Melbury Osmond · Dorset · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Melbury Osmond?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,693.36£71.66 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 2026-27Melbury OsmondBand D
  • Dorset council£2,205.90
  • Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner£322.58
  • Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority£96.95
  • Melbury Osmond parish precept£67.93
Total for the year£2,693.36
Parish part
£67.93
+£2.36 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,795.57
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£269.34
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
100
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Melbury Osmond, 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£1,795.57£179.566/9
Band B£2,094.84£209.487/9
Band C£2,394.10£239.418/9
Band D£2,693.36£269.349/9
Band E£3,291.88£329.1911/9
Band F£3,890.41£389.0413/9
Band G£4,488.93£448.8915/9
Band H£5,386.72£538.6718/9

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Band D in Melbury Osmond compared

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

Melbury OsmondMelbury Osmond£2,693Dorset averageDorset average£2,765No parish partNo parish part£2,625England averageEngland average£2,392
Melbury OsmondMelbury Osmond£2,693Dorset averageDorset average£2,765No parish partNo parish part£2,625England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Melbury Osmond
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Melbury Osmond in 2026-27

Melbury Osmond's local council set a precept of £6,800 for 2026-27, raised from 100 Band D-equivalent homes: £67.93 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £65.57, so it has risen by £2.36 (3.6%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,566.15 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 Melbury Osmond, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,795.57£1,796AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,094.84£2,095BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,394.10£2,394CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,693.36£2,693DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,291.88£3,292EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,890.41£3,890FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,488.93£4,489GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,386.72£5,387HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,795.57£1,796AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,094.84£2,095BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,394.10£2,394CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,693.36£2,693DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,291.88£3,292EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,890.41£3,890FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,488.93£4,489GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,386.72£5,387HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Melbury Osmond, 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£1,795.57£179.56£149.63£1,594.356/9
Band B£2,094.84£209.48£174.57£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,394.10£239.41£199.51£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,693.36£269.34£224.45£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,291.88£329.19£274.32£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,890.41£389.04£324.20£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,488.93£448.89£374.08£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,386.72£538.67£448.89£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 Melbury Osmond?
About £2,693.36 for 2026-27, of which £67.93 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Melbury Osmond?
About £2,094.84 a year, or £209.48 a month over 10 payments.
How does Melbury Osmond compare with the rest of Dorset?
Its parish precept adds £67.93 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