Councils / England

Canterbury: Band D is £2,419.

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

Council tax in Canterbury.

2026-27

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

Council tax a year for each band in Canterbury, 2026-27
BandA yearOver 10 months
A £1,612.89 £161.29
B £1,881.70 £188.17
C £2,150.52 £215.05
D £2,419.33 £241.93
E £2,956.96 £295.70
F £3,494.59 £349.46
G £4,032.22 £403.22
H £4,838.66 £483.87

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 Canterbury: about £1,288 a month.

Private rents · September 2026
One bedroom
£880 a month
Two bedrooms
£1,138 a month
Three bedrooms
£1,377 a month
Four or more
£1,913 a month

Up 5.8% 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 Canterbury: 54% C or better.

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

Out of 41,425 certificates for homes in Canterbury 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 Canterbury: 75% can get full fibre.

Share of premises
Can get full fibre
75%
Can get gigabit
75%
Have a full fibre connection
41%

Across 77,452 homes and businesses in Canterbury. In Great Britain as a whole, 81% can get full fibre and 88% gigabit. 76 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 Canterbury.

Share of premises
4G indoors, every network
88.2%
Calls indoors, every network
90.5%
5G outdoors, any network
98.2%

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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