Teston · Maidstone · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Teston?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,561.03£58.44 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 2026-27TestonBand 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
  • Teston parish precept£106.79
Total for the year£2,561.03
Parish part
£106.79
+£1.90 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,707.35
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£256.10
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
321
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Teston, 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£1,707.35£170.736/9
Band B£1,991.91£199.197/9
Band C£2,276.47£227.658/9
Band D£2,561.03£256.109/9
Band E£3,130.15£313.0111/9
Band F£3,699.27£369.9313/9
Band G£4,268.38£426.8415/9
Band H£5,122.06£512.2118/9

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Band D in Teston compared

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

TestonTeston£2,561Maidstone averageMaidstone average£2,503No parish partNo parish part£2,454England averageEngland average£2,392
TestonTeston£2,561Maidstone aver…Maidstone average£2,503No parish partNo parish part£2,454England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Teston
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Teston in 2026-27

Teston's local council set a precept of £34,250 for 2026-27, raised from 321 Band D-equivalent homes: £106.79 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £104.89, so it has risen by £1.90 (1.8%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,462.77 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 Teston, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,707.35£1,707AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,991.91£1,992BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,276.47£2,276CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,561.03£2,561DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,130.15£3,130EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,699.27£3,699FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,268.38£4,268GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,122.06£5,122HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,707.35£1,707AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,991.91£1,992BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,276.47£2,276CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,561.03£2,561DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,130.15£3,130EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,699.27£3,699FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,268.38£4,268GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,122.06£5,122HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Teston, 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£1,707.35£170.73£142.28£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,991.91£199.19£165.99£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,276.47£227.65£189.71£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,561.03£256.10£213.42£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,130.15£313.01£260.85£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,699.27£369.93£308.27£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,268.38£426.84£355.70£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,122.06£512.21£426.84£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 Teston?
About £2,561.03 for 2026-27, of which £106.79 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Teston?
About £1,991.91 a year, or £199.19 a month over 10 payments.
How does Teston compare with the rest of Maidstone?
Its parish precept adds £106.79 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