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Thanet: Band D is £2,490.

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

Council tax in Thanet.

2026-27

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

Council tax a year for each band in Thanet, 2026-27
BandA yearOver 10 months
A £1,660.60 £166.06
B £1,937.37 £193.74
C £2,214.13 £221.41
D £2,490.90 £249.09
E £3,044.43 £304.44
F £3,597.97 £359.80
G £4,151.50 £415.15
H £4,981.80 £498.18

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 Thanet: about £1,125 a month.

Private rents · September 2026
One bedroom
£777 a month
Two bedrooms
£1,010 a month
Three bedrooms
£1,237 a month
Four or more
£1,691 a month

Up 4.0% 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 Thanet: 52% C or better.

Energy performance certificates, last 10 years
Share of energy performance certificates in each band
BandThanetEngland and Wales
A 1% 1%
B 10% 15%
C 41% 39%
D 36% 34%
E 9% 9%
F 2% 2%
G 1% 1%

Out of 46,843 certificates for homes in Thanet 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 Thanet: 79% can get full fibre.

Share of premises
Can get full fibre
79%
Can get gigabit
79%
Have a full fibre connection
47%

Across 76,458 homes and businesses in Thanet. In Great Britain as a whole, 81% can get full fibre and 88% gigabit. 10 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 Thanet.

Share of premises
4G indoors, every network
88.9%
Calls indoors, every network
91.5%
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 Kent.

What parents pay an hour
2-year-olds
£7.15 an hour
Median £7.00
3 and 4-year-olds
£6.96 an hour
Median £6.50

The average hourly fee childcare providers in Kent 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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