East Stour · Dorset · 2026-27
How much is council tax in East Stour?
Estimate: council average plus this parish's precept (exact). In 6 published bills we checked, estimates were within £34. How the figures work
- Dorset council£2,205.90
- Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner£322.58
- Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority£96.95
- East Stour parish precept£65.97
Council tax bands in East Stour, 2026-27
Estimates: the Dorset average charge plus the parish precept. Every band pays a fixed share of Band D.
| Band | Per year | Per month (10 payments) | Ratio to D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,794.27 | £179.43 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £2,093.31 | £209.33 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,392.36 | £239.24 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,691.40 | £269.14 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,289.49 | £328.95 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,887.58 | £388.76 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,485.67 | £448.57 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £5,382.80 | £538.28 | 18/9 |
Not sure of your band?
We cannot look up individual homes. The Valuation Office Agency checker on GOV.UK gives the band for any address in East Stour.
Band D in East Stour compared
Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the East Stour figure is an estimate
- Band D a year
- East Stour
East Stour in 2026-27
East Stour's local council set a precept of £16,453 for 2026-27, raised from 249 Band D-equivalent homes: £65.97 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £52.28, so it has risen by £13.69 (26.2%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,552.86 in 2025-26, so it is up 5.4%.
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 East Stour, 2026-27
Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band
- East Stour, each band
- Band D, the band every charge is set from
- England average for the band
View as table
| Band | Per year | 10 payments of | 12 payments of | England average | Ratio to D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,794.27 | £179.43 | £149.52 | £1,594.35 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £2,093.31 | £209.33 | £174.44 | £1,860.07 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,392.36 | £239.24 | £199.36 | £2,125.80 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,691.40 | £269.14 | £224.28 | £2,391.52 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,289.49 | £328.95 | £274.12 | £2,922.97 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,887.58 | £388.76 | £323.96 | £3,454.42 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,485.67 | £448.57 | £373.81 | £3,985.87 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £5,382.80 | £538.28 | £448.57 | £4,783.04 | 18/9 |
Questions
- What is Band D council tax in East Stour?
- About £2,691.40 for 2026-27, of which £65.97 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
- How much is Band B council tax in East Stour?
- About £2,093.31 a year, or £209.33 a month over 10 payments.
- How does East Stour compare with the rest of Dorset?
- Its parish precept adds £65.97 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