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Middlesbrough: Band D is £2,549.

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

Council tax in Middlesbrough.

2026-27

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

Council tax a year for each band in Middlesbrough, 2026-27
BandA yearOver 10 months
A £1,699.44 £169.94
B £1,982.68 £198.27
C £2,265.92 £226.59
D £2,549.16 £254.92
E £3,115.64 £311.56
F £3,682.12 £368.21
G £4,248.60 £424.86
H £5,098.32 £509.83

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 Middlesbrough: about £699 a month.

Private rents · September 2026
One bedroom
£498 a month
Two bedrooms
£634 a month
Three bedrooms
£754 a month
Four or more
£991 a month

Up 3.9% 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 Middlesbrough: 56% C or better.

Energy performance certificates, last 10 years
Share of energy performance certificates in each band
BandMiddlesbroughEngland and Wales
A 1% 1%
B 13% 15%
C 42% 39%
D 36% 34%
E 6% 9%
F 1% 2%
G 1% 1%

Out of 39,788 certificates for homes in Middlesbrough 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 Middlesbrough: 63% can get full fibre.

Share of premises
Can get full fibre
63%
Can get gigabit
95%
Have a full fibre connection
47%

Across 71,097 homes and businesses in Middlesbrough. In Great Britain as a whole, 81% can get full fibre and 88% gigabit. 5 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 Middlesbrough.

Share of premises
4G indoors, every network
97%
Calls indoors, every network
97.4%
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 Middlesbrough.

What parents pay an hour
2-year-olds
Not published: too few providers answered.
3 and 4-year-olds
£6.99 an hour
Median £6.50

The average hourly fee childcare providers in Middlesbrough 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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