Fordwich · Canterbury · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Fordwich?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,468.32£48.99 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 2026-27FordwichBand 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
  • Fordwich parish precept£70.33
Total for the year£2,468.32
Parish part
£70.33
+£6.18 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,645.55
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£246.83
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
191
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Fordwich, 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£1,645.55£164.566/9
Band B£1,919.80£191.987/9
Band C£2,194.06£219.418/9
Band D£2,468.32£246.839/9
Band E£3,016.84£301.6811/9
Band F£3,565.35£356.5313/9
Band G£4,113.87£411.3915/9
Band H£4,936.64£493.6618/9

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Band D in Fordwich compared

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

FordwichFordwich£2,468Canterbury averageCanterbury average£2,419No parish partNo parish part£2,398England averageEngland average£2,392
FordwichFordwich£2,468Canterbury ave…Canterbury average£2,419No parish partNo parish part£2,398England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Fordwich
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Fordwich in 2026-27

Fordwich's local council set a precept of £13,400 for 2026-27, raised from 191 Band D-equivalent homes: £70.33 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £64.15, so it has risen by £6.18 (9.6%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,367.40 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.3%.

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 Fordwich, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,645.55£1,646AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,919.80£1,920BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,194.06£2,194CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,468.32£2,468DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,016.84£3,017EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,565.35£3,565FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,113.87£4,114GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,936.64£4,937HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,645.55£1,646AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,919.80£1,920BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,194.06£2,194CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,468.32£2,468DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,016.84£3,017EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,565.35£3,565FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,113.87£4,114GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,936.64£4,937HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Fordwich, 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£1,645.55£164.56£137.13£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,919.80£191.98£159.98£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,194.06£219.41£182.84£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,468.32£246.83£205.69£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,016.84£301.68£251.40£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,565.35£356.53£297.11£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,113.87£411.39£342.82£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,936.64£493.66£411.39£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 Fordwich?
About £2,468.32 for 2026-27, of which £70.33 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Fordwich?
About £1,919.80 a year, or £191.98 a month over 10 payments.
How does Fordwich compare with the rest of Canterbury?
Its parish precept adds £70.33 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