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Cumberland: Band D is £2,511.

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

Council tax in Cumberland.

2026-27

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

Council tax a year for each band in Cumberland, 2026-27
BandA yearOver 10 months
A £1,674.21 £167.42
B £1,953.25 £195.33
C £2,232.28 £223.23
D £2,511.32 £251.13
E £3,069.39 £306.94
F £3,627.46 £362.75
G £4,185.53 £418.55
H £5,022.64 £502.26

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 Cumberland: about £687 a month.

Private rents · September 2026
One bedroom
£512 a month
Two bedrooms
£649 a month
Three bedrooms
£792 a month
Four or more
£1,103 a month

Up 7.2% 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 Cumberland: 45% C or better.

Energy performance certificates, last 10 years
Share of energy performance certificates in each band
BandCumberlandEngland and Wales
A 1% 1%
B 12% 15%
C 32% 39%
D 38% 34%
E 12% 9%
F 4% 2%
G 2% 1%

Out of 68,673 certificates for homes in Cumberland 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 Cumberland: 84% can get full fibre.

Share of premises
Can get full fibre
84%
Can get gigabit
85%
Have a full fibre connection
36%

Across 149,392 homes and businesses in Cumberland. In Great Britain as a whole, 81% can get full fibre and 88% gigabit. 609 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 Cumberland.

Share of premises
4G indoors, every network
82.2%
Calls indoors, every network
86.3%
5G outdoors, any network
94.4%

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 Cumberland.

What parents pay an hour
2-year-olds
£6.06 an hour
Median £6.00
3 and 4-year-olds
£5.57 an hour
Median £5.50

The average hourly fee childcare providers in Cumberland 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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