Downton · Wiltshire · 2026-27
How much is council tax in Downton?
Estimate: council average plus this parish's precept (exact). In 6 published bills we checked, estimates were within £34. How the figures work
- Wiltshire council£1,981.15
- Wiltshire Police and Crime Commissioner£298.27
- Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority£96.95
- Downton parish precept£161.19
Council tax bands in Downton, 2026-27
Estimates: the Wiltshire 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 | £1,691.71 | £169.17 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,973.66 | £197.37 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,255.61 | £225.56 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,537.56 | £253.76 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,101.46 | £310.15 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,665.36 | £366.54 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,229.27 | £422.93 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £5,075.12 | £507.51 | 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 Downton.
Band D in Downton compared
Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Downton figure is an estimate
- Band D a year
- Downton
Downton in 2026-27
Downton's local council set a precept of £227,370 for 2026-27, raised from 1,411 Band D-equivalent homes: £161.19 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £154.78, so it has risen by £6.41 (4.1%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,416.99 in 2025-26, so it is up 5.0%.
The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Wiltshire: £1,981.15 for Wiltshire council, £298.27 for Wiltshire Police and Crime Commissioner, £96.95 for Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority.
Council tax by band in Downton, 2026-27
Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band
- Downton, 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 | £1,691.71 | £169.17 | £140.98 | £1,594.35 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,973.66 | £197.37 | £164.47 | £1,860.07 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,255.61 | £225.56 | £187.97 | £2,125.80 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,537.56 | £253.76 | £211.46 | £2,391.52 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,101.46 | £310.15 | £258.45 | £2,922.97 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,665.36 | £366.54 | £305.45 | £3,454.42 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,229.27 | £422.93 | £352.44 | £3,985.87 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £5,075.12 | £507.51 | £422.93 | £4,783.04 | 18/9 |
Questions
- What is Band D council tax in Downton?
- About £2,537.56 for 2026-27, of which £161.19 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
- How much is Band B council tax in Downton?
- About £1,973.66 a year, or £197.37 a month over 10 payments.
- How does Downton compare with the rest of Wiltshire?
- Its parish precept adds £161.19 to a Band D bill; across Wiltshire parish precepts add £195.41 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).
Parishes in Wiltshire 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