Kingston · Canterbury · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Kingston?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,454.94£35.61 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 2026-27KingstonBand 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
  • Kingston parish precept£56.95
Total for the year£2,454.94
Parish part
£56.95
+£7.70 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,636.63
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£245.49
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
228
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Kingston, 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£1,636.63£163.666/9
Band B£1,909.40£190.947/9
Band C£2,182.17£218.228/9
Band D£2,454.94£245.499/9
Band E£3,000.48£300.0511/9
Band F£3,546.02£354.6013/9
Band G£4,091.57£409.1615/9
Band H£4,909.88£490.9918/9

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Band D in Kingston compared

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

KingstonKingston£2,455Canterbury averageCanterbury average£2,419No parish partNo parish part£2,398England averageEngland average£2,392
KingstonKingston£2,455Canterbury ave…Canterbury average£2,419No parish partNo parish part£2,398England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Kingston
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Kingston in 2026-27

Kingston's local council set a precept of £13,000 for 2026-27, raised from 228 Band D-equivalent homes: £56.95 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £49.25, so it has risen by £7.70 (15.6%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,352.50 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.4%.

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 Kingston, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,636.63£1,637AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,909.40£1,909BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,182.17£2,182CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,454.94£2,455DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,000.48£3,000EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,546.02£3,546FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,091.57£4,092GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,909.88£4,910HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,636.63£1,637AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,909.40£1,909BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,182.17£2,182CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,454.94£2,455DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,000.48£3,000EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,546.02£3,546FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,091.57£4,092GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,909.88£4,910HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Kingston, 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£1,636.63£163.66£136.39£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,909.40£190.94£159.12£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,182.17£218.22£181.85£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,454.94£245.49£204.58£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,000.48£300.05£250.04£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,546.02£354.60£295.50£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,091.57£409.16£340.96£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,909.88£490.99£409.16£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 Kingston?
About £2,454.94 for 2026-27, of which £56.95 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Kingston?
About £1,909.40 a year, or £190.94 a month over 10 payments.
How does Kingston compare with the rest of Canterbury?
Its parish precept adds £56.95 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