Swanscombe and Greenhithe · Dartford · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Swanscombe and Greenhithe?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,473.38£98.23 more than the Dartford Band D average (£2,375.15).
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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 2026-27Swanscombe and GreenhitheBand D
  • Dartford council£188.64
  • Kent County Council£1,758.60
  • Kent Police and Crime Commissioner£285.15
  • Kent and Medway Fire Authority£99.81
  • Swanscombe and Greenhithe parish precept£141.18
Total for the year£2,473.38
Parish part
£141.18
+£41.97 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,648.92
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£247.34
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
4,821
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Swanscombe and Greenhithe, 2026-27

Estimates: the Dartford 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£1,648.92£164.896/9
Band B£1,923.74£192.377/9
Band C£2,198.56£219.868/9
Band D£2,473.38£247.349/9
Band E£3,023.02£302.3011/9
Band F£3,572.66£357.2713/9
Band G£4,122.30£412.2315/9
Band H£4,946.76£494.6818/9

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Band D in Swanscombe and Greenhithe compared

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

Swanscombe and GreenhitheSwanscombe and Greenhithe£2,473Dartford averageDartford average£2,375No parish partNo parish part£2,332England averageEngland average£2,392
Swanscombe and…Swanscombe and Greenhithe£2,473Dartford avera…Dartford average£2,375No parish partNo parish part£2,332England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Swanscombe and Greenhithe
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Swanscombe and Greenhithe in 2026-27

Swanscombe and Greenhithe's local council set a precept of £680,610 for 2026-27, raised from 4,821 Band D-equivalent homes: £141.18 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £99.21, so it has risen by £41.97 (42.3%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,344.05 in 2025-26, so it is up 5.5%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Dartford: £188.64 for Dartford 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 Swanscombe and Greenhithe, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,648.92£1,649AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,923.74£1,924BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,198.56£2,199CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,473.38£2,473DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,023.02£3,023EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,572.66£3,573FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,122.30£4,122GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,946.76£4,947HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,648.92£1,649AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,923.74£1,924BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,198.56£2,199CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,473.38£2,473DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,023.02£3,023EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,572.66£3,573FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,122.30£4,122GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,946.76£4,947HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Swanscombe and Greenhithe, 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£1,648.92£164.89£137.41£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,923.74£192.37£160.31£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,198.56£219.86£183.21£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,473.38£247.34£206.12£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,023.02£302.30£251.92£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,572.66£357.27£297.72£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,122.30£412.23£343.53£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,946.76£494.68£412.23£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 Swanscombe and Greenhithe?
About £2,473.38 for 2026-27, of which £141.18 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Swanscombe and Greenhithe?
About £1,923.74 a year, or £192.37 a month over 10 payments.
How does Swanscombe and Greenhithe compare with the rest of Dartford?
Its parish precept adds £141.18 to a Band D bill; across Dartford parish precepts add £42.95 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in Dartford 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