Council tax bands in Thanet 2026-27
Average Band D council tax in Thanet, including parish charges, is £2,490.90 a year in 2026-27, about £249.09 a month over 10 payments.
Every home in Thanet is in a parish that charges, so no home pays the basic charge of £2,422.71 alone.
Every band in Thanet
On average, council tax in Thanet runs from £1,660.60 a year for Band A to £4,981.80 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,660.60 | £166.06 | £138.38 | £1,245.45 |
| Band B | £1,937.37 | £193.74 | £161.45 | £1,453.03 |
| Band C | £2,214.13 | £221.41 | £184.51 | £1,660.60 |
| Band D | £2,490.90 | £249.09 | £207.58 | £1,868.18 |
| Band E | £3,044.43 | £304.44 | £253.70 | £2,283.32 |
| Band F | £3,597.97 | £359.80 | £299.83 | £2,698.48 |
| Band G | £4,151.50 | £415.15 | £345.96 | £3,113.63 |
| Band H | £4,981.80 | £498.18 | £415.15 | £3,736.35 |
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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 Thanet
Most homes in Thanet are in Bands B and C (55%). Flats, about 3 in 10 homes here, are mostly Band A (67%). The most common kind of home is a 2-bedroom flat (9,980 homes), mostly Band A (51%). These are shares of all 70,740 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 | 23.3% |
| Band B | 28.9% |
| Band C | 26.3% |
| Band D | 11.9% |
| Band E | 6% |
| Band F | 2.4% |
| Band G | 1.2% |
| Band H | 0.1% |
Compared with the South East average, there are more homes in Bands A and B (52%, against 25%) and fewer homes in Band F and above (4%, against 15%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flats and maisonettes | 21,190 | 30% | Band A (67%) |
| Terraced houses | 17,300 | 25% | Band B (62%) |
| Semi-detached houses | 13,650 | 19% | Band C (51%) |
| Detached houses | 7,780 | 11% | Band E (37%) |
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 Thanet goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| Thanet district council | £279.15 (11%) |
| County council | £1,758.60 (71%) |
| Police | £285.15 (11%) |
| Fire and rescue | £99.81 (4%) |
| Parish and town councils (average) | £68.19 (3%) |
The parish share is the average across every parish; each parish sets its own.
How council tax in Thanet has changed
The average Band D including parish charges went up by £99.67 (4.2%), from £2,391.23 in 2025-26 to £2,490.90 in 2026-27.
Band D in Thanet is £65.61 a year above the South East average of £2,425.29, and its 4.2% 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 14.6%, close to the South East average rise of 15.3%.
Band D in Thanet is the 24th highest of 64 councils in the South East, and the 77th 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.
Thanet and other councils
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| Dover | £2,461.74 |
| Canterbury | £2,397.99 |
| Swale | £2,356.32 |
| Folkestone and Hythe | £2,440.65 |
| Ashford | £2,342.93 |
| Southend-on-Sea | £2,256.30 |
Similar district councils
Other district councils closest in size to Thanet (70,740 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Warwick | £2,415.78 | 70,590 |
| Preston | £2,564.22 | 71,200 |
| Mid Sussex | £2,474.26 | 71,260 |
| Braintree | £2,215.80 | 71,750 |
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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