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Stafford: Band D is £2,302.

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

Council tax in Stafford.

2026-27

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

Council tax a year for each band in Stafford, 2026-27
BandA yearOver 10 months
A £1,535.12 £153.51
B £1,790.97 £179.10
C £2,046.83 £204.68
D £2,302.68 £230.27
E £2,814.39 £281.44
F £3,326.09 £332.61
G £3,837.80 £383.78
H £4,605.36 £460.54

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 Stafford: about £902 a month.

Private rents · September 2026
One bedroom
£631 a month
Two bedrooms
£792 a month
Three bedrooms
£979 a month
Four or more
£1,354 a month

Up 6.5% 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 Stafford: 54% C or better.

Energy performance certificates, last 10 years
Share of energy performance certificates in each band
BandStaffordEngland and Wales
A 2% 1%
B 19% 15%
C 33% 39%
D 33% 34%
E 10% 9%
F 2% 2%
G 1% 1%

Out of 34,321 certificates for homes in Stafford 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 Stafford: 73% can get full fibre.

Share of premises
Can get full fibre
73%
Can get gigabit
84%
Have a full fibre connection
39%

Across 68,153 homes and businesses in Stafford. In Great Britain as a whole, 81% can get full fibre and 88% gigabit. 113 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 Stafford.

Share of premises
4G indoors, every network
89.7%
Calls indoors, every network
93%
5G outdoors, any network
99.2%

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 Staffordshire.

What parents pay an hour
2-year-olds
£6.60 an hour
Median £6.00
3 and 4-year-olds
£6.17 an hour
Median £6.00

The average hourly fee childcare providers in Staffordshire 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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