Faversham · Swale · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Faversham?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,486.35£80.70 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 2026-27FavershamBand 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
  • Faversham parish precept£130.03
Total for the year£2,486.35
Parish part
£130.03
+£28.70 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,657.57
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£248.63
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
7,488
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Faversham, 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£1,657.57£165.766/9
Band B£1,933.83£193.387/9
Band C£2,210.09£221.018/9
Band D£2,486.35£248.639/9
Band E£3,038.87£303.8911/9
Band F£3,591.39£359.1413/9
Band G£4,143.92£414.3915/9
Band H£4,972.70£497.2718/9

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Band D in Faversham compared

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

FavershamFaversham£2,486Swale averageSwale average£2,406No parish partNo parish part£2,356England averageEngland average£2,392
FavershamFaversham£2,486Swale averageSwale average£2,406No parish partNo parish part£2,356England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Faversham
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Faversham in 2026-27

Faversham's local council set a precept of £973,600 for 2026-27, raised from 7,488 Band D-equivalent homes: £130.03 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £101.33, so it has risen by £28.70 (28.3%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,364.17 in 2025-26, so it is up 5.2%.

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 Faversham, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,657.57£1,658AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,933.83£1,934BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,210.09£2,210CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,486.35£2,486DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,038.87£3,039EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,591.39£3,591FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,143.92£4,144GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,972.70£4,973HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,657.57£1,658AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,933.83£1,934BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,210.09£2,210CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,486.35£2,486DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,038.87£3,039EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,591.39£3,591FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,143.92£4,144GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,972.70£4,973HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Faversham, 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£1,657.57£165.76£138.13£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,933.83£193.38£161.15£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,210.09£221.01£184.17£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,486.35£248.63£207.20£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,038.87£303.89£253.24£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,591.39£359.14£299.28£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,143.92£414.39£345.33£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,972.70£497.27£414.39£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 Faversham?
About £2,486.35 for 2026-27, of which £130.03 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Faversham?
About £1,933.83 a year, or £193.38 a month over 10 payments.
How does Faversham compare with the rest of Swale?
Its parish precept adds £130.03 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