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Stevenage: Band D is £2,391.

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

Council tax in Stevenage.

2026-27

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

Council tax a year for each band in Stevenage, 2026-27
BandA yearOver 10 months
A £1,594.65 £159.47
B £1,860.42 £186.04
C £2,126.20 £212.62
D £2,391.97 £239.20
E £2,923.52 £292.35
F £3,455.07 £345.51
G £3,986.62 £398.66
H £4,783.94 £478.39

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 Stevenage: about £1,445 a month.

Private rents · September 2026
One bedroom
£1,031 a month
Two bedrooms
£1,325 a month
Three bedrooms
£1,558 a month
Four or more
£2,134 a month

Up 4.7% 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 Stevenage: 65% C or better.

Energy performance certificates, last 10 years
Share of energy performance certificates in each band
BandStevenageEngland and Wales
A 1% 1%
B 10% 15%
C 54% 39%
D 30% 34%
E 5% 9%
F 0% 2%
G 0% 1%

Out of 26,224 certificates for homes in Stevenage 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 Stevenage: 57% can get full fibre.

Share of premises
Can get full fibre
57%
Can get gigabit
93%
Have a full fibre connection
35%

Across 40,195 homes and businesses in Stevenage. 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 Stevenage.

Share of premises
4G indoors, every network
98.7%
Calls indoors, every network
98.9%
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 Hertfordshire.

What parents pay an hour
2-year-olds
£7.64 an hour
Median £7.09
3 and 4-year-olds
£7.51 an hour
Median £7.00

The average hourly fee childcare providers in Hertfordshire 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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