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Council tax in Dover

District

The east of the South East. 121,055 people in 315 square kilometres.

2 layers about council tax for Dover, 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

Dover’s 69 neighbourhoods range from 1.2% to 47.3%.

Band D council tax

CouncilGreat Britain only
£2,461.74
MHCLG and Welsh Government and Scottish Government · 2026/27

Band D council tax in Dover is £2,461.74 for 2026/27.

That is about the same as the South East average of £2,472.41.

It rose 4.1% on the year before.

Dover has the 128th most expensive Band D council tax in England.

Against South East
About the same£2,472.41
Band D council tax: Dover among every council350 areas from £1,028 to £2,765. The middle area is £2,415. Dover is £2,462.

Council tax by band in Dover, 2026/27

BandYearly billShare of homes, March 2026
Band A£1,641.1612.9%
Band B£1,914.6931.0%
Band C£2,188.2126.2%
Band D£2,461.7413.9%
Band E£3,008.798.3%
Band F£3,555.854.6%
Band G£4,102.902.9%
Band H£4,923.480.1%

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
4.1%
Worked out by Open Index · 2026/27

Band D council tax in Dover changed by 4.1% on the year before, for 2026/27.

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

Annual council tax change: Dover among every council350 areas from 2.5% to 10.0%. The middle area is 4.9%. Dover is 4.1%.