County · Kent · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Kent?

Band D, 2026-27 (average of the 12 councils)£2,456.81From £2,375 in Dartford to £2,539 in Folkestone and Hythe. Kent County Council takes £1,758.60 of every Band D bill.

Area averages set by councils for 2026-27 (MHCLG). Real bills vary by parish, band and discount. How the figures work

Councils
12
district councils send the bills
Lowest
£2,375
Dartford
Highest
£2,539
Folkestone and Hythe
County part
£1,759
of a Band D bill

Council tax bands in Kent, 2026-27

County average across the 12 councils, including parish precepts. Every band pays a fixed share of Band D; your own council's figures are on its page.

BandPer yearPer month (10 payments)Ratio to D
Band A£1,637.87£163.796/9
Band B£1,910.85£191.097/9
Band C most common here£2,183.83£218.388/9
Band D£2,456.81£245.689/9
Band E£3,002.77£300.2811/9
Band F£3,548.73£354.8713/9
Band G£4,094.69£409.4715/9
Band H£4,913.62£491.3618/9

Band D in Kent, 2026-27

Area averages including parish precepts; the tick is the county average

Folkestone and HytheFolkestone and Hythe£2,539Kent average: £2,457SevenoaksSevenoaks£2,522Kent average: £2,457MaidstoneMaidstone£2,503Kent average: £2,457ThanetThanet£2,491Kent average: £2,457Tonbridge and MallingTonbridge and Malling£2,472Kent average: £2,457DoverDover£2,462Kent average: £2,457Tunbridge WellsTunbridge Wells£2,446Kent average: £2,457CanterburyCanterbury£2,419Kent average: £2,457AshfordAshford£2,410Kent average: £2,457GraveshamGravesham£2,408Kent average: £2,457SwaleSwale£2,406Kent average: £2,457DartfordDartford£2,375Kent average: £2,457
Folkestone and…Folkestone and Hythe£2,539Kent average: £2,457SevenoaksSevenoaks£2,522Kent average: £2,457MaidstoneMaidstone£2,503Kent average: £2,457ThanetThanet£2,491Kent average: £2,457Tonbridge and…Tonbridge and Malling£2,472Kent average: £2,457DoverDover£2,462Kent average: £2,457Tunbridge WellsTunbridge Wells£2,446Kent average: £2,457CanterburyCanterbury£2,419Kent average: £2,457AshfordAshford£2,410Kent average: £2,457GraveshamGravesham£2,408Kent average: £2,457SwaleSwale£2,406Kent average: £2,457DartfordDartford£2,375Kent average: £2,457
  • Band D a year
  • Kent average (£2,457)
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27, Table 9.

Every council in Kent

CouncilTypeBand DBand AChange
Dartforddistrict council£2,375.15£1,583.43+4.1%
Swaledistrict council£2,405.65£1,603.77+4.3%
Graveshamdistrict council£2,408.24£1,605.49+4.1%
Ashforddistrict council£2,410.16£1,606.77+4.3%
Canterburydistrict council£2,419.33£1,612.89+4.2%
Tunbridge Wellsdistrict council£2,446.15£1,630.77+4.2%
Doverdistrict council£2,461.74£1,641.16+4.1%
Tonbridge and Mallingdistrict council£2,471.83£1,647.89+4.1%
Thanetdistrict council£2,490.90£1,660.60+4.2%
Maidstonedistrict council£2,502.59£1,668.39+4.1%
Sevenoaksdistrict council£2,522.36£1,681.57+4.3%
Folkestone and Hythedistrict council£2,538.75£1,692.50+4.2%

Each council here sends the bills and keeps its own part; Kent County Council sets the county part. The county average is weighted by each council's tax base (Band D-equivalent homes). Unitary councils inside the old county are not included.

Not sure of your band?

We cannot look up individual homes. The Valuation Office Agency checker on GOV.UK gives the band for any address in Kent.

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Data: MHCLG, 2026-27 releases, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources and method