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Portsmouth: Band D is £2,291.

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

Council tax in Portsmouth.

2026-27

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

Council tax a year for each band in Portsmouth, 2026-27
BandA yearOver 10 months
A £1,527.81 £152.78
B £1,782.44 £178.24
C £2,037.08 £203.71
D £2,291.71 £229.17
E £2,800.98 £280.10
F £3,310.25 £331.03
G £3,819.52 £381.95
H £4,583.42 £458.34

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 Portsmouth: about £1,374 a month.

Private rents · September 2026
One bedroom
£903 a month
Two bedrooms
£1,139 a month
Three bedrooms
£1,366 a month
Four or more
£1,968 a month

Up 2.9% 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 Portsmouth: 54% C or better.

Energy performance certificates, last 10 years
Share of energy performance certificates in each band
BandPortsmouthEngland and Wales
A 0% 1%
B 6% 15%
C 48% 39%
D 37% 34%
E 7% 9%
F 1% 2%
G 1% 1%

Out of 61,462 certificates for homes in Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth: 88% can get full fibre.

Share of premises
Can get full fibre
88%
Can get gigabit
97%
Have a full fibre connection
30%

Across 95,584 homes and businesses in Portsmouth. In Great Britain as a whole, 81% can get full fibre and 88% gigabit. 2 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 Portsmouth.

Share of premises
4G indoors, every network
100%
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 Portsmouth.

What parents pay an hour
2-year-olds
£6.64 an hour
Median £6.90
3 and 4-year-olds
£6.57 an hour
Median £6.50

The average hourly fee childcare providers in Portsmouth 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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