Puncknowle (Puncknowle and Swyre Group) · Dorset · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Puncknowle (Puncknowle and Swyre Group)?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,671.39£93.63 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 2026-27Puncknowle (Puncknowle and Swyre Group)Band D
  • Dorset council£2,205.90
  • Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner£322.58
  • Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority£96.95
  • Puncknowle (Puncknowle and Swyre Group) parish precept£45.96
Total for the year£2,671.39
Parish part
£45.96
+£10.63 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,780.93
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£267.14
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
356
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Puncknowle (Puncknowle and Swyre Group), 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£1,780.93£178.096/9
Band B£2,077.75£207.787/9
Band C£2,374.57£237.468/9
Band D£2,671.39£267.149/9
Band E£3,265.03£326.5011/9
Band F£3,858.67£385.8713/9
Band G£4,452.32£445.2315/9
Band H£5,342.78£534.2818/9

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Band D in Puncknowle (Puncknowle and Swyre Group) compared

Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Puncknowle (Puncknowle and Swyre Group) figure is an estimate

Puncknowle (Puncknowle and Sw…Puncknowle (Puncknowle and Swyre Group)£2,671Dorset averageDorset average£2,765No parish partNo parish part£2,625England averageEngland average£2,392
Puncknowle (Pu…Puncknowle (Puncknowle and Swyre Group)£2,671Dorset averageDorset average£2,765No parish partNo parish part£2,625England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Puncknowle (Puncknowle and Swyre Group)
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Puncknowle (Puncknowle and Swyre Group) in 2026-27

Puncknowle (Puncknowle and Swyre Group)'s local council set a precept of £16,370 for 2026-27, raised from 356 Band D-equivalent homes: £45.96 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £35.33, so it has risen by £10.63 (30.1%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,535.91 in 2025-26, so it is up 5.3%.

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 Puncknowle (Puncknowle and Swyre Group), 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,780.93£1,781AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,077.75£2,078BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,374.57£2,375CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,671.39£2,671DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,265.03£3,265EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,858.67£3,859FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,452.32£4,452GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,342.78£5,343HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,780.93£1,781AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,077.75£2,078BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,374.57£2,375CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,671.39£2,671DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,265.03£3,265EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,858.67£3,859FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,452.32£4,452GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,342.78£5,343HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Puncknowle (Puncknowle and Swyre Group), 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£1,780.93£178.09£148.41£1,594.356/9
Band B£2,077.75£207.78£173.15£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,374.57£237.46£197.88£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,671.39£267.14£222.62£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,265.03£326.50£272.09£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,858.67£385.87£321.56£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,452.32£445.23£371.03£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,342.78£534.28£445.23£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 Puncknowle (Puncknowle and Swyre Group)?
About £2,671.39 for 2026-27, of which £45.96 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Puncknowle (Puncknowle and Swyre Group)?
About £2,077.75 a year, or £207.78 a month over 10 payments.
How does Puncknowle (Puncknowle and Swyre Group) compare with the rest of Dorset?
Its parish precept adds £45.96 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