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Rotherham: Band D is £2,381.

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

Council tax in Rotherham.

2026-27

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

Council tax a year for each band in Rotherham, 2026-27
BandA yearOver 10 months
A £1,587.69 £158.77
B £1,852.30 £185.23
C £2,116.92 £211.69
D £2,381.53 £238.15
E £2,910.76 £291.08
F £3,439.99 £344.00
G £3,969.22 £396.92
H £4,763.06 £476.31

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 Rotherham: about £689 a month.

Private rents · September 2026
One bedroom
£490 a month
Two bedrooms
£618 a month
Three bedrooms
£747 a month
Four or more
£1,079 a month

Up 3.4% 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 Rotherham: 53% C or better.

Energy performance certificates, last 10 years
Share of energy performance certificates in each band
BandRotherhamEngland and Wales
A 1% 1%
B 11% 15%
C 42% 39%
D 38% 34%
E 7% 9%
F 1% 2%
G 0% 1%

Out of 68,348 certificates for homes in Rotherham 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 Rotherham: 95% can get full fibre.

Share of premises
Can get full fibre
95%
Can get gigabit
97%
Have a full fibre connection
42%

Across 129,292 homes and businesses in Rotherham. In Great Britain as a whole, 81% can get full fibre and 88% gigabit. 34 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 Rotherham.

Share of premises
4G indoors, every network
90.4%
Calls indoors, every network
95.2%
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 Rotherham.

What parents pay an hour
2-year-olds
£6.75 an hour
Median £5.00
3 and 4-year-olds
£5.49 an hour
Median £5.00

The average hourly fee childcare providers in Rotherham 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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