Tenterden · Ashford · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Tenterden?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,538.36£128.20 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 2026-27TenterdenBand 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
  • Tenterden parish precept£195.43
Total for the year£2,538.36
Parish part
£195.43
+£14.07 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,692.24
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£253.84
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
4,004
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Tenterden, 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£1,692.24£169.226/9
Band B£1,974.28£197.437/9
Band C£2,256.32£225.638/9
Band D£2,538.36£253.849/9
Band E£3,102.44£310.2411/9
Band F£3,666.52£366.6513/9
Band G£4,230.60£423.0615/9
Band H£5,076.72£507.6718/9

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Band D in Tenterden compared

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

TenterdenTenterden£2,538Ashford averageAshford average£2,410No parish partNo parish part£2,343England averageEngland average£2,392
TenterdenTenterden£2,538Ashford averageAshford average£2,410No parish partNo parish part£2,343England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Tenterden
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Tenterden in 2026-27

Tenterden's local council set a precept of £782,500 for 2026-27, raised from 4,004 Band D-equivalent homes: £195.43 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £181.36, so it has risen by £14.07 (7.8%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,431.14 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.4%.

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 Tenterden, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,692.24£1,692AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,974.28£1,974BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,256.32£2,256CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,538.36£2,538DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,102.44£3,102EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,666.52£3,667FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,230.60£4,231GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,076.72£5,077HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,692.24£1,692AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,974.28£1,974BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,256.32£2,256CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,538.36£2,538DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,102.44£3,102EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,666.52£3,667FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,230.60£4,231GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,076.72£5,077HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Tenterden, 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£1,692.24£169.22£141.02£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,974.28£197.43£164.52£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,256.32£225.63£188.03£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,538.36£253.84£211.53£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,102.44£310.24£258.54£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,666.52£366.65£305.54£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,230.60£423.06£352.55£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,076.72£507.67£423.06£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 Tenterden?
About £2,538.36 for 2026-27, of which £195.43 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Tenterden?
About £1,974.28 a year, or £197.43 a month over 10 payments.
How does Tenterden compare with the rest of Ashford?
Its parish precept adds £195.43 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