Staplehurst · Maidstone · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Staplehurst?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,551.65£49.06 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 2026-27StaplehurstBand 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
  • Staplehurst parish precept£97.41
Total for the year£2,551.65
Parish part
£97.41
−£2.31 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,701.10
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£255.17
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
3,090
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Staplehurst, 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£1,701.10£170.116/9
Band B£1,984.62£198.467/9
Band C£2,268.13£226.818/9
Band D£2,551.65£255.179/9
Band E£3,118.68£311.8711/9
Band F£3,685.72£368.5713/9
Band G£4,252.75£425.2715/9
Band H£5,103.30£510.3318/9

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Band D in Staplehurst compared

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

StaplehurstStaplehurst£2,552Maidstone averageMaidstone average£2,503No parish partNo parish part£2,454England averageEngland average£2,392
StaplehurstStaplehurst£2,552Maidstone aver…Maidstone average£2,503No parish partNo parish part£2,454England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Staplehurst
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Staplehurst in 2026-27

Staplehurst's local council set a precept of £301,000 for 2026-27, raised from 3,090 Band D-equivalent homes: £97.41 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £99.72, so it has fallen by £2.31 (2.3%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,457.60 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 Staplehurst, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,701.10£1,701AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,984.62£1,985BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,268.13£2,268CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,551.65£2,552DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,118.68£3,119EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,685.72£3,686FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,252.75£4,253GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,103.30£5,103HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,701.10£1,701AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,984.62£1,985BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,268.13£2,268CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,551.65£2,552DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,118.68£3,119EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,685.72£3,686FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,252.75£4,253GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,103.30£5,103HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Staplehurst, 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£1,701.10£170.11£141.76£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,984.62£198.46£165.38£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,268.13£226.81£189.01£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,551.65£255.17£212.64£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,118.68£311.87£259.89£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,685.72£368.57£307.14£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,252.75£425.27£354.40£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,103.30£510.33£425.28£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 Staplehurst?
About £2,551.65 for 2026-27, of which £97.41 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Staplehurst?
About £1,984.62 a year, or £198.46 a month over 10 payments.
How does Staplehurst compare with the rest of Maidstone?
Its parish precept adds £97.41 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