New Forest · North Yorkshire · 2026-27

How much is council tax in New Forest (North Yorkshire)?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,527.86£16.48 less than the North Yorkshire Band D average (£2,544.34).
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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 2026-27New ForestBand D
  • North Yorkshire council£2,036.32
  • York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority£335.86
  • York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority£116.62
  • New Forest parish precept£39.06
Total for the year£2,527.86
Parish part
£39.06
−£0.19 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,685.24
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£252.79
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
6
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in New Forest, 2026-27

Estimates: the North Yorkshire 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£1,685.24£168.526/9
Band B£1,966.11£196.617/9
Band C£2,246.99£224.708/9
Band D£2,527.86£252.799/9
Band E£3,089.61£308.9611/9
Band F£3,651.35£365.1313/9
Band G£4,213.10£421.3115/9
Band H£5,055.72£505.5718/9

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New Forest is small: its tax base is 6 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 New Forest compared

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

New ForestNew Forest£2,528North Yorkshire averageNorth Yorkshire average£2,544No parish partNo parish part£2,489England averageEngland average£2,392
New ForestNew Forest£2,528North Yorkshir…North Yorkshire average£2,544No parish partNo parish part£2,489England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • New Forest
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

New Forest in 2026-27

New Forest's local council set a precept of £223 for 2026-27, raised from 6 Band D-equivalent homes: £39.06 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £39.25, so it has fallen by £0.19. Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,406.67 in 2025-26, so it is up 5.0%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across North Yorkshire: £2,036.32 for North Yorkshire council, £335.86 for York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority, £116.62 for York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority.

Council tax by band in New Forest, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,685.24£1,685AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,966.11£1,966BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,246.99£2,247CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,527.86£2,528DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,089.61£3,090EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,651.35£3,651FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,213.10£4,213GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,055.72£5,056HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,685.24£1,685AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,966.11£1,966BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,246.99£2,247CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,527.86£2,528DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,089.61£3,090EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,651.35£3,651FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,213.10£4,213GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,055.72£5,056HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • New Forest, 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£1,685.24£168.52£140.44£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,966.11£196.61£163.84£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,246.99£224.70£187.25£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,527.86£252.79£210.66£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,089.61£308.96£257.47£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,651.35£365.13£304.28£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,213.10£421.31£351.09£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,055.72£505.57£421.31£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 New Forest?
About £2,527.86 for 2026-27, of which £39.06 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in New Forest?
About £1,966.11 a year, or £196.61 a month over 10 payments.
How does New Forest compare with the rest of North Yorkshire?
Its parish precept adds £39.06 to a Band D bill; across North Yorkshire parish precepts add £55.54 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in North Yorkshire 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