Axminster · East Devon · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Axminster?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,669.38£73.92 more than the East Devon Band D average (£2,595.46).
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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 2026-27AxminsterBand D
  • East Devon council£176.92
  • Devon County Council£1,891.17
  • Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner£303.20
  • Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Authority£109.68
  • Axminster parish precept£188.41
Total for the year£2,669.38
Parish part
£188.41
+£17.17 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,779.59
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£266.94
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
2,948
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Axminster, 2026-27

Estimates: the East Devon 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£1,779.59£177.966/9
Band B£2,076.18£207.627/9
Band C£2,372.78£237.288/9
Band D£2,669.38£266.949/9
Band E£3,262.58£326.2611/9
Band F£3,855.77£385.5813/9
Band G£4,448.97£444.9015/9
Band H£5,338.76£533.8818/9

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Band D in Axminster compared

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

AxminsterAxminster£2,669East Devon averageEast Devon average£2,595No parish partNo parish part£2,481England averageEngland average£2,392
AxminsterAxminster£2,669East Devon ave…East Devon average£2,595No parish partNo parish part£2,481England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Axminster
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Axminster in 2026-27

Axminster's local council set a precept of £555,335 for 2026-27, raised from 2,948 Band D-equivalent homes: £188.41 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £171.24, so it has risen by £17.17 (10.0%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,537.16 in 2025-26, so it is up 5.2%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across East Devon: £176.92 for East Devon council, £1,891.17 for Devon County Council, £303.20 for Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner, £109.68 for Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Authority.

Council tax by band in Axminster, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,779.59£1,780AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,076.18£2,076BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,372.78£2,373CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,669.38£2,669DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,262.58£3,263EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,855.77£3,856FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,448.97£4,449GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,338.76£5,339HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,779.59£1,780AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,076.18£2,076BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,372.78£2,373CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,669.38£2,669DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,262.58£3,263EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,855.77£3,856FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,448.97£4,449GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,338.76£5,339HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Axminster, 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£1,779.59£177.96£148.30£1,594.356/9
Band B£2,076.18£207.62£173.01£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,372.78£237.28£197.73£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,669.38£266.94£222.45£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,262.58£326.26£271.88£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,855.77£385.58£321.31£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,448.97£444.90£370.75£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,338.76£533.88£444.90£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 Axminster?
About £2,669.38 for 2026-27, of which £188.41 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Axminster?
About £2,076.18 a year, or £207.62 a month over 10 payments.
How does Axminster compare with the rest of East Devon?
Its parish precept adds £188.41 to a Band D bill; across East Devon parish precepts add £114.49 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in East Devon 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