Dartmoor Forest · West Devon · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Dartmoor Forest?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,634.15£71.18 less than the West Devon Band D average (£2,705.33).
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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 2026-27Dartmoor ForestBand D
  • West Devon council£277.46
  • Devon County Council£1,891.17
  • Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner£303.20
  • Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Authority£109.68
  • Dartmoor Forest parish precept£52.64
Total for the year£2,634.15
Parish part
£52.64
+£1.71 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,756.10
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£263.42
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
388
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Dartmoor Forest, 2026-27

Estimates: the West Devon 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£1,756.10£175.616/9
Band B£2,048.78£204.887/9
Band C£2,341.47£234.158/9
Band D£2,634.15£263.429/9
Band E£3,219.52£321.9511/9
Band F£3,804.88£380.4913/9
Band G£4,390.25£439.0215/9
Band H£5,268.30£526.8318/9

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Band D in Dartmoor Forest compared

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

Dartmoor ForestDartmoor Forest£2,634West Devon averageWest Devon average£2,705No parish partNo parish part£2,582England averageEngland average£2,392
Dartmoor ForestDartmoor Forest£2,634West Devon ave…West Devon average£2,705No parish partNo parish part£2,582England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Dartmoor Forest
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Dartmoor Forest in 2026-27

Dartmoor Forest's local council set a precept of £20,435 for 2026-27, raised from 388 Band D-equivalent homes: £52.64 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £50.93, so it has risen by £1.71 (3.4%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,514.48 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.8%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across West Devon: £277.46 for West Devon council, £1,891.17 for Devon County Council, £303.20 for Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner, £109.68 for Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Authority.

Council tax by band in Dartmoor Forest, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,756.10£1,756AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,048.78£2,049BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,341.47£2,341CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,634.15£2,634DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,219.52£3,220EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,804.88£3,805FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,390.25£4,390GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,268.30£5,268HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,756.10£1,756AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,048.78£2,049BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,341.47£2,341CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,634.15£2,634DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,219.52£3,220EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,804.88£3,805FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,390.25£4,390GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,268.30£5,268HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Dartmoor 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£1,756.10£175.61£146.34£1,594.356/9
Band B£2,048.78£204.88£170.73£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,341.47£234.15£195.12£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,634.15£263.42£219.51£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,219.52£321.95£268.29£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,804.88£380.49£317.07£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,390.25£439.02£365.85£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,268.30£526.83£439.03£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 Dartmoor Forest?
About £2,634.15 for 2026-27, of which £52.64 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Dartmoor Forest?
About £2,048.78 a year, or £204.88 a month over 10 payments.
How does Dartmoor Forest compare with the rest of West Devon?
Its parish precept adds £52.64 to a Band D bill; across West Devon parish precepts add £123.82 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in West Devon 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