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Council tax in Tunbridge Wells

District

The east of the South East. 120,098 people in 331 square kilometres.

2 layers about council tax for Tunbridge Wells, 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

Tunbridge Wells’s 69 neighbourhoods range from 0.0% to 31.7%.

Band D council tax

CouncilGreat Britain only
£2,446.15
MHCLG and Welsh Government and Scottish Government · 2026/27

Band D council tax in Tunbridge Wells is £2,446.15 for 2026/27.

That is 1% lower than the South East average of £2,472.41.

It rose 4.2% on the year before.

Tunbridge Wells has the 143rd most expensive Band D council tax in England.

Against South East
1% lower£2,472.41
Band D council tax: Tunbridge Wells among every council350 areas from £1,028 to £2,765. The middle area is £2,415. Tunbridge Wells is £2,446.

Council tax by band in Tunbridge Wells, 2026/27

BandYearly billShare of homes, March 2026
Band A£1,630.776.6%
Band B£1,902.5610.2%
Band C£2,174.3626.8%
Band D£2,446.1521.0%
Band E£2,989.7413.6%
Band F£3,533.339.9%
Band G£4,076.9210.7%
Band H£4,892.301.2%

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
4.2%
Worked out by Open Index · 2026/27

Band D council tax in Tunbridge Wells changed by 4.2% on the year before, for 2026/27.

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

Annual council tax change: Tunbridge Wells among every council350 areas from 2.5% to 10.0%. The middle area is 4.9%. Tunbridge Wells is 4.2%.