Dunkirk · Swale · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Dunkirk?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,420.10£14.45 more 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 2026-27DunkirkBand 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
  • Dunkirk parish precept£63.78
Total for the year£2,420.10
Parish part
£63.78
+£1.54 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,613.40
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£242.01
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
531
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Dunkirk, 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£1,613.40£161.346/9
Band B£1,882.30£188.237/9
Band C£2,151.20£215.128/9
Band D£2,420.10£242.019/9
Band E£2,957.90£295.7911/9
Band F£3,495.70£349.5713/9
Band G£4,033.50£403.3515/9
Band H£4,840.20£484.0218/9

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Band D in Dunkirk compared

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

DunkirkDunkirk£2,420Swale averageSwale average£2,406No parish partNo parish part£2,356England averageEngland average£2,392
DunkirkDunkirk£2,420Swale averageSwale average£2,406No parish partNo parish part£2,356England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Dunkirk
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Dunkirk in 2026-27

Dunkirk's local council set a precept of £33,848 for 2026-27, raised from 531 Band D-equivalent homes: £63.78 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £62.24, so it has risen by £1.54 (2.5%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,325.08 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.1%.

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 Dunkirk, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,613.40£1,613AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,882.30£1,882BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,151.20£2,151CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,420.10£2,420DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,957.90£2,958EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,495.70£3,496FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,033.50£4,034GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,840.20£4,840HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,613.40£1,613AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,882.30£1,882BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,151.20£2,151CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,420.10£2,420DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,957.90£2,958EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,495.70£3,496FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,033.50£4,034GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,840.20£4,840HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Dunkirk, 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£1,613.40£161.34£134.45£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,882.30£188.23£156.86£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,151.20£215.12£179.27£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,420.10£242.01£201.67£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,957.90£295.79£246.49£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,495.70£349.57£291.31£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,033.50£403.35£336.12£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,840.20£484.02£403.35£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 Dunkirk?
About £2,420.10 for 2026-27, of which £63.78 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Dunkirk?
About £1,882.30 a year, or £188.23 a month over 10 payments.
How does Dunkirk compare with the rest of Swale?
Its parish precept adds £63.78 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