Downswood · Maidstone · 2026-27
How much is council tax in Downswood?
Estimate: council average plus this parish's precept (exact). In 6 published bills we checked, estimates were within £34. How the figures work
- Maidstone council£310.68
- Kent County Council£1,758.60
- Kent Police and Crime Commissioner£285.15
- Kent and Medway Fire Authority£99.81
- Downswood parish precept£57.29
Council tax bands in Downswood, 2026-27
Estimates: the Maidstone 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 | £1,674.35 | £167.44 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,953.41 | £195.34 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,232.47 | £223.25 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,511.53 | £251.15 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,069.65 | £306.97 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,627.77 | £362.78 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,185.88 | £418.59 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £5,023.06 | £502.31 | 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 Downswood.
Band D in Downswood compared
Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Downswood figure is an estimate
- Band D a year
- Downswood
Downswood in 2026-27
Downswood's local council set a precept of £46,795 for 2026-27, raised from 817 Band D-equivalent homes: £57.29 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £55.87, so it has risen by £1.42 (2.5%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,413.75 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.1%.
The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Maidstone: £310.68 for Maidstone 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 Downswood, 2026-27
Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band
- Downswood, 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 | £1,674.35 | £167.44 | £139.53 | £1,594.35 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,953.41 | £195.34 | £162.78 | £1,860.07 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,232.47 | £223.25 | £186.04 | £2,125.80 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,511.53 | £251.15 | £209.29 | £2,391.52 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,069.65 | £306.97 | £255.80 | £2,922.97 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,627.77 | £362.78 | £302.31 | £3,454.42 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,185.88 | £418.59 | £348.82 | £3,985.87 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £5,023.06 | £502.31 | £418.59 | £4,783.04 | 18/9 |
Questions
- What is Band D council tax in Downswood?
- About £2,511.53 for 2026-27, of which £57.29 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
- How much is Band B council tax in Downswood?
- About £1,953.41 a year, or £195.34 a month over 10 payments.
- How does Downswood compare with the rest of Maidstone?
- Its parish precept adds £57.29 to a Band D bill; across Maidstone parish precepts add £48.35 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).
Parishes in Maidstone 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