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South Cambridgeshire: Band D is £2,536.

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

Council tax in South Cambridgeshire.

2026-27

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

Council tax a year for each band in South Cambridgeshire, 2026-27
BandA yearOver 10 months
A £1,690.83 £169.08
B £1,972.64 £197.26
C £2,254.44 £225.44
D £2,536.25 £253.63
E £3,099.86 £309.99
F £3,663.47 £366.35
G £4,227.08 £422.71
H £5,072.50 £507.25

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 South Cambridgeshire: about £1,407 a month.

Private rents · September 2026
One bedroom
£1,010 a month
Two bedrooms
£1,280 a month
Three bedrooms
£1,531 a month
Four or more
£2,147 a month

Up 3.0% 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 South Cambridgeshire: 64% C or better.

Energy performance certificates, last 10 years
Share of energy performance certificates in each band
BandSouth CambridgeshireEngland and Wales
A 4% 1%
B 27% 15%
C 32% 39%
D 24% 34%
E 9% 9%
F 2% 2%
G 0% 1%

Out of 43,839 certificates for homes in South Cambridgeshire 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 South Cambridgeshire: 68% can get full fibre.

Share of premises
Can get full fibre
68%
Can get gigabit
86%
Have a full fibre connection
37%

Across 77,917 homes and businesses in South Cambridgeshire. In Great Britain as a whole, 81% can get full fibre and 88% gigabit. 68 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 South Cambridgeshire.

Share of premises
4G indoors, every network
69%
Calls indoors, every network
75.1%
5G outdoors, any network
99.5%

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 Cambridgeshire.

What parents pay an hour
2-year-olds
£6.98 an hour
Median £6.70
3 and 4-year-olds
£6.66 an hour
Median £6.30

The average hourly fee childcare providers in Cambridgeshire 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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