Shipton Gorge · Dorset · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Shipton Gorge?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,691.03£73.99 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 2026-27Shipton GorgeBand D
  • Dorset council£2,205.90
  • Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner£322.58
  • Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority£96.95
  • Shipton Gorge parish precept£65.60
Total for the year£2,691.03
Parish part
£65.60
+£3.12 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,794.02
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£269.10
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
237
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Shipton Gorge, 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£1,794.02£179.406/9
Band B£2,093.02£209.307/9
Band C£2,392.03£239.208/9
Band D£2,691.03£269.109/9
Band E£3,289.04£328.9011/9
Band F£3,887.04£388.7013/9
Band G£4,485.05£448.5015/9
Band H£5,382.06£538.2118/9

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Band D in Shipton Gorge compared

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

Shipton GorgeShipton Gorge£2,691Dorset averageDorset average£2,765No parish partNo parish part£2,625England averageEngland average£2,392
Shipton GorgeShipton Gorge£2,691Dorset averageDorset average£2,765No parish partNo parish part£2,625England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Shipton Gorge
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Shipton Gorge in 2026-27

Shipton Gorge's local council set a precept of £15,561 for 2026-27, raised from 237 Band D-equivalent homes: £65.60 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £62.48, so it has risen by £3.12 (5.0%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,563.06 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 Shipton Gorge, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,794.02£1,794AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,093.02£2,093BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,392.03£2,392CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,691.03£2,691DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,289.04£3,289EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,887.04£3,887FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,485.05£4,485GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,382.06£5,382HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,794.02£1,794AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,093.02£2,093BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,392.03£2,392CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,691.03£2,691DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,289.04£3,289EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,887.04£3,887FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,485.05£4,485GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,382.06£5,382HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Shipton Gorge, 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£1,794.02£179.40£149.50£1,594.356/9
Band B£2,093.02£209.30£174.42£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,392.03£239.20£199.34£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,691.03£269.10£224.25£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,289.04£328.90£274.09£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,887.04£388.70£323.92£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,485.05£448.50£373.75£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,382.06£538.21£448.51£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 Shipton Gorge?
About £2,691.03 for 2026-27, of which £65.60 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Shipton Gorge?
About £2,093.02 a year, or £209.30 a month over 10 payments.
How does Shipton Gorge compare with the rest of Dorset?
Its parish precept adds £65.60 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