Smarden · Ashford · 2026-27
How much is council tax in Smarden?
Estimate: council average plus this parish's precept (exact). In 6 published bills we checked, estimates were within £34. How the figures work
- Ashford council£199.37
- Kent County Council£1,758.60
- Kent Police and Crime Commissioner£285.15
- Kent and Medway Fire Authority£99.81
- Smarden parish precept£104.81
Council tax bands in Smarden, 2026-27
Estimates: the Ashford average charge plus the parish precept. Every band pays a fixed share of Band D.
| Band | Per year | Per month (10 payments) | Ratio to D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,631.83 | £163.18 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,903.80 | £190.38 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,175.77 | £217.58 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,447.74 | £244.77 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £2,991.68 | £299.17 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,535.62 | £353.56 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,079.57 | £407.96 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £4,895.48 | £489.55 | 18/9 |
Not sure of your band?
We cannot look up individual homes. The Valuation Office Agency checker on GOV.UK gives the band for any address in Smarden.
Band D in Smarden compared
Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Smarden figure is an estimate
- Band D a year
- Smarden
Smarden in 2026-27
Smarden's local council set a precept of £77,452 for 2026-27, raised from 739 Band D-equivalent homes: £104.81 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £93.06, so it has risen by £11.75 (12.6%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,342.84 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 Smarden, 2026-27
Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band
- Smarden, each band
- Band D, the band every charge is set from
- England average for the band
View as table
| Band | Per year | 10 payments of | 12 payments of | England average | Ratio to D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,631.83 | £163.18 | £135.99 | £1,594.35 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,903.80 | £190.38 | £158.65 | £1,860.07 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,175.77 | £217.58 | £181.31 | £2,125.80 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,447.74 | £244.77 | £203.98 | £2,391.52 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £2,991.68 | £299.17 | £249.31 | £2,922.97 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,535.62 | £353.56 | £294.63 | £3,454.42 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,079.57 | £407.96 | £339.96 | £3,985.87 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £4,895.48 | £489.55 | £407.96 | £4,783.04 | 18/9 |
Questions
- What is Band D council tax in Smarden?
- About £2,447.74 for 2026-27, of which £104.81 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
- How much is Band B council tax in Smarden?
- About £1,903.80 a year, or £190.38 a month over 10 payments.
- How does Smarden compare with the rest of Ashford?
- Its parish precept adds £104.81 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