Higham · Gravesham · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Higham?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,492.38£84.14 more than the Gravesham Band D average (£2,408.24).
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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 2026-27HighamBand D
  • Gravesham council£245.07
  • Kent County Council£1,758.60
  • Kent Police and Crime Commissioner£285.15
  • Kent and Medway Fire Authority£99.81
  • Higham parish precept£103.75
Total for the year£2,492.38
Parish part
£103.75
+£2.00 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,661.59
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£249.24
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
1,598
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Higham, 2026-27

Estimates: the Gravesham 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£1,661.59£166.166/9
Band B£1,938.52£193.857/9
Band C£2,215.45£221.548/9
Band D£2,492.38£249.249/9
Band E£3,046.24£304.6211/9
Band F£3,600.10£360.0113/9
Band G£4,153.97£415.4015/9
Band H£4,984.76£498.4818/9

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Band D in Higham compared

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

HighamHigham£2,492Gravesham averageGravesham average£2,408No parish partNo parish part£2,389England averageEngland average£2,392
HighamHigham£2,492Gravesham aver…Gravesham average£2,408No parish partNo parish part£2,389England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Higham
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Higham in 2026-27

Higham's local council set a precept of £165,830 for 2026-27, raised from 1,598 Band D-equivalent homes: £103.75 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £101.75, so it has risen by £2.00 (2.0%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,395.91 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.0%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Gravesham: £245.07 for Gravesham 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 Higham, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,661.59£1,662AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,938.52£1,939BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,215.45£2,215CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,492.38£2,492DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,046.24£3,046EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,600.10£3,600FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,153.97£4,154GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,984.76£4,985HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,661.59£1,662AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,938.52£1,939BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,215.45£2,215CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,492.38£2,492DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,046.24£3,046EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,600.10£3,600FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,153.97£4,154GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,984.76£4,985HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Higham, 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£1,661.59£166.16£138.47£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,938.52£193.85£161.54£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,215.45£221.54£184.62£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,492.38£249.24£207.70£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,046.24£304.62£253.85£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,600.10£360.01£300.01£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,153.97£415.40£346.16£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,984.76£498.48£415.40£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 Higham?
About £2,492.38 for 2026-27, of which £103.75 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Higham?
About £1,938.52 a year, or £193.85 a month over 10 payments.
How does Higham compare with the rest of Gravesham?
Its parish precept adds £103.75 to a Band D bill; across Gravesham parish precepts add £19.61 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in Gravesham 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