# Council tax in Dorset

The south east of the South West. 391,036 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 2,491 square kilometres.

2 layers about council tax for Dorset, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

In: [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/south-west)

## Band D council tax

Dorset: **£2,765.02** (2026/27, council level, Great Britain only). Source: MHCLG and Welsh Government and Scottish Government. Published 22 April 2026.

Band D council tax in Dorset is £2,765.02 for 2026/27.
That is 8% higher than the South West average of £2,550.04.
It rose 5.1% on the year before.
Dorset has the most expensive Band D council tax in England.

- Against South West: 8% higher (£2,550.04)

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/council-tax-band-d?place=E06000059) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/council-tax-band-d) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/council-tax-band-d/south-west) · https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/council-tax#l-council-tax-band-d

### Council tax by band in Dorset, 2026/27

| Band | Bill | Share of homes, March 2026 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Band A | £1,843.35 | 11.1% |
| Band B | £2,150.57 | 17.0% |
| Band C | £2,457.80 | 23.2% |
| Band D | £2,765.02 | 20.0% |
| Band E | £3,379.47 | 15.4% |
| Band F | £3,993.92 | 8.6% |
| Band G | £4,608.37 | 4.4% |
| Band H | £5,530.04 | 0.4% |

Worked out by Open Index from the Band D figure and the band ratios set in law.
You get 25% off if you live on your own, or if everyone else in your home is disregarded (full-time students, for example).
Share of homes: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026.

## Annual council tax change

Dorset: **5.1%** (2026/27, council level, Great Britain only). Source: Worked out by Open Index from the Band D council tax figures. Published 22 April 2026.

Band D council tax in Dorset changed by 5.1% on the year before, for 2026/27.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/council-tax-change?place=E06000059) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/council-tax-change) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/council-tax-change/south-west) · https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/council-tax#l-council-tax-band-d-change-1y

## More on this place

- [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset)
- [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/housing) (17)
- [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/crime) (13)
- [People](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/people) (24)
- [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/deprivation) (8)
- [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/health) (4)
- [Education](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/education) (2)
- [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/environment) (9)
- [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/transport) (4)
- [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/connectivity) (5)
- [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/planning) (3)
- [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/economy) (4)
- [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/elections) (7)
- [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/services) (3)
- [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/sources) (28)

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E06000059/data?family=council-tax

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/council-tax, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/council-tax#l-council-tax-band-d.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.8, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508850. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/council-tax