Tonge · Swale · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Tonge?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,388.02£17.63 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 2026-27TongeBand 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
  • Tonge parish precept£31.70
Total for the year£2,388.02
Parish part
£31.70
+£8.12 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,592.01
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£238.80
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
473
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Tonge, 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£1,592.01£159.206/9
Band B£1,857.35£185.737/9
Band C£2,122.68£212.278/9
Band D£2,388.02£238.809/9
Band E£2,918.69£291.8711/9
Band F£3,449.36£344.9413/9
Band G£3,980.03£398.0015/9
Band H£4,776.04£477.6018/9

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Band D in Tonge compared

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

TongeTonge£2,388Swale averageSwale average£2,406No parish partNo parish part£2,356England averageEngland average£2,392
TongeTonge£2,388Swale averageSwale average£2,406No parish partNo parish part£2,356England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Tonge
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Tonge in 2026-27

Tonge's local council set a precept of £15,000 for 2026-27, raised from 473 Band D-equivalent homes: £31.70 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £23.58, so it has risen by £8.12 (34.4%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,286.42 in 2025-26, so it is up 4.4%.

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 Tonge, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,592.01£1,592AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,857.35£1,857BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,122.68£2,123CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,388.02£2,388DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,918.69£2,919EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,449.36£3,449FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,980.03£3,980GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,776.04£4,776HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,592.01£1,592AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,857.35£1,857BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,122.68£2,123CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,388.02£2,388DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,918.69£2,919EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,449.36£3,449FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £3,980.03£3,980GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,776.04£4,776HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Tonge, 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£1,592.01£159.20£132.67£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,857.35£185.73£154.78£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,122.68£212.27£176.89£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,388.02£238.80£199.00£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,918.69£291.87£243.22£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,449.36£344.94£287.45£3,454.4213/9
Band G£3,980.03£398.00£331.67£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,776.04£477.60£398.00£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 Tonge?
About £2,388.02 for 2026-27, of which £31.70 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Tonge?
About £1,857.35 a year, or £185.73 a month over 10 payments.
How does Tonge compare with the rest of Swale?
Its parish precept adds £31.70 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