Alkham · Dover · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Alkham?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,437.51£24.23 less than the Dover Band D average (£2,461.74).
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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 2026-27AlkhamBand D
  • Dover council£227.34
  • Kent County Council£1,758.60
  • Kent Police and Crime Commissioner£285.15
  • Kent and Medway Fire Authority£99.81
  • Alkham parish precept£66.61
Total for the year£2,437.51
Parish part
£66.61
no change on 2025-26
Band A
£1,625.01
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£243.75
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
344
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Alkham, 2026-27

Estimates: the Dover 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£1,625.01£162.506/9
Band B£1,895.84£189.587/9
Band C£2,166.68£216.678/9
Band D£2,437.51£243.759/9
Band E£2,979.18£297.9211/9
Band F£3,520.85£352.0813/9
Band G£4,062.52£406.2515/9
Band H£4,875.02£487.5018/9

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Band D in Alkham compared

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

AlkhamAlkham£2,438Dover averageDover average£2,462No parish partNo parish part£2,371England averageEngland average£2,392
AlkhamAlkham£2,438Dover averageDover average£2,462No parish partNo parish part£2,371England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Alkham
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Alkham in 2026-27

Alkham's local council set a precept of £22,899 for 2026-27, raised from 344 Band D-equivalent homes: £66.61 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 the parish part was the same, £66.61. Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,343.58 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.0%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Dover: £227.34 for Dover 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 Alkham, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,625.01£1,625AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,895.84£1,896BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,166.68£2,167CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,437.51£2,438DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,979.18£2,979EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,520.85£3,521FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,062.52£4,063GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,875.02£4,875HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,625.01£1,625AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,895.84£1,896BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,166.68£2,167CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,437.51£2,438DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,979.18£2,979EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,520.85£3,521FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,062.52£4,063GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,875.02£4,875HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Alkham, 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£1,625.01£162.50£135.42£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,895.84£189.58£157.99£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,166.68£216.67£180.56£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,437.51£243.75£203.13£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,979.18£297.92£248.26£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,520.85£352.08£293.40£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,062.52£406.25£338.54£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,875.02£487.50£406.25£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 Alkham?
About £2,437.51 for 2026-27, of which £66.61 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Alkham?
About £1,895.84 a year, or £189.58 a month over 10 payments.
How does Alkham compare with the rest of Dover?
Its parish precept adds £66.61 to a Band D bill; across Dover parish precepts add £90.84 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in Dover 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