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Where does your council tax go in Kensington and Chelsea?

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YOUR COUNCIL TAX RECEIPT
Kensington and Chelsea 2026/27
Band D · per year

Kensington and Chelsea Council1,156.14

Adult social care361.72

Housing and homelessness249.30

Children's social care243.17

Bins, streets and environment214.58

Other87.37

Mayor of London510.51

Metropolitan Police334.13

Transport for London77.09

London Fire Brigade76.85

Mayor and London Assembly22.44

TOTAL PER YEAR£1,666.65

10 monthly payments of166.67

Up on last year by75.06

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Who Kensington and Chelsea paid

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6,968 named payees were paid in 2025/26

Payee Paid Your share

Suez Recycling and Recovery UK LtdWaste and recycling

£23.4m

Hill Partnerships LimitedBuilding works

£17.9m

Comensura LtdAgency staff

£14.6m

FM Conway LtdRoads

£14.2m

Western Riverside Waste AuthorityWaste and recycling

£10.2m

Elliot Leigh Property Management LtdTemporary housing

£7.9m

NSL LimitedParking enforcement

£7.7m

Dwf LlpInsurance

£6.8m

Trustmarque Solutions LtdEquipment and supplies

£6.7m

Transport Trading LtdTransport

£5.9m

City of Westminster CouncilLegal

£5.9m

Central Housing Group LtdTemporary housing

£5.3m

All other payees6,956 companies and organisations

£234.2m

Private people and sole tradersCarers, foster carers and others. Names hidden

£14.2m

Staff payKensington and Chelsea's own staff, not counting schools

£123.3m

Kensington and Chelsea council tax bands 2026/27

Full bill per year, before any discount. Bands go by what a home was worth on 1 April 1991.

Band	Home value in 1991	Kensington and Chelsea	Mayor of London	Per year	Per month (10)
Band A	Up to £40,000	£770.76	£340.34	£1,111.10	£111.11
Band B	£40,001 to £52,000	£899.22	£397.06	£1,296.28	£129.63
Band C	£52,001 to £68,000	£1,027.68	£453.79	£1,481.47	£148.15
Band D	£68,001 to £88,000	£1,156.14	£510.51	£1,666.65	£166.67
Band E	£88,001 to £120,000	£1,413.06	£623.96	£2,037.02	£203.70
Band F	£120,001 to £160,000	£1,669.98	£737.40	£2,407.38	£240.74
Band G	£160,001 to £320,000	£1,926.90	£850.85	£2,777.75	£277.77
Band H	Over £320,000	£2,312.28	£1,021.02	£3,333.30	£333.33

How Kensington and Chelsea compares

Band D bill for 2026/27, Mayor of London included. Cheapest first. London average £2,089.

Questions

How much is council tax in Kensington and Chelsea in 2026/27?

A Band D home in Kensington and Chelsea pays £1,666.65 for 2026/27: £1,156.14 to Kensington and Chelsea Council and £510.51 to the Mayor of London. Most people pay it in 10 monthly payments of £166.67. Band A pays £1,111.10 and Band H £3,333.30. If you live alone you get 25% off.

What does Kensington and Chelsea spend council tax on?

Of a Band D bill, £361.72 goes to adult social care, £249.30 goes to housing and homelessness, £243.17 goes to children's social care. The split follows Kensington and Chelsea's own spending per service in 2025/26.

How much of my Kensington and Chelsea council tax goes to the Mayor of London?

£510.51 of a Band D bill goes to the Greater London Authority, of which £334.13 pays for the Metropolitan Police. The rest pays for Transport for London, the London Fire Brigade and the Mayor and Assembly.

Which companies does Kensington and Chelsea council pay the most?

In 2025/26 Kensington and Chelsea's biggest payees were Suez Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd (£23.4m), Hill Partnerships Limited (£17.9m), Comensura Ltd (£14.6m). From a Band D bill, that is £54.21 of your money to Suez Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd.

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