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Sefton: Band D is £2,583.

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

Council tax in Sefton.

2026-27

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

Council tax a year for each band in Sefton, 2026-27
BandA yearOver 10 months
A £1,722.15 £172.22
B £2,009.17 £200.92
C £2,296.20 £229.62
D £2,583.22 £258.32
E £3,157.27 £315.73
F £3,731.32 £373.13
G £4,305.37 £430.54
H £5,166.44 £516.64

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 Sefton: about £940 a month.

Private rents · September 2026
One bedroom
£623 a month
Two bedrooms
£815 a month
Three bedrooms
£995 a month
Four or more
£1,414 a month

Up 5.0% 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 Sefton: 53% C or better.

Energy performance certificates, last 10 years
Share of energy performance certificates in each band
BandSeftonEngland and Wales
A 1% 1%
B 11% 15%
C 42% 39%
D 36% 34%
E 8% 9%
F 2% 2%
G 1% 1%

Out of 67,457 certificates for homes in Sefton 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 Sefton: 84% can get full fibre.

Share of premises
Can get full fibre
84%
Can get gigabit
88%
Have a full fibre connection
34%

Across 140,780 homes and businesses in Sefton. 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 Sefton.

Share of premises
4G indoors, every network
94.5%
Calls indoors, every network
96.6%
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 Sefton.

What parents pay an hour
2-year-olds
£6.37 an hour
Median £6.50
3 and 4-year-olds
£6.52 an hour
Median £6.66

The average hourly fee childcare providers in Sefton 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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