Council tax bands in Tonbridge and Malling 2026-27
Band D council tax in Tonbridge and Malling, including special expenses, is £2,396.21 a year in 2026-27, about £239.62 a month over 10 payments.
This includes Tonbridge and Malling's special expenses for local services, which average £22.18 a year at Band D and vary by area. The basic amount, for a home with no special expense or parish charge, is £2,374.03.
Every band in Tonbridge and Malling
Council tax in Tonbridge and Malling runs from £1,597.47 a year for Band A to £4,792.42 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,597.47 | £159.75 | £133.12 | £1,198.10 |
| Band B | £1,863.72 | £186.37 | £155.31 | £1,397.79 |
| Band C | £2,129.96 | £213.00 | £177.50 | £1,597.47 |
| Band D | £2,396.21 | £239.62 | £199.68 | £1,797.16 |
| Band E | £2,928.70 | £292.87 | £244.06 | £2,196.52 |
| Band F | £3,461.19 | £346.12 | £288.43 | £2,595.89 |
| Band G | £3,993.68 | £399.37 | £332.81 | £2,995.26 |
| Band H | £4,792.42 | £479.24 | £399.37 | £3,594.32 |
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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 Tonbridge and Malling
Most homes in Tonbridge and Malling are in Bands C and D (54%). Semi-detached houses, about 3 in 10 homes here, are most often Band D (46%). The most common kind of home is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house (12,340 homes), mostly Band D (54%). These are shares of all 58,350 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% |
| Band B | 7.1% |
| Band C | 28.2% |
| Band D | 25.5% |
| Band E | 16.9% |
| Band F | 9.7% |
| Band G | 8.9% |
| Band H | 0.8% |
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 (19%, against 15%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached houses | 17,590 | 30% | Band D (46%) |
| Terraced houses | 13,840 | 24% | Band C (51%) |
| Detached houses | 12,520 | 22% | Band G (34%) |
| Flats and maisonettes | 9,240 | 16% | Band C (45%) |
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 Tonbridge and Malling goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| Tonbridge and Malling district council, with special expenses (average) | £252.65 (11%) |
| County council | £1,758.60 (73%) |
| Police | £285.15 (12%) |
| Fire and rescue | £99.81 (4%) |
The council's share includes its special expenses at their average; they vary by area. Parish and town council charges come on top for homes in their areas.
How council tax in Tonbridge and Malling has changed
Band D including special expenses went up by £94.71 (4.1%), from £2,301.50 in 2025-26 to £2,396.21 in 2026-27.
Including parish and special charges, the average Band D bill went up by £97.06 (4.1%), from £2,374.77 to £2,471.83.
Band D in Tonbridge and Malling is £29.08 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%, less than the South East average rise of 15.3%.
Band D in Tonbridge and Malling is the 24th lowest of 64 councils in the South East, and the 143rd 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.
Tonbridge and Malling and other councils
Nearby councils
Similar district councils
Other district councils closest in size to Tonbridge and Malling (58,350 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Ashfield | £2,596.64 | 58,520 |
| Bassetlaw | £2,595.49 | 58,090 |
| Waverley | £2,604.87 | 58,070 |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | £2,313.24 | 58,800 |
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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