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UK broadband coverage by area

Full-fibre and gigabit broadband availability for all 361 UK local and unitary authorities, taken verbatim from Ofcom’s Connected Nations July 2024 data. Across the UK, 67% of homes can get full-fibre and 82% can get a gigabit-capable connection. Pick an area to see its real coverage figures and how it ranks.

Broadband by UK nation

NationLocal authoritiesFull-fibreGigabitMedian GBI
England29667%83%77.6
Scotland3261%76%72.1
Wales2266%72%72
Northern Ireland1191%93%89.4

Best-connected areas

Highest Gera Broadband Index (a transparent composite of Ofcom figures).

  1. 1. Kingston upon Hull, City offibre 99.4%
  2. 2. Southend-on-seafibre 96.4%
  3. 3. Antrim and Newtownabbeyfibre 96.7%
  4. 4. Coventryfibre 95.7%
  5. 5. Lisburn and Castlereaghfibre 95.4%
  6. 6. Worthingfibre 92.5%
  7. 7. Hartlepoolfibre 93.8%
  8. 8. Readingfibre 94.6%
  9. 9. Ards and North Downfibre 95.4%
  10. 10. Belfastfibre 93.1%
  11. 11. Knowsleyfibre 91.0%
  12. 12. Milton Keynesfibre 94.9%
  13. 13. Leicesterfibre 90.1%
  14. 14. Bracknell Forestfibre 93.4%
  15. 15. Wolverhamptonfibre 89.6%

Areas with the most to do

Lowest Gera Broadband Index — typically rural authorities with more premises below the USO.

  1. 361. Na H-eileanan Siarfibre 5.7%
  2. 360. Shetland Islandsfibre 10.8%
  3. 359. Orkney Islandsfibre 13.7%
  4. 358. Argyll and Butefibre 15.3%
  5. 357. Isles of Scillyfibre 6.1%
  6. 356. Aberdeenshirefibre 36.0%
  7. 355. Perth and Kinrossfibre 20.4%
  8. 354. Dumfries and Gallowayfibre 34.5%
  9. 353. North Norfolkfibre 36.4%
  10. 352. Powysfibre 46.4%
  11. 351. Ceredigionfibre 47.5%
  12. 350. Isle of Angleseyfibre 44.7%
  13. 349. Highlandfibre 50.4%
  14. 348. High Peakfibre 46.7%
  15. 347. Angusfibre 44.5%

All UK areas (A–Z)

361 local and unitary authorities. Median UK GBI 77.4.

Reference period: July 2024 (Ofcom Connected Nations 2024). Last updated 2026-06-18. Source: Ofcom — Connected Nations 2024, fixed broadband coverage by local and unitary authority. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Ofcom. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.