Staple · Dover · 2026-27
How much is council tax in Staple?
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
- Staple parish precept£48.46
Council tax bands in Staple, 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 | £1,612.91 | £161.29 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,881.72 | £188.17 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,150.54 | £215.05 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,419.36 | £241.94 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £2,957.00 | £295.70 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,494.63 | £349.46 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,032.27 | £403.23 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £4,838.72 | £483.87 | 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 Staple.
Band D in Staple compared
Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Staple figure is an estimate
- Band D a year
- Staple
Staple in 2026-27
Staple's local council set a precept of £13,380 for 2026-27, raised from 276 Band D-equivalent homes: £48.46 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £47.88, so it has risen by £0.58 (1.2%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,324.85 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.1%.
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 Staple, 2026-27
Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band
- Staple, 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 | £1,612.91 | £161.29 | £134.41 | £1,594.35 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,881.72 | £188.17 | £156.81 | £1,860.07 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,150.54 | £215.05 | £179.21 | £2,125.80 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,419.36 | £241.94 | £201.61 | £2,391.52 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £2,957.00 | £295.70 | £246.42 | £2,922.97 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,494.63 | £349.46 | £291.22 | £3,454.42 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,032.27 | £403.23 | £336.02 | £3,985.87 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £4,838.72 | £483.87 | £403.23 | £4,783.04 | 18/9 |
Questions
- What is Band D council tax in Staple?
- About £2,419.36 for 2026-27, of which £48.46 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
- How much is Band B council tax in Staple?
- About £1,881.72 a year, or £188.17 a month over 10 payments.
- How does Staple compare with the rest of Dover?
- Its parish precept adds £48.46 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