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Hastings: Band D is £2,676.

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

Council tax in Hastings.

2026-27

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

Council tax a year for each band in Hastings, 2026-27
BandA yearOver 10 months
A £1,784.39 £178.44
B £2,081.78 £208.18
C £2,379.18 £237.92
D £2,676.58 £267.66
E £3,271.38 £327.14
F £3,866.17 £386.62
G £4,460.97 £446.10
H £5,353.16 £535.32

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 Hastings: about £1,008 a month.

Private rents · September 2026
One bedroom
£697 a month
Two bedrooms
£898 a month
Three bedrooms
£1,102 a month
Four or more
£1,514 a month

Up 1.7% 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 Hastings: 51% C or better.

Energy performance certificates, last 10 years
Share of energy performance certificates in each band
BandHastingsEngland and Wales
A 1% 1%
B 8% 15%
C 43% 39%
D 36% 34%
E 10% 9%
F 2% 2%
G 1% 1%

Out of 29,263 certificates for homes in Hastings 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 Hastings: 84% can get full fibre.

Share of premises
Can get full fibre
84%
Can get gigabit
84%
Have a full fibre connection
39%

Across 47,324 homes and businesses in Hastings. In Great Britain as a whole, 81% can get full fibre and 88% gigabit. 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 Hastings.

Share of premises
4G indoors, every network
98.9%
Calls indoors, every network
98.9%
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 East Sussex.

What parents pay an hour
2-year-olds
£6.84 an hour
Median £6.50
3 and 4-year-olds
£6.63 an hour
Median £6.30

The average hourly fee childcare providers in East Sussex 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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