West Stour · Dorset · 2026-27
How much is council tax in West Stour?
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 Stour parish precept£57.53
Council tax bands in West Stour, 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 | £1,788.64 | £178.86 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £2,086.75 | £208.68 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,384.85 | £238.48 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,682.96 | £268.30 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,279.17 | £327.92 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,875.39 | £387.54 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,471.60 | £447.16 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £5,365.92 | £536.59 | 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 Stour.
Band D in West Stour compared
Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the West Stour figure is an estimate
- Band D a year
- West Stour
West Stour in 2026-27
West Stour's local council set a precept of £6,208 for 2026-27, raised from 108 Band D-equivalent homes: £57.53 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £43.59, so it has risen by £13.94 (32.0%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,544.17 in 2025-26, so it is up 5.5%.
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 Stour, 2026-27
Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band
- West Stour, 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 | £1,788.64 | £178.86 | £149.05 | £1,594.35 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £2,086.75 | £208.68 | £173.90 | £1,860.07 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,384.85 | £238.48 | £198.74 | £2,125.80 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,682.96 | £268.30 | £223.58 | £2,391.52 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,279.17 | £327.92 | £273.26 | £2,922.97 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,875.39 | £387.54 | £322.95 | £3,454.42 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,471.60 | £447.16 | £372.63 | £3,985.87 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £5,365.92 | £536.59 | £447.16 | £4,783.04 | 18/9 |
Questions
- What is Band D council tax in West Stour?
- About £2,682.96 for 2026-27, of which £57.53 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
- How much is Band B council tax in West Stour?
- About £2,086.75 a year, or £208.68 a month over 10 payments.
- How does West Stour compare with the rest of Dorset?
- Its parish precept adds £57.53 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