Dorstone · Herefordshire · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Dorstone?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,515.07£59.30 less than the Herefordshire Band D average (£2,574.37).
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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 2026-27DorstoneBand D
  • Herefordshire council£2,067.64
  • West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner£306.50
  • Hereford and Worcester Fire Authority£107.22
  • Dorstone parish precept£33.71
Total for the year£2,515.07
Parish part
£33.71
−£0.94 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,676.71
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£251.51
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
193
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Dorstone, 2026-27

Estimates: the Herefordshire 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£1,676.71£167.676/9
Band B£1,956.17£195.627/9
Band C£2,235.62£223.568/9
Band D£2,515.07£251.519/9
Band E£3,073.97£307.4011/9
Band F£3,632.88£363.2913/9
Band G£4,191.78£419.1815/9
Band H£5,030.14£503.0118/9

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Band D in Dorstone compared

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

DorstoneDorstone£2,515Herefordshire averageHerefordshire average£2,574No parish partNo parish part£2,481England averageEngland average£2,392
DorstoneDorstone£2,515Herefordshire…Herefordshire average£2,574No parish partNo parish part£2,481England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Dorstone
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Dorstone in 2026-27

Dorstone's local council set a precept of £6,500 for 2026-27, raised from 193 Band D-equivalent homes: £33.71 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £34.65, so it has fallen by £0.94 (2.7%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,397.73 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.9%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Herefordshire: £2,067.64 for Herefordshire council, £306.50 for West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner, £107.22 for Hereford and Worcester Fire Authority.

Council tax by band in Dorstone, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,676.71£1,677AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,956.17£1,956BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,235.62£2,236CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,515.07£2,515DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,073.97£3,074EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,632.88£3,633FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,191.78£4,192GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,030.14£5,030HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,676.71£1,677AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,956.17£1,956BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,235.62£2,236CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,515.07£2,515DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,073.97£3,074EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,632.88£3,633FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,191.78£4,192GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,030.14£5,030HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Dorstone, 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£1,676.71£167.67£139.73£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,956.17£195.62£163.01£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,235.62£223.56£186.30£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,515.07£251.51£209.59£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,073.97£307.40£256.16£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,632.88£363.29£302.74£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,191.78£419.18£349.31£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,030.14£503.01£419.18£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 Dorstone?
About £2,515.07 for 2026-27, of which £33.71 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Dorstone?
About £1,956.17 a year, or £195.62 a month over 10 payments.
How does Dorstone compare with the rest of Herefordshire?
Its parish precept adds £33.71 to a Band D bill; across Herefordshire parish precepts add £93.01 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in Herefordshire 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