Preston · Dover · 2026-27
How much is council tax in Preston (Dover)?
Estimate: council average plus this parish's precept (exact). In 6 published bills we checked, estimates were within £34. How the figures work
- Dover council£227.34
- Kent County Council£1,758.60
- Kent Police and Crime Commissioner£285.15
- Kent and Medway Fire Authority£99.81
- Preston parish precept£66.16
Council tax bands in Preston, 2026-27
Estimates: the Dover average charge plus the parish precept. Every band pays a fixed share of Band D.
| Band | Per year | Per month (10 payments) | Ratio to D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,624.71 | £162.47 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,895.49 | £189.55 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,166.28 | £216.63 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,437.06 | £243.71 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £2,978.63 | £297.86 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,520.20 | £352.02 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,061.77 | £406.18 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £4,874.12 | £487.41 | 18/9 |
Not sure of your band?
We cannot look up individual homes. The Valuation Office Agency checker on GOV.UK gives the band for any address in Preston.
Band D in Preston compared
Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Preston figure is an estimate
- Band D a year
- Preston
Preston in 2026-27
Preston's local council set a precept of £26,837 for 2026-27, raised from 406 Band D-equivalent homes: £66.16 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £121.38, so it has fallen by £55.22 (45.5%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,398.35 in 2025-26, so it is up 1.6%.
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 Preston, 2026-27
Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band
- Preston, each band
- Band D, the band every charge is set from
- England average for the band
View as table
| Band | Per year | 10 payments of | 12 payments of | England average | Ratio to D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,624.71 | £162.47 | £135.39 | £1,594.35 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,895.49 | £189.55 | £157.96 | £1,860.07 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,166.28 | £216.63 | £180.52 | £2,125.80 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,437.06 | £243.71 | £203.09 | £2,391.52 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £2,978.63 | £297.86 | £248.22 | £2,922.97 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,520.20 | £352.02 | £293.35 | £3,454.42 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,061.77 | £406.18 | £338.48 | £3,985.87 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £4,874.12 | £487.41 | £406.18 | £4,783.04 | 18/9 |
Questions
- What is Band D council tax in Preston?
- About £2,437.06 for 2026-27, of which £66.16 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
- How much is Band B council tax in Preston?
- About £1,895.49 a year, or £189.55 a month over 10 payments.
- How does Preston compare with the rest of Dover?
- Its parish precept adds £66.16 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