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Plymouth: Band D is £2,441.

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

Council tax in Plymouth.

2026-27

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

Council tax a year for each band in Plymouth, 2026-27
BandA yearOver 10 months
A £1,627.90 £162.79
B £1,899.22 £189.92
C £2,170.53 £217.05
D £2,441.85 £244.19
E £2,984.48 £298.45
F £3,527.12 £352.71
G £4,069.75 £406.98
H £4,883.70 £488.37

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 Plymouth: about £1,008 a month.

Private rents · September 2026
One bedroom
£707 a month
Two bedrooms
£889 a month
Three bedrooms
£1,069 a month
Four or more
£1,498 a month

Up 4.4% 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 Plymouth: 54% C or better.

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

Out of 66,161 certificates for homes in Plymouth 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 Plymouth: 78% can get full fibre.

Share of premises
Can get full fibre
78%
Can get gigabit
94%
Have a full fibre connection
25%

Across 128,670 homes and businesses in Plymouth. In Great Britain as a whole, 81% can get full fibre and 88% gigabit. 4 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 Plymouth.

Share of premises
4G indoors, every network
99.4%
Calls indoors, every network
99.8%
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 Plymouth.

What parents pay an hour
2-year-olds
£6.55 an hour
Median £6.91
3 and 4-year-olds
£6.23 an hour
Median £6.00

The average hourly fee childcare providers in Plymouth 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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