Council tax bands in Swale 2026-27
Band D council tax in Swale is £2,356.32 a year in 2026-27, about £235.63 a month over 10 payments.
This is the charge for a home with no parish or town council charge.
Every band in Swale
Council tax in Swale runs from £1,570.88 a year for Band A to £4,712.64 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,570.88 | £157.09 | £130.91 | £1,178.16 |
| Band B | £1,832.69 | £183.27 | £152.72 | £1,374.52 |
| Band C | £2,094.51 | £209.45 | £174.54 | £1,570.88 |
| Band D | £2,356.32 | £235.63 | £196.36 | £1,767.24 |
| Band E | £2,879.95 | £288.00 | £240.00 | £2,159.96 |
| Band F | £3,403.57 | £340.36 | £283.63 | £2,552.68 |
| Band G | £3,927.20 | £392.72 | £327.27 | £2,945.40 |
| Band H | £4,712.64 | £471.26 | £392.72 | £3,534.48 |
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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 Swale
Most homes in Swale are in Bands B and C (51%). Terraced houses, about 3 in 10 homes here, are most often Band B (48%). The most common kind of home is a 3-bedroom terraced house (12,760 homes), most often Band B (44%). These are shares of all 67,910 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 | 15.3% |
| Band B | 24.5% |
| Band C | 26.6% |
| Band D | 18.2% |
| Band E | 9.2% |
| Band F | 4.2% |
| Band G | 1.9% |
| Band H | 0.2% |
Compared with the South East average, there are more homes in Bands A and B (40%, against 25%) and fewer homes in Band F and above (6%, against 15%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced houses | 21,870 | 32% | Band B (48%) |
| Semi-detached houses | 16,370 | 24% | Band C (50%) |
| Detached houses | 11,270 | 17% | Band E (37%) |
| Flats and maisonettes | 8,370 | 12% | Band A (62%) |
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 Swale goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| Swale district council | £212.76 (9%) |
| 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 Swale has changed
Band D went up by £93.48 (4.1%), from £2,262.84 in 2025-26 to £2,356.32 in 2026-27.
Band D in Swale is £68.97 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 14.4%, close to the South East average rise of 15.3%.
Band D in Swale is the 18th lowest of 64 councils in the South East, and the 126th 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.
Swale and other councils
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| Maidstone | £2,454.24 |
| Medway | £2,319.29 |
| Ashford | £2,342.93 |
| Canterbury | £2,397.99 |
| Southend-on-Sea | £2,256.30 |
| Gravesham | £2,388.63 |
Similar district councils
Other district councils closest in size to Swale (67,910 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| South Oxfordshire | £2,461.30 | 68,140 |
| South Kesteven | £2,189.17 | 68,170 |
| Stratford-on-Avon | £2,396.75 | 68,210 |
| Lancaster | £2,461.07 | 67,460 |
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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