Mere · Wiltshire · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Mere?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,549.44£22.34 less than the Wiltshire Band D average (£2,571.78).
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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 2026-27MereBand D
  • Wiltshire council£1,981.15
  • Wiltshire Police and Crime Commissioner£298.27
  • Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority£96.95
  • Mere parish precept£173.07
Total for the year£2,549.44
Parish part
£173.07
+£6.47 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,699.63
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£254.94
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
1,294
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Mere, 2026-27

Estimates: the Wiltshire 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£1,699.63£169.966/9
Band B£1,982.90£198.297/9
Band C£2,266.17£226.628/9
Band D£2,549.44£254.949/9
Band E£3,115.98£311.6011/9
Band F£3,682.52£368.2513/9
Band G£4,249.07£424.9115/9
Band H£5,098.88£509.8918/9

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Band D in Mere compared

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

MereMere£2,549Wiltshire averageWiltshire average£2,572No parish partNo parish part£2,376England averageEngland average£2,392
MereMere£2,549Wiltshire aver…Wiltshire average£2,572No parish partNo parish part£2,376England averageEngland average£2,392
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Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Mere in 2026-27

Mere's local council set a precept of £223,956 for 2026-27, raised from 1,294 Band D-equivalent homes: £173.07 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £166.60, so it has risen by £6.47 (3.9%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,428.81 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 Mere, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,699.63£1,700AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,982.90£1,983BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,266.17£2,266CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,549.44£2,549DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,115.98£3,116EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,682.52£3,683FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,249.07£4,249GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,098.88£5,099HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,699.63£1,700AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,982.90£1,983BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,266.17£2,266CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,549.44£2,549DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,115.98£3,116EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,682.52£3,683FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,249.07£4,249GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,098.88£5,099HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Mere, 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£1,699.63£169.96£141.64£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,982.90£198.29£165.24£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,266.17£226.62£188.85£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,549.44£254.94£212.45£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,115.98£311.60£259.67£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,682.52£368.25£306.88£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,249.07£424.91£354.09£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,098.88£509.89£424.91£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 Mere?
About £2,549.44 for 2026-27, of which £173.07 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Mere?
About £1,982.90 a year, or £198.29 a month over 10 payments.
How does Mere compare with the rest of Wiltshire?
Its parish precept adds £173.07 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