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Southend-on-Sea: Band D is £2,265.

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

Council tax in Southend-on-Sea.

2026-27

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

Council tax a year for each band in Southend-on-Sea, 2026-27
BandA yearOver 10 months
A £1,510.11 £151.01
B £1,761.80 £176.18
C £2,013.48 £201.35
D £2,265.17 £226.52
E £2,768.54 £276.85
F £3,271.91 £327.19
G £3,775.28 £377.53
H £4,530.34 £453.03

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 Southend-on-Sea: about £1,316 a month.

Private rents · September 2026
One bedroom
£884 a month
Two bedrooms
£1,124 a month
Three bedrooms
£1,371 a month
Four or more
£1,879 a month

Up 5.1% 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 Southend-on-Sea: 39% C or better.

Energy performance certificates, last 10 years
Share of energy performance certificates in each band
BandSouthend-on-SeaEngland and Wales
A 0% 1%
B 6% 15%
C 32% 39%
D 45% 34%
E 14% 9%
F 2% 2%
G 1% 1%

Out of 46,662 certificates for homes in Southend-on-Sea 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 Southend-on-Sea: 98% can get full fibre.

Share of premises
Can get full fibre
98%
Can get gigabit
98%
Have a full fibre connection
16%

Across 87,926 homes and businesses in Southend-on-Sea. In Great Britain as a whole, 81% can get full fibre and 88% gigabit. 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 Southend-on-Sea.

Share of premises
4G indoors, every network
96.8%
Calls indoors, every network
99.5%
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 Southend-on-Sea.

What parents pay an hour
2-year-olds
£9.76 an hour
Median £7.00
3 and 4-year-olds
£9.48 an hour
Median £6.50

The average hourly fee childcare providers in Southend-on-Sea 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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