Buckland Newton · Dorset · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Buckland Newton?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,674.71£90.31 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 2026-27Buckland NewtonBand D
  • Dorset council£2,205.90
  • Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner£322.58
  • Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority£96.95
  • Buckland Newton parish precept£49.28
Total for the year£2,674.71
Parish part
£49.28
+£2.17 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,783.14
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£267.47
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
328
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Buckland Newton, 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£1,783.14£178.316/9
Band B£2,080.33£208.037/9
Band C£2,377.52£237.758/9
Band D£2,674.71£267.479/9
Band E£3,269.09£326.9111/9
Band F£3,863.47£386.3513/9
Band G£4,457.85£445.7915/9
Band H£5,349.42£534.9418/9

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Band D in Buckland Newton compared

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

Buckland NewtonBuckland Newton£2,675Dorset averageDorset average£2,765No parish partNo parish part£2,625England averageEngland average£2,392
Buckland NewtonBuckland Newton£2,675Dorset averageDorset average£2,765No parish partNo parish part£2,625England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Buckland Newton
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Buckland Newton in 2026-27

Buckland Newton's local council set a precept of £16,153 for 2026-27, raised from 328 Band D-equivalent homes: £49.28 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £47.11, so it has risen by £2.17 (4.6%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,547.69 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 Buckland Newton, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,783.14£1,783AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,080.33£2,080BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,377.52£2,378CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,674.71£2,675DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,269.09£3,269EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,863.47£3,863FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,457.85£4,458GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,349.42£5,349HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,783.14£1,783AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,080.33£2,080BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,377.52£2,378CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,674.71£2,675DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,269.09£3,269EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,863.47£3,863FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,457.85£4,458GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,349.42£5,349HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Buckland Newton, 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£1,783.14£178.31£148.59£1,594.356/9
Band B£2,080.33£208.03£173.36£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,377.52£237.75£198.13£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,674.71£267.47£222.89£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,269.09£326.91£272.42£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,863.47£386.35£321.96£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,457.85£445.79£371.49£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,349.42£534.94£445.79£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 Buckland Newton?
About £2,674.71 for 2026-27, of which £49.28 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Buckland Newton?
About £2,080.33 a year, or £208.03 a month over 10 payments.
How does Buckland Newton compare with the rest of Dorset?
Its parish precept adds £49.28 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