Cowden · Sevenoaks · 2026-27
How much is council tax in Cowden?
Estimate: council average plus this parish's precept (exact). In 6 published bills we checked, estimates were within £34. How the figures work
- Sevenoaks council£258.48
- Kent County Council£1,758.60
- Kent Police and Crime Commissioner£285.15
- Kent and Medway Fire Authority£99.81
- Cowden parish precept£56.32
Council tax bands in Cowden, 2026-27
Estimates: the Sevenoaks average charge plus the parish precept. Every band pays a fixed share of Band D.
| Band | Per year | Per month (10 payments) | Ratio to D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,638.91 | £163.89 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,912.06 | £191.21 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,185.21 | £218.52 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,458.36 | £245.84 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,004.66 | £300.47 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,550.96 | £355.10 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,097.27 | £409.73 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £4,916.72 | £491.67 | 18/9 |
Not sure of your band?
We cannot look up individual homes. The Valuation Office Agency checker on GOV.UK gives the band for any address in Cowden.
Band D in Cowden compared
Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Cowden figure is an estimate
- Band D a year
- Cowden
Cowden in 2026-27
Cowden's local council set a precept of £26,000 for 2026-27, raised from 462 Band D-equivalent homes: £56.32 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £53.03, so it has risen by £3.29 (6.2%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,360.24 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.2%.
The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Sevenoaks: £258.48 for Sevenoaks 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 Cowden, 2026-27
Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band
- Cowden, each band
- Band D, the band every charge is set from
- England average for the band
View as table
| Band | Per year | 10 payments of | 12 payments of | England average | Ratio to D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,638.91 | £163.89 | £136.58 | £1,594.35 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,912.06 | £191.21 | £159.34 | £1,860.07 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,185.21 | £218.52 | £182.10 | £2,125.80 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,458.36 | £245.84 | £204.86 | £2,391.52 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,004.66 | £300.47 | £250.39 | £2,922.97 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,550.96 | £355.10 | £295.91 | £3,454.42 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,097.27 | £409.73 | £341.44 | £3,985.87 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £4,916.72 | £491.67 | £409.73 | £4,783.04 | 18/9 |
Questions
- What is Band D council tax in Cowden?
- About £2,458.36 for 2026-27, of which £56.32 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
- How much is Band B council tax in Cowden?
- About £1,912.06 a year, or £191.21 a month over 10 payments.
- How does Cowden compare with the rest of Sevenoaks?
- Its parish precept adds £56.32 to a Band D bill; across Sevenoaks parish precepts add £120.32 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).
Parishes in Sevenoaks 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