Bapchild · Swale · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Bapchild?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,375.04£30.61 less than the Swale Band D average (£2,405.65).
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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 2026-27BapchildBand D
  • Swale council£212.76
  • Kent County Council£1,758.60
  • Kent Police and Crime Commissioner£285.15
  • Kent and Medway Fire Authority£99.81
  • Bapchild parish precept£18.72
Total for the year£2,375.04
Parish part
£18.72
−£1.26 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,583.36
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£237.50
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
736
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Bapchild, 2026-27

Estimates: the Swale 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£1,583.36£158.346/9
Band B£1,847.25£184.727/9
Band C£2,111.15£211.128/9
Band D£2,375.04£237.509/9
Band E£2,902.83£290.2811/9
Band F£3,430.61£343.0613/9
Band G£3,958.40£395.8415/9
Band H£4,750.08£475.0118/9

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Band D in Bapchild compared

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

BapchildBapchild£2,375Swale averageSwale average£2,406No parish partNo parish part£2,356England averageEngland average£2,392
BapchildBapchild£2,375Swale averageSwale average£2,406No parish partNo parish part£2,356England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Bapchild
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Bapchild in 2026-27

Bapchild's local council set a precept of £13,780 for 2026-27, raised from 736 Band D-equivalent homes: £18.72 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £19.98, so it has fallen by £1.26 (6.3%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,282.82 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.0%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Swale: £212.76 for Swale 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 Bapchild, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,583.36£1,583AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,847.25£1,847BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,111.15£2,111CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,375.04£2,375DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,902.83£2,903EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,430.61£3,431FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,958.40£3,958GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,750.08£4,750HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,583.36£1,583AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,847.25£1,847BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,111.15£2,111CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,375.04£2,375DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,902.83£2,903EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,430.61£3,431FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,958.40£3,958GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,750.08£4,750HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Bapchild, 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£1,583.36£158.34£131.95£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,847.25£184.72£153.94£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,111.15£211.12£175.93£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,375.04£237.50£197.92£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,902.83£290.28£241.90£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,430.61£343.06£285.88£3,454.4213/9
Band G£3,958.40£395.84£329.87£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,750.08£475.01£395.84£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 Bapchild?
About £2,375.04 for 2026-27, of which £18.72 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Bapchild?
About £1,847.25 a year, or £184.72 a month over 10 payments.
How does Bapchild compare with the rest of Swale?
Its parish precept adds £18.72 to a Band D bill; across Swale parish precepts add £49.33 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in Swale 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