Orlestone · Ashford · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Orlestone?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,390.11£20.05 less 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 2026-27OrlestoneBand 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
  • Orlestone parish precept£47.18
Total for the year£2,390.11
Parish part
£47.18
−£1.35 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,593.41
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£239.01
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
684
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Orlestone, 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£1,593.41£159.346/9
Band B£1,858.97£185.907/9
Band C£2,124.54£212.458/9
Band D£2,390.11£239.019/9
Band E£2,921.25£292.1211/9
Band F£3,452.38£345.2413/9
Band G£3,983.52£398.3515/9
Band H£4,780.22£478.0218/9

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Band D in Orlestone compared

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

OrlestoneOrlestone£2,390Ashford averageAshford average£2,410No parish partNo parish part£2,343England averageEngland average£2,392
OrlestoneOrlestone£2,390Ashford averageAshford average£2,410No parish partNo parish part£2,343England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Orlestone
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Orlestone in 2026-27

Orlestone's local council set a precept of £32,272 for 2026-27, raised from 684 Band D-equivalent homes: £47.18 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £48.53, so it has fallen by £1.35 (2.8%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,298.31 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.0%.

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 Orlestone, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,593.41£1,593AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,858.97£1,859BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,124.54£2,125CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,390.11£2,390DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,921.25£2,921EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,452.38£3,452FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,983.52£3,984GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,780.22£4,780HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,593.41£1,593AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,858.97£1,859BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,124.54£2,125CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,390.11£2,390DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,921.25£2,921EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,452.38£3,452FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,983.52£3,984GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,780.22£4,780HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Orlestone, 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£1,593.41£159.34£132.78£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,858.97£185.90£154.91£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,124.54£212.45£177.04£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,390.11£239.01£199.18£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,921.25£292.12£243.44£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,452.38£345.24£287.70£3,454.4213/9
Band G£3,983.52£398.35£331.96£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,780.22£478.02£398.35£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 Orlestone?
About £2,390.11 for 2026-27, of which £47.18 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Orlestone?
About £1,858.97 a year, or £185.90 a month over 10 payments.
How does Orlestone compare with the rest of Ashford?
Its parish precept adds £47.18 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