Council tax bands in Sevenoaks 2026-27
Average Band D council tax in Sevenoaks, including parish charges, is £2,522.36 a year in 2026-27, about £252.24 a month over 10 payments.
Every home in Sevenoaks is in a parish that charges, so no home pays the basic charge of £2,402.04 alone.
Every band in Sevenoaks
On average, council tax in Sevenoaks runs from £1,681.57 a year for Band A to £5,044.72 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,681.57 | £168.16 | £140.13 | £1,261.18 |
| Band B | £1,961.84 | £196.18 | £163.49 | £1,471.38 |
| Band C | £2,242.10 | £224.21 | £186.84 | £1,681.57 |
| Band D | £2,522.36 | £252.24 | £210.20 | £1,891.77 |
| Band E | £3,082.88 | £308.29 | £256.91 | £2,312.16 |
| Band F | £3,643.41 | £364.34 | £303.62 | £2,732.56 |
| Band G | £4,203.93 | £420.39 | £350.33 | £3,152.95 |
| Band H | £5,044.72 | £504.47 | £420.39 | £3,783.54 |
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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 Sevenoaks
The most common band in Sevenoaks is Band D (23% of homes). Terraced houses, about 2 in 10 homes here, are most often Band C (48%). The most common kind of home is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house (8,210 homes), mostly Band D (55%). These are shares of all 52,860 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 | 3.6% |
| Band B | 6.6% |
| Band C | 22.2% |
| Band D | 23.1% |
| Band E | 14.7% |
| Band F | 11.8% |
| Band G | 15.2% |
| Band H | 3% |
Compared with the South East average, there are fewer homes in Bands A and B (10%, against 25%) and more homes in Band F and above (30%, against 15%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced houses | 12,860 | 24% | Band C (48%) |
| Detached houses | 12,580 | 24% | Band G (50%) |
| Semi-detached houses | 11,940 | 23% | Band D (46%) |
| Flats and maisonettes | 8,410 | 16% | Band C (39%) |
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 Sevenoaks goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| Sevenoaks district council | £258.48 (10%) |
| County council | £1,758.60 (70%) |
| Police | £285.15 (11%) |
| Fire and rescue | £99.81 (4%) |
| Parish and town councils (average) | £120.32 (5%) |
The parish share is the average across every parish; each parish sets its own.
How council tax in Sevenoaks has changed
The average Band D including parish charges went up by £102.92 (4.3%), from £2,419.44 in 2025-26 to £2,522.36 in 2026-27.
Band D in Sevenoaks is £97.07 a year above the South East average of £2,425.29, and its 4.3% 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 Sevenoaks is the 19th highest of 64 councils in the South East, and the 57th 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.
Sevenoaks and other councils
Nearby councils
Similar district councils
Other district councils closest in size to Sevenoaks (52,860 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| South Ribble | £2,430.16 | 52,980 |
| Broxtowe | £2,582.05 | 52,680 |
| Rugby | £2,452.89 | 52,670 |
| West Lancashire | £2,434.59 | 53,060 |
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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