Oare · Swale · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Oare?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,453.25£47.60 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 2026-27OareBand 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
  • Oare parish precept£96.93
Total for the year£2,453.25
Parish part
£96.93
+£11.12 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,635.50
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£245.32
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
175
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Oare, 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£1,635.50£163.556/9
Band B£1,908.08£190.817/9
Band C£2,180.67£218.078/9
Band D£2,453.25£245.329/9
Band E£2,998.42£299.8411/9
Band F£3,543.58£354.3613/9
Band G£4,088.75£408.8815/9
Band H£4,906.50£490.6518/9

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Band D in Oare compared

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

OareOare£2,453Swale averageSwale average£2,406No parish partNo parish part£2,356England averageEngland average£2,392
OareOare£2,453Swale averageSwale average£2,406No parish partNo parish part£2,356England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Oare
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Oare in 2026-27

Oare's local council set a precept of £17,000 for 2026-27, raised from 175 Band D-equivalent homes: £96.93 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £85.81, so it has risen by £11.12 (13.0%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,348.65 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.5%.

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 Oare, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,635.50£1,636AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,908.08£1,908BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,180.67£2,181CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,453.25£2,453DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,998.42£2,998EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,543.58£3,544FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,088.75£4,089GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,906.50£4,906HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,635.50£1,636AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,908.08£1,908BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,180.67£2,181CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,453.25£2,453DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,998.42£2,998EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,543.58£3,544FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,088.75£4,089GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,906.50£4,906HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Oare, 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£1,635.50£163.55£136.29£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,908.08£190.81£159.01£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,180.67£218.07£181.72£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,453.25£245.32£204.44£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,998.42£299.84£249.87£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,543.58£354.36£295.30£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,088.75£408.88£340.73£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,906.50£490.65£408.88£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 Oare?
About £2,453.25 for 2026-27, of which £96.93 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Oare?
About £1,908.08 a year, or £190.81 a month over 10 payments.
How does Oare compare with the rest of Swale?
Its parish precept adds £96.93 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