Councils / England

Westminster: Band D is £1,049.

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

Council tax in Westminster.

2026-27

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

Council tax a year for each band in Westminster, 2026-27
BandA yearOver 10 months
A £699.70 £69.97
B £816.32 £81.63
C £932.93 £93.29
D £1,049.55 £104.96
E £1,282.78 £128.28
F £1,516.02 £151.60
G £1,749.25 £174.93
H £2,099.10 £209.91

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 Westminster: about £3,209 a month.

Private rents · September 2026
One bedroom
£2,557 a month
Two bedrooms
£3,320 a month
Three bedrooms
£3,912 a month
Four or more
£5,447 a month

Down 0.4% 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 Westminster: 63% C or better.

Energy performance certificates, last 10 years
Share of energy performance certificates in each band
BandWestminsterEngland and Wales
A 0% 1%
B 13% 15%
C 50% 39%
D 28% 34%
E 7% 9%
F 1% 2%
G 0% 1%

Out of 99,281 certificates for homes in Westminster 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 Westminster: 88% can get full fibre.

Share of premises
Can get full fibre
88%
Can get gigabit
90%
Have a full fibre connection
41%

Across 164,725 homes and businesses in Westminster. 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 Westminster.

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 Westminster.

What parents pay an hour
2-year-olds
£12.06 an hour
Median £11.25
3 and 4-year-olds
£12.30 an hour
Median £11.00

The average hourly fee childcare providers in Westminster 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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