UK Local Authority Broadband Coverage

This table lists broadband coverage statistics for all 361 UK local authority districts as measured by Ofcom in its Connected Nations Spring 2026 report (January 2026 snapshot, published May 2026 (r1)). Figures show the percentage of premises in each authority with access to full-fibre (FTTP), gigabit-capable, superfast (≥30 Mbit/s), and USO-grade (≥10 Mbit/s / 1 Mbit/s up) connections. Use the sort controls to rank authorities by any metric, the alphabet index to jump to a letter, or the nation filter to compare within England, Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland. Click any authority name to see the full detail page with charts, national rank, and take-up statistics.

Showing 19 authorities starting with "R"

Authority Nation Premises Full-Fibre % Gigabit % Superfast % Fixed/FWA gap %
READING England 79,541 95.6% 96.4% 99.7% 0%
REDBRIDGE England 113,186 84.8% 93.3% 98.9% 0%
REDCAR AND CLEVELAND England 70,507 60.3% 90.2% 98% 0.1%
REDDITCH England 40,342 49.6% 90.7% 99.1% 0%
REIGATE AND BANSTEAD England 66,155 75.5% 88% 98.4% 0%
RENFREWSHIRE Scotland 98,798 92.4% 96.7% 99.3% 0%
RHONDDA CYNON TAF Wales 121,242 80% 81.4% 98.8% 0%
RIBBLE VALLEY England 32,358 86.5% 86.6% 95.9% 0.1%
RICHMOND UPON THAMES England 89,806 70.4% 90.8% 98.7% 0%
ROCHDALE England 104,136 87.7% 92% 99% 0%
ROCHFORD England 39,709 89.9% 89.9% 99.3% 0%
ROSSENDALE England 35,605 92.1% 92.9% 98.3% 0%
ROTHER England 50,368 74.4% 74.4% 97% 0.1%
ROTHERHAM England 129,292 94.7% 96.7% 99.3% 0%
RUGBY England 54,170 92.2% 92.9% 98.8% 0%
RUNNYMEDE England 40,184 77.2% 85.8% 97.5% 0%
RUSHCLIFFE England 59,030 64.8% 80.9% 98.2% 0.1%
RUSHMOOR England 45,277 90.7% 96.2% 98.9% 0%
RUTLAND England 19,193 78.8% 78.8% 95.6% 0.2%

Column Definitions

Full-Fibre %
- Premises with FTTP (Fibre to the Premises) available.
Gigabit %
- Premises with ≥1,000 Mbit/s download speed available.
Superfast %
- Premises with ≥30 Mbit/s (SFBB) available.
Fixed/FWA gap %
- Premises unable to receive decent broadband from a fixed line or fixed-wireless network.

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations Spring 2026, UK Fixed Broadband Coverage (January 2026 snapshot, published May 2026 (r1)). Data compiled and verified by PlainBroadband. Published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Download the Ofcom Connected Nations local-authority snapshot cited on this page: ofcom-connected-nations-statistics.csv (CC BY 4.0 for this derived file; Ofcom source tables remain OGL).