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Southwark: Band D is £1,967.

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

Council tax in Southwark.

2026-27

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

Council tax a year for each band in Southwark, 2026-27
BandA yearOver 10 months
A £1,311.51 £131.15
B £1,530.09 £153.01
C £1,748.68 £174.87
D £1,967.26 £196.73
E £2,404.43 £240.44
F £2,841.60 £284.16
G £3,278.77 £327.88
H £3,934.52 £393.45

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 Southwark: about £2,516 a month.

Private rents · September 2026
One bedroom
£1,907 a month
Two bedrooms
£2,387 a month
Three bedrooms
£2,779 a month
Four or more
£3,670 a month

Up 7.3% 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 Southwark: 69% C or better.

Energy performance certificates, last 10 years
Share of energy performance certificates in each band
BandSouthwarkEngland and Wales
A 0% 1%
B 25% 15%
C 43% 39%
D 25% 34%
E 6% 9%
F 1% 2%
G 0% 1%

Out of 82,729 certificates for homes in Southwark 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 Southwark: 82% can get full fibre.

Share of premises
Can get full fibre
82%
Can get gigabit
90%
Have a full fibre connection
44%

Across 157,267 homes and businesses in Southwark. 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 Southwark.

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 Southwark.

What parents pay an hour
2-year-olds
£9.16 an hour
Median £8.25
3 and 4-year-olds
£8.24 an hour
Median £8.00

The average hourly fee childcare providers in Southwark 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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