Other official rates Checked 2026-08-11

TV licence fee

£180.00 (colour) · £60.50 (black & white)

per year · valid 2026-04-01 → 2027-03-31

What is the TV licence fee right now?

The current figure is £180.00 (colour) · £60.50 (black & white) (per year), effective from 2026-04-01 to 2027-03-31, according to TV Licensing (BBC). Last checked against the official source on 2026-08-11.

Uprated annually by CPI each 1 April.

Official source	TV Licensing (BBC)
Valid from	2026-04-01
Valid to	2027-03-31
Last checked	2026-08-11
Machine-readable	JSON for this figure

History

Previous values
£174.50 from 2025-04-01
£169.50 from 2024-04-01

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