Councils / England

Manchester: Band D is £2,312.

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

Council tax in Manchester.

2026-27

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

Council tax a year for each band in Manchester, 2026-27
BandA yearOver 10 months
A £1,541.36 £154.14
B £1,798.25 £179.83
C £2,055.15 £205.52
D £2,312.04 £231.20
E £2,825.83 £282.58
F £3,339.61 £333.96
G £3,853.40 £385.34
H £4,624.08 £462.41

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 Manchester: about £1,380 a month.

Private rents · September 2026
One bedroom
£1,007 a month
Two bedrooms
£1,239 a month
Three bedrooms
£1,441 a month
Four or more
£2,024 a month

Up 4.6% 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 Manchester: 65% C or better.

Energy performance certificates, last 10 years
Share of energy performance certificates in each band
BandManchesterEngland and Wales
A 0% 1%
B 17% 15%
C 48% 39%
D 28% 34%
E 6% 9%
F 1% 2%
G 0% 1%

Out of 181,533 certificates for homes in Manchester 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 Manchester: 87% can get full fibre.

Share of premises
Can get full fibre
87%
Can get gigabit
90%
Have a full fibre connection
39%

Across 262,217 homes and businesses in Manchester. 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 Manchester.

Share of premises
4G indoors, every network
99.9%
Calls indoors, every network
100%
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 Manchester.

What parents pay an hour
2-year-olds
£7.46 an hour
Median £7.00
3 and 4-year-olds
£6.99 an hour
Median £6.50

The average hourly fee childcare providers in Manchester 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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The councils whose areas are centred closest to Manchester, nearest first.

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