Blandford Forum · Dorset · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Blandford Forum?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,886.94£121.92 more 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 2026-27Blandford ForumBand D
  • Dorset council£2,205.90
  • Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner£322.58
  • Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority£96.95
  • Blandford Forum parish precept£261.51
Total for the year£2,886.94
Parish part
£261.51
+£7.68 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,924.63
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£288.69
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
3,628
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Blandford Forum, 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£1,924.63£192.466/9
Band B£2,245.40£224.547/9
Band C£2,566.17£256.628/9
Band D£2,886.94£288.699/9
Band E£3,528.48£352.8511/9
Band F£4,170.02£417.0013/9
Band G£4,811.57£481.1615/9
Band H£5,773.88£577.3918/9

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Band D in Blandford Forum compared

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

Blandford ForumBlandford Forum£2,887Dorset averageDorset average£2,765No parish partNo parish part£2,625England averageEngland average£2,392
Blandford ForumBlandford Forum£2,887Dorset averageDorset average£2,765No parish partNo parish part£2,625England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Blandford Forum
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Blandford Forum in 2026-27

Blandford Forum's local council set a precept of £948,739 for 2026-27, raised from 3,628 Band D-equivalent homes: £261.51 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £253.83, so it has risen by £7.68 (3.0%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,754.41 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.8%.

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 Blandford Forum, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,924.63£1,925AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,245.40£2,245BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,566.17£2,566CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,886.94£2,887DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,528.48£3,528EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £4,170.02£4,170FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,811.57£4,812GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,773.88£5,774HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,924.63£1,925AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,245.40£2,245BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,566.17£2,566CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,886.94£2,887DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,528.48£3,528EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £4,170.02£4,170FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,811.57£4,812GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,773.88£5,774HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Blandford Forum, 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£1,924.63£192.46£160.39£1,594.356/9
Band B£2,245.40£224.54£187.12£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,566.17£256.62£213.85£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,886.94£288.69£240.58£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,528.48£352.85£294.04£2,922.9711/9
Band F£4,170.02£417.00£347.50£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,811.57£481.16£400.96£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,773.88£577.39£481.16£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 Blandford Forum?
About £2,886.94 for 2026-27, of which £261.51 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Blandford Forum?
About £2,245.40 a year, or £224.54 a month over 10 payments.
How does Blandford Forum compare with the rest of Dorset?
Its parish precept adds £261.51 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