Council tax bands in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 2026-27
Average Band D council tax in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, including parish charges, is £2,435.58 a year in 2026-27, about £243.56 a month over 10 payments.
Every home in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole is in a parish that charges, so no home pays the basic charge of £2,399.99 alone.
Every band in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
On average, council tax in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole runs from £1,623.72 a year for Band A to £4,871.16 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,623.72 | £162.37 | £135.31 | £1,217.79 |
| Band B | £1,894.34 | £189.43 | £157.86 | £1,420.76 |
| Band C | £2,164.96 | £216.50 | £180.41 | £1,623.72 |
| Band D | £2,435.58 | £243.56 | £202.97 | £1,826.69 |
| Band E | £2,976.82 | £297.68 | £248.07 | £2,232.62 |
| Band F | £3,518.06 | £351.81 | £293.17 | £2,638.55 |
| Band G | £4,059.30 | £405.93 | £338.28 | £3,044.48 |
| Band H | £4,871.16 | £487.12 | £405.93 | £3,653.37 |
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How bands work: every band is a fixed fraction of Band D, set in law (Band A is 6/9 of Band D and Band H 18/9), rounded here to the penny. A home's band comes from its value on 1 April 1991: Band A up to £40,000, Band H over £320,000. Payments are the yearly charge divided by 10 or 12. Other bands may differ by a penny from your council's table because of how councils round.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, local authority level data (Table 10, Data_Billing), published 25 March 2026.
Homes by band in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
The most common band in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole is Band C (29% of homes). Flats, about 4 in 10 homes here, are most often Band A (33%). The most common kind of home is a 2-bedroom flat (36,860 homes), most often Band B (40%). These are shares of all 190,630 homes on the list, not the band of any one home: a home's own band is on GOV.UK.
| Band | Share of homes |
|---|---|
| Band A | 14.1% |
| Band B | 18.2% |
| Band C | 28.6% |
| Band D | 19% |
| Band E | 11.5% |
| Band F | 5% |
| Band G | 3.1% |
| Band H | 0.7% |
Compared with the South West average, there are fewer homes in Bands A and B (32%, against 41%) and about the same share in Band F and above (9%, against 9%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flats and maisonettes | 75,180 | 39% | Band A (33%) |
| Detached houses | 39,760 | 21% | Band D (31%) |
| Semi-detached houses | 25,900 | 14% | Band C (67%) |
| Terraced houses | 20,620 | 11% | Band C (52%) |
Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, 31 March 2026 (CTSOP3.0, band by property type), published 24 September 2026. VOA counts are rounded to the nearest 10; property types with fewer than 500 homes are not shown.
Where Band D council tax in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council | £1,980.46 (81%) |
| Police | £322.58 (13%) |
| Fire and rescue | £96.95 (4%) |
| Parish and town councils (average) | £35.59 (1%) |
£37.11 of the council's own Band D share in 2026-27 is the adult social care precept (MHCLG).
The parish share is the average across every parish; each parish sets its own.
How council tax in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has changed
The average Band D including parish charges went up by £170.80 (7.5%), from £2,264.78 in 2025-26 to £2,435.58 in 2026-27.
| Year | Average Band D including parish charges | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | £2,055.34 | DLUHC, 23 March 2023 |
| 2024-25 | £2,157.20 | DLUHC, 21 March 2024 |
| 2025-26 | £2,264.78 | MHCLG, 20 March 2025 |
| 2026-27 | £2,435.58 | MHCLG, 25 March 2026 |
Band D in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole is £16.61 a year below the South West average of £2,452.19, and its 7.5% rise this year was bigger than most councils in the South West (South West average: 5.3%).
Over the four years from 2023-24 to 2026-27, Band D here rose 18.5%, more than the South West average rise of 16.1%.
Band D in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole is the 13th lowest of 27 councils in the South West, and the 117th highest of 296 councils in England, ranked by the Band D figure on each council's page.
Averages are weighted by number of homes and use each council's Band D as shown on its page.
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and other councils
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| New Forest | £2,285.33 |
| Southampton | £2,381.48 |
| Isle of Wight | £2,625.79 |
| Dorset | £2,625.43 |
| Eastleigh | £2,342.21 |
| Fareham | £2,270.55 |
Similar unitary councils
Other unitary councils closest in size to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (190,630 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Cheshire East | £2,371.48 | 192,850 |
| West Northamptonshire | £2,379.31 | 187,610 |
| Bristol | £2,713.68 | 214,470 |
| East Riding of Yorkshire | £2,386.05 | 168,180 |
Band D as shown on each council's page: the basic charge, or where no home pays that alone, Band D including special expenses or the average including parish charges. Similar councils are the same type of council, nearest in number of homes (Valuation Office Agency, 31 March 2026).
Finding a home's band
Each home's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency. You can look up any home's band on GOV.UK.
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