Swanage · Dorset · 2026-27
How much is council tax in Swanage?
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
- Swanage parish precept£192.64
Council tax bands in Swanage, 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 | £1,878.71 | £187.87 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £2,191.83 | £219.18 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,504.95 | £250.49 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,818.07 | £281.81 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,444.31 | £344.43 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £4,070.55 | £407.06 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,696.78 | £469.68 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £5,636.14 | £563.61 | 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 Swanage.
Band D in Swanage compared
Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Swanage figure is an estimate
- Band D a year
- Swanage
Swanage in 2026-27
Swanage's local council set a precept of £1,159,000 for 2026-27, raised from 6,016 Band D-equivalent homes: £192.64 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £188.86, so it has risen by £3.78 (2.0%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,689.44 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 Swanage, 2026-27
Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band
- Swanage, 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 | £1,878.71 | £187.87 | £156.56 | £1,594.35 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £2,191.83 | £219.18 | £182.65 | £1,860.07 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,504.95 | £250.49 | £208.75 | £2,125.80 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,818.07 | £281.81 | £234.84 | £2,391.52 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,444.31 | £344.43 | £287.03 | £2,922.97 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £4,070.55 | £407.06 | £339.21 | £3,454.42 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,696.78 | £469.68 | £391.40 | £3,985.87 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £5,636.14 | £563.61 | £469.68 | £4,783.04 | 18/9 |
Questions
- What is Band D council tax in Swanage?
- About £2,818.07 for 2026-27, of which £192.64 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
- How much is Band B council tax in Swanage?
- About £2,191.83 a year, or £219.18 a month over 10 payments.
- How does Swanage compare with the rest of Dorset?
- Its parish precept adds £192.64 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