Thurnham · Maidstone · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Thurnham?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,490.08£12.51 less 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 2026-27ThurnhamBand 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
  • Thurnham parish precept£35.84
Total for the year£2,490.08
Parish part
£35.84
+£0.70 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,660.05
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£249.01
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
764
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Thurnham, 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£1,660.05£166.006/9
Band B£1,936.73£193.677/9
Band C£2,213.40£221.348/9
Band D£2,490.08£249.019/9
Band E£3,043.43£304.3411/9
Band F£3,596.78£359.6813/9
Band G£4,150.13£415.0115/9
Band H£4,980.16£498.0218/9

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Band D in Thurnham compared

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

ThurnhamThurnham£2,490Maidstone averageMaidstone average£2,503No parish partNo parish part£2,454England averageEngland average£2,392
ThurnhamThurnham£2,490Maidstone aver…Maidstone average£2,503No parish partNo parish part£2,454England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Thurnham
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Thurnham in 2026-27

Thurnham's local council set a precept of £27,367 for 2026-27, raised from 764 Band D-equivalent homes: £35.84 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £35.14, so it has risen by £0.70 (2.0%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,393.02 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.1%.

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 Thurnham, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,660.05£1,660AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,936.73£1,937BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,213.40£2,213CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,490.08£2,490DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,043.43£3,043EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,596.78£3,597FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,150.13£4,150GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,980.16£4,980HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,660.05£1,660AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,936.73£1,937BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,213.40£2,213CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,490.08£2,490DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,043.43£3,043EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,596.78£3,597FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,150.13£4,150GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,980.16£4,980HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Thurnham, 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£1,660.05£166.00£138.34£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,936.73£193.67£161.39£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,213.40£221.34£184.45£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,490.08£249.01£207.51£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,043.43£304.34£253.62£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,596.78£359.68£299.73£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,150.13£415.01£345.84£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,980.16£498.02£415.01£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 Thurnham?
About £2,490.08 for 2026-27, of which £35.84 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Thurnham?
About £1,936.73 a year, or £193.67 a month over 10 payments.
How does Thurnham compare with the rest of Maidstone?
Its parish precept adds £35.84 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