Buckland · Swale · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Buckland?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,401.50£4.15 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 2026-27BucklandBand 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
  • Buckland parish precept£45.18
Total for the year£2,401.50
Parish part
£45.18
−£0.89 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,601.00
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£240.15
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
200
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Buckland, 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£1,601.00£160.106/9
Band B£1,867.83£186.787/9
Band C£2,134.67£213.478/9
Band D£2,401.50£240.159/9
Band E£2,935.17£293.5211/9
Band F£3,468.83£346.8813/9
Band G£4,002.50£400.2515/9
Band H£4,803.00£480.3018/9

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Band D in Buckland compared

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

BucklandBuckland£2,402Swale averageSwale average£2,406No parish partNo parish part£2,356England averageEngland average£2,392
BucklandBuckland£2,402Swale averageSwale average£2,406No parish partNo parish part£2,356England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Buckland
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Buckland in 2026-27

Buckland's local council (grouped with Norton and Stone Parishes) set a precept of £9,034 for 2026-27, raised from 200 Band D-equivalent homes: £45.18 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £46.07, so it has fallen by £0.89 (1.9%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,308.91 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 Buckland, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,601.00£1,601AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,867.83£1,868BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,134.67£2,135CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,401.50£2,402DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,935.17£2,935EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,468.83£3,469FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,002.50£4,002GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,803.00£4,803HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,601.00£1,601AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,867.83£1,868BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,134.67£2,135CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,401.50£2,402DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,935.17£2,935EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,468.83£3,469FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,002.50£4,002GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,803.00£4,803HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Buckland, 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£1,601.00£160.10£133.42£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,867.83£186.78£155.65£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,134.67£213.47£177.89£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,401.50£240.15£200.12£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,935.17£293.52£244.60£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,468.83£346.88£289.07£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,002.50£400.25£333.54£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,803.00£480.30£400.25£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 Buckland?
About £2,401.50 for 2026-27, of which £45.18 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Buckland?
About £1,867.83 a year, or £186.78 a month over 10 payments.
How does Buckland compare with the rest of Swale?
Its parish precept adds £45.18 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