Bishopsbourne · Canterbury · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Bishopsbourne?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,463.39£44.06 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 2026-27BishopsbourneBand 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
  • Bishopsbourne parish precept£65.40
Total for the year£2,463.39
Parish part
£65.40
−£0.76 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,642.26
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£246.34
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
133
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Bishopsbourne, 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£1,642.26£164.236/9
Band B£1,915.97£191.607/9
Band C£2,189.68£218.978/9
Band D£2,463.39£246.349/9
Band E£3,010.81£301.0811/9
Band F£3,558.23£355.8213/9
Band G£4,105.65£410.5615/9
Band H£4,926.78£492.6818/9

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Band D in Bishopsbourne compared

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

BishopsbourneBishopsbourne£2,463Canterbury averageCanterbury average£2,419No parish partNo parish part£2,398England averageEngland average£2,392
BishopsbourneBishopsbourne£2,463Canterbury ave…Canterbury average£2,419No parish partNo parish part£2,398England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Bishopsbourne
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Bishopsbourne in 2026-27

Bishopsbourne's local council set a precept of £8,700 for 2026-27, raised from 133 Band D-equivalent homes: £65.40 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £66.16, so it has fallen by £0.76 (1.1%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,369.41 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.0%.

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 Bishopsbourne, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,642.26£1,642AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,915.97£1,916BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,189.68£2,190CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,463.39£2,463DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,010.81£3,011EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,558.23£3,558FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,105.65£4,106GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,926.78£4,927HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,642.26£1,642AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,915.97£1,916BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,189.68£2,190CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,463.39£2,463DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,010.81£3,011EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,558.23£3,558FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,105.65£4,106GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,926.78£4,927HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Bishopsbourne, 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£1,642.26£164.23£136.85£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,915.97£191.60£159.66£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,189.68£218.97£182.47£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,463.39£246.34£205.28£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,010.81£301.08£250.90£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,558.23£355.82£296.52£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,105.65£410.56£342.14£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,926.78£492.68£410.56£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 Bishopsbourne?
About £2,463.39 for 2026-27, of which £65.40 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Bishopsbourne?
About £1,915.97 a year, or £191.60 a month over 10 payments.
How does Bishopsbourne compare with the rest of Canterbury?
Its parish precept adds £65.40 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