Bettiscombe (Upper Marshwood Vale) · Dorset · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Bettiscombe (Upper Marshwood Vale)?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,664.24£100.78 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 2026-27Bettiscombe (Upper Marshwood Vale)Band D
  • Dorset council£2,205.90
  • Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner£322.58
  • Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority£96.95
  • Bettiscombe (Upper Marshwood Vale) parish precept£38.81
Total for the year£2,664.24
Parish part
£38.81
−£0.07 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,776.16
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£266.42
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
350
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Bettiscombe (Upper Marshwood Vale), 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£1,776.16£177.626/9
Band B£2,072.19£207.227/9
Band C£2,368.21£236.828/9
Band D£2,664.24£266.429/9
Band E£3,256.29£325.6311/9
Band F£3,848.35£384.8313/9
Band G£4,440.40£444.0415/9
Band H£5,328.48£532.8518/9

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Band D in Bettiscombe (Upper Marshwood Vale) compared

Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Bettiscombe (Upper Marshwood Vale) figure is an estimate

Bettiscombe (Upper Marshwood…Bettiscombe (Upper Marshwood Vale)£2,664Dorset averageDorset average£2,765No parish partNo parish part£2,625England averageEngland average£2,392
Bettiscombe (U…Bettiscombe (Upper Marshwood Vale)£2,664Dorset averageDorset average£2,765No parish partNo parish part£2,625England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Bettiscombe (Upper Marshwood Vale)
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Bettiscombe (Upper Marshwood Vale) in 2026-27

Bettiscombe (Upper Marshwood Vale)'s local council set a precept of £13,600 for 2026-27, raised from 350 Band D-equivalent homes: £38.81 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £38.88, so it has fallen by £0.07 (0.2%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,539.46 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.9%.

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 Bettiscombe (Upper Marshwood Vale), 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,776.16£1,776AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,072.19£2,072BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,368.21£2,368CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,664.24£2,664DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,256.29£3,256EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,848.35£3,848FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,440.40£4,440GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,328.48£5,328HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,776.16£1,776AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,072.19£2,072BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,368.21£2,368CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,664.24£2,664DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,256.29£3,256EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,848.35£3,848FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,440.40£4,440GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,328.48£5,328HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Bettiscombe (Upper Marshwood Vale), 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£1,776.16£177.62£148.01£1,594.356/9
Band B£2,072.19£207.22£172.68£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,368.21£236.82£197.35£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,664.24£266.42£222.02£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,256.29£325.63£271.36£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,848.35£384.83£320.70£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,440.40£444.04£370.03£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,328.48£532.85£444.04£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 Bettiscombe (Upper Marshwood Vale)?
About £2,664.24 for 2026-27, of which £38.81 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Bettiscombe (Upper Marshwood Vale)?
About £2,072.19 a year, or £207.22 a month over 10 payments.
How does Bettiscombe (Upper Marshwood Vale) compare with the rest of Dorset?
Its parish precept adds £38.81 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