Manston · Dorset · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Manston?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,694.53£70.49 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 2026-27ManstonBand D
  • Dorset council£2,205.90
  • Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner£322.58
  • Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority£96.95
  • Manston parish precept£69.10
Total for the year£2,694.53
Parish part
£69.10
+£2.96 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,796.35
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£269.45
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
90
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Manston, 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£1,796.35£179.636/9
Band B£2,095.75£209.577/9
Band C£2,395.14£239.518/9
Band D£2,694.53£269.459/9
Band E£3,293.31£329.3311/9
Band F£3,892.10£389.2113/9
Band G£4,490.88£449.0915/9
Band H£5,389.06£538.9118/9

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Manston is small: its tax base is 90 Band D-equivalent homes, so a modest change in the precept moves the charge per home a lot. It is left out of the parish rankings.

Band D in Manston compared

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

ManstonManston£2,695Dorset averageDorset average£2,765No parish partNo parish part£2,625England averageEngland average£2,392
ManstonManston£2,695Dorset averageDorset average£2,765No parish partNo parish part£2,625England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Manston
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Manston in 2026-27

Manston's local council set a precept of £6,191 for 2026-27, raised from 90 Band D-equivalent homes: £69.10 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £66.14, so it has risen by £2.96. Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,566.72 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 Manston, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,796.35£1,796AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,095.75£2,096BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,395.14£2,395CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,694.53£2,695DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,293.31£3,293EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,892.10£3,892FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,490.88£4,491GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,389.06£5,389HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,796.35£1,796AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,095.75£2,096BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,395.14£2,395CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,694.53£2,695DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,293.31£3,293EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,892.10£3,892FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,490.88£4,491GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,389.06£5,389HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Manston, 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£1,796.35£179.63£149.70£1,594.356/9
Band B£2,095.75£209.57£174.65£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,395.14£239.51£199.59£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,694.53£269.45£224.54£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,293.31£329.33£274.44£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,892.10£389.21£324.34£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,490.88£449.09£374.24£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,389.06£538.91£449.09£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 Manston?
About £2,694.53 for 2026-27, of which £69.10 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Manston?
About £2,095.75 a year, or £209.57 a month over 10 payments.
How does Manston compare with the rest of Dorset?
Its parish precept adds £69.10 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