Council Tax · London · 2025/26
Council Tax Bands in Kensington and Chelsea 2025/26
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea has one of the lowest Council Tax rates in London despite being one of the wealthiest boroughs, supported by high business rate income. The 2025/26 Band D rate is £1,007.00 per year — £84.00 per month. Band D is the reference rate; all other bands are statutory multiples of it.
All Bands A–H in Kensington and Chelsea
| Band | Annual (£) | Monthly (£) | Ratio to Band D | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £671.00 | £56.00 | 0.667× | Band A details → |
| Band B | £783.00 | £65.00 | 0.778× | Band B details → |
| Band C | £895.00 | £75.00 | 0.889× | Band C details → |
| Band Dreference | £1,007.00 | £84.00 | 1.000× | Band D details → |
| Band E | £1,231.00 | £103.00 | 1.222× | Band E details → |
| Band F | £1,455.00 | £121.00 | 1.444× | Band F details → |
| Band G | £1,678.00 | £140.00 | 1.667× | Band G details → |
| Band H | £2,014.00 | £168.00 | 2.000× | Band H details → |
Monthly figures are annual ÷ 12. Standard payment is 10 monthly instalments April–January.
About Band D — the reference band
Band D is the statutory reference point for Council Tax. Every council sets its Band D rate annually in February, and the bills for all other bands are calculated from it using fixed ratios set by central government. The ratios have not changed since Council Tax was introduced in 1993.
Kensington and Chelsea's 2025/26 Band D rate of £1,007.00 means a Band A household pays £671.00 — two-thirds of Band D — while a Band H household pays £2,014.00, exactly double Band D.
Your property's band was determined by the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) based on what it would have sold for on 1 April 1991. Most properties in England have not been re-assessed since then.