Biddenden · Ashford · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Biddenden?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,412.00£1.84 more than the Ashford Band D average (£2,410.16).
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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 2026-27BiddendenBand D
  • Ashford council£199.37
  • Kent County Council£1,758.60
  • Kent Police and Crime Commissioner£285.15
  • Kent and Medway Fire Authority£99.81
  • Biddenden parish precept£69.07
Total for the year£2,412.00
Parish part
£69.07
+£10.33 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,608.00
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£241.20
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
1,285
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Biddenden, 2026-27

Estimates: the Ashford 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£1,608.00£160.806/9
Band B£1,876.00£187.607/9
Band C£2,144.00£214.408/9
Band D£2,412.00£241.209/9
Band E£2,948.00£294.8011/9
Band F£3,484.00£348.4013/9
Band G£4,020.00£402.0015/9
Band H£4,824.00£482.4018/9

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Band D in Biddenden compared

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

BiddendenBiddenden£2,412Ashford averageAshford average£2,410No parish partNo parish part£2,343England averageEngland average£2,392
BiddendenBiddenden£2,412Ashford averageAshford average£2,410No parish partNo parish part£2,343England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Biddenden
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Biddenden in 2026-27

Biddenden's local council set a precept of £88,750 for 2026-27, raised from 1,285 Band D-equivalent homes: £69.07 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £58.74, so it has risen by £10.33 (17.6%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,308.52 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.5%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Ashford: £199.37 for Ashford council, £1,758.60 for Kent County Council, £285.15 for Kent Police and Crime Commissioner, £99.81 for Kent and Medway Fire Authority.

Council tax by band in Biddenden, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,608.00£1,608AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,876.00£1,876BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,144.00£2,144CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,412.00£2,412DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,948.00£2,948EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,484.00£3,484FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,020.00£4,020GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,824.00£4,824HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,608.00£1,608AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,876.00£1,876BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,144.00£2,144CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,412.00£2,412DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,948.00£2,948EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,484.00£3,484FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,020.00£4,020GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,824.00£4,824HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Biddenden, 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£1,608.00£160.80£134.00£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,876.00£187.60£156.33£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,144.00£214.40£178.67£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,412.00£241.20£201.00£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,948.00£294.80£245.67£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,484.00£348.40£290.33£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,020.00£402.00£335.00£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,824.00£482.40£402.00£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 Biddenden?
About £2,412.00 for 2026-27, of which £69.07 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Biddenden?
About £1,876.00 a year, or £187.60 a month over 10 payments.
How does Biddenden compare with the rest of Ashford?
Its parish precept adds £69.07 to a Band D bill; across Ashford parish precepts add £67.23 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in Ashford 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