Sixpenny Handley & Pentridge · Dorset · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Sixpenny Handley & Pentridge?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,752.16£12.86 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 2026-27Sixpenny Handley & PentridgeBand D
  • Dorset council£2,205.90
  • Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner£322.58
  • Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority£96.95
  • Sixpenny Handley & Pentridge parish precept£126.73
Total for the year£2,752.16
Parish part
£126.73
+£5.72 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,834.77
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£275.22
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
588
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Sixpenny Handley & Pentridge, 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£1,834.77£183.486/9
Band B£2,140.57£214.067/9
Band C£2,446.36£244.648/9
Band D£2,752.16£275.229/9
Band E£3,363.75£336.3811/9
Band F£3,975.34£397.5313/9
Band G£4,586.93£458.6915/9
Band H£5,504.32£550.4318/9

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Band D in Sixpenny Handley & Pentridge compared

Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Sixpenny Handley & Pentridge figure is an estimate

Sixpenny Handley & PentridgeSixpenny Handley & Pentridge£2,752Dorset averageDorset average£2,765No parish partNo parish part£2,625England averageEngland average£2,392
Sixpenny Handl…Sixpenny Handley & Pentridge£2,752Dorset averageDorset average£2,765No parish partNo parish part£2,625England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Sixpenny Handley & Pentridge
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Sixpenny Handley & Pentridge in 2026-27

Sixpenny Handley & Pentridge's local council set a precept of £74,490 for 2026-27, raised from 588 Band D-equivalent homes: £126.73 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £121.01, so it has risen by £5.72 (4.7%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,621.59 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 Sixpenny Handley & Pentridge, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,834.77£1,835AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,140.57£2,141BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,446.36£2,446CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,752.16£2,752DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,363.75£3,364EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,975.34£3,975FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,586.93£4,587GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,504.32£5,504HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,834.77£1,835AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,140.57£2,141BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,446.36£2,446CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,752.16£2,752DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,363.75£3,364EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,975.34£3,975FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,586.93£4,587GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,504.32£5,504HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Sixpenny Handley & Pentridge, 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£1,834.77£183.48£152.90£1,594.356/9
Band B£2,140.57£214.06£178.38£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,446.36£244.64£203.86£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,752.16£275.22£229.35£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,363.75£336.38£280.31£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,975.34£397.53£331.28£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,586.93£458.69£382.24£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,504.32£550.43£458.69£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 Sixpenny Handley & Pentridge?
About £2,752.16 for 2026-27, of which £126.73 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Sixpenny Handley & Pentridge?
About £2,140.57 a year, or £214.06 a month over 10 payments.
How does Sixpenny Handley & Pentridge compare with the rest of Dorset?
Its parish precept adds £126.73 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