Melchet Park and Plaitford · Test Valley · 2026-27
How much is council tax in Melchet Park and Plaitford?
Estimate: council average plus this parish's precept (exact). In 6 published bills we checked, estimates were within £34. How the figures work
- Test Valley council£173.91
- Hampshire County Council£1,690.11
- Hampshire Police and Crime Commissioner£290.46
- Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Authority£92.84
- Melchet Park and Plaitford parish precept£30.88
Council tax bands in Melchet Park and Plaitford, 2026-27
Estimates: the Test Valley average charge plus the parish precept. Every band pays a fixed share of Band D.
| Band | Per year | Per month (10 payments) | Ratio to D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,518.80 | £151.88 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,771.93 | £177.19 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,025.07 | £202.51 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,278.20 | £227.82 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £2,784.47 | £278.45 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,290.73 | £329.07 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £3,797.00 | £379.70 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £4,556.40 | £455.64 | 18/9 |
Not sure of your band?
We cannot look up individual homes. The Valuation Office Agency checker on GOV.UK gives the band for any address in Melchet Park and Plaitford.
Test Valley also charges special expenses in part of its area (£363,626 in all, £6.85 per Band D home on average across the council). The parish and no-parish figures here leave them out, because the statistics do not say which areas pay them, so where they apply the bill is higher. The council's own bill shows them.
Band D in Melchet Park and Plaitford compared
Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Melchet Park and Plaitford figure is an estimate
- Band D a year
- Melchet Park and Plaitford
Melchet Park and Plaitford in 2026-27
Melchet Park and Plaitford's local council set a precept of £4,200 for 2026-27, raised from 136 Band D-equivalent homes: £30.88 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £30.08, so it has risen by £0.80 (2.7%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,172.12 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.9%.
The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Test Valley: £173.91 for Test Valley 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 Melchet Park and Plaitford, 2026-27
Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band
- Melchet Park and Plaitford, each band
- Band D, the band every charge is set from
- England average for the band
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| Band | Per year | 10 payments of | 12 payments of | England average | Ratio to D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,518.80 | £151.88 | £126.57 | £1,594.35 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,771.93 | £177.19 | £147.66 | £1,860.07 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,025.07 | £202.51 | £168.76 | £2,125.80 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,278.20 | £227.82 | £189.85 | £2,391.52 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £2,784.47 | £278.45 | £232.04 | £2,922.97 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,290.73 | £329.07 | £274.23 | £3,454.42 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £3,797.00 | £379.70 | £316.42 | £3,985.87 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £4,556.40 | £455.64 | £379.70 | £4,783.04 | 18/9 |
Questions
- What is Band D council tax in Melchet Park and Plaitford?
- About £2,278.20 for 2026-27, of which £30.88 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
- How much is Band B council tax in Melchet Park and Plaitford?
- About £1,771.93 a year, or £177.19 a month over 10 payments.
- How does Melchet Park and Plaitford compare with the rest of Test Valley?
- Its parish precept adds £30.88 to a Band D bill; across Test Valley parish precepts add £51.35 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).
Parishes in Test Valley 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