Birchington · Thanet · 2026-27
How much is council tax in Birchington?
Estimate: council average plus this parish's precept (exact). In 6 published bills we checked, estimates were within £34. How the figures work
- Thanet council£279.15
- Kent County Council£1,758.60
- Kent Police and Crime Commissioner£285.15
- Kent and Medway Fire Authority£99.81
- Birchington parish precept£62.55
Council tax bands in Birchington, 2026-27
Estimates: the Thanet 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 | £1,656.84 | £165.68 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,932.98 | £193.30 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,209.12 | £220.91 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,485.26 | £248.53 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,037.54 | £303.75 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,589.82 | £358.98 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,142.10 | £414.21 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £4,970.52 | £497.05 | 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 Birchington.
Band D in Birchington compared
Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Birchington figure is an estimate
- Band D a year
- Birchington
Birchington in 2026-27
Birchington's local council set a precept of £256,455 for 2026-27, raised from 4,100 Band D-equivalent homes: £62.55 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £46.44, so it has risen by £16.11 (34.7%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,373.69 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.7%.
The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Thanet: £279.15 for Thanet 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 Birchington, 2026-27
Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band
- Birchington, each band
- Band D, the band every charge is set from
- England average for the band
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| Band | Per year | 10 payments of | 12 payments of | England average | Ratio to D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,656.84 | £165.68 | £138.07 | £1,594.35 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,932.98 | £193.30 | £161.08 | £1,860.07 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,209.12 | £220.91 | £184.09 | £2,125.80 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,485.26 | £248.53 | £207.11 | £2,391.52 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,037.54 | £303.75 | £253.13 | £2,922.97 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,589.82 | £358.98 | £299.15 | £3,454.42 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,142.10 | £414.21 | £345.18 | £3,985.87 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £4,970.52 | £497.05 | £414.21 | £4,783.04 | 18/9 |
Questions
- What is Band D council tax in Birchington?
- About £2,485.26 for 2026-27, of which £62.55 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
- How much is Band B council tax in Birchington?
- About £1,932.98 a year, or £193.30 a month over 10 payments.
- How does Birchington compare with the rest of Thanet?
- Its parish precept adds £62.55 to a Band D bill; across Thanet parish precepts add £68.19 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).
Parishes in Thanet 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