Melcombe Horsey · Dorset · 2026-27
How much is council tax in Melcombe Horsey?
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
- Melcombe Horsey parish precept£21.58
Council tax bands in Melcombe Horsey, 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 | £1,764.67 | £176.47 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £2,058.79 | £205.88 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,352.90 | £235.29 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,647.01 | £264.70 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,235.23 | £323.52 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,823.46 | £382.35 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,411.68 | £441.17 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £5,294.02 | £529.40 | 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 Melcombe Horsey.
Melcombe Horsey is small: its tax base is 70 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 Melcombe Horsey compared
Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Melcombe Horsey figure is an estimate
- Band D a year
- Melcombe Horsey
Melcombe Horsey in 2026-27
Melcombe Horsey's local council set a precept of £1,500 for 2026-27, raised from 70 Band D-equivalent homes: £21.58 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £24.23, so it has fallen by £2.65. Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,524.81 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.8%.
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 Melcombe Horsey, 2026-27
Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band
- Melcombe Horsey, 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 | £1,764.67 | £176.47 | £147.06 | £1,594.35 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £2,058.79 | £205.88 | £171.57 | £1,860.07 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,352.90 | £235.29 | £196.08 | £2,125.80 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,647.01 | £264.70 | £220.58 | £2,391.52 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,235.23 | £323.52 | £269.60 | £2,922.97 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,823.46 | £382.35 | £318.62 | £3,454.42 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,411.68 | £441.17 | £367.64 | £3,985.87 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £5,294.02 | £529.40 | £441.17 | £4,783.04 | 18/9 |
Questions
- What is Band D council tax in Melcombe Horsey?
- About £2,647.01 for 2026-27, of which £21.58 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
- How much is Band B council tax in Melcombe Horsey?
- About £2,058.79 a year, or £205.88 a month over 10 payments.
- How does Melcombe Horsey compare with the rest of Dorset?
- Its parish precept adds £21.58 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