Farningham · Sevenoaks · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Farningham?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,504.83£17.53 less than the Sevenoaks Band D average (£2,522.36).
Your band
Check your band on GOV.UK

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 2026-27FarninghamBand D
  • Sevenoaks council£258.48
  • Kent County Council£1,758.60
  • Kent Police and Crime Commissioner£285.15
  • Kent and Medway Fire Authority£99.81
  • Farningham parish precept£102.79
Total for the year£2,504.83
Parish part
£102.79
+£27.39 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,669.89
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£250.48
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
692
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Farningham, 2026-27

Estimates: the Sevenoaks 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£1,669.89£166.996/9
Band B£1,948.20£194.827/9
Band C£2,226.52£222.658/9
Band D£2,504.83£250.489/9
Band E£3,061.46£306.1511/9
Band F£3,618.09£361.8113/9
Band G£4,174.72£417.4715/9
Band H£5,009.66£500.9718/9

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 Farningham.

Find your own home's band GOV.UK, opens the official tool

Band D in Farningham compared

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

FarninghamFarningham£2,505Sevenoaks averageSevenoaks average£2,522No parish partNo parish part£2,402England averageEngland average£2,392
FarninghamFarningham£2,505Sevenoaks aver…Sevenoaks average£2,522No parish partNo parish part£2,402England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Farningham
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Farningham in 2026-27

Farningham's local council set a precept of £71,108 for 2026-27, raised from 692 Band D-equivalent homes: £102.79 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £75.40, so it has risen by £27.39 (36.3%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,382.61 in 2025-26, so it is up 5.1%.

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 Farningham, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,669.89£1,670AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,948.20£1,948BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,226.52£2,227CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,504.83£2,505DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,061.46£3,061EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,618.09£3,618FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,174.72£4,175GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,009.66£5,010HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,669.89£1,670AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,948.20£1,948BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,226.52£2,227CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,504.83£2,505DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,061.46£3,061EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,618.09£3,618FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,174.72£4,175GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,009.66£5,010HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Farningham, each band
  • Band D, the band every charge is set from
  • England average for the band
View as table
BandPer year10 payments of12 payments ofEngland averageRatio to D
Band A£1,669.89£166.99£139.16£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,948.20£194.82£162.35£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,226.52£222.65£185.54£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,504.83£250.48£208.74£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,061.46£306.15£255.12£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,618.09£361.81£301.51£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,174.72£417.47£347.89£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,009.66£500.97£417.47£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 Farningham?
About £2,504.83 for 2026-27, of which £102.79 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Farningham?
About £1,948.20 a year, or £194.82 a month over 10 payments.
How does Farningham compare with the rest of Sevenoaks?
Its parish precept adds £102.79 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