Council tax bands in Dartford 2026-27
Band D council tax in Dartford is £2,332.20 a year in 2026-27, about £233.22 a month over 10 payments.
This is the charge for a home with no parish or town council charge.
Homes in Dartford's parish or town council areas pay a little more.
Every band in Dartford
Council tax in Dartford runs from £1,554.80 a year for Band A to £4,664.40 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,554.80 | £155.48 | £129.57 | £1,166.10 |
| Band B | £1,813.93 | £181.39 | £151.16 | £1,360.45 |
| Band C | £2,073.07 | £207.31 | £172.76 | £1,554.80 |
| Band D | £2,332.20 | £233.22 | £194.35 | £1,749.15 |
| Band E | £2,850.47 | £285.05 | £237.54 | £2,137.85 |
| Band F | £3,368.73 | £336.87 | £280.73 | £2,526.55 |
| Band G | £3,887.00 | £388.70 | £323.92 | £2,915.25 |
| Band H | £4,664.40 | £466.44 | £388.70 | £3,498.30 |
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How bands work: every band is a fixed fraction of Band D, set in law (Band A is 6/9 of Band D and Band H 18/9), rounded here to the penny. A home's band comes from its value on 1 April 1991: Band A up to £40,000, Band H over £320,000. Payments are the yearly charge divided by 10 or 12. Other bands may differ by a penny from your council's table because of how councils round.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, local authority level data (Table 10, Data_Billing), published 25 March 2026.
Homes by band in Dartford
Most homes in Dartford are in Bands C and D (59%). Terraced houses, about 3 in 10 homes here, are mostly Band C (52%). The most common kind of home is a 3-bedroom terraced house (9,730 homes), mostly Band C (51%). These are shares of all 51,130 homes on the list, not the band of any one home: a home's own band is on GOV.UK.
| Band | Share of homes |
|---|---|
| Band A | 3.4% |
| Band B | 13.4% |
| Band C | 30.1% |
| Band D | 29% |
| Band E | 15.6% |
| Band F | 6% |
| Band G | 2.2% |
| Band H | 0.1% |
Compared with the South East average, there are fewer homes in Bands A and B (17%, against 25%) and fewer homes in Band F and above (8%, against 15%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced houses | 16,910 | 33% | Band C (52%) |
| Flats and maisonettes | 13,940 | 27% | Band D (34%) |
| Semi-detached houses | 12,100 | 24% | Band D (40%) |
| Detached houses | 4,640 | 9% | Band F (40%) |
Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, 31 March 2026 (CTSOP3.0, band by property type), published 24 September 2026. VOA counts are rounded to the nearest 10; property types with fewer than 500 homes are not shown.
Where Band D council tax in Dartford goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| Dartford district council | £188.64 (8%) |
| County council | £1,758.60 (75%) |
| Police | £285.15 (12%) |
| Fire and rescue | £99.81 (4%) |
Parish and town council charges come on top for homes in their areas.
How council tax in Dartford has changed
Band D went up by £87.36 (3.9%), from £2,244.84 in 2025-26 to £2,332.20 in 2026-27.
Band D in Dartford is £93.09 a year below the South East average of £2,425.29, and its 3.9% rise this year was smaller than most councils in the South East (South East average: 4.8%).
Over the four years from 2023-24 to 2026-27, Band D here rose 14.0%, less than the South East average rise of 15.3%.
Band D in Dartford is the 14th lowest of 64 councils in the South East, and the 104th lowest of 296 councils in England, ranked by the Band D figure on each council's page.
Averages are weighted by number of homes and use each council's Band D as shown on its page.
Dartford and other councils
Nearby councils
Similar district councils
Other district councils closest in size to Dartford (51,130 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Welwyn Hatfield | £2,390.19 | 50,960 |
| Fareham | £2,270.55 | 51,530 |
| Mid Suffolk | £2,216.42 | 51,580 |
| Chesterfield | £2,318.39 | 51,650 |
Band D as shown on each council's page: the basic charge, or where no home pays that alone, Band D including special expenses or the average including parish charges. Similar councils are the same type of council, nearest in number of homes (Valuation Office Agency, 31 March 2026).
Finding a home's band
Each home's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency. You can look up any home's band on GOV.UK.
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