Winterborne Houghton · Dorset · 2026-27
How much is council tax in Winterborne Houghton?
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
- Winterborne Houghton parish precept£52.52
Council tax bands in Winterborne Houghton, 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 | £1,785.30 | £178.53 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £2,082.85 | £208.28 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,380.40 | £238.04 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,677.95 | £267.79 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,273.05 | £327.31 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,868.15 | £386.81 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,463.25 | £446.32 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £5,355.90 | £535.59 | 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 Winterborne Houghton.
Winterborne Houghton is small: its tax base is 95 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 Winterborne Houghton compared
Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Winterborne Houghton figure is an estimate
- Band D a year
- Winterborne Houghton
Winterborne Houghton in 2026-27
Winterborne Houghton's local council set a precept of £5,000 for 2026-27, raised from 95 Band D-equivalent homes: £52.52 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £48.07, so it has risen by £4.45. Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,548.65 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 Winterborne Houghton, 2026-27
Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band
- Winterborne Houghton, 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 | £1,785.30 | £178.53 | £148.78 | £1,594.35 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £2,082.85 | £208.28 | £173.57 | £1,860.07 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,380.40 | £238.04 | £198.37 | £2,125.80 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,677.95 | £267.79 | £223.16 | £2,391.52 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,273.05 | £327.31 | £272.75 | £2,922.97 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,868.15 | £386.81 | £322.35 | £3,454.42 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,463.25 | £446.32 | £371.94 | £3,985.87 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £5,355.90 | £535.59 | £446.32 | £4,783.04 | 18/9 |
Questions
- What is Band D council tax in Winterborne Houghton?
- About £2,677.95 for 2026-27, of which £52.52 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
- How much is Band B council tax in Winterborne Houghton?
- About £2,082.85 a year, or £208.28 a month over 10 payments.
- How does Winterborne Houghton compare with the rest of Dorset?
- Its parish precept adds £52.52 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