Council tax bands in Tunbridge Wells 2026-27
Band D council tax in Tunbridge Wells, including special expenses, is £2,360.66 a year in 2026-27, about £236.07 a month over 10 payments.
This includes Tunbridge Wells' special expenses for local services, which average £61.91 a year at Band D and vary by area. The basic amount, for a home with no special expense or parish charge, is £2,298.75.
Every band in Tunbridge Wells
Council tax in Tunbridge Wells runs from £1,573.77 a year for Band A to £4,721.32 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,573.77 | £157.38 | £131.15 | £1,180.33 |
| Band B | £1,836.07 | £183.61 | £153.01 | £1,377.05 |
| Band C | £2,098.36 | £209.84 | £174.86 | £1,573.77 |
| Band D | £2,360.66 | £236.07 | £196.72 | £1,770.50 |
| Band E | £2,885.25 | £288.52 | £240.44 | £2,163.94 |
| Band F | £3,409.84 | £340.98 | £284.15 | £2,557.38 |
| Band G | £3,934.43 | £393.44 | £327.87 | £2,950.82 |
| Band H | £4,721.32 | £472.13 | £393.44 | £3,540.99 |
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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 Tunbridge Wells
The most common band in Tunbridge Wells is Band C (27% of homes). Flats, about 3 in 10 homes here, are most often Band B (31%). The most common kind of home is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house (8,720 homes), most often Band D (49%). These are shares of all 53,270 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 | 6.6% |
| Band B | 10.2% |
| Band C | 26.8% |
| Band D | 21% |
| Band E | 13.6% |
| Band F | 9.9% |
| Band G | 10.7% |
| Band H | 1.2% |
Compared with the South East average, there are fewer homes in Bands A and B (17%, against 25%) and more homes in Band F and above (22%, against 15%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flats and maisonettes | 13,920 | 26% | Band B (31%) |
| Semi-detached houses | 13,700 | 26% | Band D (39%) |
| Detached houses | 11,670 | 22% | Band G (40%) |
| Terraced houses | 9,890 | 19% | Band C (54%) |
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 Tunbridge Wells goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| Tunbridge Wells district council, with special expenses (average) | £217.10 (9%) |
| County council | £1,758.60 (74%) |
| 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 Tunbridge Wells has changed
Band D including special expenses went up by £93.26 (4.1%), from £2,267.40 in 2025-26 to £2,360.66 in 2026-27.
Including parish and special charges, the average Band D bill went up by £98.95 (4.2%), from £2,347.20 to £2,446.15.
Band D in Tunbridge Wells is £64.63 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 Tunbridge Wells is the 19th lowest of 64 councils in the South East, and the 129th 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.
Tunbridge Wells and other councils
Nearby councils
Similar district councils
Other district councils closest in size to Tunbridge Wells (53,270 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Hinckley and Bosworth | £2,302.69 | 53,280 |
| Erewash | £2,336.22 | 53,320 |
| West Lancashire | £2,434.59 | 53,060 |
| Chorley | £2,404.87 | 53,540 |
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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