Council tax bands in Maidstone 2026-27
Band D council tax in Maidstone is £2,454.24 a year in 2026-27, about £245.42 a month over 10 payments.
This is the charge for a home with no parish or town council charge.
Every band in Maidstone
Council tax in Maidstone runs from £1,636.16 a year for Band A to £4,908.48 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,636.16 | £163.62 | £136.35 | £1,227.12 |
| Band B | £1,908.85 | £190.89 | £159.07 | £1,431.64 |
| Band C | £2,181.55 | £218.16 | £181.80 | £1,636.16 |
| Band D | £2,454.24 | £245.42 | £204.52 | £1,840.68 |
| Band E | £2,999.63 | £299.96 | £249.97 | £2,249.72 |
| Band F | £3,545.01 | £354.50 | £295.42 | £2,658.76 |
| Band G | £4,090.40 | £409.04 | £340.87 | £3,067.80 |
| Band H | £4,908.48 | £490.85 | £409.04 | £3,681.36 |
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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 Maidstone
Most homes in Maidstone are in Bands C and D (53%). Semi-detached houses, about 3 in 10 homes here, are mostly Band D (53%). The most common kind of home is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house (14,820 homes), mostly Band D (62%). These are shares of all 79,180 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 | 5.8% |
| Band B | 12.1% |
| Band C | 27% |
| Band D | 26.2% |
| Band E | 14% |
| Band F | 8.4% |
| Band G | 6% |
| Band H | 0.5% |
Compared with the South East average, there are fewer homes in Bands A and B (18%, against 25%) and about the same share in Band F and above (15%, against 15%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached houses | 20,450 | 26% | Band D (53%) |
| Terraced houses | 19,120 | 24% | Band C (55%) |
| Detached houses | 15,580 | 20% | Band F (33%) |
| Flats and maisonettes | 15,340 | 19% | Band B (32%) |
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 Maidstone goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| Maidstone district council | £310.68 (13%) |
| County council | £1,758.60 (72%) |
| 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 Maidstone has changed
Band D went up by £96.36 (4.1%), from £2,357.88 in 2025-26 to £2,454.24 in 2026-27.
Band D in Maidstone is £28.95 a year above 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 14.2%, less than the South East average rise of 15.3%.
Band D in Maidstone is the 31st highest of 64 councils in the South East, and the 103rd 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.
Maidstone and other councils
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| Swale | £2,356.32 |
| Tonbridge and Malling | £2,396.21 |
| Tunbridge Wells | £2,360.66 |
| Ashford | £2,342.93 |
| Gravesham | £2,388.63 |
| Medway | £2,319.29 |
Similar district councils
Other district councils closest in size to Maidstone (79,180 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Charnwood | £2,315.76 | 80,160 |
| Basildon | £2,314.35 | 80,600 |
| Arun | £2,393.30 | 80,680 |
| King's Lynn and West Norfolk | £2,345.61 | 76,740 |
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).
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