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Winchester: Band D is £2,359.

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

Council tax in Winchester.

2026-27

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

Council tax a year for each band in Winchester, 2026-27
BandA yearOver 10 months
A £1,573.17 £157.32
B £1,835.37 £183.54
C £2,097.56 £209.76
D £2,359.76 £235.98
E £2,884.15 £288.42
F £3,408.54 £340.85
G £3,932.93 £393.29
H £4,719.52 £471.95

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 Winchester: about £1,514 a month.

Private rents · September 2026
One bedroom
£1,021 a month
Two bedrooms
£1,325 a month
Three bedrooms
£1,633 a month
Four or more
£2,260 a month

Up 4.8% 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 Winchester: 62% C or better.

Energy performance certificates, last 10 years
Share of energy performance certificates in each band
BandWinchesterEngland and Wales
A 2% 1%
B 25% 15%
C 35% 39%
D 26% 34%
E 9% 9%
F 2% 2%
G 1% 1%

Out of 35,092 certificates for homes in Winchester 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 Winchester: 58% can get full fibre.

Share of premises
Can get full fibre
58%
Can get gigabit
69%
Have a full fibre connection
21%

Across 61,397 homes and businesses in Winchester. In Great Britain as a whole, 81% can get full fibre and 88% gigabit. 205 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 Winchester.

Share of premises
4G indoors, every network
87.7%
Calls indoors, every network
90.1%
5G outdoors, any network
92.3%

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 Hampshire.

What parents pay an hour
2-year-olds
£6.78 an hour
Median £6.50
3 and 4-year-olds
£6.57 an hour
Median £6.20

The average hourly fee childcare providers in Hampshire 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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