Ashford, Council Tax
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ASHFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL
LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE ACT 1992 – COUNCIL TAX 2026/27
In accordance with section 38(2) of the Act the Council gives notice of the amount of Council Tax set for each valuation band
within its area for the financial year 2026/27.
|
PARISH |
BAND A |
BAND B |
BAND C |
BAND D |
BAND E |
BAND F |
BAND G |
BAND H |
|
Aldington & Bonnington |
1,656.94 |
1,933.10 |
2,209.26 |
2,485.41 |
3,037.72 |
3,590.03 |
4,142.35 |
4,970.82 |
|
Appledore |
1,611.38 |
1,879.95 |
2,148.52 |
2,417.08 |
2,954.21 |
3,491.34 |
4,028.46 |
4,834.16 |
|
Bethersden |
1,629.56 |
1,901.15 |
2,172.75 |
2,444.34 |
2,987.53 |
3,530.71 |
4,073.90 |
4,888.68 |
|
Biddenden |
1,608.00 |
1,876.00 |
2,144.01 |
2,412.00 |
2,948.00 |
3,484.00 |
4,020.00 |
4,824.00 |
|
Bilsington |
1,606.40 |
1,874.14 |
2,141.88 |
2,409.61 |
2,945.08 |
3,480.55 |
4,016.01 |
4,819.22 |
|
Boughton Aluph and Eastwell |
1,587.26 |
1,851.80 |
2,116.35 |
2,380.89 |
2,909.98 |
3,439.06 |
3,968.15 |
4,761.78 |
|
Brabourne |
1,623.04 |
1,893.55 |
2,164.06 |
2,434.56 |
2,975.57 |
3,516.58 |
4,057.60 |
4,869.12 |
|
Brook |
1,628.18 |
1,899.54 |
2,170.91 |
2,442.27 |
2,985.00 |
3,527.72 |
4,070.45 |
4,884.54 |
|
Challock |
1,592.79 |
1,858.26 |
2,123.73 |
2,389.19 |
2,920.12 |
3,451.05 |
3,981.98 |
4,778.38 |
|
Charing |
1,684.80 |
1,965.60 |
2,246.41 |
2,527.20 |
3,088.80 |
3,650.40 |
4,212.00 |
5,054.40 |
|
Chilham |
1,611.48 |
1,880.07 |
2,148.65 |
2,417.23 |
2,954.39 |
3,491.55 |
4,028.71 |
4,834.46 |
|
Crundale (PM) |
1,568.26 |
1,829.65 |
2,091.03 |
2,352.40 |
2,875.15 |
3,397.91 |
3,920.66 |
4,704.80 |
|
Egerton |
1,630.94 |
1,902.77 |
2,174.60 |
2,446.42 |
2,990.07 |
3,533.72 |
4,077.36 |
4,892.84 |
|
Godmersham |
1,601.28 |
1,868.16 |
2,135.05 |
2,401.92 |
2,935.68 |
3,469.44 |
4,003.20 |
4,803.84 |
|
Great Chart with Singleton |
1,659.39 |
1,935.96 |
2,212.53 |
2,489.09 |
3,042.22 |
3,595.35 |
4,148.48 |
4,978.18 |
|
Hastingleigh |
1,599.56 |
1,866.15 |
2,132.75 |
2,399.34 |
2,932.53 |
3,465.71 |
3,998.90 |
4,798.68 |
|
High Halden |
1,598.36 |
1,864.75 |
2,131.15 |
2,397.54 |
2,930.33 |
3,463.11 |
3,995.90 |
4,795.08 |
|
Hothfield |
1,602.00 |
1,869.01 |
2,136.01 |
2,403.01 |
2,937.01 |
3,471.01 |
4,005.01 |
4,806.02 |
|
Kenardington |
1,611.95 |
1,880.61 |
2,149.28 |
2,417.93 |
2,955.25 |
3,492.56 |
4,029.88 |
4,835.86 |
|
Kennington |
1,581.53 |
1,845.12 |
2,108.72 |
2,372.30 |
2,899.48 |
3,426.65 |
3,953.83 |
4,744.60 |
|
Kingsnorth |
1,599.88 |
1,866.54 |
2,133.19 |
2,399.83 |
2,933.12 |
3,466.42 |
3,999.71 |
4,799.66 |
|
Little Chart |
1,600.60 |
1,867.37 |
2,134.14 |
2,400.90 |
2,934.43 |
3,467.96 |
4,001.50 |
4,801.80 |
|
Mersham |
1,598.18 |
1,864.55 |
2,130.92 |
2,397.28 |
2,930.01 |
3,462.74 |
3,995.46 |
4,794.56 |
|
Molash |
1,591.12 |
1,856.32 |
2,121.51 |
2,386.69 |
2,917.06 |
3,447.44 |
3,977.81 |
4,773.38 |
|
Newenden |
1,626.28 |
1,897.33 |
2,168.38 |
2,439.42 |
2,981.51 |
3,523.60 |
4,065.70 |
4,878.84 |
|
Orlestone |
1,593.40 |
1,858.98 |
2,124.55 |
2,390.11 |
2,921.24 |
3,452.38 |
3,983.51 |
4,780.22 |
|
Pluckley |
1,630.98 |
1,902.82 |
2,174.65 |
2,446.48 |
2,990.14 |
3,533.80 |
4,077.46 |
4,892.96 |
|
Rolvenden |
1,602.04 |
1,869.06 |
2,136.07 |
2,403.07 |
2,937.08 |
3,471.10 |
4,005.11 |
4,806.14 |
|
Ruckinge |
1,601.76 |
1,868.72 |
2,135.69 |
2,402.64 |
2,936.56 |
3,470.48 |
4,004.40 |
4,805.28 |
|
Sevington |
1,572.99 |
1,835.16 |
2,097.33 |
2,359.49 |
2,883.82 |
3,408.15 |
3,932.48 |
4,718.98 |
|
Shadoxhurst |
1,591.19 |
1,856.39 |
2,121.60 |
2,386.79 |
2,917.19 |
3,447.58 |
3,977.98 |
4,773.58 |
|
Smarden |
1,631.82 |
1,903.80 |
2,175.77 |
2,447.74 |
2,991.68 |
3,535.62 |
4,079.56 |
4,895.48 |
|
Smeeth |
1,604.50 |
1,871.93 |
2,139.35 |
2,406.76 |
2,941.59 |
3,476.43 |
4,011.26 |
4,813.52 |
|
South Willesborough & Newtown |
1,625.42 |
1,896.33 |
2,167.24 |
2,438.14 |
2,979.95 |
3,521.76 |
4,063.56 |
4,876.28 |
|
Stanhope |
1,583.62 |
1,847.56 |
2,111.50 |
2,375.43 |
2,903.30 |
3,431.17 |
3,959.05 |
4,750.86 |
|
Stone |
1,583.37 |
1,847.27 |
2,111.17 |
2,375.06 |
2,902.85 |
3,430.64 |
3,958.43 |
4,750.12 |
|
Tenterden (TC) |
1,692.24 |
1,974.28 |
2,256.33 |
2,538.36 |
3,102.44 |
3,666.52 |
4,230.60 |
5,076.72 |
|
Warehorne |
1,585.69 |
1,849.98 |
2,114.26 |
2,378.54 |
2,907.10 |
3,435.67 |
3,964.23 |
4,757.08 |
|
Westwel |
l1,606.32 |
1,874.04 |
2,141.77 |
2,409.48 |
2,944.92 |
3,480.36 |
4,015.80 |
4,818.96 |
|
Wittersham |
1,608.98 |
1,877.14 |
2,145.31 |
2,413.47 |
2,949.80 |
3,486.12 |
4,022.45 |
4,826.94 |
|
Woodchurch |
1,598.28 |
1,864.66 |
2,131.05 |
2,397.42 |
2,930.18 |
3,462.94 |
3,995.70 |
4,794.84 |
|
Wye with Hinxhill |
1,681.78 |
1,962.09 |
2,242.39 |
2,522.68 |
3,083.27 |
3,643.87 |
4,204.46 |
5,045.36 |
|
Unparished Area |
1,561.95 |
1,822.28 |
2,082.61 |
2,342.93 |
2,863.58 |
3,384.23 |
3,904.88 |
4,685.86 |
In accordance with section 75(6) of the Local Government Act 2003 and section 12(6) of the Local Government Finance Act 2012 the Council gives notice of a determination of Council Tax discounts/premiums from 1 April 2026 as follows:
Second homes – dwellings which are normally unoccupied and furnished will receive a discount of 0% and have the Council Tax charge increased by 100%.
Empty properties – dwellings which are normally unoccupied and unfurnished will receive a discount of 0% for all periods.
Long term empty properties – dwellings which are normally unoccupied and unfurnished for a period of less than 1 year will receive a discount of 0%.
Long term empty properties – dwellings which are normally unoccupied and unfurnished for a period of longer than 1 year or more will receive a discount of 0% and have the Council Tax charge increased by 100%.
Dwellings which are normally unoccupied and unfurnished for a period longer than 5 years or more will receive a discount of 0% and have the Council Tax charge increased by 200%.
Dwellings which are normally unoccupied and unfurnished for a period longer than 10 years or more will receive a discount of 0% and have the Council Tax charge increased by 300%.
Empty and unfurnished properties requiring or undergoing structural repair or alteration or major repair works will receive a discount of 0% for all periods.
Local discount – exceptions to the above (as defined in the above Acts) and dwellings meeting locally defined criteria will receive a discount of 0% - 100%.
Dated 5 March 2026
T W Mortimer, Solicitor to the Council and Monitoring Officer, Ashford Borough Council, International House, Dover Place, Ashford, Kent, TN23 1HU
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