Otham · Maidstone · 2026-27
How much is council tax in Otham?
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
- Otham parish precept£33.97
Council tax bands in Otham, 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 | £1,658.81 | £165.88 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,935.27 | £193.53 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,211.74 | £221.17 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,488.21 | £248.82 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,041.15 | £304.12 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,594.08 | £359.41 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,147.02 | £414.70 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £4,976.42 | £497.64 | 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 Otham.
Band D in Otham compared
Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Otham figure is an estimate
- Band D a year
- Otham
Otham in 2026-27
Otham's local council set a precept of £31,850 for 2026-27, raised from 938 Band D-equivalent homes: £33.97 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £39.12, so it has fallen by £5.15 (13.2%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,397.00 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 Otham, 2026-27
Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band
- Otham, 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 | £1,658.81 | £165.88 | £138.23 | £1,594.35 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,935.27 | £193.53 | £161.27 | £1,860.07 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,211.74 | £221.17 | £184.31 | £2,125.80 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,488.21 | £248.82 | £207.35 | £2,391.52 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,041.15 | £304.12 | £253.43 | £2,922.97 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,594.08 | £359.41 | £299.51 | £3,454.42 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,147.02 | £414.70 | £345.59 | £3,985.87 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £4,976.42 | £497.64 | £414.70 | £4,783.04 | 18/9 |
Questions
- What is Band D council tax in Otham?
- About £2,488.21 for 2026-27, of which £33.97 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
- How much is Band B council tax in Otham?
- About £1,935.27 a year, or £193.53 a month over 10 payments.
- How does Otham compare with the rest of Maidstone?
- Its parish precept adds £33.97 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