Council tax bands in Dover 2026-27
Average Band D council tax in Dover, including parish charges, is £2,461.74 a year in 2026-27, about £246.17 a month over 10 payments.
Every home in Dover is in a parish that charges, so no home pays the basic charge of £2,370.90 alone.
Every band in Dover
On average, council tax in Dover runs from £1,641.16 a year for Band A to £4,923.48 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,641.16 | £164.12 | £136.76 | £1,230.87 |
| Band B | £1,914.69 | £191.47 | £159.56 | £1,436.02 |
| Band C | £2,188.21 | £218.82 | £182.35 | £1,641.16 |
| Band D | £2,461.74 | £246.17 | £205.15 | £1,846.30 |
| Band E | £3,008.79 | £300.88 | £250.73 | £2,256.59 |
| Band F | £3,555.85 | £355.59 | £296.32 | £2,666.89 |
| Band G | £4,102.90 | £410.29 | £341.91 | £3,077.18 |
| Band H | £4,923.48 | £492.35 | £410.29 | £3,692.61 |
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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 Dover
Most homes in Dover are in Bands B and C (57%). Terraced houses, about 3 in 10 homes here, are mostly Band B (56%). The most common kind of home is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house (9,170 homes), mostly Band C (52%). These are shares of all 56,480 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 | 12.9% |
| Band B | 31% |
| Band C | 26.2% |
| Band D | 13.9% |
| Band E | 8.3% |
| Band F | 4.6% |
| Band G | 2.9% |
| Band H | 0.1% |
Compared with the South East average, there are more homes in Bands A and B (44%, 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 | 17,850 | 32% | Band B (56%) |
| Semi-detached houses | 12,680 | 23% | Band C (48%) |
| Flats and maisonettes | 10,050 | 18% | Band A (58%) |
| Detached houses | 8,320 | 15% | Band E (31%) |
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 Dover goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| Dover district council | £227.34 (9%) |
| County council | £1,758.60 (71%) |
| Police | £285.15 (12%) |
| Fire and rescue | £99.81 (4%) |
| Parish and town councils (average) | £90.84 (4%) |
The parish share is the average across every parish; each parish sets its own.
How council tax in Dover has changed
The average Band D including parish charges went up by £97.29 (4.1%), from £2,364.45 in 2025-26 to £2,461.74 in 2026-27.
Band D in Dover is £36.45 a year above the South East average of £2,425.29, and its 4.1% 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 14.5%, close to the South East average rise of 15.3%.
Band D in Dover is the 28th highest of 64 councils in the South East, and the 95th highest 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.
Dover and other councils
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| Canterbury | £2,397.99 |
| Thanet | £2,490.90 |
| Folkestone and Hythe | £2,440.65 |
| Ashford | £2,342.93 |
| Swale | £2,356.32 |
| Maidstone | £2,454.24 |
Similar district councils
Other district councils closest in size to Dover (56,480 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Rushcliffe | £2,567.26 | 56,290 |
| Wyre | £2,428.93 | 56,700 |
| North Norfolk | £2,366.82 | 56,870 |
| East Staffordshire | £2,296.41 | 57,020 |
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).
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