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Birmingham: Band D is £2,362.

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

Council tax in Birmingham.

2026-27

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

Council tax a year for each band in Birmingham, 2026-27
BandA yearOver 10 months
A £1,575.27 £157.53
B £1,837.81 £183.78
C £2,100.36 £210.04
D £2,362.90 £236.29
E £2,887.99 £288.80
F £3,413.08 £341.31
G £3,938.17 £393.82
H £4,725.80 £472.58

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 Birmingham: about £1,106 a month.

Private rents · September 2026
One bedroom
£834 a month
Two bedrooms
£1,009 a month
Three bedrooms
£1,141 a month
Four or more
£1,587 a month

Up 3.3% 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 Birmingham: 51% C or better.

Energy performance certificates, last 10 years
Share of energy performance certificates in each band
BandBirminghamEngland and Wales
A 0% 1%
B 11% 15%
C 40% 39%
D 38% 34%
E 9% 9%
F 2% 2%
G 1% 1%

Out of 297,858 certificates for homes in Birmingham 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 Birmingham: 86% can get full fibre.

Share of premises
Can get full fibre
86%
Can get gigabit
95%
Have a full fibre connection
31%

Across 495,645 homes and businesses in Birmingham. In Great Britain as a whole, 81% can get full fibre and 88% gigabit. 9 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 Birmingham.

Share of premises
4G indoors, every network
99.1%
Calls indoors, every network
99.7%
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 Birmingham.

What parents pay an hour
2-year-olds
£7.09 an hour
Median £6.50
3 and 4-year-olds
£7.00 an hour
Median £6.00

The average hourly fee childcare providers in Birmingham 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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