Chalbury · Dorset · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Chalbury?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,656.14£108.88 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 2026-27ChalburyBand D
  • Dorset council£2,205.90
  • Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner£322.58
  • Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority£96.95
  • Chalbury parish precept£30.71
Total for the year£2,656.14
Parish part
£30.71
no change on 2025-26
Band A
£1,770.76
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£265.61
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
81
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Chalbury, 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£1,770.76£177.086/9
Band B£2,065.89£206.597/9
Band C£2,361.01£236.108/9
Band D£2,656.14£265.619/9
Band E£3,246.39£324.6411/9
Band F£3,836.65£383.6713/9
Band G£4,426.90£442.6915/9
Band H£5,312.28£531.2318/9

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Chalbury is small: its tax base is 81 Band D-equivalent homes, so a modest change in the precept moves the charge per home a lot. It is left out of the parish rankings.

Band D in Chalbury compared

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

ChalburyChalbury£2,656Dorset averageDorset average£2,765No parish partNo parish part£2,625England averageEngland average£2,392
ChalburyChalbury£2,656Dorset averageDorset average£2,765No parish partNo parish part£2,625England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Chalbury
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Chalbury in 2026-27

Chalbury's local council (grouped with Horton Wimborne St Giles & Woodlands) set a precept of £2,494 for 2026-27, raised from 81 Band D-equivalent homes: £30.71 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 the parish part was the same, £30.71. Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,531.29 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 Chalbury, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,770.76£1,771AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,065.89£2,066BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,361.01£2,361CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,656.14£2,656DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,246.39£3,246EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,836.65£3,837FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,426.90£4,427GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,312.28£5,312HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,770.76£1,771AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,065.89£2,066BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,361.01£2,361CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,656.14£2,656DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,246.39£3,246EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,836.65£3,837FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,426.90£4,427GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,312.28£5,312HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Chalbury, 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£1,770.76£177.08£147.56£1,594.356/9
Band B£2,065.89£206.59£172.16£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,361.01£236.10£196.75£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,656.14£265.61£221.34£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,246.39£324.64£270.53£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,836.65£383.67£319.72£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,426.90£442.69£368.91£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,312.28£531.23£442.69£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 Chalbury?
About £2,656.14 for 2026-27, of which £30.71 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Chalbury?
About £2,065.89 a year, or £206.59 a month over 10 payments.
How does Chalbury compare with the rest of Dorset?
Its parish precept adds £30.71 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