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Dudley: Band D is £2,144.

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

Council tax in Dudley.

2026-27

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

Council tax a year for each band in Dudley, 2026-27
BandA yearOver 10 months
A £1,429.89 £142.99
B £1,668.21 £166.82
C £1,906.52 £190.65
D £2,144.84 £214.48
E £2,621.47 £262.15
F £3,098.10 £309.81
G £3,574.73 £357.47
H £4,289.68 £428.97

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 Dudley: about £855 a month.

Private rents · September 2026
One bedroom
£609 a month
Two bedrooms
£780 a month
Three bedrooms
£940 a month
Four or more
£1,245 a month

Up 3.1% 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 Dudley: 47% C or better.

Energy performance certificates, last 10 years
Share of energy performance certificates in each band
BandDudleyEngland and Wales
A 0% 1%
B 7% 15%
C 40% 39%
D 42% 34%
E 8% 9%
F 2% 2%
G 1% 1%

Out of 79,527 certificates for homes in Dudley 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 Dudley: 90% can get full fibre.

Share of premises
Can get full fibre
90%
Can get gigabit
97%
Have a full fibre connection
22%

Across 149,747 homes and businesses in Dudley. In Great Britain as a whole, 81% can get full fibre and 88% gigabit. 8 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 Dudley.

Share of premises
4G indoors, every network
95.3%
Calls indoors, every network
99.6%
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 Dudley.

What parents pay an hour
2-year-olds
£6.44 an hour
Median £6.00
3 and 4-year-olds
£6.87 an hour
Median £6.00

The average hourly fee childcare providers in Dudley 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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