Parish Precept Comparison

15th May 2025

Below is an updated list of parish and town councils within the Maidstone Borough area, ranked from highest to lowest based on their Band D council tax precepts for the 2025–26 financial year. This list includes Downswood Parish Council, with its precept information sourced from the council's official announcement.

Rank	Parish/Town Council	Band D Precept (£)
1	Headcorn	180.95
2	Bredhurst	162.13
3	Lenham	141.46
4	Harrietsham	126.99
5	Leeds	120.52
6	Farleigh West	114.88
7	Sutton Valence	110.06
8	Teston	104.89
9	Staplehurst	99.72
10	Marden	99.45
11	Detling	98.09
12	Farleigh East	108.12
13	Boxley	77.53
14	Broomfield & Kingswood	85.00
15	Hunton	80.41
16	Linton	78.37
17	Nettlestead	77.30
18	Hollingbourne	68.30
19	Ulcombe	64.33
20	Tovil	63.80
21	Chart Sutton	63.03
22	Collier Street	56.04
23	Downswood	55.88
24	Stockbury	54.08
25	Loose	52.31
26	Coxheath	52.00
27	Barming	46.37
28	East Sutton	45.79
29	Langley	39.48
30	Otham	39.12
31	Bearsted	38.57
32	Thurnham	35.14
33	Boughton Malherbe	29.42

Please note that the Band D precept for Downswood Parish Council is based on a total precept of £45,000 for the 2025–26 fiscal year, as confirmed by the council