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Kensington and Chelsea council tax
Area Band D £1,666.65 · Band C ≈ £1,481.47 · single Band D ≈ £1,249.99 · −£725.35 vs Eng avg.
Kensington and Chelsea Band D — 2026/27
Kensington and Chelsea area Band D is £1,666.65 in 2026/27 (MHCLG Table 10, including major precepts) — £725.35 below the England average. Band C ≈ £1,481.47; single-adult Band D ≈ £1,249.99.
Scoreboard
Area Band D
£1,666.65
Band C (8/9)
£1,481.47
Single Band D
£1,249.99
Monthly Band D
£138.89
vs England average
−£725.35
Eng avg £2,392.00
Group
London borough
Inner London borough
Region
London
−£725.35 vs Eng avg
Band ladder A–H
| Band | Annual (2-adult) | Single adult |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,111.10 | £833.33 |
| Band B | £1,296.28 | £972.21 |
| Band C | £1,481.47 | £1,111.10 |
| Band D | £1,666.65 | £1,249.99 |
| Band E | £2,037.02 | £1,527.76 |
| Band F | £2,407.38 | £1,805.53 |
| Band G | £2,777.75 | £2,083.31 |
| Band H | £3,333.30 | £2,499.97 |
Highlighted Band D £1,666.65 · single £1,249.99 after 25% discount
Kensington and Chelsea council tax snapshot
Kensington and Chelsea area Band D is £1,666.65 in 2026/27 (MHCLG Table 10, including major precepts) — £725.35 below the England average. Band C ≈ £1,481.47; single-adult Band D ≈ £1,249.99.
London borough · Inner London borough · London. Rank #5 of 81 on this hub.
Band ladder
Statutory England ninths scale every band from Band D £1,666.65. Band C ≈ £1,481.47; Band A ≈ £1,111.10; Band H ≈ £3,333.30.
Monthly Band D (2-adult) ≈ £138.89; single adult ≈ £1,249.99 per year.
Discounts in this authority
Single person discount takes Band D from £1,666.65 to ≈ £1,249.99.
All-disregarded (−50%) and exemptions are modelled in the calculator — not this fixed profile vignette.
Peers and England average
Other london boroughs nearby in the dataset include Wandsworth, Westminster, City of London, Hammersmith and Fulham, Tower Hamlets.
Vs England average £2,392.00: −£725.35.
London extremes on this hub: Wandsworth £1,028.21 → Kingston upon Thames £2,609.20.
Discount facts
Single person −25%
One counted adult: Wandsworth Band D falls to ≈ £771.16; Nottingham to ≈ £2,066.54.
All disregarded −50%
If every adult is disregarded, the bill halves — model that toggle in the calculator (not the hub vignette).
Rank order unchanged
Percentage discounts scale every authority equally — #1 on full Band D stays #1 after single discount.
Validation notes
- Wandsworth Band D locks to £1,028.21 (lowest on hub); Band C £913.96; single £771.16.
- Nottingham £2,755.39 is highest among the 81 featured authorities.
- Birmingham £2,362.90; Leeds £2,283.73 — gap £79.17.
- Westminster £1,049.55; Manchester £2,312.04 — gap £1,262.49.
- London extremes: Wandsworth → Kingston upon Thames (span £1,580.99); Kingston £2,609.20, Croydon £2,599.91.
- London average £2,090.08 vs England £2,392.00 (£301.92 below).
- England average Band D locks to £2,392.00.
- 33 London · 36 metropolitan districts · 81 featured (of 296 England LAs in the calculator).
- Every Band A–H ladder row matches calculateCouncilTaxUk for that authority’s MHCLG Band D.
- Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels Table 10 — area Band D 2026-27 (OGL), published 25 March 2026.
- Not advice — confirm your bill with the billing authority.
What this vignette excludes
- Parish / town council precept add-ons beyond the MHCLG area figure
- Wales and Scotland local authority schedules (manual Band D in calculator)
- Student-only and other full exemptions (modelled in calculator)
- Empty-home / second-home premiums
- Disability band reduction edge cases beyond calculator toggle
- Non-domestic rates (business rates)
Other london boroughs
Nearby Band D peers
Who this helps
Renters & relocators
Model Kensington & Chelsea Band D £1,666.65 against rent before signing.
Same-group movers
Compare other london boroughs — band system is identical; precept totals differ.
Cross-region offers
Pair this profile with Westminster↔Manchester or Birmingham↔Leeds corridors when comparing cities.
Planning tips
Confirm the bill
Kensington and Chelsea publishes the exact demand; MHCLG Band D is the official comparator used here.
Band matters
If you are Band C, budget ≈ £1,481.47 before discounts.
Single occupancy
Single Band D ≈ £1,249.99 in Kensington & Chelsea.
FAQs
£1,666.65 area Band D (2026/27) — rank #5 of 81. Band C ≈ £1,481.47.
£725.35 below the England average (£2,392.00).
About £1,249.99 on Band D after the 25% single person discount.
Band A ≈ £1,111.10; Band H ≈ £3,333.30 (2-adult, before other discounts).
Hammersmith and Fulham £1,519.51; Tower Hamlets £1,837.78; Newham £1,944.23.
Use /council-tax-calculator/uk — select Kensington and Chelsea or paste Band D £1,666.65.