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Wakefield: Band D is £2,296.

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

Council tax in Wakefield.

2026-27

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

Council tax a year for each band in Wakefield, 2026-27
BandA yearOver 10 months
A £1,531.26 £153.13
B £1,786.47 £178.65
C £2,041.68 £204.17
D £2,296.89 £229.69
E £2,807.31 £280.73
F £3,317.73 £331.77
G £3,828.15 £382.82
H £4,593.78 £459.38

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 Wakefield: about £810 a month.

Private rents · September 2026
One bedroom
£579 a month
Two bedrooms
£730 a month
Three bedrooms
£874 a month
Four or more
£1,224 a month

Up 5.9% 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 Wakefield: 47% C or better.

Energy performance certificates, last 10 years
Share of energy performance certificates in each band
BandWakefieldEngland and Wales
A 1% 1%
B 11% 15%
C 35% 39%
D 46% 34%
E 6% 9%
F 1% 2%
G 0% 1%

Out of 127,634 certificates for homes in Wakefield 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 Wakefield: 94% can get full fibre.

Share of premises
Can get full fibre
94%
Can get gigabit
95%
Have a full fibre connection
57%

Across 174,519 homes and businesses in Wakefield. In Great Britain as a whole, 81% can get full fibre and 88% gigabit. 33 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 Wakefield.

Share of premises
4G indoors, every network
95.5%
Calls indoors, every network
96.5%
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 Wakefield.

What parents pay an hour
2-year-olds
£5.87 an hour
Median £5.50
3 and 4-year-olds
£5.69 an hour
Median £5.50

The average hourly fee childcare providers in Wakefield 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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