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Cherwell: Band D is £2,582.

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

Council tax in Cherwell.

2026-27

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

Council tax a year for each band in Cherwell, 2026-27
BandA yearOver 10 months
A £1,721.97 £172.20
B £2,008.97 £200.90
C £2,295.96 £229.60
D £2,582.96 £258.30
E £3,156.95 £315.70
F £3,730.94 £373.09
G £4,304.93 £430.49
H £5,165.92 £516.59

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 Cherwell: about £1,316 a month.

Private rents · September 2026
One bedroom
£984 a month
Two bedrooms
£1,229 a month
Three bedrooms
£1,485 a month
Four or more
£2,224 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 Cherwell: 62% C or better.

Energy performance certificates, last 10 years
Share of energy performance certificates in each band
BandCherwellEngland and Wales
A 2% 1%
B 24% 15%
C 36% 39%
D 26% 34%
E 9% 9%
F 2% 2%
G 1% 1%

Out of 43,528 certificates for homes in Cherwell 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 Cherwell: 79% can get full fibre.

Share of premises
Can get full fibre
79%
Can get gigabit
89%
Have a full fibre connection
44%

Across 76,130 homes and businesses in Cherwell. In Great Britain as a whole, 81% can get full fibre and 88% gigabit. 36 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 Cherwell.

Share of premises
4G indoors, every network
82.1%
Calls indoors, every network
87.5%
5G outdoors, any network
99.1%

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 Oxfordshire.

What parents pay an hour
2-year-olds
£7.45 an hour
Median £7.00
3 and 4-year-olds
£7.08 an hour
Median £6.50

The average hourly fee childcare providers in Oxfordshire 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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