Otford · Sevenoaks · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Otford?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,529.51£7.15 more than the Sevenoaks Band D average (£2,522.36).
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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 2026-27OtfordBand 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
  • Otford parish precept£127.47
Total for the year£2,529.51
Parish part
£127.47
−£0.50 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,686.34
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£252.95
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
1,741
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Otford, 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£1,686.34£168.636/9
Band B£1,967.40£196.747/9
Band C£2,248.45£224.848/9
Band D£2,529.51£252.959/9
Band E£3,091.62£309.1611/9
Band F£3,653.74£365.3713/9
Band G£4,215.85£421.5915/9
Band H£5,059.02£505.9018/9

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Band D in Otford compared

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

OtfordOtford£2,530Sevenoaks averageSevenoaks average£2,522No parish partNo parish part£2,402England averageEngland average£2,392
OtfordOtford£2,530Sevenoaks aver…Sevenoaks average£2,522No parish partNo parish part£2,402England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Otford
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Otford in 2026-27

Otford's local council set a precept of £221,935 for 2026-27, raised from 1,741 Band D-equivalent homes: £127.47 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £127.97, so it has fallen by £0.50 (0.4%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,435.18 in 2025-26, so it is up 3.9%.

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 Otford, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,686.34£1,686AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,967.40£1,967BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,248.45£2,248CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,529.51£2,530DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,091.62£3,092EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,653.74£3,654FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,215.85£4,216GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,059.02£5,059HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,686.34£1,686AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,967.40£1,967BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,248.45£2,248CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,529.51£2,530DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,091.62£3,092EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,653.74£3,654FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,215.85£4,216GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,059.02£5,059HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Otford, 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£1,686.34£168.63£140.53£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,967.40£196.74£163.95£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,248.45£224.84£187.37£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,529.51£252.95£210.79£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,091.62£309.16£257.63£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,653.74£365.37£304.48£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,215.85£421.59£351.32£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,059.02£505.90£421.59£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 Otford?
About £2,529.51 for 2026-27, of which £127.47 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Otford?
About £1,967.40 a year, or £196.74 a month over 10 payments.
How does Otford compare with the rest of Sevenoaks?
Its parish precept adds £127.47 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