Sherborne · Dorset · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Sherborne?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,903.16£138.14 more 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 2026-27SherborneBand D
  • Dorset council£2,205.90
  • Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner£322.58
  • Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority£96.95
  • Sherborne parish precept£277.73
Total for the year£2,903.16
Parish part
£277.73
+£7.97 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,935.44
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£290.32
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
4,294
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Sherborne, 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£1,935.44£193.546/9
Band B£2,258.01£225.807/9
Band C£2,580.59£258.068/9
Band D£2,903.16£290.329/9
Band E£3,548.31£354.8311/9
Band F£4,193.45£419.3413/9
Band G£4,838.60£483.8615/9
Band H£5,806.32£580.6318/9

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Band D in Sherborne compared

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

SherborneSherborne£2,903Dorset averageDorset average£2,765No parish partNo parish part£2,625England averageEngland average£2,392
SherborneSherborne£2,903Dorset averageDorset average£2,765No parish partNo parish part£2,625England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Sherborne
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Sherborne in 2026-27

Sherborne's local council set a precept of £1,192,419 for 2026-27, raised from 4,294 Band D-equivalent homes: £277.73 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £269.76, so it has risen by £7.97 (3.0%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,770.34 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 Sherborne, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,935.44£1,935AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,258.01£2,258BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,580.59£2,581CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,903.16£2,903DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,548.31£3,548EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £4,193.45£4,193FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,838.60£4,839GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,806.32£5,806HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,935.44£1,935AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,258.01£2,258BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,580.59£2,581CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,903.16£2,903DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,548.31£3,548EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £4,193.45£4,193FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,838.60£4,839GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,806.32£5,806HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Sherborne, 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£1,935.44£193.54£161.29£1,594.356/9
Band B£2,258.01£225.80£188.17£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,580.59£258.06£215.05£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,903.16£290.32£241.93£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,548.31£354.83£295.69£2,922.9711/9
Band F£4,193.45£419.34£349.45£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,838.60£483.86£403.22£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,806.32£580.63£483.86£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 Sherborne?
About £2,903.16 for 2026-27, of which £277.73 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Sherborne?
About £2,258.01 a year, or £225.80 a month over 10 payments.
How does Sherborne compare with the rest of Dorset?
Its parish precept adds £277.73 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