Kingswear · South Hams · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Kingswear?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,607.21£8.01 less than the South Hams Band D average (£2,615.22).
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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 2026-27KingswearBand D
  • South Hams council£202.54
  • Devon County Council£1,891.17
  • Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner£303.20
  • Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Authority£109.68
  • Kingswear parish precept£100.62
Total for the year£2,607.21
Parish part
£100.62
+£19.40 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,738.14
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£260.72
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
962
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Kingswear, 2026-27

Estimates: the South Hams 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£1,738.14£173.816/9
Band B£2,027.83£202.787/9
Band C£2,317.52£231.758/9
Band D£2,607.21£260.729/9
Band E£3,186.59£318.6611/9
Band F£3,765.97£376.6013/9
Band G£4,345.35£434.5415/9
Band H£5,214.42£521.4418/9

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Band D in Kingswear compared

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

KingswearKingswear£2,607South Hams averageSouth Hams average£2,615No parish partNo parish part£2,507England averageEngland average£2,392
KingswearKingswear£2,607South Hams ave…South Hams average£2,615No parish partNo parish part£2,507England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Kingswear
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Kingswear in 2026-27

Kingswear's local council set a precept of £96,800 for 2026-27, raised from 962 Band D-equivalent homes: £100.62 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £81.22, so it has risen by £19.40 (23.9%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,472.02 in 2025-26, so it is up 5.5%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across South Hams: £202.54 for South Hams council, £1,891.17 for Devon County Council, £303.20 for Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner, £109.68 for Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Authority.

Council tax by band in Kingswear, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,738.14£1,738AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,027.83£2,028BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,317.52£2,318CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,607.21£2,607DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,186.59£3,187EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,765.97£3,766FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,345.35£4,345GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,214.42£5,214HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,738.14£1,738AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,027.83£2,028BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,317.52£2,318CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,607.21£2,607DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,186.59£3,187EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,765.97£3,766FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,345.35£4,345GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,214.42£5,214HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Kingswear, 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£1,738.14£173.81£144.84£1,594.356/9
Band B£2,027.83£202.78£168.99£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,317.52£231.75£193.13£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,607.21£260.72£217.27£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,186.59£318.66£265.55£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,765.97£376.60£313.83£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,345.35£434.54£362.11£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,214.42£521.44£434.54£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 Kingswear?
About £2,607.21 for 2026-27, of which £100.62 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Kingswear?
About £2,027.83 a year, or £202.78 a month over 10 payments.
How does Kingswear compare with the rest of South Hams?
Its parish precept adds £100.62 to a Band D bill; across South Hams parish precepts add £108.63 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in South Hams 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