Westgate · Thanet · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Westgate?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,582.55£91.65 more than the Thanet Band D average (£2,490.90).
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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 2026-27WestgateBand D
  • Thanet council£279.15
  • Kent County Council£1,758.60
  • Kent Police and Crime Commissioner£285.15
  • Kent and Medway Fire Authority£99.81
  • Westgate parish precept£159.84
Total for the year£2,582.55
Parish part
£159.84
+£15.84 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,721.70
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£258.25
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
2,663
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Westgate, 2026-27

Estimates: the Thanet 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£1,721.70£172.176/9
Band B£2,008.65£200.877/9
Band C£2,295.60£229.568/9
Band D£2,582.55£258.259/9
Band E£3,156.45£315.6411/9
Band F£3,730.35£373.0313/9
Band G£4,304.25£430.4315/9
Band H£5,165.10£516.5118/9

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Band D in Westgate compared

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

WestgateWestgate£2,583Thanet averageThanet average£2,491No parish partNo parish part£2,423England averageEngland average£2,392
WestgateWestgate£2,583Thanet averageThanet average£2,491No parish partNo parish part£2,423England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Westgate
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Westgate in 2026-27

Westgate's local council set a precept of £425,592 for 2026-27, raised from 2,663 Band D-equivalent homes: £159.84 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £144.00, so it has risen by £15.84 (11.0%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,471.25 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.5%.

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 Westgate, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,721.70£1,722AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,008.65£2,009BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,295.60£2,296CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,582.55£2,583DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,156.45£3,156EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,730.35£3,730FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,304.25£4,304GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,165.10£5,165HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,721.70£1,722AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,008.65£2,009BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,295.60£2,296CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,582.55£2,583DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,156.45£3,156EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,730.35£3,730FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,304.25£4,304GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,165.10£5,165HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Westgate, 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£1,721.70£172.17£143.47£1,594.356/9
Band B£2,008.65£200.87£167.39£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,295.60£229.56£191.30£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,582.55£258.25£215.21£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,156.45£315.64£263.04£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,730.35£373.03£310.86£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,304.25£430.43£358.69£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,165.10£516.51£430.43£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 Westgate?
About £2,582.55 for 2026-27, of which £159.84 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Westgate?
About £2,008.65 a year, or £200.87 a month over 10 payments.
How does Westgate compare with the rest of Thanet?
Its parish precept adds £159.84 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