Barham · Canterbury · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Barham?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,487.85£68.52 more than the Canterbury Band D average (£2,419.33).
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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 2026-27BarhamBand D
  • Canterbury council£254.43
  • Kent County Council£1,758.60
  • Kent Police and Crime Commissioner£285.15
  • Kent and Medway Fire Authority£99.81
  • Barham parish precept£89.86
Total for the year£2,487.85
Parish part
£89.86
+£4.31 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,658.57
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£248.78
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
556
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Barham, 2026-27

Estimates: the Canterbury 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£1,658.57£165.866/9
Band B£1,934.99£193.507/9
Band C£2,211.42£221.148/9
Band D£2,487.85£248.789/9
Band E£3,040.71£304.0711/9
Band F£3,593.56£359.3613/9
Band G£4,146.42£414.6415/9
Band H£4,975.70£497.5718/9

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Band D in Barham compared

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

BarhamBarham£2,488Canterbury averageCanterbury average£2,419No parish partNo parish part£2,398England averageEngland average£2,392
BarhamBarham£2,488Canterbury ave…Canterbury average£2,419No parish partNo parish part£2,398England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Barham
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Barham in 2026-27

Barham's local council set a precept of £49,938 for 2026-27, raised from 556 Band D-equivalent homes: £89.86 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £85.55, so it has risen by £4.31 (5.0%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,388.80 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.1%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Canterbury: £254.43 for Canterbury 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 Barham, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,658.57£1,659AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,934.99£1,935BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,211.42£2,211CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,487.85£2,488DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,040.71£3,041EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,593.56£3,594FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,146.42£4,146GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,975.70£4,976HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,658.57£1,659AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,934.99£1,935BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,211.42£2,211CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,487.85£2,488DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,040.71£3,041EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,593.56£3,594FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,146.42£4,146GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,975.70£4,976HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Barham, 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£1,658.57£165.86£138.21£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,934.99£193.50£161.25£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,211.42£221.14£184.28£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,487.85£248.78£207.32£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,040.71£304.07£253.39£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,593.56£359.36£299.46£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,146.42£414.64£345.54£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,975.70£497.57£414.64£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 Barham?
About £2,487.85 for 2026-27, of which £89.86 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Barham?
About £1,934.99 a year, or £193.50 a month over 10 payments.
How does Barham compare with the rest of Canterbury?
Its parish precept adds £89.86 to a Band D bill; across Canterbury parish precepts add £21.34 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in Canterbury 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