Leigh · Dorset · 2026-27
How much is council tax in Leigh?
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
- Leigh parish precept£45.62
Council tax bands in Leigh, 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 | £1,780.70 | £178.07 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £2,077.48 | £207.75 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,374.27 | £237.43 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,671.05 | £267.11 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,264.62 | £326.46 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,858.18 | £385.82 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,451.75 | £445.18 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £5,342.10 | £534.21 | 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 Leigh.
Band D in Leigh compared
Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Leigh figure is an estimate
- Band D a year
- Leigh
Leigh in 2026-27
Leigh's local council set a precept of £11,500 for 2026-27, raised from 252 Band D-equivalent homes: £45.62 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £44.02, so it has risen by £1.60 (3.6%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,544.60 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 Leigh, 2026-27
Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band
- Leigh, 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 | £1,780.70 | £178.07 | £148.39 | £1,594.35 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £2,077.48 | £207.75 | £173.12 | £1,860.07 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,374.27 | £237.43 | £197.86 | £2,125.80 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,671.05 | £267.11 | £222.59 | £2,391.52 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,264.62 | £326.46 | £272.05 | £2,922.97 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,858.18 | £385.82 | £321.51 | £3,454.42 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,451.75 | £445.18 | £370.98 | £3,985.87 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £5,342.10 | £534.21 | £445.18 | £4,783.04 | 18/9 |
Questions
- What is Band D council tax in Leigh?
- About £2,671.05 for 2026-27, of which £45.62 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
- How much is Band B council tax in Leigh?
- About £2,077.48 a year, or £207.75 a month over 10 payments.
- How does Leigh compare with the rest of Dorset?
- Its parish precept adds £45.62 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