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Council tax in Medway

Unitary authority

The east of the South East. 292,697 people in 194 square kilometres.

2 layers about council tax for Medway, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Band A homes by neighbourhood

Council Tax: stock of properties · 2026

Under 2%50% or more

Medway’s 169 neighbourhoods range from 0.0% to 56.6%.

Band D council tax

CouncilGreat Britain only
£2,328.55
MHCLG and Welsh Government and Scottish Government · 2026/27

Band D council tax in Medway is £2,328.55 for 2026/27.

That is 6% lower than the South East average of £2,472.41.

It rose 5.1% on the year before.

Medway has the 74th cheapest Band D council tax in England.

Against South East
6% lower£2,472.41
Band D council tax: Medway among every council350 areas from £1,028 to £2,765. The middle area is £2,415. Medway is £2,329.

Council tax by band in Medway, 2026/27

BandYearly billShare of homes, March 2026
Band A£1,552.379.4%
Band B£1,811.0931.8%
Band C£2,069.8229.4%
Band D£2,328.5516.0%
Band E£2,846.018.4%
Band F£3,363.463.7%
Band G£3,880.921.3%
Band H£4,657.100.1%

Worked out by Open Index from the Band D figure and the band ratios set in law.

You get 25% off if you live on your own, or if everyone else in your home is disregarded (full-time students, for example).

Share of homes: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026.

Annual council tax change

CouncilGreat Britain only
5.1%
Worked out by Open Index · 2026/27

Band D council tax in Medway changed by 5.1% on the year before, for 2026/27.

Worked out by Open Index from the Band D council tax figures.

Annual council tax change: Medway among every council350 areas from 2.5% to 10.0%. The middle area is 4.9%. Medway is 5.1%.