Sheldwich · Swale · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Sheldwich?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,394.93£10.72 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 2026-27SheldwichBand 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
  • Sheldwich parish precept£38.61
Total for the year£2,394.93
Parish part
£38.61
+£4.16 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,596.62
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£239.49
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
372
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Sheldwich, 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£1,596.62£159.666/9
Band B£1,862.72£186.277/9
Band C£2,128.83£212.888/9
Band D£2,394.93£239.499/9
Band E£2,927.14£292.7111/9
Band F£3,459.34£345.9313/9
Band G£3,991.55£399.1615/9
Band H£4,789.86£478.9918/9

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Band D in Sheldwich compared

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

SheldwichSheldwich£2,395Swale averageSwale average£2,406No parish partNo parish part£2,356England averageEngland average£2,392
SheldwichSheldwich£2,395Swale averageSwale average£2,406No parish partNo parish part£2,356England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Sheldwich
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Sheldwich in 2026-27

Sheldwich's local council (grouped with Badlesmere and Leaveland Parishes) set a precept of £14,370 for 2026-27, raised from 372 Band D-equivalent homes: £38.61 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £34.45, so it has risen by £4.16 (12.1%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,297.29 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.3%.

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 Sheldwich, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,596.62£1,597AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,862.72£1,863BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,128.83£2,129CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,394.93£2,395DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,927.14£2,927EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,459.34£3,459FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,991.55£3,992GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,789.86£4,790HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,596.62£1,597AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,862.72£1,863BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,128.83£2,129CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,394.93£2,395DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,927.14£2,927EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,459.34£3,459FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,991.55£3,992GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,789.86£4,790HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Sheldwich, 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£1,596.62£159.66£133.05£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,862.72£186.27£155.23£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,128.83£212.88£177.40£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,394.93£239.49£199.58£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,927.14£292.71£243.93£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,459.34£345.93£288.28£3,454.4213/9
Band G£3,991.55£399.16£332.63£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,789.86£478.99£399.15£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 Sheldwich?
About £2,394.93 for 2026-27, of which £38.61 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Sheldwich?
About £1,862.72 a year, or £186.27 a month over 10 payments.
How does Sheldwich compare with the rest of Swale?
Its parish precept adds £38.61 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