West Orchard · Dorset · 2026-27
How much is council tax in West Orchard?
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
- West Orchard parish precept£31.75
Council tax bands in West Orchard, 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 | £1,771.45 | £177.15 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £2,066.70 | £206.67 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,361.94 | £236.19 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,657.18 | £265.72 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,247.66 | £324.77 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,838.15 | £383.81 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,428.63 | £442.86 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £5,314.36 | £531.44 | 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 West Orchard.
West Orchard is small: its tax base is 36 Band D-equivalent homes, so a modest change in the precept moves the charge per home a lot. It is left out of the parish rankings.
Band D in West Orchard compared
Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the West Orchard figure is an estimate
- Band D a year
- West Orchard
West Orchard in 2026-27
West Orchard's local council set a precept of £1,133 for 2026-27, raised from 36 Band D-equivalent homes: £31.75 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £30.65, so it has risen by £1.10. Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,531.23 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 West Orchard, 2026-27
Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band
- West Orchard, 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 | £1,771.45 | £177.15 | £147.62 | £1,594.35 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £2,066.70 | £206.67 | £172.22 | £1,860.07 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,361.94 | £236.19 | £196.83 | £2,125.80 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,657.18 | £265.72 | £221.43 | £2,391.52 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,247.66 | £324.77 | £270.64 | £2,922.97 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,838.15 | £383.81 | £319.85 | £3,454.42 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,428.63 | £442.86 | £369.05 | £3,985.87 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £5,314.36 | £531.44 | £442.86 | £4,783.04 | 18/9 |
Questions
- What is Band D council tax in West Orchard?
- About £2,657.18 for 2026-27, of which £31.75 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
- How much is Band B council tax in West Orchard?
- About £2,066.70 a year, or £206.67 a month over 10 payments.
- How does West Orchard compare with the rest of Dorset?
- Its parish precept adds £31.75 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