Ringwood · New Forest · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Ringwood?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,420.09About the same as 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 2026-27RingwoodBand 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
  • Ringwood parish precept£134.76
Total for the year£2,420.09
Parish part
£134.76
+£10.63 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,613.39
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£242.01
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
5,497
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Ringwood, 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£1,613.39£161.346/9
Band B£1,882.29£188.237/9
Band C£2,151.19£215.128/9
Band D£2,420.09£242.019/9
Band E£2,957.89£295.7911/9
Band F£3,495.69£349.5713/9
Band G£4,033.48£403.3515/9
Band H£4,840.18£484.0218/9

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Band D in Ringwood compared

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

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

Ringwood in 2026-27

Ringwood's local council set a precept of £740,842 for 2026-27, raised from 5,497 Band D-equivalent homes: £134.76 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £124.13, so it has risen by £10.63 (8.6%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,303.03 in 2025-26, so it is up 5.1%.

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 Ringwood, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,613.39£1,613AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,882.29£1,882BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,151.19£2,151CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,420.09£2,420DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,957.89£2,958EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,495.69£3,496FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,033.48£4,033GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,840.18£4,840HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,613.39£1,613AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,882.29£1,882BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,151.19£2,151CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,420.09£2,420DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,957.89£2,958EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,495.69£3,496FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,033.48£4,033GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,840.18£4,840HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Ringwood, 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£1,613.39£161.34£134.45£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,882.29£188.23£156.86£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,151.19£215.12£179.27£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,420.09£242.01£201.67£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,957.89£295.79£246.49£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,495.69£349.57£291.31£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,033.48£403.35£336.12£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,840.18£484.02£403.35£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 Ringwood?
About £2,420.09 for 2026-27, of which £134.76 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Ringwood?
About £1,882.29 a year, or £188.23 a month over 10 payments.
How does Ringwood compare with the rest of New Forest?
Its parish precept adds £134.76 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