Council tax bands in Dartford
Dartford is a billing authority in South East England. Band-D Council Tax for 2026-27 is £2,375 per year — that's the headline rate the bands above and below scale from.
- Band-D charge: £2,375 per year (2026-27)
- Domestic properties: 49,890
- Most common band: Band C (30.6% of homes)
- Homes in bands A–C: 47.9%
- Local challenge success rate: 12.5%
Council tax by band in Dartford (2026-27)
Every band is a fixed proportion of the Band-D charge (£2,375), so here's the full ladder for Dartford — your exact bill can vary slightly with any parish or town precept.
| Band | Council tax (2026-27) |
|---|---|
| Band A | £1,583 per year |
| Band B | £1,847 per year |
| Band C (most common) | £2,111 per year |
| Band D | £2,375 per year |
| Band E | £2,903 per year |
| Band F | £3,431 per year |
| Band G | £3,959 per year |
| Band H | £4,750 per year |
Derived from the 2026-27 Band-D charge using the statutory band proportions (sixths-to-eighteenths of Band D). Source: gov.uk (MHCLG) (Open Government Licence v3.0).
Band distribution in Dartford
There are 49,890 domestic properties in Dartford , with Band C the most common (30.6% of homes).
Properties by council tax band
Source: VOA Council Tax Stock of Properties, March 2024 (Open Government Licence v3.0). Dashed markers show the England & Wales average for each band.
| Band | Properties | % in Dartford | England & Wales avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | 1,780 | 3.6% | 23.3% |
| Band B | 6,810 | 13.7% | 19.6% |
| Band C (most common) | 15,290 | 30.6% | 21.9% |
| Band D | 14,220 | 28.5% | 15.7% |
| Band E | 7,600 | 15.2% | 10% |
| Band F | 2,990 | 6% | 5.4% |
| Band G | 1,120 | 2.2% | 3.5% |
| Band H | 70 | 0.1% | 0.6% |
How Dartford compares to the national average
The bands that diverge most from the England & Wales average:
Bars scaled to a 50% axis. National averages: VOA stock, March 2024.
Council tax challenges in Dartford
Valuation Office records show 10 successful band challenges in Dartford in 2023-24. At an estimated £264 saved per year for each home moved one band lower, that's roughly £2,640 a year taken off local bills — and a home still in too high a band keeps overpaying every year until it's fixed.
In Dartford, 80 band challenges were resolved in 2023-24 , 12.5% of them resulting in a band reduction. Separately, 10 homes in Dartford were moved to a lower band last year through all corrections (a different count to challenges — not directly comparable).
Challenging rarely backfires. Across England & Wales, of the band reviews the Valuation Office resolved in 2023-24, about 41% ended in a lower band and fewer than 1% went up — the route BandCheck uses.
Source: VOA Council Tax: Challenges and Changes, 2023-24 (Open Government Licence v3.0). £ figure is an estimate — successful reductions × the one-band-lower saving; the actual amount per home varies by band.
Thinking of appealing? See how to challenge your band in Dartford →
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How to challenge your band in Dartford
Run the free check above first — it tells you whether the evidence actually supports a challenge, at no cost. If it does, the optional £4.99 appeal pack assembles a pre-filled Band Review email body, an evidence appendix listing comparable properties with sale prices from HM Land Registry, and (if you've moved in within the last six months) a pre-filled Council Tax Proposal Form (VO 7455 in England / Wales) you sign and post / email yourself. It's fully refunded if the Valuation Office rejects your challenge — just send us their written decision within 60 days.