West Parley · Dorset · 2026-27

How much is council tax in West Parley?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,681.32£83.70 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 2026-27West ParleyBand D
  • Dorset council£2,205.90
  • Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner£322.58
  • Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority£96.95
  • West Parley parish precept£55.89
Total for the year£2,681.32
Parish part
£55.89
+£5.08 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,787.55
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£268.13
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
1,875
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in West Parley, 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£1,787.55£178.756/9
Band B£2,085.47£208.557/9
Band C£2,383.40£238.348/9
Band D£2,681.32£268.139/9
Band E£3,277.17£327.7211/9
Band F£3,873.02£387.3013/9
Band G£4,468.87£446.8915/9
Band H£5,362.64£536.2618/9

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Band D in West Parley compared

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

West ParleyWest Parley£2,681Dorset averageDorset average£2,765No parish partNo parish part£2,625England averageEngland average£2,392
West ParleyWest Parley£2,681Dorset averageDorset average£2,765No parish partNo parish part£2,625England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • West Parley
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

West Parley in 2026-27

West Parley's local council set a precept of £104,794 for 2026-27, raised from 1,875 Band D-equivalent homes: £55.89 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £50.81, so it has risen by £5.08 (10.0%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,551.39 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 West Parley, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,787.55£1,788AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,085.47£2,085BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,383.40£2,383CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,681.32£2,681DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,277.17£3,277EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,873.02£3,873FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,468.87£4,469GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,362.64£5,363HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,787.55£1,788AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,085.47£2,085BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,383.40£2,383CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,681.32£2,681DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,277.17£3,277EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,873.02£3,873FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,468.87£4,469GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,362.64£5,363HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • West Parley, 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£1,787.55£178.75£148.96£1,594.356/9
Band B£2,085.47£208.55£173.79£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,383.40£238.34£198.62£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,681.32£268.13£223.44£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,277.17£327.72£273.10£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,873.02£387.30£322.75£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,468.87£446.89£372.41£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,362.64£536.26£446.89£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 West Parley?
About £2,681.32 for 2026-27, of which £55.89 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in West Parley?
About £2,085.47 a year, or £208.55 a month over 10 payments.
How does West Parley compare with the rest of Dorset?
Its parish precept adds £55.89 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