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Leicester: Band D is £2,528.

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

Council tax in Leicester.

2026-27

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

Council tax a year for each band in Leicester, 2026-27
BandA yearOver 10 months
A £1,685.83 £168.58
B £1,966.81 £196.68
C £2,247.78 £224.78
D £2,528.75 £252.88
E £3,090.69 £309.07
F £3,652.64 £365.26
G £4,214.58 £421.46
H £5,057.50 £505.75

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 Leicester: about £1,020 a month.

Private rents · September 2026
One bedroom
£713 a month
Two bedrooms
£890 a month
Three bedrooms
£1,043 a month
Four or more
£1,450 a month

Up 0.9% 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 Leicester: 45% C or better.

Energy performance certificates, last 10 years
Share of energy performance certificates in each band
BandLeicesterEngland and Wales
A 1% 1%
B 8% 15%
C 37% 39%
D 41% 34%
E 11% 9%
F 2% 2%
G 1% 1%

Out of 83,904 certificates for homes in Leicester 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 Leicester: 94% can get full fibre.

Share of premises
Can get full fibre
94%
Can get gigabit
98%
Have a full fibre connection
30%

Across 148,930 homes and businesses in Leicester. In Great Britain as a whole, 81% can get full fibre and 88% gigabit. 3 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 Leicester.

Share of premises
4G indoors, every network
95.5%
Calls indoors, every network
96.5%
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 Leicester.

What parents pay an hour
2-year-olds
£6.67 an hour
Median £7.00
3 and 4-year-olds
£6.29 an hour
Median £6.00

The average hourly fee childcare providers in Leicester 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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