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Blaenau Gwent: Band D is £2,531.

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

Council tax in Blaenau Gwent.

2026-27

Source: Council tax levels in Wales (Welsh Government) Checked

Council tax a year for each band in Blaenau Gwent, 2026-27
BandA yearOver 10 months
A £1,687.51 £168.75
B £1,968.76 £196.88
C £2,250.01 £225.00
D £2,531.26 £253.13
E £3,093.76 £309.38
F £3,656.26 £365.63
G £4,218.77 £421.88
H £5,062.52 £506.25
I £5,906.27 £590.63

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 Blaenau Gwent: about £682 a month.

Private rents · September 2026
One bedroom
£504 a month
Two bedrooms
£605 a month
Three bedrooms
£689 a month
Four or more
£902 a month

Up 5.9% 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 Blaenau Gwent: 44% C or better.

Energy performance certificates, last 10 years
Share of energy performance certificates in each band
BandBlaenau GwentEngland and Wales
A 2% 1%
B 6% 15%
C 37% 39%
D 43% 34%
E 11% 9%
F 1% 2%
G 1% 1%

Out of 15,280 certificates for homes in Blaenau Gwent 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 Blaenau Gwent: 78% can get full fibre.

Share of premises
Can get full fibre
78%
Can get gigabit
78%
Have a full fibre connection
42%

Across 35,720 homes and businesses in Blaenau Gwent. In Great Britain as a whole, 81% can get full fibre and 88% gigabit. 13 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 Blaenau Gwent.

Share of premises
4G indoors, every network
92.2%
Calls indoors, every network
97.3%
5G outdoors, any network
99.9%

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

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