Lower Halstow · Swale · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Lower Halstow?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,439.14£33.49 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 2026-27Lower HalstowBand 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
  • Lower Halstow parish precept£82.82
Total for the year£2,439.14
Parish part
£82.82
+£0.10 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,626.09
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£243.91
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
462
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Lower Halstow, 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£1,626.09£162.616/9
Band B£1,897.11£189.717/9
Band C£2,168.12£216.818/9
Band D£2,439.14£243.919/9
Band E£2,981.17£298.1211/9
Band F£3,523.20£352.3213/9
Band G£4,065.23£406.5215/9
Band H£4,878.28£487.8318/9

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Band D in Lower Halstow compared

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

Lower HalstowLower Halstow£2,439Swale averageSwale average£2,406No parish partNo parish part£2,356England averageEngland average£2,392
Lower HalstowLower Halstow£2,439Swale averageSwale average£2,406No parish partNo parish part£2,356England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Lower Halstow
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Lower Halstow in 2026-27

Lower Halstow's local council set a precept of £38,240 for 2026-27, raised from 462 Band D-equivalent homes: £82.82 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £82.72, so it has risen by £0.10 (0.1%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,345.56 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 Lower Halstow, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,626.09£1,626AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,897.11£1,897BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,168.12£2,168CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,439.14£2,439DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,981.17£2,981EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,523.20£3,523FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,065.23£4,065GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,878.28£4,878HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,626.09£1,626AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,897.11£1,897BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,168.12£2,168CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,439.14£2,439DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,981.17£2,981EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,523.20£3,523FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,065.23£4,065GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,878.28£4,878HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Lower Halstow, 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£1,626.09£162.61£135.51£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,897.11£189.71£158.09£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,168.12£216.81£180.68£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,439.14£243.91£203.26£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,981.17£298.12£248.43£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,523.20£352.32£293.60£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,065.23£406.52£338.77£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,878.28£487.83£406.52£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 Lower Halstow?
About £2,439.14 for 2026-27, of which £82.82 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Lower Halstow?
About £1,897.11 a year, or £189.71 a month over 10 payments.
How does Lower Halstow compare with the rest of Swale?
Its parish precept adds £82.82 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