294.71£3,295EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,893.75£3,894FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,492.78£4,493GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,391.34£5,391HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,797.11£1,797AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,096.63£2,097BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,396.15£2,396CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,695.67£2,696DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,294.71£3,295EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,893.75£3,894FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,492.78£4,493GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,391.34£5,391HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Athelhampton (Puddletown Area), 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£1,797.11£179.71£149.76£1,594.356/9
Band B£2,096.63£209.66£174.72£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,396.15£239.62£199.68£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,695.67£269.57£224.64£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,294.71£329.47£274.56£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,893.75£389.38£324.48£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,492.78£449.28£374.40£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,391.34£539.13£449.28£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 Athelhampton (Puddletown Area)?
About £2,695.67 for 2026-27, of which £70.24 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Athelhampton (Puddletown Area)?
About £2,096.63 a year, or £209.66 a month over 10 payments.
How does Athelhampton (Puddletown Area) compare with the rest of Dorset?
Its parish precept adds £70.24 to a Band D bill; across Dorset parish precepts add £139.59 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in Dorset 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