Lenham · Maidstone · 2026-27
How much is council tax in Lenham?
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
- Lenham parish precept£145.70
Council tax bands in Lenham, 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 | £1,733.29 | £173.33 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £2,022.18 | £202.22 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,311.06 | £231.11 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,599.94 | £259.99 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,177.70 | £317.77 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,755.47 | £375.55 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,333.23 | £433.32 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £5,199.88 | £519.99 | 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 Lenham.
Band D in Lenham compared
Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Lenham figure is an estimate
- Band D a year
- Lenham
Lenham in 2026-27
Lenham's local council set a precept of £255,048 for 2026-27, raised from 1,751 Band D-equivalent homes: £145.70 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £141.45, so it has risen by £4.25 (3.0%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,499.33 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.0%.
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 Lenham, 2026-27
Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band
- Lenham, 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 | £1,733.29 | £173.33 | £144.44 | £1,594.35 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £2,022.18 | £202.22 | £168.52 | £1,860.07 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,311.06 | £231.11 | £192.59 | £2,125.80 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,599.94 | £259.99 | £216.66 | £2,391.52 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,177.70 | £317.77 | £264.81 | £2,922.97 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,755.47 | £375.55 | £312.96 | £3,454.42 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,333.23 | £433.32 | £361.10 | £3,985.87 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £5,199.88 | £519.99 | £433.32 | £4,783.04 | 18/9 |
Questions
- What is Band D council tax in Lenham?
- About £2,599.94 for 2026-27, of which £145.70 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
- How much is Band B council tax in Lenham?
- About £2,022.18 a year, or £202.22 a month over 10 payments.
- How does Lenham compare with the rest of Maidstone?
- Its parish precept adds £145.70 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