Ferndown · Dorset · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Ferndown?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,754.38£10.64 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 2026-27FerndownBand D
  • Dorset council£2,205.90
  • Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner£322.58
  • Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority£96.95
  • Ferndown parish precept£128.95
Total for the year£2,754.38
Parish part
£128.95
+£5.20 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,836.25
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£275.44
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
7,742
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Ferndown, 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£1,836.25£183.626/9
Band B£2,142.30£214.237/9
Band C£2,448.34£244.838/9
Band D£2,754.38£275.449/9
Band E£3,366.46£336.6511/9
Band F£3,978.55£397.8613/9
Band G£4,590.63£459.0615/9
Band H£5,508.76£550.8818/9

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Band D in Ferndown compared

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

FerndownFerndown£2,754Dorset averageDorset average£2,765No parish partNo parish part£2,625England averageEngland average£2,392
FerndownFerndown£2,754Dorset averageDorset average£2,765No parish partNo parish part£2,625England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Ferndown
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Ferndown in 2026-27

Ferndown's local council set a precept of £998,255 for 2026-27, raised from 7,742 Band D-equivalent homes: £128.95 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £123.75, so it has risen by £5.20 (4.2%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,624.33 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 Ferndown, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,836.25£1,836AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,142.30£2,142BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,448.34£2,448CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,754.38£2,754DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,366.46£3,366EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,978.55£3,979FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,590.63£4,591GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,508.76£5,509HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,836.25£1,836AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,142.30£2,142BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,448.34£2,448CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,754.38£2,754DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,366.46£3,366EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,978.55£3,979FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,590.63£4,591GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,508.76£5,509HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Ferndown, 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£1,836.25£183.62£153.02£1,594.356/9
Band B£2,142.30£214.23£178.53£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,448.34£244.83£204.03£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,754.38£275.44£229.53£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,366.46£336.65£280.54£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,978.55£397.86£331.55£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,590.63£459.06£382.55£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,508.76£550.88£459.06£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 Ferndown?
About £2,754.38 for 2026-27, of which £128.95 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Ferndown?
About £2,142.30 a year, or £214.23 a month over 10 payments.
How does Ferndown compare with the rest of Dorset?
Its parish precept adds £128.95 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