Folke · Dorset · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Folke?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,675.61£89.41 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 2026-27FolkeBand D
  • Dorset council£2,205.90
  • Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner£322.58
  • Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority£96.95
  • Folke parish precept£50.18
Total for the year£2,675.61
Parish part
£50.18
+£2.97 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,783.74
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£267.56
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
138
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Folke, 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£1,783.74£178.376/9
Band B£2,081.03£208.107/9
Band C£2,378.32£237.838/9
Band D£2,675.61£267.569/9
Band E£3,270.19£327.0211/9
Band F£3,864.77£386.4813/9
Band G£4,459.35£445.9415/9
Band H£5,351.22£535.1218/9

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Band D in Folke compared

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

FolkeFolke£2,676Dorset averageDorset average£2,765No parish partNo parish part£2,625England averageEngland average£2,392
FolkeFolke£2,676Dorset averageDorset average£2,765No parish partNo parish part£2,625England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Folke
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Folke in 2026-27

Folke's local council set a precept of £6,930 for 2026-27, raised from 138 Band D-equivalent homes: £50.18 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £47.21, so it has risen by £2.97 (6.3%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,547.79 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 Folke, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,783.74£1,784AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,081.03£2,081BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,378.32£2,378CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,675.61£2,676DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,270.19£3,270EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,864.77£3,865FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,459.35£4,459GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,351.22£5,351HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,783.74£1,784AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,081.03£2,081BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,378.32£2,378CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,675.61£2,676DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,270.19£3,270EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,864.77£3,865FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,459.35£4,459GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,351.22£5,351HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Folke, 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£1,783.74£178.37£148.65£1,594.356/9
Band B£2,081.03£208.10£173.42£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,378.32£237.83£198.19£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,675.61£267.56£222.97£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,270.19£327.02£272.52£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,864.77£386.48£322.06£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,459.35£445.94£371.61£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,351.22£535.12£445.94£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 Folke?
About £2,675.61 for 2026-27, of which £50.18 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Folke?
About £2,081.03 a year, or £208.10 a month over 10 payments.
How does Folke compare with the rest of Dorset?
Its parish precept adds £50.18 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