Council tax bands in Gravesham 2026-27
Band D council tax in Gravesham is £2,388.63 a year in 2026-27, about £238.86 a month over 10 payments.
This is the charge for a home with no parish or town council charge.
Homes in Gravesham's parish or town council areas pay a little more.
Every band in Gravesham
Council tax in Gravesham runs from £1,592.42 a year for Band A to £4,777.26 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,592.42 | £159.24 | £132.70 | £1,194.32 |
| Band B | £1,857.82 | £185.78 | £154.82 | £1,393.37 |
| Band C | £2,123.23 | £212.32 | £176.94 | £1,592.42 |
| Band D | £2,388.63 | £238.86 | £199.05 | £1,791.47 |
| Band E | £2,919.44 | £291.94 | £243.29 | £2,189.58 |
| Band F | £3,450.24 | £345.02 | £287.52 | £2,587.68 |
| Band G | £3,981.05 | £398.11 | £331.75 | £2,985.79 |
| Band H | £4,777.26 | £477.73 | £398.11 | £3,582.95 |
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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 Gravesham
Most homes in Gravesham are in Bands C and D (58%). Terraced houses, about 3 in 10 homes here, are mostly Band C (58%). The most common kind of home is a 3-bedroom terraced house (10,090 homes), mostly Band C (64%). These are shares of all 45,310 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 | 8.1% |
| Band B | 15.6% |
| Band C | 33.9% |
| Band D | 24.4% |
| Band E | 10.6% |
| Band F | 4.7% |
| Band G | 2.4% |
| Band H | 0.2% |
Compared with the South East average, there are about the same share in Bands A and B (24%, against 25%) and fewer homes in Band F and above (7%, against 15%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced houses | 15,750 | 35% | Band C (58%) |
| Semi-detached houses | 10,840 | 24% | Band D (47%) |
| Flats and maisonettes | 10,110 | 22% | Band B (34%) |
| Detached houses | 4,480 | 10% | Band F (35%) |
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 Gravesham goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| Gravesham district council | £245.07 (10%) |
| County council | £1,758.60 (74%) |
| 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 Gravesham has changed
Band D went up by £94.47 (4.1%), from £2,294.16 in 2025-26 to £2,388.63 in 2026-27.
Band D in Gravesham is £36.66 a year below 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 14.3%, close to the South East average rise of 15.3%.
Band D in Gravesham is the 22nd lowest of 64 councils in the South East, and the 147th 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.
Gravesham and other councils
Nearby councils
Similar district councils
Other district councils closest in size to Gravesham (45,310 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Staffordshire Moorlands | £2,338.21 | 45,350 |
| Harborough | £2,312.80 | 45,480 |
| Hastings | £2,676.58 | 45,100 |
| Spelthorne | £2,526.44 | 45,100 |
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
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