Swanley · Sevenoaks · 2026-27
How much is council tax in Swanley?
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
- Swanley parish precept£126.99
Council tax bands in Swanley, 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 | £1,686.02 | £168.60 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,967.02 | £196.70 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,248.03 | £224.80 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,529.03 | £252.90 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,091.04 | £309.10 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,653.04 | £365.30 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,215.05 | £421.50 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £5,058.06 | £505.81 | 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 Swanley.
Band D in Swanley compared
Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Swanley figure is an estimate
- Band D a year
- Swanley
Swanley in 2026-27
Swanley's local council set a precept of £743,729 for 2026-27, raised from 5,857 Band D-equivalent homes: £126.99 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £122.11, so it has risen by £4.88 (4.0%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,429.32 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.1%.
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 Swanley, 2026-27
Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band
- Swanley, each band
- Band D, the band every charge is set from
- England average for the band
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| Band | Per year | 10 payments of | 12 payments of | England average | Ratio to D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,686.02 | £168.60 | £140.50 | £1,594.35 | 6/9 |
| Band B | £1,967.02 | £196.70 | £163.92 | £1,860.07 | 7/9 |
| Band C | £2,248.03 | £224.80 | £187.34 | £2,125.80 | 8/9 |
| Band D | £2,529.03 | £252.90 | £210.75 | £2,391.52 | 9/9 |
| Band E | £3,091.04 | £309.10 | £257.59 | £2,922.97 | 11/9 |
| Band F | £3,653.04 | £365.30 | £304.42 | £3,454.42 | 13/9 |
| Band G | £4,215.05 | £421.50 | £351.25 | £3,985.87 | 15/9 |
| Band H | £5,058.06 | £505.81 | £421.51 | £4,783.04 | 18/9 |
Questions
- What is Band D council tax in Swanley?
- About £2,529.03 for 2026-27, of which £126.99 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
- How much is Band B council tax in Swanley?
- About £1,967.02 a year, or £196.70 a month over 10 payments.
- How does Swanley compare with the rest of Sevenoaks?
- Its parish precept adds £126.99 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