Headcorn · Maidstone · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Headcorn?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,635.50£132.91 more than the Maidstone Band D average (£2,502.59).
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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 2026-27HeadcornBand D
  • Maidstone council£310.68
  • Kent County Council£1,758.60
  • Kent Police and Crime Commissioner£285.15
  • Kent and Medway Fire Authority£99.81
  • Headcorn parish precept£181.26
Total for the year£2,635.50
Parish part
£181.26
+£0.30 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,757.00
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£263.55
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
2,096
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Headcorn, 2026-27

Estimates: the Maidstone 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£1,757.00£175.706/9
Band B£2,049.83£204.987/9
Band C£2,342.67£234.278/9
Band D£2,635.50£263.559/9
Band E£3,221.17£322.1211/9
Band F£3,806.83£380.6813/9
Band G£4,392.50£439.2515/9
Band H£5,271.00£527.1018/9

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Band D in Headcorn compared

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

HeadcornHeadcorn£2,636Maidstone averageMaidstone average£2,503No parish partNo parish part£2,454England averageEngland average£2,392
HeadcornHeadcorn£2,636Maidstone aver…Maidstone average£2,503No parish partNo parish part£2,454England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Headcorn
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Headcorn in 2026-27

Headcorn's local council set a precept of £380,000 for 2026-27, raised from 2,096 Band D-equivalent homes: £181.26 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £180.96, so it has risen by £0.30 (0.2%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,538.84 in 2025-26, so it is up 3.8%.

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 Headcorn, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,757.00£1,757AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,049.83£2,050BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,342.67£2,343CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,635.50£2,636DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,221.17£3,221EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,806.83£3,807FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,392.50£4,392GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,271.00£5,271HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,757.00£1,757AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,049.83£2,050BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,342.67£2,343CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,635.50£2,636DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,221.17£3,221EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,806.83£3,807FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,392.50£4,392GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,271.00£5,271HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Headcorn, 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£1,757.00£175.70£146.42£1,594.356/9
Band B£2,049.83£204.98£170.82£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,342.67£234.27£195.22£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,635.50£263.55£219.62£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,221.17£322.12£268.43£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,806.83£380.68£317.24£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,392.50£439.25£366.04£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,271.00£527.10£439.25£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 Headcorn?
About £2,635.50 for 2026-27, of which £181.26 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Headcorn?
About £2,049.83 a year, or £204.98 a month over 10 payments.
How does Headcorn compare with the rest of Maidstone?
Its parish precept adds £181.26 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