Church Knowle · Dorset · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Church Knowle?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,700.55£64.47 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 2026-27Church KnowleBand D
  • Dorset council£2,205.90
  • Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner£322.58
  • Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority£96.95
  • Church Knowle parish precept£75.12
Total for the year£2,700.55
Parish part
£75.12
−£4.48 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,800.37
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£270.06
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
213
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Church Knowle, 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£1,800.37£180.046/9
Band B£2,100.43£210.047/9
Band C£2,400.49£240.058/9
Band D£2,700.55£270.069/9
Band E£3,300.67£330.0711/9
Band F£3,900.79£390.0813/9
Band G£4,500.92£450.0915/9
Band H£5,401.10£540.1118/9

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Band D in Church Knowle compared

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

Church KnowleChurch Knowle£2,701Dorset averageDorset average£2,765No parish partNo parish part£2,625England averageEngland average£2,392
Church KnowleChurch Knowle£2,701Dorset averageDorset average£2,765No parish partNo parish part£2,625England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Church Knowle
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Church Knowle in 2026-27

Church Knowle's local council set a precept of £16,000 for 2026-27, raised from 213 Band D-equivalent homes: £75.12 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £79.60, so it has fallen by £4.48 (5.6%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,580.18 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.7%.

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 Church Knowle, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,800.37£1,800AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,100.43£2,100BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,400.49£2,400CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,700.55£2,701DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,300.67£3,301EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,900.79£3,901FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,500.92£4,501GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,401.10£5,401HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,800.37£1,800AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,100.43£2,100BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,400.49£2,400CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,700.55£2,701DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,300.67£3,301EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,900.79£3,901FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,500.92£4,501GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,401.10£5,401HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Church Knowle, 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£1,800.37£180.04£150.03£1,594.356/9
Band B£2,100.43£210.04£175.04£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,400.49£240.05£200.04£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,700.55£270.06£225.05£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,300.67£330.07£275.06£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,900.79£390.08£325.07£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,500.92£450.09£375.08£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,401.10£540.11£450.09£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 Church Knowle?
About £2,700.55 for 2026-27, of which £75.12 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Church Knowle?
About £2,100.43 a year, or £210.04 a month over 10 payments.
How does Church Knowle compare with the rest of Dorset?
Its parish precept adds £75.12 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