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Lewes: Band D is £2,756.

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

Council tax in Lewes.

2026-27

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

Council tax a year for each band in Lewes, 2026-27
BandA yearOver 10 months
A £1,837.45 £183.75
B £2,143.69 £214.37
C £2,449.93 £244.99
D £2,756.17 £275.62
E £3,368.65 £336.87
F £3,981.13 £398.11
G £4,593.62 £459.36
H £5,512.34 £551.23

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 Lewes: about £1,343 a month.

Private rents · September 2026
One bedroom
£930 a month
Two bedrooms
£1,226 a month
Three bedrooms
£1,518 a month
Four or more
£2,186 a month

Up 5.4% 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 Lewes: 51% C or better.

Energy performance certificates, last 10 years
Share of energy performance certificates in each band
BandLewesEngland and Wales
A 1% 1%
B 14% 15%
C 36% 39%
D 35% 34%
E 11% 9%
F 2% 2%
G 1% 1%

Out of 25,160 certificates for homes in Lewes 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 Lewes: 74% can get full fibre.

Share of premises
Can get full fibre
74%
Can get gigabit
74%
Have a full fibre connection
35%

Across 49,391 homes and businesses in Lewes. In Great Britain as a whole, 81% can get full fibre and 88% gigabit. 42 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 Lewes.

Share of premises
4G indoors, every network
89.5%
Calls indoors, every network
91.7%
5G outdoors, any network
97.3%

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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