Council tax bands in Canterbury 2026-27
Band D council tax in Canterbury is £2,397.99 a year in 2026-27, about £239.80 a month over 10 payments.
This is the charge for a home with no parish or town council charge.
Homes in Canterbury's parish or town council areas pay a little more.
Every band in Canterbury
Council tax in Canterbury runs from £1,598.66 a year for Band A to £4,795.98 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,598.66 | £159.87 | £133.22 | £1,199.00 |
| Band B | £1,865.10 | £186.51 | £155.42 | £1,398.82 |
| Band C | £2,131.55 | £213.16 | £177.63 | £1,598.66 |
| Band D | £2,397.99 | £239.80 | £199.83 | £1,798.49 |
| Band E | £2,930.88 | £293.09 | £244.24 | £2,198.16 |
| Band F | £3,463.76 | £346.38 | £288.65 | £2,597.82 |
| Band G | £3,996.65 | £399.67 | £333.05 | £2,997.49 |
| Band H | £4,795.98 | £479.60 | £399.67 | £3,596.98 |
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How bands work: every band is a fixed fraction of Band D, set in law (Band A is 6/9 of Band D and Band H 18/9), rounded here to the penny. A home's band comes from its value on 1 April 1991: Band A up to £40,000, Band H over £320,000. Payments are the yearly charge divided by 10 or 12. Other bands may differ by a penny from your council's table because of how councils round.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, local authority level data (Table 10, Data_Billing), published 25 March 2026.
Homes by band in Canterbury
The most common band in Canterbury is Band C (30% of homes). Flats, about 2 in 10 homes here, are most often Band A (40%). The most common kind of home is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house (10,360 homes), mostly Band C (54%). These are shares of all 72,830 homes on the list, not the band of any one home: a home's own band is on GOV.UK.
| Band | Share of homes |
|---|---|
| Band A | 10.7% |
| Band B | 19.6% |
| Band C | 29.5% |
| Band D | 19.9% |
| Band E | 11.1% |
| Band F | 5.8% |
| Band G | 3.2% |
| Band H | 0.2% |
Compared with the South East average, there are more homes in Bands A and B (30%, against 25%) and fewer homes in Band F and above (9%, against 15%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flats and maisonettes | 16,030 | 22% | Band A (40%) |
| Semi-detached houses | 14,650 | 20% | Band C (49%) |
| Terraced houses | 14,520 | 20% | Band C (44%) |
| Detached houses | 13,470 | 19% | Band E (34%) |
Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, 31 March 2026 (CTSOP3.0, band by property type), published 24 September 2026. VOA counts are rounded to the nearest 10; property types with fewer than 500 homes are not shown.
Where Band D council tax in Canterbury goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| Canterbury district council | £254.43 (11%) |
| County council | £1,758.60 (73%) |
| Police | £285.15 (12%) |
| Fire and rescue | £99.81 (4%) |
Parish and town council charges come on top for homes in their areas.
How council tax in Canterbury has changed
Band D went up by £94.74 (4.1%), from £2,303.25 in 2025-26 to £2,397.99 in 2026-27.
Band D in Canterbury is £27.30 a year below the South East average of £2,425.29, and its 4.1% rise this year was smaller than most councils in the South East (South East average: 4.8%).
Over the four years from 2023-24 to 2026-27, Band D here rose 14.3%, less than the South East average rise of 15.3%.
Band D in Canterbury is the 25th lowest of 64 councils in the South East, and the 141st highest of 296 councils in England, ranked by the Band D figure on each council's page.
Averages are weighted by number of homes and use each council's Band D as shown on its page.
Canterbury and other councils
Nearby councils
Similar district councils
Other district councils closest in size to Canterbury (72,830 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Cherwell | £2,468.56 | 72,980 |
| East Lindsey | £2,182.77 | 73,410 |
| Braintree | £2,215.80 | 71,750 |
| Mid Sussex | £2,474.26 | 71,260 |
Band D as shown on each council's page: the basic charge, or where no home pays that alone, Band D including special expenses or the average including parish charges. Similar councils are the same type of council, nearest in number of homes (Valuation Office Agency, 31 March 2026).
Finding a home's band
Each home's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency. You can look up any home's band on GOV.UK.
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