Symondsbury · Dorset · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Symondsbury?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,670.38£94.64 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 2026-27SymondsburyBand D
  • Dorset council£2,205.90
  • Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner£322.58
  • Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority£96.95
  • Symondsbury parish precept£44.95
Total for the year£2,670.38
Parish part
£44.95
+£3.76 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,780.25
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£267.04
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
538
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Symondsbury, 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£1,780.25£178.036/9
Band B£2,076.96£207.707/9
Band C£2,373.67£237.378/9
Band D£2,670.38£267.049/9
Band E£3,263.80£326.3811/9
Band F£3,857.22£385.7213/9
Band G£4,450.63£445.0615/9
Band H£5,340.76£534.0818/9

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Band D in Symondsbury compared

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

SymondsburySymondsbury£2,670Dorset averageDorset average£2,765No parish partNo parish part£2,625England averageEngland average£2,392
SymondsburySymondsbury£2,670Dorset averageDorset average£2,765No parish partNo parish part£2,625England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Symondsbury
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Symondsbury in 2026-27

Symondsbury's local council set a precept of £24,172 for 2026-27, raised from 538 Band D-equivalent homes: £44.95 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £41.19, so it has risen by £3.76 (9.1%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,541.77 in 2025-26, so it is up 5.1%.

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 Symondsbury, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,780.25£1,780AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,076.96£2,077BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,373.67£2,374CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,670.38£2,670DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,263.80£3,264EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,857.22£3,857FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,450.63£4,451GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,340.76£5,341HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,780.25£1,780AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,076.96£2,077BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,373.67£2,374CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,670.38£2,670DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,263.80£3,264EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,857.22£3,857FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,450.63£4,451GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,340.76£5,341HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Symondsbury, 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£1,780.25£178.03£148.35£1,594.356/9
Band B£2,076.96£207.70£173.08£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,373.67£237.37£197.81£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,670.38£267.04£222.53£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,263.80£326.38£271.98£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,857.22£385.72£321.44£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,450.63£445.06£370.89£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,340.76£534.08£445.06£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 Symondsbury?
About £2,670.38 for 2026-27, of which £44.95 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Symondsbury?
About £2,076.96 a year, or £207.70 a month over 10 payments.
How does Symondsbury compare with the rest of Dorset?
Its parish precept adds £44.95 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