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Darlington: Band D is £2,493.

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

Council tax in Darlington.

2026-27

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

Council tax a year for each band in Darlington, 2026-27
BandA yearOver 10 months
A £1,662.55 £166.26
B £1,939.65 £193.97
C £2,216.74 £221.67
D £2,493.83 £249.38
E £3,048.01 £304.80
F £3,602.20 £360.22
G £4,156.38 £415.64
H £4,987.66 £498.77

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 Darlington: about £691 a month.

Private rents · September 2026
One bedroom
£497 a month
Two bedrooms
£631 a month
Three bedrooms
£769 a month
Four or more
£1,095 a month

Up 6.2% 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 Darlington: 52% C or better.

Energy performance certificates, last 10 years
Share of energy performance certificates in each band
BandDarlingtonEngland and Wales
A 1% 1%
B 15% 15%
C 36% 39%
D 35% 34%
E 10% 9%
F 2% 2%
G 1% 1%

Out of 29,842 certificates for homes in Darlington 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 Darlington: 87% can get full fibre.

Share of premises
Can get full fibre
87%
Can get gigabit
93%
Have a full fibre connection
37%

Across 56,837 homes and businesses in Darlington. In Great Britain as a whole, 81% can get full fibre and 88% gigabit. 44 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 Darlington.

Share of premises
4G indoors, every network
95.1%
Calls indoors, every network
95.9%
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 Darlington.

What parents pay an hour
2-year-olds
£5.17 an hour
Median £5.00
3 and 4-year-olds
£5.18 an hour
Median £5.00

The average hourly fee childcare providers in Darlington 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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