Winterborne Zelston · Dorset · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Winterborne Zelston?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,667.41£97.61 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 2026-27Winterborne ZelstonBand D
  • Dorset council£2,205.90
  • Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner£322.58
  • Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority£96.95
  • Winterborne Zelston parish precept£41.98
Total for the year£2,667.41
Parish part
£41.98
−£11.83 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,778.27
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£266.74
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
92
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Winterborne Zelston, 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£1,778.27£177.836/9
Band B£2,074.65£207.477/9
Band C£2,371.03£237.108/9
Band D£2,667.41£266.749/9
Band E£3,260.17£326.0211/9
Band F£3,852.93£385.2913/9
Band G£4,445.68£444.5715/9
Band H£5,334.82£533.4818/9

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Winterborne Zelston is small: its tax base is 92 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 Zelston compared

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

Winterborne ZelstonWinterborne Zelston£2,667Dorset averageDorset average£2,765No parish partNo parish part£2,625England averageEngland average£2,392
Winterborne Ze…Winterborne Zelston£2,667Dorset averageDorset average£2,765No parish partNo parish part£2,625England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Winterborne Zelston
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Winterborne Zelston in 2026-27

Winterborne Zelston's local council set a precept of £3,845 for 2026-27, raised from 92 Band D-equivalent homes: £41.98 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £53.81, so it has fallen by £11.83. Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,554.39 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.4%.

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 Zelston, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,778.27£1,778AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,074.65£2,075BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,371.03£2,371CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,667.41£2,667DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,260.17£3,260EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,852.93£3,853FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,445.68£4,446GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,334.82£5,335HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,778.27£1,778AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,074.65£2,075BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,371.03£2,371CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,667.41£2,667DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,260.17£3,260EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,852.93£3,853FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,445.68£4,446GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,334.82£5,335HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Winterborne Zelston, 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£1,778.27£177.83£148.19£1,594.356/9
Band B£2,074.65£207.47£172.89£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,371.03£237.10£197.59£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,667.41£266.74£222.28£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,260.17£326.02£271.68£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,852.93£385.29£321.08£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,445.68£444.57£370.47£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,334.82£533.48£444.57£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 Winterborne Zelston?
About £2,667.41 for 2026-27, of which £41.98 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Winterborne Zelston?
About £2,074.65 a year, or £207.47 a month over 10 payments.
How does Winterborne Zelston compare with the rest of Dorset?
Its parish precept adds £41.98 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