Lydden · Dover · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Lydden?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,445.64£16.10 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 2026-27LyddenBand 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
  • Lydden parish precept£74.74
Total for the year£2,445.64
Parish part
£74.74
no change on 2025-26
Band A
£1,630.43
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£244.56
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
309
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Lydden, 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£1,630.43£163.046/9
Band B£1,902.16£190.227/9
Band C£2,173.90£217.398/9
Band D£2,445.64£244.569/9
Band E£2,989.12£298.9111/9
Band F£3,532.59£353.2613/9
Band G£4,076.07£407.6115/9
Band H£4,891.28£489.1318/9

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Band D in Lydden compared

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

LyddenLydden£2,446Dover averageDover average£2,462No parish partNo parish part£2,371England averageEngland average£2,392
LyddenLydden£2,446Dover averageDover average£2,462No parish partNo parish part£2,371England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Lydden
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Lydden in 2026-27

Lydden's local council set a precept of £23,061 for 2026-27, raised from 309 Band D-equivalent homes: £74.74 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 the parish part was the same, £74.74. Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,351.71 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 Lydden, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,630.43£1,630AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,902.16£1,902BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,173.90£2,174CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,445.64£2,446DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,989.12£2,989EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,532.59£3,533FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,076.07£4,076GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,891.28£4,891HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,630.43£1,630AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,902.16£1,902BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,173.90£2,174CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,445.64£2,446DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,989.12£2,989EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,532.59£3,533FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,076.07£4,076GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,891.28£4,891HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Lydden, 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£1,630.43£163.04£135.87£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,902.16£190.22£158.51£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,173.90£217.39£181.16£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,445.64£244.56£203.80£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,989.12£298.91£249.09£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,532.59£353.26£294.38£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,076.07£407.61£339.67£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,891.28£489.13£407.61£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 Lydden?
About £2,445.64 for 2026-27, of which £74.74 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Lydden?
About £1,902.16 a year, or £190.22 a month over 10 payments.
How does Lydden compare with the rest of Dover?
Its parish precept adds £74.74 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