Lymington and Pennington · New Forest · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Lymington and Pennington?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,436.89£17.13 more than the New Forest Band D average (£2,419.76).
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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 2026-27Lymington and PenningtonBand D
  • New Forest council£211.92
  • Hampshire County Council£1,690.11
  • Hampshire Police and Crime Commissioner£290.46
  • Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Authority£92.84
  • Lymington and Pennington parish precept£151.56
Total for the year£2,436.89
Parish part
£151.56
+£8.66 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,624.59
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£243.69
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
7,976
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Lymington and Pennington, 2026-27

Estimates: the New Forest 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£1,624.59£162.466/9
Band B£1,895.36£189.547/9
Band C£2,166.12£216.618/9
Band D£2,436.89£243.699/9
Band E£2,978.42£297.8411/9
Band F£3,519.95£352.0013/9
Band G£4,061.48£406.1515/9
Band H£4,873.78£487.3818/9

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Band D in Lymington and Pennington compared

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

Lymington and PenningtonLymington and Pennington£2,437New Forest averageNew Forest average£2,420No parish partNo parish part£2,285England averageEngland average£2,392
Lymington and…Lymington and Pennington£2,437New Forest ave…New Forest average£2,420No parish partNo parish part£2,285England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Lymington and Pennington
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Lymington and Pennington in 2026-27

Lymington and Pennington's local council set a precept of £1,208,802 for 2026-27, raised from 7,976 Band D-equivalent homes: £151.56 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £142.90, so it has risen by £8.66 (6.1%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,321.80 in 2025-26, so it is up 5.0%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across New Forest: £211.92 for New Forest council, £1,690.11 for Hampshire County Council, £290.46 for Hampshire Police and Crime Commissioner, £92.84 for Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Authority.

Council tax by band in Lymington and Pennington, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,624.59£1,625AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,895.36£1,895BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,166.12£2,166CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,436.89£2,437DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,978.42£2,978EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,519.95£3,520FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,061.48£4,061GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,873.78£4,874HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,624.59£1,625AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,895.36£1,895BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,166.12£2,166CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,436.89£2,437DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,978.42£2,978EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,519.95£3,520FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,061.48£4,061GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,873.78£4,874HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Lymington and Pennington, 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£1,624.59£162.46£135.38£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,895.36£189.54£157.95£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,166.12£216.61£180.51£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,436.89£243.69£203.07£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,978.42£297.84£248.20£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,519.95£352.00£293.33£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,061.48£406.15£338.46£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,873.78£487.38£406.15£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 Lymington and Pennington?
About £2,436.89 for 2026-27, of which £151.56 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Lymington and Pennington?
About £1,895.36 a year, or £189.54 a month over 10 payments.
How does Lymington and Pennington compare with the rest of New Forest?
Its parish precept adds £151.56 to a Band D bill; across New Forest parish precepts add £134.43 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in New Forest 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