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Dartford: Band D is £2,375.

Council tax for 2026-27, with what renters pay, how efficient homes are and what broadband and mobile signal there is in Dartford. Every figure shows its source and date.

Council tax in Dartford.

2026-27

Source: Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England (MHCLG) Published

Council tax a year for each band in Dartford, 2026-27
BandA yearOver 10 months
A £1,583.43 £158.34
B £1,847.34 £184.73
C £2,111.24 £211.12
D £2,375.15 £237.52
E £2,902.96 £290.30
F £3,430.77 £343.08
G £3,958.58 £395.86
H £4,750.30 £475.03

These are the amounts for a home in each band before any discount or reduction. To see the band of a particular home, check it on GOV.UK.

Renting in Dartford: about £1,580 a month.

Private rents · September 2026
One bedroom
£1,095 a month
Two bedrooms
£1,424 a month
Three bedrooms
£1,716 a month
Four or more
£2,377 a month

Up 3.2% on a year earlier. This is the average paid by all private renters, including people who moved in years ago, so new lets often cost more.

Source: Price Index of Private Rents (Office for National Statistics) Published

Energy ratings in Dartford: 65% C or better.

Energy performance certificates, last 10 years
Share of energy performance certificates in each band
BandDartfordEngland and Wales
A 1% 1%
B 29% 15%
C 34% 39%
D 28% 34%
E 6% 9%
F 1% 2%
G 0% 1%

Out of 29,300 certificates for homes in Dartford registered in the last 10 years, against 54% C or better across England and Wales. Only homes that were sold, let or newly built need a certificate, so this isn't every home.

Source: Energy Performance of Buildings Register (MHCLG) Published

Broadband in Dartford: 74% can get full fibre.

Share of premises
Can get full fibre
74%
Can get gigabit
84%
Have a full fibre connection
35%

Across 53,329 homes and businesses in Dartford. In Great Britain as a whole, 81% can get full fibre and 88% gigabit. 4 of them can't get decent broadband. Whether a particular address can get a service is for the provider to say: check the speeds at a postcode on the broadband speed checker.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations (fixed broadband coverage) Data from

Mobile signal in Dartford.

Share of premises
4G indoors, every network
97.9%
Calls indoors, every network
99%
5G outdoors, any network
100%

The share of homes and businesses across the whole council area, not this postcode. Signal inside a particular building can differ, so check each network's own coverage checker.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations (mobile coverage) Data from

Childcare in Kent.

What parents pay an hour
2-year-olds
£7.15 an hour
Median £7.00
3 and 4-year-olds
£6.96 an hour
Median £6.50

The average hourly fee childcare providers in Kent charge parents for hours that free or funded childcare doesn't cover, from the Department for Education's 2025 survey of providers.

Source: Childcare and early years provider survey (Department for Education) Published

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